Fellow Japanese candyologist Carol recommended I try the new limited-edition KitKat flavored with brandy and orange which, despite my spotty history with both KitKats and alcoholic chocolate, I did. And, happily, it's one of the best limited-edition KitKats I've had.

This particular KitKat is not called Brandy & Orange, as would seem logical; instead its name, embossed in fancy gold, is Torokeru Zeitaku, which means something like "melting luxury" or, if the English subtitle is to be trusted, "For a Moment of Precious Indulgence." That's rather a mouthful, as far as candy names go.

But what a mouthful it is! When milk chocolate coats an orange-flavored cream and brandy-tinged wafer layers, it tastes like a regular KitKat and a Chocolate Orange had a baby, then shared a little post-birth drink to celebrate. Creamy with a citrus tang, it doesn't taste obviously of brandy, but leaves a warm and pleasant buzz at the back of my throat. (It's labeled as 1% alcohol and asks you not to drive after eating it in zero-tolerance Japan.)

Instead of in the usual four-piece pack, these come in a smaller box with only two slightly thicker, individually wrapped pieces. I guess it's to save you the embarrassment of getting trashed on For a Moment of Precious Indulgence KitKats. The slightly bigger size and intensity of flavor means I can eat one and feel satisfied. (Unlike the Peanut M&Ms my mom sent me for Easter, which go down way too easy. Maybe I just miss American candy.)

So thanks, Carol, for your intrepid fieldwork and convincing endorsement! The candy-eating public is the better for it. Thanks also for alerting me to this Japanese KitKat-related tongue twister:

切手とキットカットきっと買ってきてね。
Kitte to kitto-katto kitto katte kite ne.
(Be sure to go out and buy stamps and KitKats.)

Now eat ten Torokeru Zeitaku KitKats and say it five times fast.