Product Review #1

I splurged yesterday and purchased some Peppermint Hot Chocolate at Willams-Sonoma. Yes, I really did spend $19.50 on an indulgent luxury, but I was buying a few Christmas gifts and I thought, why not?

On any other day, I would have looked at the price tag and scoffed, thinking "I can just make it myself for much cheaper!" and move on to the next expensive but perhaps just a little more justified purchase. One reason I decided to give in is because I need a repertoire of excellent-tasting yet easy foods and beverages for throwing parties. (I plan to host a great many events once I have a better space to do so. My current abode isn't very conducive to mingling, eating in groups larger than four, etc.) So I read the description and thought, hey if it really is good quality chocolate they're using, perhaps it's worth the price. So I brought it home.

Ok. Now to the actual experience. I made a cup of said hot chocolate (this is done by warming a cup of milk on the stove, and then whisking in 5 tablespoons of the perppermint-infused chocolate shavings) and tasted it. Aroma: Great. Texture: Smooth. Flavor: here's where we hit a glitch. While the chocolate was obvioulsy tasty and rich, it was wildy overpowered by a serious hit of minty flavor! I mean, if you want that "just brushed clean" experience the next time you drink some peppermint hot chocolate, this product is for you. If, like me, you prefer just a hint of mint, then look elsewhere!