There’s nothing worse than losing your beloved biscuit in a cup of tea after getting too confident on a dunk.
If you’re unsure if your biscuit can stand the test of tome – a new experiment has shown which household classics adored by the nation are the best – and worst – at keeping it together in a cuppa.
Wren Kitchens put 12 biscuits to the test to see how they could hold up after being dunked in a strong brew – with the Bourbon surprising everyone.
Also in celebration of National Biscuit Day last week, the nation’s top five biscuits have been revealed with McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestives coming out on top despite their average performance in a dunk test.
A new experiment has revealed which biscuit can hold it together for the longest time when dunked into a cup of tea (stock picture)
It might come as no surprise that the crumbly Hob Nob didn’t fare too well. After a mere 15 seconds, the McVities treat succumbed, unlike its Chocolate Digestive counterpart, which managed to hold on for a respectable 51 seconds.
A ginger nut biscuit bailed out at just 32 seconds while the classic digestive hung on for 48 seconds.
The rich tea just missed the minute mark, clocking in at 58 seconds before taking a tumble into the drink.
Down to the final four, and the custard cream put in a spirited performance, going a full minute before showing signs of sogginess, dropping off at 1:06.
Twelve biscuits, pictured, were put to the test to see how long it would take for them to break after being dunked in a cup of tea. The Hob Nob was the first to crumble after 15 seconds
Wren Kitchens used treats including a jammy dodger, rich tea and fig roll in their experiment
The Jammie Dodger came to a dramatic end when it expanded, breaking its sandwich structure apart and nose-diving at 1:08.
In second place, with a breaking point of 1:20 was none other than the buttery shortbread.
Despite its attempt for the top, the biscuit ballooned in size as it soaked up the tea and was the most unappetising by the time it came to its soggy end.
A chocolate Hob Nob, second top row, was the seventh biscuit to go after 51 seconds shortly followed six seconds later by the rich tea, pictured bottom left
The winner was a chocolate bourbon which lasted 2 minutes and 39 seconds in the strong tea
In first place, with a breaking point more than double its closest rival, was the bourbon.
This chocolatey sandwich treat surpassed all expectations and proved itself to be ridiculously durable with a time of 2:39.
Although scoring poorly on the Wren Kitchen dunk test, McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestives did come out on top of a YouGov survey.
The biscuit was found to be slightly more popular with millennials and women.
YouGov have announced that McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestives are the nation’s favourite biscuit but Twitter users were not impressed that Jaffa Cakes made the cut
Other treats that made it into the top five were Cadbury Fingers, Cadbury Milk Chocolate Digestives, Jaffa Cakes and McVitie’s Original Digestives.
However the inclusion of Jaffa Cakes left some people reeling and reminding the internet that the snack aren’t even biscuits.
YouGov tweeted: ‘For #NationalBiscuitDay, we can reveal Britain’s top five biscuits: 1. McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestives: 81% 2. Cadbury Fingers: 78% 3. Cadbury Milk Chocolate Digestives: 77% 4. Jaffa Cakes: 73% 5. McVitie’s Original Digestives: 69%’
Dozens of people tweeted about why Jaffa Cakes were included in the nation’s top Biscuits
One person replied asking ‘why have you amalgamated a cake poll with a biscuit poll? while another simply said a Jaffa Cake isn’t a biscuit.’
Someone else tweeted: ‘If the public’s fourth favourite biscuit is a Jaffa Cake then I’ll put it out there that my fourth favourite cake is a custard cream.’
While another person said: ‘Jaffa Cakes are cakes, as HMRC will confirm.’
This was a reference to when McVities defended their product as cakes at a VAT tribunal in 1991.