What a disappointment!
This was my first Tim Horton's. Growing up in New England, I long heard tales of the confectionery delight known only to those living north of New England's borders.
I swear that with the exception of the vast superiority of the fake Maple flavor at Horton's the donuts are exactly the same in flavor, texture, mouth feel, and after-taste to Dunkin' Donuts. There was something comforting and familiar about the chain donuts I grew up with, but somehow I was expecting something that warranted the cult that Tim Horton's seems to have.
I'll give you that the coffee at Tim Horton's is among the best of major chains, but there's nothing else particularly noteworthy. This makes me very sad and leaves me wondering if the hype I've heard all my life turned a perfectly average experience into tragedy.