Exceptionally chalky and ‘thickened’ feel, a fortified taste dominates the others. Lots of grain left in the mouth. The taste is not off-putting on its own, but when tried against other chocolate milks, you can notice a stiff mineral twang.
ColaCao Shake Zero
The bile-like yellowish-brown pigment is by far its best feature. If you like chemically-tasting, exceedingly grainy dishwater, you may be able to choke this down. I think it’s supposed to be heated in the microwave (which I didn’t do) but there’s no way it improves things enough to make a tangible difference.
Kaiku Sin Lactosa Batido De Chocolate
Bland at first taste, but improves with repetition. A subtle creamy taste pairs nicely with an enjoyable salty quality. Cocoa taste comes through eventually, and I certainly don't mind the wait.
Kaiku Batido De Chocolate
Extremely smooth texture and strong flavor— though it’s a bit of an odd one. It tastes like it’s emulating chocolate candy as opposed to chocolate. Sweet, and nice to drink, but missing the real flavor of cocoa.
Carrefour Kids Batido Al Cacao
Texture seems unnecessarily thick for a boxed drink and there is a noticeable amount of grain left on the tongue. The cocoa taste is decent but fades quickly, and you are left with a dry-feeling mouth.
Carrefour Batido Al Cacao
Much thinner and smoother texture than the Carrefour Kids version. More sweet than chocolate, but it went down quickly— I was finished with the glass before I knew it. Noticeable amount of salt helps the flavor as well.
Puleva Extra Batido Intenso De Cacao
Strong cocoa taste, but not much else going for it. Definitely the darkest chocolate milk I’ve seen yet, and the cocoa aspect did not disappoint, but it’s missing the other factors to make it great. Texture suffers from what feels to be an artificial thickening.
ColaCao Energy
More of a malty taste than a chocolaty one, but the thin texture and balanced sweet/salty quality bolster its drinkability.
ColaCao Shake
Chalk is by far the most prominent feature— I normally like a chalky drink but in this case, the texture is overly thickened (has an unnatural feel to it) which unfortunately dominates the experience. High amount of grain in each mouthful, will not finish the cup.
Pascual Batido De Chocolate
Less sweetness helps the cocoa flavor come out in this case. Thinner than Puleva and better/truer overall flavor. Some chalkiness, as with many of the other boxed milks but still decent start to finish.
Puleva Batido Al Cacao
Texture is a bit grainy and has somewhat of a plastic-y feel in my opinion. The flavor is not overpowering in any direction, a fairly bland milk with undesirable texture (which is harder to sense through a straw than via a glass).
Central Lechera Asturiana Batido De Cacao
Cocoa taste is prominent and decent, but definitely a fruity quality to the sweetness that hits early on in the taste. Thin, but more of a watery than creamy quality.
Continente Leite Com Chocolate
Overall a nice, thin texture and sweetness that is not overpowering. Sweet/salty combination is done well but could use a stronger cocoa presence.
Nestle Nesquik UHT (Spain)
Very strange ribbon-candy like flavor upon initial swig. The cloying sweetness didn’t subside with subsequent tries. Texture feels artificially thickened and does not deliver a creamy taste. Grainy feel in the mouth when (thankfully) finished.
Pingo Doce Chocokid Leite Com Chocolate
Thin texture accompanied by a watery quality. Slight malty aftertaste isn’t offensive, but quite a noticeably grainy texture left in the mouth. Sweet enough, cocoa taste is present, but the overall package is below average.
Ucal Zero Lactose Leite Com Chocolate
Overall similar qualities to the other Ucal products but has a noticeable aftertaste just a tad on the sour side.
Ucal Leite Com Chocolate Light
Noticeably less sweet than the other Ucal products, same smoothness and fairly light cocoa taste. Considering the ‘light’ label (30% less fat) the flavor is still enjoyable and isn’t compensated for by dumping in extra sugar.
Cacaolat Zero
Nowhere near as flavorful as the Original Cacaolat (which is to be expected with the no added sugar label / Stevia)— it severely lacks salt, and the sweetness that is present is hard to taste without wincing. It looks the same, and the packaging is attractive, but not to be considered seriously for those without an aversion to added sugar.
Feiraco Batido De Chocolate
Thicker than many other boxed chocolate milks. Has a decent combination of more cocoa and less sweet, but in the end, it was not a memorable experience. There’s also a slight wheat-like flavor.
Mimosa Leite Com Chocolate Light
Slight mineral-y taste that overpowers the cocoa. It has a sweetness but not the most pleasant one. Aside from a cloying sweetness, there is not much else to note. Nice thin texture, but not worth more than a few sips.