{"id":3516,"date":"2009-05-13T17:11:48","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T03:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=3516"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:46:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T07:46:02","slug":"review-metromint-chocolatemint-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2009\/05\/13\/review-metromint-chocolatemint-water\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Metromint Chocolatemint Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/metromchomwr.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-72435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/metromchomwr.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/metromchomwr.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/metromchomwr.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/metromchomwr.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/metromchomwr.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Metromint Chocolatemint Water combines something I want, chocolate, with something I need, water, with something that&#8217;s nice to have, mint.  That&#8217;s a triple threat, like Tina Fey&#8217;s humor, brains and beauty or Spencer Pratt&#8217;s ability to look like an asshole, sound like a prick and act like a douchebag.<\/p>\n<p>Metromint&#8217;s line of minty waters each has what the company calls a &#8220;chill factor,&#8221; which according to their website, &#8220;is a comparative scale that measures the range of minty refreshment.&#8221;  On one end of the spectrum, their Peppermint water has a chill factor of -9 degrees, while on the opposite end, the Chocolatemint has a chill factor of -2 degrees.  <\/p>\n<p>Despite their negative chill factors, none of these lightly flavored minty waters has the ability to freeze anything.  Of course, this is obvious because the water itself doesn&#8217;t come frozen and I&#8217;m pretty sure Madonna&#8217;s heart is not involved with the bottling process.  Although, the Metromint Chocolatemint Water did freeze my attention when I passed by it, but that probably had less to do with the chill factor and more with fact that it&#8217;s a bottled water flavored with chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>The water has a pleasantly sweet minty scent with a whiff of chocolate.  According to the label, this water get its chocolate from cocoa essence.  I&#8217;m not sure what &#8220;essence&#8221; is or if there&#8217;s an essence-sized OXO measuring spoon, but it&#8217;s a decent amount because it makes this water have a refreshing chocolate and mint flavor.  The cocoa essence also doesn&#8217;t add any fat or sugar to the beverage.  There&#8217;s more mint flavor than there is chocolate and if a Peppermint Patty Light Light Light existed, it would probably taste like this water.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I didn&#8217;t expect to enjoy the Metromint Chocolatemint Water because I thought the concept of drinking chocolate-flavored water was stupid and I actually said it was stupid out loud when I pulled one off of the shelf.  But then I later realized that I drink chocolate water every time I prepare a packet of Swiss Miss with hot water. <\/p>\n<p>Damn, now I know what it&#8217;s like to sound like a prick.<\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 8 ounces &#8211; 0 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of sodium, 0 grams of carbohydrates and 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Item:<\/b>  Metromint Chocolatemint Water<br \/>\n<b>Price:<\/b>  $2.50 (retails for much less)<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b>  16.9 ounces<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b>  Shirokiya<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b>  7 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b>  Surprisingly refreshing chocolate and mint flavor.  No fat or sugar.  Tina Fey&#8217;s humor, brains and beauty.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b>  May seem weird drink water with chocolate.  Not sure how to measure the essence of something.  Chill factor seems like a silly marketing concept.  The price I paid for it.  Spencer Pratt&#8217;s ability to look like an asshole, sound like a prick and act like a douchebag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Metromint Chocolatemint Water combines something I want, chocolate, with something I need, water, with something that&#8217;s nice to have, mint. That&#8217;s a triple threat, like Tina Fey&#8217;s humor, brains and beauty or Spencer Pratt&#8217;s ability to look like an asshole, sound like a prick and act like a douchebag. 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