The 7 Best Drinking Chocolates in 2022

Drinking chocolate, hot chocolate, and hot cocoa often get used interchangeably, but technically, they aren't the same. Drinking chocolate (also called "sipping chocolate") refers to chocolate that's been slowly melted and then mixed with milk, cream, or water. In less technical terms, though, it's that decadent warm beverage you think of sipping by the fire in winter.

Drinking chocolates run the gamut from sweet to gently bitter and from a rich, dense texture to a light, barely-there mouthfeel. What anyone likes in terms of a drinking chocolate is highly subjective and intensely personal. There are, however, several ways to put any drinking chocolate to a critical test. The flavor profile, the source of the cocoa beans, the processing method, and more all play a part in choosing the one for you. We’ve put together this collection of drinking chocolates, covering many bases and different ideas of what a drinking chocolate can be.

Here, the best drinking chocolates.

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