Finn Thompson's Empire Biscuits
(by guest blogger, Phil Thompson)

So, after many years of dedicating his time and parent's money to finding the perfect Empire Biscuit, Finn Thompson has stepped up to the worktop, and made his own from scratch.

Given the momentous event this represents, Finn has nobly stepped aside, and invited me to be his guest reviewer and blogger. So without further ado...

An Empire Biscuit, plus its creator

No bias was allowed in this review, as the following picture shows

Checking for diameter and consistency

Scores (using an established formula) are as follows.....

Scores are

Slidiness - 7   (we liked the jam, but it was quite slidy)

Taste - 9     (nice and buttery, icing was scrummy)

Price - 9     (even if the butter was 90p from the Co op !)

Icing -  8   (plenty of it, and nicely mixed)

Topping - Jelly tot - 6.  (this hard nose reviewer would have preferred a cherry)

TOTAL  - 39 !

The finished product

Well done Finn!

My Granny Bought Me This One....

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Wow how long has it been since I last posted? I've just started High School so I have been very busy but there's nothing like a nice empire biscuit to keep you going.

So here it is my first post in two years....

This biscuit was bought for me by my Granny from Stephens bakery who operate out of the Scotmid in South Queensferry. They are very nice and definitely are one of my favourites.

Slidiness - 10/10- Didn't move an inch...

Taste - 8/10 lovely but the biscuit was a bit coarse

Icing - 9/10  very nice but a bit too crunchy

Price - 10/10 just 0.76p for one!

Topping -  8/10 the classic jelly tot...

45/50

A near perfect Empire Biscuit.

 Easter Biscuit

 Hello and Happy Easter this is my first post of 2014 so Happy New Year as well.This biscuit was bought for me and my cousins  by my
 Granny in Selkirk.For this one I do not know the price or the name of the shop at the current time so instead of the price its the jam's turn in the spotlight!

Rating

Slidiness - 7/10 - Only a smidge on the slidey side

Topping - 10/10 -  Eggcelent idea, (scuse the pun)  its new and creative

Taste - 8/10 -Good but quite sweet thanks to the icing

Icing - 9/10 - Nice and crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside lost 1 point owing to its sweetness

Jam - 6/10-Strawberry flavour but was very bland

TOTAL-40

Okay

This is a new to me empire biscuit, made by McGhee's. I bought it in the Balfron Co-op

Slidiness - 3/10 Jam was not very nice, so I had to add my own. Disappointed!

Taste -  6/10 Biscuit was a bit coarse.

Price - 5/10 My Mum paid for it and it was £1

Icing - 5/10 The icing was quite thin

Topping - 10/10 Chewy - just how I like it!

Overall Score - 29/50.

Jack Doyle's Empire Biscuit. 

from Doyles Cafe in Balfron

This biscuit is my absolute Favourite for only  £1.25!

Rating 

• Slidiness of Biscuit - 10/10 there was no slidiness!
• Taste - 10/10 - it tastes yum!
• Price - 10/10 - expensive but very good!  
• Icing - 10/10 - icing was good!
• Topping -10/10 yum (bit chewy)!

                                                            score

50/50

THE ULTIMATE EMPIRE BISCUIT!

Gregg's Empire Biscuit 

This empire biscuit was bought in milngavie while on a shopping trip with my dad for 53p but for taste...

Rating

• Slidiness of Biscuit - 10/10 there was no slidiness!
• Taste - 0/10 - it didn't taste nice
• Price - 5/10 - cheap, but you get what you pay for!
• Icing - 10/10 - icing was good, but the biscuit was dissapointing
• Topping - 4/10 - I don't like Cherries, but my Dad ate it and said it was a bit dry

So - a score of 29/50. Pretty good

TOTAL - 29

John Lewis Empire Biscuit Review

This was bought in the John Lewis Cafe, Glasgow.It was £2.25 - shocking!

Rating

Slidiness - 10/10 - solid as a rock

Taste - 5/10 - it was OK, but tasted too much of shortbread

Price - 2/10 - for 1!

icing-4/10-to gooey!

topping-a smartie-10/10-so unusual!

total 31

So the best so far but who knows?