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Hot Chocolate
- Top supermarket hot cocoa mix Swiss Miss *Est. $2
- Mid-range hot cocoa mix Lake Champlain Traditional Hot Chocolate *Est. $8
- Best gourmet hot chocolate Schokinag European Drinking Chocolate *Est. $13
- Decaffeinated cocoa mix Hersheys Goodnight Kisses *Est. $2
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Best gourmet hot chocolate
- High-quality chocolate ingredients
- Complex flavor
- Not sweet enough for some
- Can be thin and bitter
We found the best reviews of Schokinag at StarChefs.com, whose nine tasters try 13 gourmet hot chocolate brands and provide comments on each. 'Real Simple's taste test of "more than 40" hot chocolates doesn't identify which hot chocolates lost the test, and the San Francisco Chronicle review has good rankings but few comments. Consumer Reports does not include Schokinag in its latest hot-chocolate roundup.
Schokinag European Drinking Chocolate is a German hot chocolate that comes in several varieties, including Extreme Dark and Triple Chocolate. Because it contains cocoa butter, it has a richness not found in supermarket brands, according to reviewers. However, Schokinag is also less sweet than lower-priced hot chocolates, which will not be to everyone's taste. One nine-person tasting panel at StarChefs.com gives Schokinag European Drinking Chocolate its unanimous approval, and a panel at Real Simple magazine says it's like drinking a "melted chocolate bar." Schokinag hot chocolate is expensive, however, and is hard to find outside the Web and in some gourmet shops. Less expensive choices include Swiss Miss (*est. $2 for 10 servings), and Lake Champlain Traditional (*est. $8 for 21 servings), but both of these are hot cocoas, which means they don't contain cocoa butter and aren't nearly as rich as Schokinag.
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Chocolate columnist Stephanie Zonis gathers together eight friends to taste 13 gourmet hot chocolate mixes, giving "recommended" ratings to three. Of these, only Schokinag European Drinking Chocolate is "unanimously applauded."
Review: Invasion of the Drinking Chocolates, Stephanie Zonis, Jan. 2004
2. Real SimpleDetails/Subscribe
This magazine says it tried more than 40 hot cocoas but identifies only the six winners, two in each price range. Schokinag Extreme Dark European Drinking Chocolate and Godiva Dark Chocolate Truffle share the middle price range, and while Schokinag is described as tasting "like a melted chocolate bar," it is declared too bittersweet for the "mild-cocoa-with-marshmallows crowd."
Review: Standout Hot Chocolate, Editors of Real Simple, Feb. 2006
This newspaper has a panel of five food professionals taste 14 non-organic hot chocolates, plus the winner of a previous organic competition. There are comments only on the best six; Schokinag Triple Chocolate European Drinking Chocolate places seventh.
Review: Taster's Choice: Top-rated Non-organic Cocoa Mixes Produce Stirring Results, Carol Ness, Feb. 13, 2008
This site reviews more than five dozen hot chocolates. Schokinag Triple Chocolate European Drinking Chocolate is described as having "good chocolate impact" but not enough sweetness.
Review: Some Like It Hot, Editors of TheNibble.com
5. About.com
Professional chef Brett Moore is the About.com guide to gourmet food. Schokinag Extreme Dark European Drinking Chocolate is listed as one of his personal favorites. Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.
Review: Top 10 Drinking Chocolates, Brett Moore
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