Santa Clara Lechita Helado de Chocolate

Flavorful chocolate milk that doesn’t stray too far in any direction. There’s a quiet confidence about it, and the experience is chocolaty and mature feeling. The chocolate ice cream on the label is not hyperbole, this does feel indulgent, and stands above the field of Mexican chocolate milk so far.

Alpura Deslactosada Chocolate

Boozy and sweet— makes me wonder if this milk is in the process of turning foul. There's a very prominent powdery feel, which may be in part due to the rehydration. I watch its solute cling desperately to the inside of the glass, as I regrettably afford my innards the same fate. Ok, ‘no mas.’

Bové Chocolate

Excellent thin, milky consistency that does well to deliver the flavor that it is tasked to carry— a flavor that I’m warming up to with each sip. It’s highly unique, and has a buttery-rum like quality but not in a nasty/boozy manner. More butter than rum, the cocoa is there but can get a little lost in the shuffle. Give this an honest try, I promise by the end you’ll appreciate the uniqueness.

Borden Leche Chocolate

Smooth, sweet, and creamy— this has all the makings of a delicious chocolate milk, but where’s the chocolate? I bet that 9 out of 10 people would taste this (blindfolded) and identify this as a vanilla milk or milkshake— not because it tastes strongly of vanilla, but because it’s sweet and devoid of any other notable flavor.

Marinela Leche Gansito

Every bit as gray as wet cement, the flavor is less remarkable and very much skews toward the ‘sweet and not much else’ region. Though, the ‘not much else’ manages to contain a mild, multi-vitaminish note, but it’s distant enough to offend only the most sensitive.

Hudson Valley Fresh Chocolate Milk

A perfect example of where ‘thickness’ is justified by the creaminess. This is indulgent without being ostentatious, as the cream is more prominent than the cocoa, which comes through more in the latter half of the sip— as though the cream delivers it to the tongue and tiptoes away quietly— but you appreciate the act more so than the gift itself.

Ronnybrook Farm Dairy Low Fat Chocolate Milk

Salty, chalky, and chocolaty but has a slight earthy, dare I say, approachingly dirty taste. It’s plenty creamy as well, especially for being low fat, but it does wash away faster than expected, leaving you with the salt and chalk. This may sound more negative than it is in practice— I’m nitpicking probably because my expectations were higher.

Nutrament Chocolate

Has an almost pinkish-brown coloration, and is super-sweet above all else. I can’t locate much of any cocoa flavor— just a thin, sugary drink that emulates milk fairly well, but won’t satisfy your chocolate craving one iota.