There might be more glamorous biscuits in the tin than the chocolate bourbon but as far as I'm concerned, when it comes to brewing up, it beats the likes of Penguins, Clubs and Echos hands down.
And it now turns out its superiority is not just personal opinion, it's objectively justified through bickie science, with a vital reason why they and others have holes in, and why some biscuits like Hob Nobs and ginger nuts don't.
According to Mark Greenwell, the team manager at the United Biscuits factory in Carlisle, which makes McVitie's and Carr's water biscuits, their texture serves a purpose. It being to allow steam to escape, and this prevents them from breaking or cracking.
He told host Kate Quilton on Food Unwrapped on Channel 4: "If the holes weren't there, steam would build up inside the biscuits. The biscuit would collapse back down and you wouldn't have a controllable product.
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"You're trying to get steam out of the biscuits to have an even texture."
If you're wondering why other biscuits don't have holes then that's because they're designed to have a 'snap'.
Host Kate explained: "Because the steam stays inside the biscuits, the trapped heat caramelises the sugar.
"The sugar becomes a glass like structure, like you find in a boiled sweet, and that's what gives a ginger nut its characteristic snap."
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But, if you're into sexier snacks than bourbons then there's some good news. The evasive white chocolate Twix looks like it's going to be making a return to shelves.
Last year, the bar was launched as a seasonal limited edition treat, but after it turned out that hooked fans had become hell-bent on tracking them down, it appears Mars are going to make them a permanent addition to sweet shop shelves.
According to Brand Eating, they'll officially cosy in among other delightful chocolate bars on the racks next month, although just in the States for the time being.
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There's no mention of them returning to the UK, or anywhere else, but we can all hope that the hype is enough to bring them back.
"The dark chocolate, peanut butter and white chocolate categories are some of the largest and fastest growing partitions in our industry," said Twix Brand Director, llison Miazga-Bedrick.
"We not only wanted to give Twix fans more flavor options to choose from, but all chocolate lovers more ways to enjoy our product."
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