Metromint: Chocolatemint Water

Aroma: This has a nice minty scent that is backed a solid chocolate overtone.

Taste: The cocoa essence in this drink is awesome. My hat is off to them; they really nailed the chocolate flavor without adding any sweeteners whatsoever. The smooth chocolate balances well with the mint flavor to give you a stellar beverage - it's very refreshing, and could possibly even satisfy a sweet tooth.

Price: $1.29 at a local health food store. Available at stores nationwide and online.

Ingredients: Purified water, mint, cocoa essence.

Other Comments: Metromint has a site that matches its products' crisp, hip image quite well. Not surprisingly, one of the founders has a background in fashion and design. (The bottle just screams "Fashionable!", which also leaves this product's users wide open to gags about being 'metro'- sexual. Hey, I'm comfortable with my beverage preferences.) Metromint is keen on going green.

Overall: I had to grit my teeth on the other Metromint reviews because of the prideful chef side of me - it's hard for me to give a high rating to something that I feel could be whipped up in my own kitchen for 1/12th of the price. Well, they have taken the necessary next step to impress the pants off of me. The chocolate flavor really adds a new level to their brand. The other flavors are refreshing, but I can really see the Chocolatemint being used as a tasty alternative to soda by people in the 'real world'.

Rating: 5/5 stars.

-Danithius