Lofty Pursuits has already perfect the flavor of altoid sours. Their lemon and tangerine flavors are spot on. They also have green apple, which is amazing, as well as blue raspberry!
Altoids Sours are returning to shelves with a new name—Retro Sours. And yes, they will be packed in those handy metal tins. Besides the name change, there is one other major difference. Retro Sours will be released by Iconic Candy and not Mars Wrigley.
My wife and I got some a couple weeks ago. They’re good, but not nearly as good as they used to be.
They’re now round instead of oval, and you can tell the molds they used are cheap, because there’s big, evident seams. The flavor is good, but a lot weaker than I remember it. Too heavy on the cream, not enough of the fruit flavor. Plus they’re like triple what they used to cost.
Ah, so it's not so much "returning" as it is getting a remake. Different company producing, and doesn't seem like they use the original recipes, but instead crowdsource it essentially.
Not complaining, because I'm totally going to get some, but for those that are hoping the OGs are making a comeback, they're not.
In the 90's, bell-bottom jeans from the 1970's were called "retro." That's only a 20 year difference. That's only an extra 6 years compared to this example.