I loved this gum; you can sometimes find it at the Dollar Store. Very sweet, but the flavour has nothing to do with soap; it tastes more like a mild berry. Supposedly "soapanin/soaponin" is a spice used in Indian desserts; that might be where the "soap" comes from.

Thrills is flavoured with rosewater, although people often mistake it for lavender because of the purple colour. I think there may be a little coriander in it, too, which would explain the "Indian" flavour. I've always liked it!

You can still get Thrill gum! I picked some up at a Bulk Barn last week and I've since found Canadian online retailers that sell it. It's comes in a packet now instead of a box. The funny thing is, the packet says right on the front, "IT STILL TASTES LIKE SOAP!" :D and you still have to pop a piece in your mouth every minute or two to keep the flavour going.

I like it!

found some at the dollar store tonight. chewing it right now. i can see where youre going with the rosewater, but theres more happening than that. To me it will always taste like a small, hotel-size bar of mild lilac soap that you keep in that hallway bathroom that no one ever uses anyway.

They sort of look like the Canadian answer to Chiclets

They used to taste like a mild disinfectant.

I am using a shampoo which was described as using mint in its aroma but it led me to remember thrills gum which smells the same. Now I'm on a hunt for thrills.

You can get this at Sugar Mountain!!

In the early 1980s, there was a Mint version of Thrills, sold in white boxes. They were only around for a year or so. As for the classic Thrills flavour, it's mostly a combination of clove and mint. It tastes nothing like soap. I know this, because with my "colourful" language, I became quite a connoisseur of soap when I was a kid.

It is flavoured with rosewater. That is why it takes likes flowers. Rose is a very popular sent for decorative soaps. So your memory makes the connection. You can still get it at the Dollar Store. I bought some there tonight and am chewing some right now. I've only been chewing it for about 15 minutes and it's starting to loose it's flavour. Oh well. Ce la vie.