Thick, yet smooth and more than justified by the creaminess— which is excessive (not in a bad way, of course). The cocoa flavor is there, but it’s slightly on the ‘milkier’ side of ‘dark.’ Definitely an experience to savor.
Organic Meadow Chocolate Milk (946mL glass)
Excellent punch of cocoa enveloped in a buttery creaminess that seems beyond what 2% milk fat should be capable of. I could easily down the entire bottle, which would cause me to be more disturbed by the sight of the empty vessel than at the gluttonous lust it took to achieve it.
Harmony Organic Chocolate Milk (1L glass)
No hint of rum that I sensed in the carton version, just a velvety, malty, melted-ice cream deliciousness. The saltiness is dialed to the perfect notch; in short— it tastes every bit as beautiful as it looks.
Milk 2 Go Sport Chocolate Protein Shake
It's hard to believe that there’s actually 6.8g sugar per 100mL— tastes like much less. The experience is dominated by a sour, damp, wheaty flavor that will linger on your palate long after each ill-considered mouthful.
Organic Meadow Chocolate Milk (UHT)
Noticeably darker and thicker than the fresh Organic Meadow in the carton. It still had a mature flavor, accentuated by a high creaminess and low sweetness. All in all, a delicious UHT asset to the OM portfolio.
Natrel Chocolate Milk
Smooth and sweet with a bit of a candied cocoa flavor. Competently mediocre— but, let’s face it: average chocolate milk is good.
Milk 2 Go Chocolate Milk
Carries a stronger ‘milky’ flavor than that of chocolate, and there’s even a touch of ‘buttery’ that provides a tiny facet of novelty in an otherwise conventional chocolate milk.
Cadbury Caramilk Caramel Chocolate Milkshake
Highly sweet and accurate caramel flavor— fans of a caramel/chocolate mix should be put on notice. It’s dense, but has a pleasing feel and though the flavor is cranked up to peak levels, it remains enjoyable in moderation.
Hershey's Double Chocolate Milk Shake
Wow— tons of flavor in every category! The thick, but very supportive base unfortunately outperforms its cocoa flavor— which is intense, but carries a boozy note that honestly tastes like it was spiked with alcohol. If this quality were less prominent (or gone altogether)— this would elevate the score significantly.
Mr. Big Chocolate Milkshake
Incredibly strong wafer-ish flavor that borders on ‘popcorn butter’— packed into one of the sweetest drinks you will ever consume. The onslaught of flavor will cause your mouth to salivate and your pancreas to spew insulin like a busted water main.
Nestle Nesquik Chocolate Milk (Canada)
Relatively bland and boring— more sweetness than any other quality and feels empty during and after each swallow. It’s smooth and milky enough such that it doesn’t feel unnatural, just uninteresting.
Sealtest Chocolate Dairy Beverage No Sugar Added
The Splenda taste is immediately recognizable (if you’re familiar with it) and it adequately sweetens the otherwise cardboard-y flavor. The aftertaste has an acidic bent that reminds me (only slightly) of the post-vomit stuff that you continue to spit out before the initial ‘rinse’.
Neilson Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Sweet, but empty— with just a hint of ‘wheaty’ flavor toward the back end. The more I try it, the more I want something else.
Neilson Chocolate Milk
Smooth, sweet, and otherwise rather quotidian. A decent all-purpose chocolate milk that will satisfy in a pinch.
Sealtest Partly Skimmed Chocolate Milk
Slightly bolder cocoa flavor than average, and a thin viscosity / smooth texture doesn't get in the way of its delivery. It would benefit from a stronger cream presence, but you can only do so much with 1% milk fat.
Neilson Chocolate Milk 25% Less Sugar
Surprising that it's only 25% less sugar, and not 100% less-- as there’s startlingly low sweetness, especially when sampled after normal chocolate milk. It manages to avoid tasting bitter, however, it avoids tasting like much of anything at all. Not offensive, but feels rather pointless.
Neilson Trutaste Lactose Free Chocolate Milk
Rather powdery in a way that becomes more egregious once the liquid portion washes away. You're left with a virtual sand dune in your mouth that eventually grips your uvula, causing spontaneous (but manageable) glottal mucous production. The flavor is much less offensive and doesn’t rely too heavily on sweetness.
Organic Meadow Chocolate Milk
Thin, yet creamy and buttery. Downplayed sweetness allows the mature (and initially muted) cocoa presence to leave a lasting impression, along with a slab of chalk for good measure. Deliciously unique!
Harmony Organic Chocolate Milk (1L carton)
Excellent creamy quality that the cocoa flavor unfortunately cannot live up to. I convinced myself that I tasted chocolate because I wanted to like it more than I actually did. On my second cup now, and while getting a pleasant maltiness, I also detect a slight rum-like flavor that I can't shake since having identified it.
Lactantia Lactose Free Chocolate Milk
Its best attribute is the thin and smooth texture that make it quickly drinkable, though you may wonder for a second what you just swallowed. Not because it carries a flavor that is ponder-worthy, not because it's alarming, just that it’s on the bland side: far from awful, far from inspiring.