Jazzies are a genuine bit of British sweet shop history — small chocolate discs covered in hundreds and thousands — and they still turn up in searches from people trying to remember the exact name of the "chocolate bean" sweet from pick 'n' mix counters.
A retro pick 'n' mix staple
Jazzies were produced by Barratt, the long-established British confectioner behind several classic penny-sweet lines, and consisted of a flat chocolate button topped with colourful hundreds and thousands (nonpareils) — a format designed to stand out visually in a pick 'n' mix display as much as to taste different from a plain chocolate button.
Part of a wider chocolate-bean family
Jazzies sat alongside similar chocolate button and bean sweets from various British manufacturers through the retro sweet-shop era, all competing on the same basic idea: a simple chocolate disc dressed up with a decorative coating to feel like a treat rather than a plain chocolate button.
What we actually stock right now
We don't currently stock Jazzies specifically. For a similar chocolate button or bean-style sweet, we carry Smarties Milk Chocolate Tube 38g PMP, in stock, Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons 4 Pack Multipack 57.6g — Case of 18, in stock, and Galaxy Minstrels Milk Chocolate Buttons Bag 42g — Case of 40, also in stock — all genuine chocolate button or bean-format sweets, even if none carry the exact hundreds-and-thousands coating Jazzies had.
FAQ
Do you stock Jazzies?
No, not currently. We carry Smarties, Cadbury Buttons and Galaxy Minstrels as chocolate button and bean-style alternatives.
What are Jazzies actually made of?
A flat milk chocolate disc coated in colourful hundreds and thousands (nonpareils).
Who made Jazzies?
Barratt, a long-established British confectioner known for several other retro pick 'n' mix sweets.
What's the closest sweet you stock to Jazzies?
Smarties Milk Chocolate Tube is the closest in spirit — a small, colourful chocolate sweet — and it's currently in stock.