I haven’t actually been to the shop, but I’m reviewing my online experience. I had to email them with a lot of questions, and they were quick to respond and helpful. I ordered the hot chocolate mixes. I got gingerbread, the house one, and the mocha. They’re very simple blends with sugar and chocolate. The mocha has coffee, and the gingerbread has spicesr. They’re all real chocolate that’s grated into a crumbled consistency for easy melting.
You use about 3 TBS per cup. I used them in my hot chocolate machine, but unfortunately, it’s finicky, and this still isn’t quite fine enough to dump it all in at once, but if you just spend a few extra seconds to let the milk heat a little and wait a few seconds between adding each spoonful, it’s fine.
IT’S SO GOOD! I was really worried about it being overly sweet, and it’s not. In fact, my partner wanted to add a little additional sweetener (instead, I added whipped cream, and he said that made it sweet enough). The regular House chocolate is really good, and the Mocha is incredible. I’ve had a million coffee-chocolate concoctions, but none quite like this. It’s just a little different and about as close to perfect as I can imagine. The slight bitterness of the cocoa with the coffee and being not super sweet just makes it amazing. I think next time, I’ll try it with a spoonful of molasses in it. The seasonal Gingerbread one is delicious! It’s surprisingly gingery, and not cinnamony, like I was anticipating. Ginger is definitely the forefront flavor. The only negative is that this one is just a tiny bit gritty, but I would expect as much with the punch of spice that’s in this.
All of these flavors are VEGAN! I looked high and low for mocha hot chocolate flakes that were vegan (and not insanely priced), and let me tell you, it’s slim pickings in the US.
And can we talk about the freaking adorable glass vials the chocolate comes in?!?! It’s a way better deal to buy the bag, but now I have to buy more of the jars just because they look so stinking cute in my moody kitchen.