Multitrance
Bubbly Billy Buds Blue Raspberry CBD Lollipops, box of 100
£62.99
£0.63 each
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A single flavour box of blue raspberry CBD lollipops with a bubble gum centre, from the Bubbly Billy Buds range. Blue raspberry is not a fruit. 18+ only.
- Free UK delivery on orders over £30
- Third-party lab-tested — COA on every batch
- Discreet plain packaging, no branding outside
- Sold to over-18s only, age-checked at checkout
Bubbly Billy Buds CBD Blue Raspberry Lollypops are a single flavour box of one hundred bubble gum centred CBD lollipops. Blue raspberry is the most interesting thing on the label and almost nobody knows what it is. There is no such fruit. The flavour was invented in 1958, it is blue for a commercial reason rather than a botanical one, and what it actually tastes of is not raspberry at all. That is worth a few minutes before you commit to a hundred of them.
Blue raspberry is not a raspberry
Walk into any supermarket and you will not find a blue raspberry, because there is no such thing. The flavour is an invention with a datable origin, and the story is better than the sweet.
It was created in 1958 by Gold Medal, a concession supply company in Cincinnati, for blue raspberry cotton candy. It stayed a novelty until 1970, when the ICEE Company launched a blue raspberry frozen slush and made it a fixture of American confectionery.
The reason it is blue is commercial. Red was already crowded: cherry, strawberry and watermelon had it between them, and a raspberry flavour arriving late needed something to distinguish it on a shelf. Blue was more or less unclaimed apart from blueberry, so raspberry took it.
There is a botanical footnote, and it is a footnote rather than an origin. The whitebark raspberry, Rubus leucodermis, is a real plant with tart, bluish-purple flesh, and it gets cited as the inspiration. But the flavour itself was engineered rather than extracted, and it was built to taste memorable rather than accurate.
Which brings us to the part most people find surprising. Blue raspberry as constructed is usually described as reading of banana, cherry and pineapple rather than of raspberry. If you have ever thought it tastes like a sweet rather than a fruit, that is because it is a sweet flavour that borrowed a fruit's name.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is it a real fruit | No. There is no blue raspberry |
| When was it created | 1958, by Gold Medal in Cincinnati, for cotton candy |
| When did it take off | 1970, with the ICEE Company's frozen slush |
| Why blue | Red was already taken by cherry, strawberry and watermelon |
| Is any real plant involved | The whitebark raspberry is cited as inspiration, not as the source |
| What does it actually taste of | Commonly described as banana, cherry and pineapple notes |
Where the blue comes from, and why that matters
Since no fruit supplies the colour, something has to. The dye typically used for blue raspberry confectionery is Brilliant Blue FCF, a synthetic food colour rather than a plant extract.
That is worth knowing because colouring is the one area where sweets in this aisle genuinely differ, and we have found three quite different answers on our own shelves.
The Multitrance HaZe lollipops we stock use E120 on their berry flavours, which is cochineal, an insect-derived colour, so those two are not suitable for vegans. The Euphoria cannabis gummies use spirulina and carrot concentrate, both plant derived. And a blue confectionery flavour typically relies on a synthetic dye, because neither plants nor insects readily supply that colour at that intensity.
None of those is a scandal and none of them is hidden. What is missing from the category is anybody setting them side by side, which is only possible if you stock all three. If colouring decides your purchase, ask us for the specific ingredient panel before ordering rather than assuming from the flavour name.
This range is split across eleven listings
Here is the genuinely useful part, and it is a mess that nobody has mapped.
The Bubbly Billy Buds lollipop range appears in our catalogue as eleven separate rows. There are two multi-variant boxes of one hundred, one under each of the two brand names this line trades under. There is a multi-variant five-piece gift box. And then every individual flavour also has its own listing, in both a box of one hundred and a five-piece pack.
So Blue Raspberry, which is this page, exists in at least four places: here as its own box of one hundred, as its own five pack, and as a variant inside two different multi-flavour listings.
That is not a fault in the product, it is how the range came across from our distributor. But it means the question you actually have, which is which listing to buy, has no answer anywhere. So here it is.
Buy this listing if you know you want blue raspberry and nothing else. Buy a multi-variant box if you want a mix or are not sure. Buy a five piece if you want to try before committing, though every five piece in the range is currently out of stock. We are consolidating this in the catalogue.
| Listing | Flavours | Size | Buy it when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Raspberry box of 100, this page | One | 100 | You want blue raspberry only |
| Cola Kiss box of 100 | One | 100 | You want cola only |
| Sour Pineapple box of 100 | One | 100 | You want sour pineapple only |
| Peach Fuzz box of 100 | One | 100 | You want peach only |
| Bubbly Billy Buds CBD Lollipops, box of 100 | Four | 100 | You want a mix in the larger box |
| Bubbly Billy Buds CBD Lollipops gift box | Four | 5 | You want to try the range first |
One thing our own data does not tell you
We would rather flag this than quietly paper over it.
