Ever since we saw a review over on Candy Addict, we’ve been on a search. We both love malt-flavored candy so these were right up our alley.

Any store we ventured into required a visit to the candy aisle, but we always walked away disappointed. We were positive that we’d never get to taste them. I did some Google-ing and found out that they were released back in September as a limited edition flavor, so the chances were good that they all got snapped up and were no longer available.

I was even tempted to buy a bag on eBay, but neither of us felt that a single bag of Kisses was worth $10 (what it would cost after shipping was added in), even though we were dying to try them.

Last week I read a comment on the above-linked post that K-Mart still had them in late December. Hope was still alive!

Today I hit up the local K-Mart during my lunch break. It was a long shot (in my opinion) that they would still be available — they were last spotted in stores about six weeks ago, so surely they were all gone by now.

At first glance I figured it was the same thing as usual — I didn’t see any. But then I got down on my knees and really peered and searched the shelves. Finally… there, at the back of a lower shelf, I spotted the elusive Chocolate Malt Crunch Hershey Kisses! Victory at last!

There were actually quite a few bags on the shelf — about fifteen — and it was hard not to grab them all… so I only grabbed six. Six bags should last a while, right?

Do they live up to the hype? Well… I gots to say, they’re pretty tasty. I like the little crunchy bits in them, and the malt flavor is pretty good. I really can’t eat more than a few at a time because the flavor gets a bit overpowering — but I really shouldn’t eat more than one or two anyway so it works out.