{"id":18470,"date":"2015-05-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18470"},"modified":"2023-09-05T16:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T02:08:33","slug":"review-tim-hortons-creamy-chocolate-chill-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/13\/review-tim-hortons-creamy-chocolate-chill-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Tim Hortons Creamy Chocolate Chill (Canada)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tim<\/a><\/p>\n

I misread this item at first, and thought “wow, Creamy Chocolate Chili?? Yes please!”<\/p>\n

Sadly, the real deal — an attempt to replicate the success of the venerable Iced Capp — isn’t quite as interesting.<\/p>\n

The Tim Hortons website describes the Creamy Chocolate Chill as “a delicious combination of real cream and layers of chocolaty goodness.” It\u2019s basically a chocolate milk slushie, though it’s not particularly creamy, nor does it have much of a milky flavour.<\/p>\n

It tastes more like Yoo-hoo than like chocolate milk, though the “real cream” claim does make me a bit puzzled at the lack of creaminess.<\/p>\n

The flavour is mostly just sweet, with a very mild chocolately hit. If you’ve ever had chocolate milk made with Nesquik syrup (and went very heavy on the syrup), then you have a good idea of what this tastes like. <\/p>\n

It’s so sweet. As someone who recently watched Fed Up<\/a> and is suddenly, horrifyingly cognizant of such things, this drink has a lot<\/i> of sugar. Fifty grams, which is 11 grams more than a can of Coke, which is — according to that documentary at least — essentially the beverage equivalent of a pack of cigarettes.<\/p>\n

Even if you don’t care about such things (and if you’re reading this blog, you probably don’t. I<\/i> don’t, aside from my recent documentary-induced paranoia), that’s a lot of sugar just from a taste standpoint. This is a very, very sweet drink. It’s kind of one-note sweet.<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/a><\/p>\n

Still, there are certainly worse things on the menu at Tim Hortons. It’s not as good as an Iced Capp<\/a>, because at least that has flavours slightly more complex than “cocoa + sugar overload,” but it’ll get the job done. If you drink this on a hot day, it will fulfill its purpose of being a cold, refreshing beverage.<\/p>\n

It also has a good balance of iciness and liquid; typically, with an Iced Capp, you eventually end up with a sizable mound of mostly flavourless ice slurry. That wasn’t the case here. <\/p>\n

The real weak spot is the chocolatey, vaguely cream-like foodstuff that adorns the top of this drink. It bears about as much resemblance to real whipped cream as I do to George Clooney (you probably don\u2019t know what I look like, but let me assure you, I look very little like George Clooney).<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/a><\/p>\n

It has an unpleasantly thick, paste-like texture with absolutely no dairy qualities; it\u2019s just sweet and gluey, like a demented, off-brand Cool Whip gone horribly awry. I\u2019d strongly recommend asking for the drink without it, as it adds nothing but useless ornamentation. And even at that, it\u2019s a pretty resounding failure \u2013 I mean, I think we can all clearly see what it looks like, right? Do I need to say that it looks like poop? <\/p>\n

Because it looks like poop.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 380 mL (small) – 380 calories, 16 grams of fat, 11 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 45 milligrams of cholesterol, 220 milligrams of sodium, 53 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fibre, 50 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Tim Hortons Creamy Chocolate Chill
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.59 CAN
\nSize:<\/b> Small (380 mL)
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Tim Hortons
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Cold and refreshing. Mildly chocolately flavour. Nice balance of liquid and ice.
\nCons:<\/b> Ridiculously sweet. Not very creamy. One-note flavour. Horrifying cream-like topping. Looks vaguely scatological. Not chili.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I misread this item at first, and thought “wow, Creamy Chocolate Chili?? Yes please!” Sadly, the real deal — an attempt to replicate the success of the venerable Iced Capp — isn’t quite as interesting. 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