One of the 'better' canned products I've had so far out of a vending machine, but that’s not saying much. It still is fairly watery and tastes a bit like you'd expect chocolate soda to (it's not carbonated), and the chocolate flavor is palatable, unlike many of the others.
Very unique taste— not chocolate, not malt, not the usual suspects when you’re sampling chocolate milk. It’s an onslaught of salt with a wheaty / starchy flavor and feel. Coats the inside of your mouth with an oily-feeling residue.
In this case, less flavor across the board makes it more palatable than many other canned chocolate drinks. The texture is thicker and chalkier than expected but the taste didn't outright offend me-- it was just poor.
Cocoa flavor isn’t terribly bad (perhaps has a slightly burnt quality) and the consistency manages to be rough and watery at the same time. The aftertaste doesn't do it any favors and leaves a tingling in the back of the throat.
Lots of salt and malt— a combination that I really enjoy in a chocolate milk. It’s pretty heavy-handed here, but I welcome the uniqueness.
Excellent dark cocoa flavor that lasts into the aftertaste. The only thing holding it back is the lack of cream, which would add a ton more depth to the flavor and enhance the mouth feel. Still, very good and one to seek out if you are a fan of dark chocolate.
Very odd. Highly creamy ‘feel’ but somehow manages a watered-down ‘taste.’ The chocolate flavor is sour yet powdery, and doesn’t feel authentic. It’s really chalky and the strange properties and tastes going on here leave me a bit confused and looking for my bag of peanuts to replace the flavor in my mouth with something familiar.
From a consistency standpoint, this is exactly what you’d expect diarrhea to look like in a cup and feel like in your mouth (here’s to hoping we never get to that point). This may be ‘spoiled’ in some regard, though it didn’t smell or taste rotten, just the chunky/gooey texture couldn't have been presented that way on purpose. I hate to say it, but the flavor wasn't terrible, but on consistency alone, this gets a zero.
Good cocoa flavor and creaminess delivered through a smooth texture that is not bogged down by excess thickening or emulsification. If I lived in Japan, this would be a permanent fixture on my shopping list.
Hearing the ‘crack’ of opening the can is by far the most enjoyable part of the experience. It’s extremely watery, which usually is a bad thing, but in this case it helps the sucky flavor dissipate more quickly.
Plasticky-looking and even has those tiny bubbles that make it look like it’s being tested for tuberculosis. The taste had a chemical fake-ness to it but it wasn't as strong as you’d expect by looking at it. Low marks, and an unceremonious product to be the 400th I have sampled thus far.
More focus on the cream initially, then the cocoa punch comes in at the end and ties it up beautifully. This possibly has the best ‘aftertaste’ of any chocolate milk product I've had to date. Everything is 100% spot-on here.
Unique, but relatively subtle flavor that lacks the punch of the other Moriyama products. On its own though, it’s a nice overall package with ample cream, cocoa, and not-too-heavy sweetness that would get in the way of the others.
Under-salted, possibly even under-sweetened. Rather bland in comparison to the fresh version— not bad, but certainly nothing to get excited about.
My first split-second impression upon taking a swig was ‘beer’ (and I hate the taste of beer). The feeling is fleeting, but it reappears each time I take a sip— there’s a slight hoppy-ness that I can’t deny is there. Feels like it’s trying too hard to be ‘rich’ but it’s really hard to fake it with meager fat content.
Mature, slightly sour cocoa flavor that manages to feel indulgent with less than 1g of fat per 100mL. It’s very rough on the tongue, but not too bad on the taste buds.
Strong cocoa flavor packed into a thinner-than-expected base that had only the slightest hint of wateriness, but you’d hardly notice if you were drinking this by itself (rather than side-by-side with 4 other similar products). Very well executed.
Unnatural across the board-- from the moment it slithers out of the can to the moment your pharynx begrudgingly allows it to cascade down your throat— it feels wrong. It's not the worst thing I’ve ever tasted or anything like that, just quite a step down from the fresh version.
Chalky, but super chocolaty and rich. The cocoa taste feels authentic and the second sip you take will be smaller than the first because the flavor is dense and you will want to mete out your sips to make 180mL last as long as possible.
