I’ve heard and read people raving about McDonald’s mochas, how they are better than ones found at Starbucks or other coffee shops. That is just wrong, ALL WRONG. Perhaps my opinion is because I’m from Seattle, aka coffee-land and I’m used to high quality espresso drinks at most locations. It’s rare that I get a mocha that I don’t enjoy. That was, until I tried a McDonalds mocha.
Keep in mind; I’ve tried them more than once. There have been times that I’ve needed my espresso “fix” and have been out of the way and without access to other coffee locations. A quickie run through McDs seemed like an alright idea.
My experience with the mocha drinks at McDonalds, both full and nonfat, is that the strength is weak, the chocolate is chalky and there seems to be an additional artificial sweetener type of flavor. In all, it’s no bueno.
Sure, McDonalds and quality do not exactly go hand in hand. But, I just wanted to dispute the rumors that the mochas are high quality. I don’t want some other poor soul to feel hopeful and then come away disgusted and have to then get a mocha from somewhere else!
All in all, keep on driving past McDonalds next time you need to perk yourself up.