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Hot Pocky! (Chocolate Strawberry)

“Think chocolate covered strawberries – chocolatey with a hint of strawberry accompanied with crunchy strawberry pocky biscuits. Crafted with organic single origin cocoa and chocolate from a Calgarian chocolatier, this decadent hot chocolate is dressed to celebrate the lunar new year.”

Price: $5.50

This hot chocolate had a delicious chocolate strawberry flavour. It was the perfect pairing that you could really taste. It was rich and creamy, we were happy to hear that they made their own chocolate sauce for this hot chocolate. It was the perfect amount of chocolate and strawberry, neither flavour overpowered the other which was great.

The only comment we had is we wished the hot chocolate was hotter, temperature wise.    

Mellow Berry Bomb

“Juicy tart flavours of strawberry meet fresh fruitiness of smooth ruby chocolate. The extra portion of unexpected excitement gets added with the artisan made ruby chocolate marshmallow bomb. Watch the chocolate melt away and release the marshmallows into your drink.”

Price: $7.50

This was a really cool drink to watch the bomb open and release the marshmallows into the drink. The barista steamed the milk and then dropped the bomb and we watched the bomb open up.

The drink smelled very good and sweet like the ruby chocolate. The ruby chocolate gave the drink a subtle strawberry flavour which was amazing. The marshmallows tasted really good as well.

Hot Chocolate Bomb

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“Master Chocolat’s milk chocolate hazelnut praline bomb is handcrafted by Bernard, and an indulgent chocolate experience. Made in store ready to drink, or take one home and make it yourself! Vegan option available.”

Price: $7.99

We opted to get the bomb to go, so we could make it at home.

This hot chocolate was very good, it had a subtle hazelnut flavour. It was very creamy which was really nice. It was very pretty watching the bomb explode and open with the goodies inside. The only comment we had is that the marshmallows were a little chewy, someone from Master Chocolat messaged and said that they were vegan. So maybe that is why they were a little chewy, but either way it tasted pretty good.   

Orange Blossom Bliss

“A rich and creamy vegan chocolat chaud. Made with decadent French soy-free dark chocolate, organic coconut milk, orange blossom, and clove marshmallow.”

Price: $8.00

This was a very delicious and creamy hot chocolate. Being made with the oat and coconut milk really made it creamy and smooth. The orange blossom falvour was subtle which was nice. The candied orange on top was delicious. We ate one and left one in the drink. The clove marshmallow was small, a little too clovey for our liking, but very good.  

Overall if you didn’t know this was a completely vegan drink, you wouldn’t even know. It was really delicious and we would deem it a must try for sure.

Ten Degrees Cinful Hot Chocolate

“The TEN Degrees Cinful Hot Chocolate is created using our house-made 50% Dark Milk Cinnamon Bun Chocolate, finished with a cream cheese whipped topping, a cinnamon churro, and a TEN Degrees Cinnamon Bun Chocolate Square… the perfect cinnamon bun in a cup!”

Price: roughly between $8.00 to $8.50

Thank you to our friends Mitch and Nora for going to try this hot chocolate and letting us know how it was. This post is written from the information given to us.

This hot chocolate had a delicious subtle cinnamon bun taste to it, it was not overpowering which was really great. The churro was amazing, especially when dipped into the cream cheese whip. The little chocolate square that comes with the drink had a really good cinnamon taste to it. It was also a really smooth hot chocolate.

The only comment we had was that there was a little bit of chocolate that was built up at the bottom of the cup, almost like it didn’t melt all the way through.  

Tirimisu Hot Chocolate

“White and dark hot chocolate with a splash of espresso, a layer of cream cheese foam, topped with whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa powder. Finished off with a lady’s finger.”

Price: $5.95 Medium, $6.75 Large

Thank you to our friends Mitch and Nora for going to try this hot chocolate and letting us know how it was. This post is written from the information given to us.

This hot chocolate tasted exactly like a tirimisu, the cream cheese whip was a delicious addition to this drink. They recommended that we dip the lady finger in the drink to make it softer and it really was amazing. The drink was really good with the splash of espresso.

If you like tirimisu this is hot chocolate for you!

Chocolate Cherry Cheese Cake

“Delicious chocolate with a hint of cinnamon topped with Cheese Cake infused whip, cheese cake chunks, crème de cassis macerated sour cherry and cherry juice drizzle.”

Price: $6.50

Let me just start out that we are very disappointed about this hot chocolate. We had high expectations because the one last year was really delicious and amazing.

First, it was not hand-made, they used a machine to make it (similar to the one you see at Tim Hortons). When we asked why they were not hand-making these drinks the staff were not very friendly and just said that they make a ton a day. We know of businesses participating in this YYC Hot Chocolate Festival making over 100 a day and each are hand-made, so sorry that is no excuse.

Next, it really didn’t taste like a cheesecake at all. We found it tasted more like a cinnamon crumble, we didn’t get the cherry or the cheesecake at all. There were chunks of “cheesecake” in the drink which didn’t add any flavour or anything. Plus, we are not ones for chunks in our hot chocolates, so this was a huge turn off for us.

Lastly, the drink didn’t look pretty at all which was really sad. When we removed the lid, the whip had melted in and it almost looked like the drink had curdled.

We just want to comment, that yes this is for charity and we feel like you should be friendly and try to make a quality hand-made drink that tastes and looks good as well.  

Heat Wave

“A hot twist to a classic cold Spanish drink with an added *zing* of spicy heat. Think ‘sweet, cinnamon with a pinch of cayenne’ – it will warm you up.”

Price: $5.00

This hot chocolate has a great kick of heat when you first take a drink. The cayenne hits you in the face, it is amazing, with the combination of the chocolate it melds so perfectly. It is a perfect drink to warm you up on a cold day. Once it cooled a little, the spice calmed down a little, but the spice was still there which was really nice.

If you like the spicier hot chocolate then make sure you head down to Bridgeland and try this one.

Stampede Mini Donut Hot Chocolate

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“Chocolaty, cinnamon sugar, vanilla flavour profile… will have you longing for the real deal… good news… this scrumptious hot chocolate is topped with 2 of the famed mini donuts, vanilla whip and dusting of cinnamon sugar.”

Price: $6.10

This hot chocolate tastes exactly like a stampede mini donut. We could not believe how they managed to get the flavour from the mini donut to blend so well into the hot chocolate. It had the sweetness from the cinnamon sugar mixed with the delicious chocolate, it really was a really delicious hot chocolate.

The only comment we had is we wished the donut was warm and fresh with a little less of the cinnamon sugar, since there was a lot of the cinnamon sugar on the cold donut that you get with the hot chocolate.