Thursday, March 15, 2007

Vinco

Vinco Donuts....
Vivocity
http://www.vinco.com.sg/



the variety of donuts they had to offer....



dun worry, DUN HAFTA QUEUE!



The display....



after that pic above, i was stopped by the shop assistant from taking anymore pics.

Ordered only half a dozen of the donuts because received reviews that their donuts aint fantastic.



i ordered the smiling nutz, mighty almond, mon cherie, original glaze, ms rich, stormy peanut.

Smiling Nutz... as the name kinda suggests, its the peanut butter version. It very much tastes like a donut wif skippy peanut butter on top. The peanut butter is the very thick kind. In comparison to Donut Factory, Donut Factory's peanut butter one wins big time. Donut Factory's peanut butter is very smooth and oozes out of the donut. Vinco's peanut butter is too thick for my liking. I dun recall Summer House has a peanut butter version.

Mighty Almond.... this is the nicest of the lot (in my view that is) in terms of toppings. Its like white chocolate wif almond flakes. Don't think Summer House or Donut Factory has any flavour close to this.

Mon Cherie... nice name but not so nice taste. The white white stuff is icing sugar and the middle is some jam like substance wif very round thick balls.. the jam doesnt exactly taste fantastic. In comparison to Donut Factory's strawberry heart, Donut Factory wins hands down in my view. Also, compared to Summer House, in my view, i kinda think Summer House's one is better.

Original Glaze... if im to rate, Donut Factory's original glaze is the best. Its like that old classic phrase.. " so good u can eat it on its own ".. summerhouse's one is 2nd... the dough is quite thick but still ok i guess... Vinco's one is soft in a way but not as good as Donut Factory's and the sugar glaze is not as sweet.. very artifical kinda taste. But dats just my views.

Ms Rich.. this is effectively their kaya version. The kaya is rather rough. comparatively i think i prefer Donut Factory's version. Dun think summerhouse has a kaya version.

Stormy Peanut... the chocolate taste is thicker den Donut Factory's hazelnut chocolate.

Overall, i'd say i personally think Donut Factory's donuts are much nicer. Vinco is worth a try but not worth queuing (not that theres a queue). Donut Factory at least makes me feel dat the queue is .. in some ways, justified. Summerhouse is mainly losing out in the dough.. its not as soft... but toppings wise, summerhouse offers a much more comprehensive menu as compared to the other two.

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