Dark Chocolate M&Ms — Now at a Kroger near me

I have proof: I'm eating some that I just purchased, not 10 minutes ago.

Since, as a rule, I prefer dark to milk chocolate, it would seem a no-brainer to me (as most things are, of necessity due to initial conditions — but I digress) that I'd prefer this new iteration (released in the summer of 2006, it turns out — word travels slowly here in Charlottesville) to the old tried-and-true one — but that would not be the case, it turns out.

For some reason the dark chocolate ones are strangely flat and not delicious like their older, lighter brethren.

A similar phenomenon was noted in my exploration of the Dark Chocolate Raisinets

gustatory space last month: not very good.

Old ways are the best ways, it would appear, when it comes to messing around with iconic candies.

Sweet!