I have been a huge fan of Giver’s Log for a while now, and really enjoy the fun ideas that author AmberLee shares with her readers. This blog is always full of wonderful gift inspiration! AmberLee also has a chocolate business called Ticket Kitchen, which specializes in selling the most adorable little hot-chocolate-on-a-stick yummies I’ve seen in a long time.

So when AmberLee asked for volunteers to sample some of her new chocolate flavors she’s working on for her shop, I was quick to offer my services! Luckily for me, she selected me as a taster, and I got two sweet sample treats in the mail from her.

I felt so scientific with those mysterious, numbered labels! I visited Chica one evening so we could share the chocolate delight over some silly television. We opened the packages and put each sample into one of Chica’s favorite Looney Tunes mugs, and stuck the label on the mug so we wouldn’t mix them up.

Then we just poured some steaming milk over the chocolate and stirred until it was melted. Wow, that was pretty easy hot chocolate!

Even though both chocolates were labeled as “bittersweet”, they definitely had different tastes and flavor undertones to them. We felt like wine snobs as we identified each sample’s different characteristics and tried to come up with words to describe them sufficiently. We filled out the survey card and mailed it back to AmberLee, and we can’t wait to see which she ends up choosing for her new flavor.

We also go to sample a couple of the existing flavors from the product line. The “French Dark” was rich and smooth and decadent. The “Three Chili” was equally rich, but had the most amazing warm note at the end from the subtle chili flavor, which really gave it an extraordinary taste. Face it, I’m totally in love with Ticket Kitchen hot chocolate now. I’ll let my friends and family know they can buy it for me whenever they want!