"The Everything Selection" Hot Chocolate Review

 For my first blog post I have reviewed the different hot chocolate flavours from the Hotel Chocolat "The Everything Selection" hot chocolate box (£14). I used the Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser,  a hot chocolate machine specifically designed for their hot chocolates.

The Everything Selection hot chocolate box contains 10 sachets which are all different flavours. 

There are some Hotel Chocolat hot chocolate flavours that are not included in the box such as Black Forest Gateau.

With 3 of my friends, we tried and commented on the 10 hot chocolate flavours. 

Around half of the flavours are vegan if you use plant milk and we tried 4 using oat milk (written in purple).

Reviews...

1.     Ginger 

a.     Smells very nice, tastes like Christmas, strong, ginger kick at the end, not that chocolatey, strong aftertaste, rich

            

2.     Vanilla-White

a.     Less strong smell, very sweet, you can see the vanilla in it, drink on occasion, not strong flavour just very sweet

                                               

3.     Orange

a.     Smells like a chocolate orange, quite a strong chocolate flavour, more orange flavour the more you drink

                                    

4.     Mint

a.     Strong fresh mint smell, smells like an after 8, strong mint aftertaste, a bit dry tasting, feels thick, seems a bit grainy

                                         

5.     Milky 50%

a.     Good level of sweetness, is the classic hot chocolate, not too sickly, easy to drink

          

6.     Salted Caramel 

a.     Smells very sweet, light caramel colour, tastes very sweet, smooth tasting, syrup flavour

          

7.     Dark 85%

a.     Very bitter, very strong, smooth/rich flavour

                 

8.     Hazelnut Praline 

a.     Tastes like a chocolate truffle, smells like hazelnuts, strong taste of hazelnut

9.     Chilli 

a.     Smells quite spicy but does not taste that spicy, a little kick, rich, less overpowering than I thought

      

10.  Classic 70%

a.     Quite strong/bitter, not classic, more dark chocolate than a classic

                                         

Favourites...

Overall, my favourite 2 flavours are Orange and Milky 50%. The Milky 50% flavour is more of a classic hot chocolate flavour than the Classic 70%.

Please enter your favourite flavour in the comments below!