The sweetness intensity of dark chocolate significantly decreased when it was presented following water at 4 C than when following water at either 20 or 50 C. Herein, the mean score for sweetness was slightly higher when the chocolate was served following water at 20 C (mean ± SD = 4.9 ± 0.2) than when presented following water at 50 C (4.5 ± 0.3), although there was no significant difference in mean scores between them (P > 0.05).