{"id":132695,"date":"2023-10-25T12:08:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=132695"},"modified":"2023-10-25T12:08:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:08:29","slug":"are-penguin-biscuits-the-same-as-bourbons-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/are-penguin-biscuits-the-same-as-bourbons-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Penguin biscuits the same as Bourbons? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

BISCUIT lovers have been left stunned after discovering a connection between Penguin bars and Bourbons.<\/p>\n

But are the snacks the same and what has McVitie's said in response? Here's everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

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Are Penguin biscuits the same as Bourbons?<\/h2>\n

Penguin bars and Bourbons share the same biscuit mix – the differences between the two is the filling and that Penguins are covered in milk chocolate.<\/p>\n

Created way back in 1910, the Bourbon is described as a sandwich biscuit consisting of two thin rectangular dark chocolate-flavoured biscuits with a chocolate buttercream filling.<\/p>\n

On the other hand the Penguin, made my McVitie's, is described as milk chocolate\u2013covered\u00a0biscuit\u00a0bars filled with chocolate cream.<\/p>\n

To put the revelation to the test – one TikTok user melted the chocolate off of a Penguin to prove that their was a Bourbon underneath.<\/p>\n

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Following the test, content creator Lauren, also known on the social media platform as @larensaddingtonx, joked: ''I've been lied to my whole life.''<\/p>\n

She added: "I will never be able to get over that a Penguin is a Bourbon biscuit, that is crazy."<\/p>\n

However, she was not the only chocolate fan that tried to get to the bottom of the biscuit debate.<\/p>\n

In 2021, TikTok user Jake posted a clip in which he could be seen dunking his Penguin in his tea which sees the chocolate coating melt away to expose the biscuit underneath.<\/p>\n

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Captioning his video, Jake wrote: ''How old were you when you found out that a Penguin was a Bourbon covered in chocolate!!!''<\/p>\n

What has McVitie's said about Penguins?<\/h2>\n

In September 2018, a social media user took to X (formerly known as Twitter) after hearing Steve Allen and Chris Moyles discuss the biscuit revelation.<\/p>\n

After tuning in and hearing that Penguins are ''just a Bourbon Cream covered in chocolate'' the social media user called on McVitie's to confirm the speculation and settle the debate once and for all.<\/p>\n

And the biscuit brand did just that.<\/p>\n

Responding to the tweet, McVitie's wrote: ''Hi there, thanks for your message. The biscuits within the penguin is the same as a bourbon but the chocolate and filling is different. Thanks!''<\/p>\n

After seeing the post, a number of shocked users flocked to respond, with one writing: ''Every day is a school day,'' while a second said: ''McVitie's have even confirmed it.''<\/p>\n

When did Penguins launch?<\/h2>\n

According to McVitie's official website the popular Penguin bar was first launched in 1932.<\/p>\n

The tasty treat was first introduced by William McDonald – a biscuit manufacturer in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

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Penguin's later became a McVitie's brand in 1946 – and just over a decade later, the first advert for the biscuit bar was printed in 1957.<\/p>\n

Since then, McVitie's have made several different versions of the biscuit which comes with a chocolatey chuckle or penguin pun – such as the original bar, an orange version, a mint version and even a cake bar.<\/p>\n

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