Harris & James Drinking Chocolate | Intense Dark 70% Chocolate Flakes 1kg | Decadent Bean To Bar Hot Chocolate From Cocao Beans | Hand Made in Small Batches

Tastes great and I use it with my hotel chocolate velvetiser and they melt well and it’s very good quality. Also they’re cheaper than the 1st party hotel chocolate ones.

It's the first time I've tried this product and I wasn't disappointed. It's makes the most delicious, smooth hot chocolate, it does say to use 8 heaped teaspoons, I found 5/6 teaspoons enough. I've yet to use this in baking, also good to sprinkle on ice-cream for that chocolate hit.

Looking for a decent real chocolate hot chocolate, I thought this would be a great choice. It is delicious and the consistency is perfect. However, at 50 g of sugar per 100 g of product it's rather too sweet to be more than a very occasional treat. It was disappointing that nowhere on the page could I see the nutritional information before I bought it. It is also a little bit misleading to say in the description that they use 'less sugar' in their recipe. Personally I'm after half what they're using if at all possible. I am open to buying the 70% cocoa content but I really would want to know what I'm buying beforehand to avoid excess sugar so the description really just has to be improved.

The minute I opened the packet I hit a waft of vinegar, thinking surely not I closed the packet, gave it a shake and opened it again and yep it smelled really strongly of vinegar. I contacted the seller and they told me that it wasnormzl and it was the acid in the chocolate I could smell. After hearing it was safe to drink I made a mug using whole milk (thinking that would somehow mask the taste but nope it tasted really acidic and vinegary. Maybe I’m just a common oaf that doesn’t have the sophisticated palette that’s required to enjoy this hot chocolate but for me it was a definite no. It went straight in the bin ( I had to dig it out of the bin and seal the packet shut because I had thrown the packet in unsealed and I could smell the acidic vinegar smell even with the bin lid shut!)

Edit: although I still love the taste I can’t help but notice some hard bits (that I previously thought was bits that didn’t melt) seemingly like some sort of shells? Since it wouldn’t melt away or neither feel like they can be eaten, so I have to strain it away all the time - which I assume could be part of cocoa beans? Some people might be bothered by this hence I’m now only giving a 4 stars instead of previously 5 The Harris & James Drinking Hot Chocolate isn’t your typical supermarket cocoa — and that’s exactly why I love it. It has a deep, velvety richness with a hint of bitterness and acidity that reminds me of a 100% pure dark chocolate piece I once tried (which was too bitter on its own). This, however, strikes a perfect balance — still bold and grown-up, but smooth and drinkable. It’s not overly sweet, which might not suit everyone if you’re used to sugary hot chocolate powders. But if you’re after something closer to real chocolate flavour, this is one of the best I’ve tried. A bonus: it’s also soy- and milk-free, making it a great option for those with dietary restrictions. It’s more of a chocolate crumbs so it’s easy to melt.

Great for my vevitiser

Weak flavour. Not worth drinking, a waste of calories.

Prompt delivery Great quality chocolate