Here you will find a review of the quality and impressions of Horchata. The sugar used is often Mexican, which is a bit unrefined and raw, with more of the natural molasses left in. I will rate the recipes I try, and let you know how the store-bought versions taste.

 

Product Image	Description	Cost to Prepare	Rating
	This is pure vanilla. The aroma is heavenly! They mix it with a little sugar for crystallization. One base ingredient in the Horchata Powder.	5.50	Scents the house
	Chuffa Types AWEthentic and tasty. There is a slight acquired taste factor, but it blows everything else away. 1/2 Gallon	5.00	Awe inspiring
	This is Chuffi brand pre-mix. Does not remind me of Chuffa nuts much. Too sweet, had to water it a bit.	3.00	Good to try once.
	Almond Types Horchata (recipe version) is expensive! Yikes! But if it is strong and mean.. Wow. All Natural - 1/2 Gallon	4.00	Awesome
	Almond drink mix powder. This is hard to find, asian grocer stuff. 1 gallon depending on the ratios.	4.50	Undrinkable
	Almond drink mix powder. This is also asian grocer stuff. Engrish label statement!1 gallon depending on the ratios.	5.00	More Undrinkable
	Rice Types I like short grain rice personally. Prepared to recipe, it is cheap and tasty! 1/2 gallon	1.00	Excellent
	Rice flour. I have worked with several sources to get the best quality rice flour. I prefer Jasmine or Calrose for the new powder..	.50	Flour is cool
	Aries powder, Rice Flower, Cinnamon, Mexican sugar (not as refined, but yummy) and alas.. artificial vanilla. This refuses to dissolve. At least double the formula, and it is drinkable. - A gallon	1.59	Nearly drinkable
	Aviles powder, rice flour, cinnamon, and alas.. artificial vanilla. Unsweetened from Hermosillo Mexico same as above. Add sugar for several gallons.	2.50	Almost Drinkable
	Del Tropico powder, Natural and sweetened. This one suprised me. Fave powder so far, but pricy. Two gallons.	4.00	Good
	Fine stuff, not as good as my mix. Packaging looks good.	3.80	Good
	Rosa's Premix sold in the fridge section. Lasts longer than most powders when mixed.	1.60	decent
	Don Juan pint size fridge. Made in Phoenix. It tastes VERY much like milk. American style vanilla. Way artificial ingredients (soy,rice).	0.87	Good
	Fiesta, substitute concentrate until i find fresca-carribe. More mexican vanilla, slight chemical twang. A gallon.	3.00	ok
	Clown powder mix. Not bad, reminds me of Del tropico. Cheaper, and not just in price. Comes from Cali, disguised in spanish.	1.00	OK
	This is named well: fruitier. You would have to be fruity to drink or taste this stuff. Weak and blah with chemical twang. 1 qt powder	0.25	Forced to taste it
	Yuck. They need to go back to Klass, or change the name to Krass. Way too weak. Like skim milk on a diet of chemicals. (and more is NOT better) 1 qt powder	0.25	Wanted to call the Hospital

The following section contains locations by city I have tried. Basically driving to each listing in the phone book, and ordering one taco or burrito and one horchata. ^__^ Silly fun stuff rules.

City Location	TRY these	Avoid these
	Sierra Vista's best Horchata: La Casita is awesome. Real taco is real, not a mix! Rudolfos has fiesta concentrate	Poco Loco, they have gone cheap. (smaller portions, shredded chicken instead of breast.) The mix is weak. Filibertos: eeew.
	Tucson: many choices, little money/time. Try these: Taqueria Pico de Gallo, Maya Quetzal	Filibertos(blah) Los Betos(only if it gets hot enough). Basically avoid anything ghetto.
	Sonora style mexican is hard to find in Albuquerque. Best food and value is Taco Cabana, and you must taste the beans! La Super Rica, La Parrilla and El Norteno were pretty good real horchata.	Did not like Gerdunos, or anything that is NEW mexico style.