Well, just because you don’t like bad coffee, it doesn’t mean you don’t like all coffee. Allsorts and GoodNPlenty IMO are the bad coffee of licorice. Around here, the best licorice I can buy comes from Australia. Again, IMO – de gustibus and all that
From my youth, I remember a spongy, gelatinous candy called “Aplets & Cotlets” that was pretty tasty & I always imagined was close to Turkish Delight. Can those who’ve tasted both weigh in on how close it comes?
I haven’t seen it for sale in a long time, but Google assures me it is still manufactured: