Ricola Throat Balm Caramel Herbal Throat Drops - 34 Count

I love these for when my throat gets scratchy at work. I teach, so I talk for hours on end and these help if I start coughing. They don’t have the typical medicine taste of other cough drops which is great. The liquid in the middle is very soothing for a sore throat and keeps tucked away for a while.

My husband and I have gotten pretty bad about having conversations from opposite ends of the house, and it’s wearing on my throat and voice. I’ve never been a fan of cough drops — except for Luden’s wild cherry 😋 — bc I absolutely loathe menthol; they’re always way too strong for me: it’s like eating Vick’s Vapor Rub! I was tickled when I found these: Ricola is a trusted brand, and caramel & real honey cough drops!? Yes, please! When they arrived I opened one right away and the second it was in my mouth, I panicked. I looked at the bag and there it was: peppermint. I’m normally very thorough about reading the details, but it’s actually good that I wasn’t thorough with these, bc I love them! The caramel & honey are delicious, and they downplay the mint really well. I have NEVER finished a cough drop that contained peppermint or menthol before: I’ve had 4 of these in 4 hours! I was surprised by how much better my throat felt after the 1st one; it felt like I’d had a cup of herbal tea w/a lot of honey. After the shock of mint wore off, I realized that the caramel flavor was really good: also, I began to notice that the achy, scratchy parts of my throat were beginning to feel better. My favorite part is the honey center, which is ‘licious of course, but I could feel it coating the irritated parts of my throat. Another thing I loved about these is their size: I have a very small mouth, and these don’t take up too much real estate: they’re less than an inch long. “Throat Balm” is a great descriptor for these lil’ helpers: also, they’re gluten-free and vegetarian.

Works well. Gentle flavor.

Surprisingly really good. They're very tasty and helped to keep my throat hydrated and soothed I like regular ricola cough drops but these have better flavor with less menthol.

Do the job and yet they are actually yummy

Soothes my dry throat. Nice interesting flavor.

Great caramel flavor and more soothing than traditional cough drops, less likely to irritate one's throat as there's no menthol which is used in most cough drop brands.

I have tried many different throat calming drops/throat balms. This product is the greatest. Taste good and so effective. I will definitely buy again. 100 stars!