Máiréad's Mince Pie Monitor

Waitrose Golden Mince Pies with Limoncello

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Waitrose Golden Mince Pies with Limoncello

A gimmick too far, and probably shouldn’t even be classified as mince pies - the so-called mincemeat is a weird lemon-curd-like gloop. The pastry wasn't bad, though.

🥧 Mince Pie Leaderboard 🥧

RankPieScore
1Tesco Finest Rich & Decadent All Butter Pastry Mince Pies
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2Burt’s Bakery (Seaford)
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3Flint Owl Bakery (Lewes)
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4Waitrose Brown Butter Mince Pies with Cognac
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5Greggs Merry Little Moments Sweet Mince Pies
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6Waitrose All Butter Puff Pastry Mince Pies
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7Tesco Merry Mince Pie
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8Waitrose Golden Mince Pies with Limoncello
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About the Mince Pie Monitor

Welcome to the Mince Pie Monitor. I started sharing my thoughts on mince pies, after having a disappointing and pricey mince pie at a well known chain of establishments in London and the South East. An incident I have regaled many times over the years. From that moment of culinary adversity, the mince pie monitor was born. The principles remain the same, judging is based on quality of pastry, mincemeat, and cost - you could have the best pastry and mincemeat but if I need to raid my savings to pay for my tasty treats then they will be marked down. I hope you enjoy our thoughts, please share yours.

Scoring

Mince pies are rated out of 5, based on pastry, mincemeat, and cost

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