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Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos - 120g imported British grocery product available in Canada

Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos - 120g

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About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.
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About Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos

About Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos

Liquorice torpedos are one of those British sweets that sit quietly at the back of the penny sweet tray and never need to shout about themselves. Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos are exactly what they sound like: small, firm, intensely liquorice-flavoured sweets in the torpedo shape that anyone who grew up in the UK will recognise immediately.

This is a 120g bag of the Bonds of London version, imported from the United Kingdom. Bonds have been making traditional British confectionery for a long time, and the liquorice torpedo is one of those products that has stayed largely unchanged because there is not much to improve. The texture is firm and chewy, the flavour is proper liquorice, and the bag disappears faster than expected.

For British expats in Canada, this is the kind of sweet that is genuinely difficult to replace locally. The Great British Shop stocks Bonds Liquorice Torpedos as part of a wider range of British sweets shipped from Canada, so there is no need to wait for a care package or hope that someone is flying over from home with a bag tucked in their luggage.

If you are buying for someone who is particular about their liquorice, it is worth knowing this is the UK product, not a local approximation. That distinction tends to matter quite a lot to the people it matters to.

Shop more Bonds in Canada or browse the full range of British sweets shipped across Canada.

Frequently asked questions about Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos

Q: What do Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos taste like?

A: Liquorice Torpedos are a classic British sweetshop staple with that firm, chewy liquorice character that is instantly recognisable to anyone who grew up raiding a pick-and-mix. The taste is distinctively liquorice, bold and familiar in the way that divides a room neatly into two camps. If you are already in the pro-liquorice camp, the torpedo shape and chewy texture are exactly what you remember.

Q: Are Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos the UK version of the sweet?

A: Yes, these are imported from the United Kingdom, made by Bonds of London, which is one of the longer-standing names in British confectionery. For people in Canada who remember them from British newsagents or pick-and-mix counters, that provenance matters. It is the sort of specific thing that is oddly hard to replace with a loose equivalent, which is why they tend to find their way into British grocery orders.

Q: How much do Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos weigh, and is the 120g bag a sharing size?

A: Each bag is 120g, which is a reasonable single-serving size if you are a committed liquorice fan, or a modest sharing bag if you are feeling generous. It is compact enough to tuck into a care package or add to a British grocery order without much thought, and the right size for anyone who wants a proper taste of home without committing to a large bag they may finish in one sitting anyway.

More about Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos

Liquorice torpedos occupy a specific corner of the British sweetshop world: not the flashy pick-and-mix shelf-filler, but the quietly dependable classic that has been there for decades. Bonds of London Liquorice Torpedos belong to that category of traditional British confectionery where the shape, the chew, and the flavour are the whole point, and nothing about them has needed rethinking.

For British expats across Canada, liquorice sweets of this particular style are the kind of thing that simply does not have a straightforward local substitute. It is not that liquorice is absent from Canadian shelves; it is that the specific texture and intensity of a firm British liquorice torpedo is tied to a very particular memory, and that memory is hard to satisfy with something else.

The 120g bag is a sensible size: enough to share, enough to keep to yourself, and compact enough to store without any fuss. No refrigeration, no special handling, just a cupboard and a reasonable degree of willpower.

Bonds of London make a wide range of traditional British sweets, and the liquorice torpedo sits comfortably alongside their other old-school confectionery. The full Bonds range in Canada covers a good spread of the British sweetshop, and the broader British sweets collection is worth a look if liquorice is just the start.

Orders ship from within Canada, so whether you are in Kitchener or Moncton, there is no waiting on an overseas parcel to clear customs before the bag arrives.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy. We keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. Manufacturers sometimes change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes or branding without notice, so the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown. If you have a question about ingredients or allergens before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check for you.

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