Victor Allen's Peppermint Mocha Iced Coffee Latte Review

If the crowded stores are any indication, the holiday season is upon us, and Victor Allen's hopes to give shoppers a pick-me-up as they wait in line for the one open register at their local Walmart. The can is decent enough, red like the purported peppermint flavor, but a brief glace at the design fails to scream "mocha."

The flavor is a bomb, making the critical mistake of suffocating peppermint to the point where sips have all the minty goodness of orange juice after you brush your teeth. The mocha is the more noticeable of the two, but neither hang around very long. A good thing? Ha, it would be if mouthfuls did not climax with a metallic twang. It lingers behind, almost demanding you take another gulp in a vain to try and cleanse your palate, but no, the aftertaste just remains, getting strong with each imbibe. The texture is thin and watery, two grams of fat from cream but skim milk appears first in the ingredient list, and the eleven ounces is a struggle. The mouthfeel has no heft to it, no personality, so all we have is this awful flavor to experience. 

Nowhere on the can does it say how much caffeine there is here, but do not be surprised if your body has you reaching for another caffeinated potable after about an hour. In the end, Victor Allen's Peppermint Mocha is not the most wonderful thing I have had all year.

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