Originally the sandwich – bacon and cheese surrounded by chicken filets – was to have been available through Sunday. But KFC said Wednesday that the sandwich will be available now for as long as customer demand remains high. The Double Down came onto the market on April 12 and was supposed to have lasted about six weeks. But it tapped into Americans' fascination with quirky food and became a viral-marketing sensation. KFC said it has been one of its most successful sandwich launches ever. Later this month, KFC expects to sell its 10 millionth Double Down. They cost about $5.
Awhile back on draft day weekend, I got fed up with the hype and decided that we needed to give this Double Down a try. We posted about it awhile back and besides the whole heart attack thing, decided that it had to be f'ng jam. So Bmase, Mallard, and I hopped in the car, we weren't gonna walk of course, and picked up three of these bad boys to see what was up. They took a solid 20 minutes to make so you knew they were gonna be good.
Initially my reaction was mixed. They are about as half the size as the commericial indicates and the sauce is not a nacho cheese sauce which would've set this thing off, but rather a type of chipotle mayonaise. Upon the first bite though I was pleasantly surprised by the texture and the moistness of the Double Down. The chicken was delicious and the bacon was crisp. Each bite was slightly more cholesterol than my arteries could take but it just seemed right. I wouldn't have hated some toasted bread on either end of this thing but I know what they are going for. If you but bread on a sandwich these days those carb hating mother f'ers will rip you apart. But the Double Down was delicious. So all in all the Double Down did its job. It filled me up despite not being as large as I wanted and allowed me to write this blog post so I'm happy.
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