A blind taste test by Metro has crowned Marks & Spencer's Milk Chocolate Digestives as the best in the UK, surpassing popular brands like McVitie's. The test evaluated biscuits from ten retailers, including Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, Asda, Co-op, M&S, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, McVitie's, and Galaxy, across five categories: chocolate-to-biscuit ratio, appearance, texture, dunkability, and overall flavour.
M&S's offering, priced at £1.25 for 300g, scored 86 out of 100. Tasters praised its 'satisfying crunch', 'memorable flavour', and excellent dunkability, noting that 'the chocolate got nice and melty, the biscuit softened just enough but still retained some bite'. The biscuits contain demerara sugar for a crunchier texture.
In contrast, McVitie's, the nation's favourite milk chocolate biscuit, scored only 61 out of 100 despite being the most expensive at £2.25 for 266g. Reviewers described them as tasting 'a little bit stale', with a disappointing lack of chocolate and a texture that 'disintegrated into sand in the mouth'. However, they scored well for dunkability (16/20).
Tesco's Milk Chocolate Digestives (£1.10 for 300g) came second with 77 out of 100, earning near-perfect marks for dunkability and a 'nice, thick layer of chocolate'. Asda's version (£1.10 for 300g) placed third with 71 out of 100, praised as 'the crunchiest' but losing points for appearance. Galaxy's biscuits (£1.50 for 300g) scored 70.5, while Lidl (99p) and Sainsbury's (£1.25) achieved 69 and 64 respectively. Waitrose's Essential range (£1.30 for 300g) came last with 46 out of 100, with its texture compared to a 'brick'.
