Starbucks Hot Cocoa, Double Chocolate, 7 Ounce

This hot chocolate is by far my favorite. It is way better than the envelopes that you get in the store, and with whip cream on the top, it’s a little slice of heaven on Earth.

yummmmmmmm

Fabulous taste

This hot chocolate is amazing. Not cloyingly sweet but still very, very chocolatey. It has the perfect level of smoothness, sweetness and a very slight hint of the dark cocoa bitterness you find with high quality chocolate that gives it that extra richness. I could keep drinking cups of this cocoa all evening without being overwhelmed by sickly overwhelming sugary sweetness of other inferior hot chocolate mixes. Alas, this is a very small tin and makes between 7 to 9 generous cups of hot chocolate. I got it on subscribe and save for $7.90 which means each cup is slightly under a dollar. It is definitely cheaper than going out to Starbucks but is pricey for a hot chocolate mix. I've occasionally found these tins on sale at TJ Maxx, Homegoods and Macy's right after Holiday season but it is getting rarer by the year. So far I have yet to find hot chocolate that pulls of this delicate balance between a deep chocolate taste and a light sweetness. Most chocolate mixes are sugar heavy and too sweet.

I bought two cans. The actual hot chocolate is delicious. However, both cans had issues with the metal insert of the lid sticking in the container, upon opening. The metal lid had separated for both cans and was jammed into the can. However, when I pulled the insert out, the hot chocolate was not in any bag. For the one can. I had to throw the product out because not sure if it was tampered with. The second can had the hot chocolate in a sealed plastic bag like it is supposed to. It wasn’t shipped well either, just in a thin envelope bag.

Starbucks Hot Cocoa, Double Chocolate. The favor of this cocoa is excellent to the taste

I’m sorry to say this is not as good as I remember it. I’ve tried it now three times with no more than 8 ounces and it just doesn’t bite. I remember. The Starbucks that came in individual packages and that seemed stronger so look around.

It is the best hot chocolate I have ever had hands down! The price ,however, is prohibitive. As much as I love to indulge myself, cannot justify such a purchase on a regular basis!