Sweet with a tiny bit of ‘tang’— reminiscent of a cheap barbecue sauce. Beyond that, it’s decently creamy and has a milky texture that won’t set off any additional alarms.
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Coop Chocolate Milk (189mL)
Cardboard flavor and aftertaste make for a highly unsatisfying experience. Who at Coop thinks this tastes like chocolate milk?
Dairy Manor Chocolate Milk Drink
Candyish cocoa flavor paired with a strong sweetness that registers more toward the back of the mouth. Identifiable as chocolate milk though a cursory search should lead to a better option most times.
Dunn's River Nurishment Original Chocolate
Super intense sweetness certainly dominates the experience and will nearly singe the back of your throat. It feels lots more ‘indulgent’ than ‘responsible’ and was a pleasant surprise in that regard, but it’s far too sweet to be taken seriously.
Shakes Chocolate Milk
Compositionally identical to Moo Milk Chocolate, same drinking experience as well. Unfortunately, more of a wheaty/malty flavor than that of cocoa, though the remaining complement of flavors is respectable. There’s a chalkiness to the aftertaste that is a bit drying and unpleasant. It won’t beat you over the head with flavor, nor will it embarrass you in public.
Bam All Natural Chocolate Milk
Excellently creamy and mildly honey-laden flavor-- unfortunately, that's the extent of the flavor. This has serious potential, but seriously lacks a chocolaty presence. That said, it still drinks magnificently and has a great feel-- it's just on the bland side.
Up & Go Milk Chocolate
Poured like ketchup out of the box, drank like wheaty pudding. The flavor, I can forgive, the rest of it is an unmitigated disaster.
Moo Milk Chocolate Flavoured Milk
Unfortunately, more of a wheaty/malty flavor than that of cocoa, though the remaining complement of flavors is respectable. There’s a chalkiness to the aftertaste that is a bit drying and unpleasant. It won’t beat you over the head with flavor, nor will it embarrass you in public.
Moo Milk Choc Fudge Flavoured Milk
Pleasantly sweet, and a unique chocolate flavor that you think will be fruity but it goes in a different direction when the salt kicks in— it’s intriguing. It does candify the cocoa slightly, but the balance works surprisingly well. Hard one to review— it’s memorable, but not outstanding, and not terrible—the uniqueness puts it just over 5.0.
Marks & Spencer Belgian Chocolate Milkshake (Wales)
Uber-sweet to the point where it nearly singes the back of the throat, but highly flavorful as well— there’s plenty of chocolate to be had. It’s almost as if they didn’t have the confidence in the cocoa flavor (which is plenty good) and cream (more than adequate) that they had to dump in a pile of sugar to boot. Most people will love this stuff, and I don’t hate it, but would enjoy it a lot more with a considerable drop in sugar.
Sainsbury's On the Go Belgian Double Chocolate Flavoured Milk
Feels indulgent, but lacks direction. It’s light on cocoa flavor, which seems to be the only missing component, albeit a key one— especially when the label extols ‘Belgian Double Chocolate.’ Double? Double the calories, maybe, but not chocolate. It still tastes pretty darn good.
Muller Frijj Fudge Brownie Flavour Milkshake
A sharp sourness to the initial bouquet will almost certainly (negatively) bleed into your taste experience. There’s a definite ‘caramel’ flavor pursuit here, which is odd given the ‘fudge brownie’ moniker. The taste isn’t as offensive as the smell, and the texture is noticeably thinner than other Frijj products— overall, it’s more caramel than brownie, and the initial flavor mystery wears off for the better as you sip away.
Muller Frijj Chocolate Flavour Milkshake
Much more pleasant experience than the first time I tried this. The ‘new recipe’ claim is definitely vindicated here— it’s a much creamier, more truly chocolaty experience, and despite being very thick (pet peeve of mine), it was still enjoyable.
Muller Frijj Zero Added Sugar Chocolate Flavour Milkshake
Super thick and dense feeling— but flavorwise, my low expectations turned out to be hasty. It’s definitely undersweet (as the label clearly would suggest) but there’s still enough chocolate flavor and creaminess to provide a hint of indulgence. Fans of thick shakes would do well to seek this out if counting calories.
Tesco Chocolate Brownie Flavour Milk
Looks and tastes a lot like the Moo Milk Choc Fudge, but seems to be lacking the ‘punch’ that gave Moo a unique flavor. It’s definitely potable, but doesn’t capture ‘brownie’ flavor particularly well (is that even an attainable pursuit in milk form?).
Daioni Organic Chocolate Flavoured Milk
Thin and quite chalky but a solid cocoa taste that is not overpowering. Significant roughness to the tongue when finished, even leaving the mouth a little dry, but worth it for the flavor.
Morrison's Chocolate Flavored Milk
Thicker than it needs to be. A little rough (grainy) sensation left on the tongue after swallowing, but feels smooth going down. Seems very average in many respects.
Sainsbury's Chocolate Flavoured Milk
Definitely a British chocolate taste, which is less cocoa and more sweet. Missing a salty note and overall has a very forgettable taste.
Asda Chocolate Flavoured Milk
Relatively thin, smooth, and has a cognac-y taste. Very sweet, not particularly chocolaty but enjoyable enough taste and experience to finish the glass.
Marks & Spencer Chocolate Flavoured Milk
A little on the bland side, the cocoa taste is present but far from overpowering. There is a watery element to the aftertaste, and it could use a bit more salt.