Chocolate Milk Reviews — Chocolate Milk Reviews

Poland

Dominant amaretto-ish flavor that some may really enjoy (boozy is not really my scene). It’s distinctive in that way, and the secondary attributes do well to support that flavor: adequate cream, salt, and a chalky exit that works.

Apr 14

Apr 14 Taiwan Agriculture Good Morning Chocolate Milk

The cocoa flavor won’t beat you over the head, but this certainly stands above the other Taiwanese products thus far. Smooth, minimally viscous, and lightly sweet and creamy— it’s a pleasant experience with little distraction.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Bright Dairy Chocolate Milk Beverage

A chocolate flavor reminiscent of Caotina that is unfortunately washed out. On its own, the watery-quality is noticeable but the product is still enjoyable. When tasted side-by-side with others, the flavor dilution seems more egregious. Still an above-average drink.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Farmdaily Cocoa Milk

France

Chalky, but flavorful in all the right areas. It’s not over sweetened, which allows the salt/cream to compliment the chocolate and make it the star of the show.

Apr 6

Apr 6 Taiwan Nature Chocolate Milk (Xi'an)

Better taste than what I had in Kunming a month prior (perhaps due to there being 1 more calorie on the label..), though far from what I would consider decent. There’s still a strange gimmicky taste to the sweetness that stays with you too long.

Apr 6

Apr 6 Go Long

Very similar look and feel to Taiwan Nature but less of a cloying sweetness and more straightforward— definitely toward the bland end of the spectrum and bordering on watery.

Apr 5

Apr 5 Pauls Chocolate Milk Beverage

Australia

Noticeable amount of substrate suspended in the milk, and a fermented/rummy odor and flavor. The past-due date is still in the future, but it’s hard to believe after tasting it. Eek. I will caveat my score with the fact that I believe this entire 6-pack to be fermented. Pretty raw deal for $7.

Apr 3

Apr 3 Nestle Milo (China) [208mL plastic]

Seems to have the same look, feel, and taste of the 200mL box version, but there is a slight nuance to the flavor- it’s a bit more malty than vitamin-y, and a tad more pleasant as a result, but not enough to warrant a higher score.

Apr 3

Apr 3 Nestle Milo (China) [200mL box]

Different look, feel, and taste from Milos I had in other countries. It’s more of a medium-brown, and has a chalky, vitamin-y taste that you would expect from a fortified drink. Drying to the mouth, sobering to the taste buds.

Apr 2

Apr 2 Muh Chocolate Flavored Milk

Denmark

Hard not to rate this higher than it deserves given its (less-than-stiff) competition in China, but this is rather enjoyable. There’s a mature / sourish chocolate taste that works well with the creamy presence and salt-sugar balance.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Ovaltine Cocoa (China)

There is some identifiable cocoa flavor which fortunately rises out of a relatively watery base. This is how you would expect Ovaltine to taste if you are used to the powdered version. It’s lightly malty, slightly fortified, and more toward the ‘responsible' end of the indulgence scale.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Ovaltine Calcium Plus (China)

Strongish malt flavor and more noticeable sweetness and salt than the other Ovaltine versions. I was expecting this to taste identical to the Cocoa (labeled) version, but it had a bit more punch to it.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Ovaltine Malt Milk (China)

Watery, wheaty (much more so than malty), and vitamin-y tasting— all three of which are not positive characteristics.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Fine Life Chocolate Flavored Milk

Denmark

Has a sourish cocoa taste (similar to Mullermilch, perhaps) and it's hard to find something to like aside from the smoothness. Despite the smoothness, however, it dries the mouth out a little post-swallow. No salt or cream to be found, this is an unfortunate combination of ingredients.

Mar 14

Mar 14 Plum Park Chocolate Milk Drink

Tastes like weak watered-down coffee mixed with mild children’s cough medicine. Unpleasant regardless of anyone’s taste preferences. Its only strength is that it’s very low-calorie; no wonder chocolate milk is not popular in China— if this is what they think it is.

Mar 13

Mar 13 Taiwan Nature Chocolate Milk (Kunming)

Thin, smooth, opaque brown, mildly sketchy taste— you’d almost think it was water out of the Tamsui River if it weren’t labelled otherwise. Has more of a banana flavor than chocolate.

Mar 12

Mar 12 Mengniu Chocolate Milk

Viscosity and texture are its best attributes— the flavor categories are remarkably unfulfilled. I will concede that the 5th sip tastes better than the first few, though I doubt most people would desire to go that far.

Mar 11

Mar 11 Incolac Chocolate Drink

Belgium

While it's not difficult to stand out among the extremely bland Chinese chocolate milk field thus far, this stuff is quite flavorful. There are grainy particulates to be found, but don’t let this deter you from downing all 500mL.

Mar 10

Mar 10 New Hope Chocolate Milk