Hello 2020! Looks like we finally made it to the next decade folks (except for you pendants out there who insist the next decade is next year. You can wait a year to party then) and it is NOTHING like what I envisioned. By this point I was sure I would be suffering from cyberpsychosis from too many implants, complaining about how terrible Jaws 19 had been 5 years ago, celebrating the 15th anniversary of the coming of Unicron, or possibly 3 years into the War with Skynet. Boy, aren't I disappointed? Well, there's one sure fire way to soothe my disappointed soul: Candy! And what better candy to ring in the new year than M&Ms! They are basically fat pills, and delicious. Of course, it is winter, so we should jazz it up a bit! THE FUTURE IS NOW! Ladies and Gentlemen, let's take a look at Hot Cocoa M&Ms.
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| Saucy. |
So, I love a good hot chocolate. From the Swiss Miss packs of my youth, to full on melted chocolate and heavy cream, hot cocoa is absolutely delicious and incredibly warming to my palate. I don't often get to indulge in this, because it's kind of a pain in the ass even if you take short cuts, but I sure do love it when I get it. Santa must know me pretty well, since I got a whole BAG of these in my stocking this year! That was super thoughtful of him! Let's take a look!
Well, the packaging is on fleek. I think we can all agree that Mars has their marketing for these things down pat. I am a bit concerned about the presence of white chocolate. I'm not a fan of white chocolate, and I find its presence can actively detract from candy. Let's see if it is the case this time.
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| Well, that's not great |
Well, the color palette is kind of okay, except for the weird tan ones. I guess that's supposed to be the hot cocoa diluted with whipped cream? I mean, eh? Whatever, all is forgiven if the candy is good. However, the candy isn't good. White chocolate, with some vaguely artificial marshmallow-esque flavoring, along with a hint of milk chocolate. It's not poison, but it's definitely not Hot Cocoa. The dominant flavor is White Chocolate, and then the other stuff really only comes through in the after taste. I can eat these, but I choose not to.
On the FACE Rating System these get 1 Frowny Face, mostly for disappointment. If you like white chocolate, these might be up your alley, but for me it only holds sadness and a feeling like I was lied to. Kind of like this year, actually.
