Valentine's M&M's

Cherry M&M's

Place purchased: Walmart

Number of reviewers: 4

Appearance - 7.6

The cherry M&M's are larger than milk chocolate M&M's, and come in two colors: red and maroon. 

Flavor and Taste - 6.8

The strong cherry flavor of these M&M's was reminiscent of maraschino cherries and cough syrup. These actually taste different from the Cherry Cordial M&M's released for the winter holidays in 2013.

J: Great chocolate taste. Cherry flavor is very artificial/medicinal. 
L: Cherry, but chocolate is an afterthought.
S: Cough syrup and molasses. Very overpowering flavor, don't taste the chocolate until the end. 

Texture - 7.8

These have the same texture as milk chocolate M&M's.

Aftertaste - 6.0

These had a slightly bitter aftertaste. 

J: The cherry flavor lingers for a long time. 
S: Burnt aftertaste. 

Overall - 6.8

The syrupy cherry flavor of these M&M's was overwhelming and did not have me reaching for more. 

J: Tastes ok, but I'm not a fan of the fake cherry flavor. 

Red Velvet M&M's

Place purchased: Walmart

Number of reviewers: 4

Appearance - 7.6

The Red Velvet M&M's are larger than milk chocolate M&M's, and come in three colors: maroon, white, and red. 

Flavor and Taste - 7.0

The bag of Red Velvet M&M's smells exactly like chocolate cake. Since the M&M's have the aroma of chocolate cake, all of the flavor compounds necessary for a red velvet or chocolate cake M&M are clearly present. The only problem is that the milk chocolate overpowers the cake flavor. The Red Velvet M&M's end up tasting slightly fruity, like cherry and coconut, at first. Though, the more M&M's I ate consecutively, the more they began to taste like chocolate cake. 


J: Really not different from a plain M&M. The odor of the bag is different. 
L: Coconut/pineapple. Not really red velvet. 
S: Tastes like a dry cupcake with slight notes of cherry and coconut. Tastes like icing. 

Texture - 7.3

These have the same texture as milk chocolate M&M's.

J: Normal M&M.
S: Kind of powdery and dry. 

Aftertaste - 6.3

The Red Velvet M&M's have a chocolaty aftertaste. 

J: Kind of fruity.
S: Icing, very sweet. 

Overall - 7.0

Overall, I enjoyed these M&M's even though they did not have a strong red velvet flavor. 

J: Overall good but nothing special.