In 1899, Charlie Thompson, a Bassett's sales representative, supposedly tripped over and dropped a tray of samples he was showing a client in Leicester, mixing up the various sweets.
After he scrambled to re-arrange them, the client was intrigued by the new creation.
 Quickly the company began to mass-produce the allsorts and they became a successful product.

Bassett's have released two varieties of allsorts that do not feature any liquorice.
Fruit Allsorts feature mixed-fruit flavoured sweets, while Dessert Allsorts have flavours such as apple tart and lemon cheesecake.
 Both retain the shapes and textures of the original sweet.
Red allsorts, with fruit-flavoured liquorice, were briefly released in the late 1990s, discontinued and later reintroduced to the UK with flavours including Blueberry Cube, Strawberry Check, and a red liquorice "Betty Bassett".

During the 1970s, the sweets were promoted in television commercials with the slogan: "All sorts love Allsorts and Bassett's make 'em best!"
In 1899, Charlie Thompson, a Bassett's sales representative, supposedly tripped over and dropped a tray of samples he was showing a client in Leicester, mixing up the various sweets. After he scrambled to re-arrange them, the client was intrigued by the new creation.  Quickly the company began to mass-produce the allsorts and they became a successful product.
Bassett's have released two varieties of allsorts that do not feature any liquorice. Fruit Allsorts feature mixed-fruit flavoured sweets, while Dessert Allsorts have flavours such as apple tart and lemon cheesecake.  Both retain the shapes and textures of the original sweet. Red allsorts, with fruit-flavoured liquorice, were briefly released in the late 1990s, discontinued and later reintroduced to the UK with flavours including Blueberry Cube, Strawberry Check, and a red liquorice "Betty Bassett".
During the 1970s, the sweets were promoted in television commercials with the slogan: "All sorts love Allsorts and Bassett's make 'em best!"
Liquorice allsorts