Ever wish you could hop aboard the Good Ship Lollypop and take a candy tour around the world? If so, your ship has come in. Visiting The Licorice Exchange at www.licoriceexchange.com offers a round trip ticket in adventuring an internationally beloved treat,licorice, one vine at a time.

Discovering The Licorice Exchange is kind of like learning there's more to Italian food than Spaghetti. Whether you're religiously red or a back in black, odds are you haven't explored the many layers of licorice to be had. The Licorice Exchange team is composed of a brotherhood of candy connoisseurs, poised to serve up a gourmet spread of licorice celebrated sea to sea. While maintaining sweet levity as a humble candy company, there's an unexpected elegance with The Licorice Exchange. Something within the presentation, the service, and the product that destines this vendor to convert customers into clients and clients into consumer loyalists.

Shopping The Licorice Exchange engages the browser in a global and palpable tour - country by country you're invited to discover the indigenous twist each region has to offer on the common vine.

Take the French offering of Anise Pastilles, naturally flavored white candy pearls, filled with aniseed, arriving in a vintage oval tin.

Tour Australia and sample one of my favorite twists on your everyday red, Strawberry Kookaburra, the chunky tubular take-it-up-a-notch twist merging fruit and the vine. Very berry.

Germany serves up pinwheels of fun - wound up skinny spirals - whirly, twirly Haribo Licorice Wheels. Something you'd stumble upon in Willy Wonka's home.

And for some Finland fanfare, sample La Pipette, Finnish licorice pipes available in both red and black varieties.

Licorice arrives fresh and individually packaged, perfect for gift giving when you want to stray from traditional chocolates. Good ol' American varieties include your rainbow arrayed Licorice Bridge Mix, Black Licorice Scotties, or double trouble, Licorice Candy Coated Chocolate. But for a true tongue tango, trip your taste buds fantastic with Holland Double Salt Licorice. Fair warning, it packs a punch.

There's a lot of love for licorice out there, and a seemingly infinite smorgasbord to be enjoyed. Exploring The Licorice Exchange is visual eye candy - shop by the flavor, the color, the country - explore candy that caters to the grown up sweet tooth sophisticate. The website is impeccably created and their customer service, elite. Visit for the love of licorice. Stay for dessert. www.licoriceexchange.com