The multi-variant listings for this range state ten milligrams of CBD in each lollipop. This single flavour row carries no strength figure in our catalogue at all.
It is almost certainly the same sweet in a single flavour box, and the sensible assumption is that the figure carries across. But an assumption is not a specification, and we are not going to print a number this product's own record does not contain.
If the CBD content is the reason you are buying, use the multi-variant listing, which does state it, or ask us and we will confirm from the pack before you order. The sibling page linked below sets out the ten milligram figure in full, including what it sits next to.
What a box of one hundred commits you to
This is a trade case rather than a retail pack, and single flavour rather than mixed, which is a double commitment worth thinking about.
A hundred lollipops of one flavour is a lot of one flavour. It suits a shop, a party, or someone who genuinely knows blue raspberry is their preference. It does not suit finding out whether you like it.
The lollipops themselves have a bubble gum centre, which is the defining feature of the Bubbly Billy Buds line and the reason the brand is called what it is. The sweet gives way to gum, so a lolly lasts longer than a plain boiled sweet would.
On storage, the usual confectionery rules apply. Keep them wrapped, dry and out of direct warmth. A boiled sweet that has been through a warm room goes sticky in the wrapper, which is a nuisance across one lolly and a genuine problem across a hundred.
If you want variety instead, the four flavour box is the same size and the same sweet with the choice built in.
Who should buy something else
If you have never had blue raspberry, do not start with a hundred of them. It is a divisive flavour precisely because it does not taste like the fruit it is named after, and a five piece pack or a mixed box is the sensible way in.
If you want a stated CBD figure attached to the exact thing you are buying, use the multi-variant listing rather than this one, for the reason set out above.
If you avoid synthetic colours, this is the wrong flavour in the range. Blue is the one colour that essentially requires a synthetic dye, and the other flavours in the line will suit you better. Ask us for the panel before ordering.
And if you are buying for someone who dislikes gum, remember the centre. These are lollipops with bubble gum inside rather than plain boiled sweets, and that is not to everyone's taste.
Frequently asked questions
- Is blue raspberry a real fruit?
- No. There is no blue raspberry. The flavour was invented in 1958 by a Cincinnati concession company for cotton candy, and it took off in 1970 with a frozen slush. The whitebark raspberry, a real plant with bluish-purple flesh, is cited as inspiration rather than as the source.
- Why is blue raspberry blue?
- For commercial reasons rather than botanical ones. Red was already taken by cherry, strawberry and watermelon, so a raspberry flavour arriving later needed a colour of its own to stand out on a shelf. Blue was largely unclaimed apart from blueberry, so raspberry took it.
- What does blue raspberry actually taste of?
- Not raspberry, which surprises most people. The constructed flavour is commonly described as reading of banana, cherry and pineapple notes. If you have ever thought it tastes like a sweet rather than a fruit, that is because it is a sweet flavour that borrowed a fruit's name.
- What gives blue raspberry sweets their colour?
- Typically Brilliant Blue FCF, a synthetic food colour, because no fruit supplies that shade at that intensity. It is worth knowing if you choose on colouring grounds, since other sweets on our shelves use insect-derived cochineal or plant-derived spirulina and carrot concentrate instead.
- Why does blue raspberry appear in several listings on your site?
- Because the Bubbly Billy Buds range came across from our distributor split into eleven separate rows. Every flavour exists both as its own listing in two sizes and as a variant inside two multi-flavour boxes. We are consolidating it, and the table on this page maps which to buy.
- How much CBD is in a Blue Raspberry lollipop?
- This single flavour listing carries no strength figure in our catalogue, which we would rather flag than guess around. The multi-variant listings in the same range state ten milligrams in each lolly and it is almost certainly the same sweet. Use that listing, or ask us to confirm from the pack.
- What is the centre of a Bubbly Billy Buds lollipop?
- Bubble gum, which is where the brand name comes from. The boiled sweet outer gives way to a gum centre, so one lasts noticeably longer than a plain lollipop. It also means these are not suitable for anyone who simply dislikes chewing gum.
- Should I buy a single flavour box or a mixed one?
- Single flavour if you already know blue raspberry is what you want, mixed if you do not. A hundred lollipops of one flavour is a substantial commitment to a flavour that divides people, and the four flavour box is the same size and the same sweet with the choice built in.
Updated July 2026
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