Smooth upfront with a sweet mineral/metallic flavor blast, followed by a chalky exit and mullti-vitamin-y aftertaste. There’s a lot going on here, and while it tastes ok enough to continue, it’s not something that you would pursue for recreation.
Sport Shake Chocolate
Lots of flavor— especially salty/sweet, which provides a ‘malted milkshake’ like taste that, while amped up pretty high, doesn’t offend or feel terribly out of place. It does have a weighty feel to it, but overall it’s reminiscent of a very sweet milkshake.
Envia Mister Drop Cacaoté
Well rounded boxed chocolate milk with a thin creaminess that is appreciated. This contributes to an (admittedly) intangible good ‘feel’, which, along with the appropriate level of sweetness, does well to support its ample cocoa flavor.
Milsani Milk Shake Saveur Cacao
Plenty sweet and chocolaty, but the texture is way over thickened— another failed attempt of emulating ‘creaminess’ does a more efficient job of hiding the creaminess the product might otherwise exhibit.
Milsani Lait Chocolaté
Good pop of flavor all around— just held back a bit by a powdery quality to the texture that remains in the mouth after each swallow. A smoother, milkier experience would make a world of difference.
Carrefour Boisson Lactée Chocolat
Chocolaty and a bit sour-- which are its best aspects. The texture feels starchy, as though it’s trying to forge the creaminess that it lacks.
Lactel Sporteus Chocolat
Sticky, syrupy feel that is at least congruent with its heavy-handed sweetness. There's definitely chocolate involved (and it doesn't taste bad to be sure), but it’s drowned out in sugariness and feels like you’re drinking candy and not something of animal derivative.
Laiterie Les Fayes Le Lait Chocolaté des Limousins
Brilliantly brown-reddish, quite chocolaty, but also quite chalky. I love the cocoa flavor and how it is the true star of the show here, but there's something about the texture that takes me out of the experience, as it’s too thick/starchy/chalky and not ‘milky' feeling enough to propel it into the upper echelon.
U Lait Chocolat
Creamy, flavorful, and even has a momentary velvety feel, which you may not get through the straw. There's a chalkiness that isn't off putting either-- it seems to serve as more of a confirmation that there’s a microscopic flavorful bit in each sip.
Auchan Dessert à Boire Au Chocolat
Possibly the thickest thing I’ve ever tried to drink. It’s truly like pudding and would be better served in a dish with a spoon. The flavor is not bad at all— it’s very sweet and chocolaty and has an indulgent quality to it-- but as a ‘drink’— I think most people would gag at the viscosity.
Lactel Milumel Cacao
Why do I even bother with these? There's no sweetness, no chocolate, no reason to drink this at all. It’s super thick, and akin to drinking oatmeal without the solid bits.
Auchan Lait Entier Chocolat Sans Lactose
Deliciously creamy and malty with a lovely salty bow that neatly ties up each sip as though it’s presenting your esophagus with a little gift.
Delisse Boisson Lactée Gout Chocolat
Everything feels ok and it goes down the hatch without a fight, but it's light on flavor. It’s averagely sweet, salty, and creamy, but there’s no punch to the cocoa at all.
Lactel Max Chocolat UHT
Thick and dense, especially for a boxed drink, but also sweet and plenty chocolaty. It’s creamy, but not overly ‘milky’— it feels a little heavy for milk, and the flavor is akin to chocolate candy, albeit good chocolate candy.
Candia Viva Chocolat
Nicely chocolaty with nothing else (texture or flavor-wise) that detracts materially from the experience. The sweetness plays its supporting role rather well, enhancing the cocoa flavor rather than overpowering it.
Paturages Lait Chocolat
Strong cocoa flavor, paired with more-than-ample sweetness and cream to create an indulgent-feeling chocolaty boisson. The texture is a tad on the starchy-feeling side, but overall it’s a very flavorful experience that far exceeds the UHT version.
Paturages Lait Chocolate UHT
Inauthentic oily/watery texture is its biggest drawback. The flavor is decently sweet and chocolaty, but is whisked away too quickly by the unnatural medium in which it is contained.
Temple Dairy Chocolate Milk
Excellent creamy flavor that transcends the limits of what you’d think its fat content could produce. It’s buttery, with mature cocoa flavor and a clean finish that keeps you coming back for more.
Dunnes Chocolate Milk
Strongly sour cocoa flavor that dominates the experience, in part due to the noticeably dialed-back sweetness (a welcome feature). You can taste the sourness well beyond the swallow, and while very unique, it was the only thing I didn’t care for.
Kinetica Milk Protein Chocolate
Either a bitter fruitiness or a fruity bitterness greets you on the first sip and instantly manifests as regret. That’s more than $0.01 per mL— provided you drink the whole bottle. Pretty sure you won’t want to.