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Japanese Kit Kats

KitKat Japan’s holiday chocolate is here and we (and everyone else) can’t get enough of it!

• Dale Roll
  Nov 20, 2023
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Santa-shaped KitKats?! What more could you need for this holiday season?

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Take a break from your hectic day with KitKat’s new “Spare Moment Almond and Cranberry”

• Dale Roll
  Mar 17, 2021

Nestlé is back again with new KitKats for you to savor in between the busy moments of your life.

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We taste the new Japanese KitKat, aged in whisky barrels in Islay, Scotland

• Oona McGee
  Jan 14, 2021

Never before have we experienced a chocolate quite like this.

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New Japanese KitKat has been aged in whisky barrels from Islay, Scotland

• Oona McGee
  Dec 4, 2020

Blending the best of two worlds together for an unforgettable limited-edition KitKat. 

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Japanese KitKats are shrinking, Nestlé says previous size may have been “too large” for customers

• Oona McGee
  Oct 19, 2020

Twitter user uncovers a case of shrinkflation, and chocolate lovers aren’t happy about it. 

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Japan is getting a new for-beer KitKat variety, and beer inspired by KitKats to drink with it

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 10, 2020

KitKat Snax is for those who want to sip while they snack.

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Yoghurt Sake is the newest Japanese KitKat we need to get our hands on right now

• Oona McGee
  Mar 10, 2020

There’s a brand new alcoholic KitKat to add to our souvenir wishlist.

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New Japanese KitKats feature sakura sake and a traditional cherry blossom dessert

• Oona McGee
  Feb 21, 2020

Hanami flavours are accompanied by a special limited-edition Easter treat this year. 

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Japanese KitKats now come in edamame milkshake flavour

• Oona McGee
  Nov 27, 2019

New Zunda Shake variety perfectly blends chocolate with sweet soybeans. Read More

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Japanese KitKats now come in Gold Caramel Tokyo Banana flavour

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2019

New golden makeover supports hard workers like Olympics athletes.

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New Yuzu Sake KitKat combines Japanese rice wine with a zesty local citrus

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2019

Now there’s a new alcoholic KitKat to add to our souvenir wishlist.

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New Japanese KitKats capture the flavour of a busy port city

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2019

Yokohama now has its very own KitKat based on a famous local sweet souvenir.

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Japanese KitKats swap plastic bags for paper packaging with new origami feature

• Oona McGee
  Aug 6, 2019

There’s a reason to feel less guilty about eating KitKats, now that they’re saving the wildlife from tonnes of plastic each year. 

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New Japanese KitKats combine mint, peach and rum for a summertime taste sensation

• Oona McGee
  May 25, 2019

We try the new alcoholic chocolates designed to keep you cool and refreshed during the hottest season of the year. 

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Japanese KitKats get fresh with new peach rum mint flavour this summer

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2019

Two new alcoholic mint varieties take the choc-mint experience to a whole other level.

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KitKat Pairing Bar, manned by AI pairing sake with Kit Kats, to appear in Tokyo this month

• Dale Roll
  Apr 17, 2019

If you’ve ever wondered what kind of booze goes best with what kind of Kit Kat, here’s your chance!

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Sakura Japanese Sake KitKats combine rice wine and cherry blossoms for a sweet hanami experience

• Oona McGee
  Mar 22, 2019

Sakura-flavoured KitKats now come with 0.07 percent alcohol.

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New Japanese KitKats combine ruby chocolate with everyday nuts and cranberry

• Oona McGee
  Mar 8, 2019

Two new flavours on offer this spring. 

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Taste the Earth with Japan’s new Sublime Volcanic KitKats

• Oona McGee
  Jan 21, 2019

We try the newest sensation in the sweets world: chocolate made from volcanoes.

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New Volcanic Japanese KitKats unveiled at star-studded Tokyo event

• Oona McGee
  Jan 16, 2019

KitKats made with rare cocoa beans grown on volcanoes.

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