Iceland's best-selling sweet

Sambó - Þristur

Soft caramel, toffee, a whisper of liquorice, milk chocolate · 220 g bag of wrapped minis

$10.90

The bag every Icelander grew up on — and the one visitors ship home after the trip. Wrapped minis you can ration, in theory. Ten and twenty bags cost less per bag, and orders over $149 ship free to the US, Canada and Europe.

Why people keep reordering it

Iceland's best-selling sweet — the bag every Icelander grew up on
Four things that shouldn't work together and do: soft caramel, toffee, mild liquorice, milk chocolate
Dangerously moreish — individually wrapped so you can pretend you'll stop at one
Converts liquorice sceptics on the first piece — read the reviews

Pack size:

1 bag$10.90 $10.90 / bag10 bags$99.90 Save 8%$9.99 / bag20 bagsBest value$196.00 Save 10%$9.80 / bag

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Free shipping over $149 — US, Canada & Europe
US & Canada — duties & taxes settled at checkout
Ships worldwide from Iceland

Made in Iceland by Sambó
Individually wrapped minis
Our gift-box favourite

Description

Bite-size milk-chocolate bars with a soft caramel centre and tiny flecks of mild liquorice. The chocolate snaps, the caramel gives, then a gentle liquorice echo arrives — more pastry-shop than salty punch. If you think you don't like liquorice, this is the one that changes minds; if you already do, welcome home.

Þristur means "three" — chocolate, caramel, liquorice — and every Icelandic household has a bag somewhere. Made by Sambó, the Icelandic liquorice makers, and individually wrapped so a bag lasts (in theory).

Good to know: 220 g bag of individually wrapped minis · milk chocolate 24%, caramel 62%, liquorice 14% · contains milk and wheat (gluten); may contain other allergens — always check the pack · keep cool and dry.

How people buy it: Icelanders abroad order 10 and 20 bags at a time (that's why those options exist). It's the top pick for our gift boxes and the sneaky favourite chopped into brownies and cookies.

Ships from our family warehouse in Hafnarfjörður · free shipping over $149 to the US, Canada & Europe.

Product facts

Composition: Milk chocolate 24%, caramel 62%, liquorice 14%. Full ingredient statement as printed on the pack.
Allergens: Contains milk and wheat (gluten). May contain other allergens — always check the pack.
Net weight: 220 g per bag 10 × = 2.2 kg20 × = 4.4 kg
Country of origin: Iceland
Storage: Keep cool.
EAN: 5690649006621

Shipping, duties & returns

Shipping — DHL Express worldwide, fully tracked. Rates & times

US & Canada duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works

Returns — unused items in original condition within 30 days; see our returns policy.

Sambó - Þristur

$10.90

Why you'll love it

Iceland's best-selling sweetAsk any Icelander. Þristur is the bag in every kitchen drawer, every glove box and every Saturday candy bowl in the country.
Four things that shouldn't work togetherSoft caramel, toffee, a whisper of liquorice and milk chocolate. One bite and the argument is over.
Dangerously moreishIndividually wrapped minis you can ration — in theory. Reviewers call it “the best treat ever” and “nothing like it back home”.
Tasted it in Iceland? This is the same bagMade by Sambó in Iceland — the exact sweet you found on your trip, delivered to your door.
Converts liquorice scepticsThe liquorice is mild and buried in caramel. People who “don't like liquorice” come back for the 20-bag pack.
10 and 20 bags for lessIcelanders abroad never buy one bag. Bigger packs drop the price per bag — and ship free over $149.

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Made to be used together. One click adds both to your cart.

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Family-owned since 2013Run by two brothers in Iceland

2,600+ verified reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5

Same-day dispatch*Weekday orders — see how it works

Authentic Icelandic goodsPacked and shipped from Iceland

Questions people ask before they buy

Is the liquorice strong?

No. Þristur sits at the mild end of Icelandic liquorice — a whisper inside soft caramel, toffee and milk chocolate, more pastry-shop than salty. It is the bag we hand to anyone who says they don't like liquorice; most of them order it again.

Is it really Iceland's best-selling sweet?

Yes — by a distance. It is the sweet Icelanders grow up on, the one in every kitchen drawer, and the one Icelanders abroad order from us ten and twenty bags at a time.

Will I pay duties or customs on delivery?

Not in the US or Canada — duties and taxes are settled at checkout, so nothing is owed at the door. For other destinations, any local import charges are collected by the courier on delivery.

Does chocolate ship well in summer?

It can soften or melt in warm months. We do not refund melted chocolate unless you add Shipping protection in the cart (terms of service, sections 9 and 10). If it arrives soft, an hour in the fridge firms it up again.

Does it contain gluten or nuts?

It contains milk and wheat (gluten) and may contain traces of other allergens. If you have a serious allergy, please check the allergen statement printed on the pack.

Why 10 and 20 bags?

Because one bag is never enough. The bigger packs bring the price per bag down, and orders over $149 ship free to the US, Canada and Europe.