Black JackChewing Gum, 5 Sticks, 20 Count

Thought to take a star off because it's made in China and the packaging is pretty shabby. It bursts a strong licorice flavor and chews forever... I ball it up and save it to re-chew later as the texture is superior and very unique. The flavor goes down to quite mellow, which I actually prefer and lasts pretty much indefinitely. If you're not freaked out by re-chewing, you get a totally unique experience. I love licorice candies and this satisfies that taste without all the sugar. This was originally made in America and one of the nostalgia series that Beechnut Gum or Wrigley's would re-issue a couple of times a year included with Pepsin, Clove and maybe one other apparently China picked up the patents or rights. Too bad, but still my best ever chew for my peculiar approach and enjoyment.

I do not think these are the original Black Jacks but it's better than nothing. The packaging seems smaller, the sticks are brittle, and the flavor doesn't last so long. On the other side of the coin, there was a time long ago when a stick would last an entire 9 inning ball game. The times are sure changing.

I would not purchase gum at this ridiculous price except to bring a nostalgic smile on the face of someone special. How embarrassing! Old, stale, dry, hardly any flavor and certainly not anywhere near the original taste or texture.Love that it is non-refundable.Throwing out.

Just what I remembered it tasted like

This one (1) package, box, contains twenty (20) packs of gum, each individual pack contains five (5) sticks of gum. This fact was not made apparent in all the sources of all chewing gums I looked at. I have no idea why it is so difficult for suppliers to provide this kind of information. It is one of the simplest, easiest, important data points of product information. WE, the people considering purchasing any product, want to KNOW how many we are purchasing. When I was a kid some 60 years ago, I loved Black Jack, Beemans and Clove chewing gums! All the rest, plain, yuck. As I opened the first package, umm the licorice smell came wafting out. After chewing for about 20 minutes there still lingers the licorice flavor. Interesting that it is made in Morocco?

Black Jack has always been my favorite gum. The last batch I bought about 1.5 months ago, I started to chew, and I noticed I was having a severe, almost allergic reaction to it -- tongue nmbness, swelling inner cheeks, puffy lips, sore throat! I stopped chewing the gum and waited to get better. Took almost a month to feel better. So I thought, let me try another stick of gum. If I have no reaction, I'll know it was something else I used. Nope. Not two minutes into chewing, my tongue felt like it was on fire. My face swelled up to my eye. My lips are so puffy, they're smooth. There must be a new chemical in it. Watch out, you may need to have an EPI pen with you to chew this (gums are no longer made like the old days, they use melted rubber and plastics!)

Best OLD-TIME chewing gum ever...!

It's like stepping back 60 years ago. My grandpa always carried it in his pocket.