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Albert Heijn Basic Skimmed Choco Milk

Gives off a strange sensation that I’ve not felt much before— the first sip hits you as a hollow sweetness, and then, in your mouth, the swallow and aftertaste just get progressively sweeter. I’m not sure how/why this works, but it’s unpleasant. The sweetness feels unnatural as well, and the chocolate flavor is not at all worth the trouble.

Baltais Piens Sokolades

Smells like joint compound- the type that goes on purple and dries white. The consistency is smooth but not entirely ‘milky’— it’s ‘off’ just enough to suspect foul play. Flavorwise, it’s only mildly sweet, not chocolaty, and has a raw, sour note that is weak, but congruent with its industrial bouquet.

Pilos Johny Kakao

Smells a lot better than it tastes. The hazelnut flavor carries a slight bitterness before the sweetness of the remainder of the drink can register. It’s fairly thick, surprisingly smooth, and fairly creamy— but there's no cocoa flavor to offset the nutty funk.

Parmalat Laktozmentes Kakaos Tej

I’ve never actually wrung out damp tree bark and lapped the drippings, but this would be the flavor that I reckon would result. Water-thin, highly unsweet, 80% earthy, 15% wheaty, and the last 5% is hard to put a finger on, but for now let’s file it under ‘lichens.’

DyDo Grand Time Cocoa Drink

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.

Cocoa Milk

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.

San Yuan Chocolate Milk (200mL bag)

Worlds apart from its boxed counterpart— which appear to differ only by a couple calories (and the packaging). This is much lighter complected, thinner, and sports a fruity quality (cherry?) that drowns out the chocolate or anything else pleasant. Just double-checked the date— seems to be in code.

Desira Milk Shake

Super thick and painfully fake-feeling texture that delivers an overly sweet artificial tasting ‘chocolate’ essence. Those who enjoy British chocolate may like this, as it has that sort of flavor which is not ideal for me.