chocolate tasting

Over the last couple of months we've been working with Sherwood Park's very own coconista (a chocolatier is a more famililar name to us), of JACEK chocolate, to develop the very best chocolate-based drinks.  We have two types:
1. Moccaccino
2. Hot chocolate

Owner of JACEK, Jacqui, has spent an inordinate amount of time trying to get the right balance of dark/ milk chocolate; the right balance of sweetness and; cocoa percentage.  The other challenge is having to produce something that is unique, practical and an amazing drinking experience without pricing itself out of the market.

And it is almost there.

Jacqui has devised a base chocolate that is grated ahead of time and stirred into drinks during the preparation stage.  But the best part is left to the customer to enjoy:  Jacqui has created chocolate spoons that are served with the drink.  The spoon along with the base chocolate creates a perfect balanced chocolate flavour.  In the hot chocolate it's smooth and creamy without being sickly sweet.  In the moccaccino, the chocolate is a secondary flavour (allowing our high-end Transcend Coffee to shine) but still has enough presence to make it a chocolately experience.

To make it even more interesting, there are 3 flavoured spoons to choose from:
1. Brownie (basically a simple dark and milk chocolate)
2. Mayan (some spice)
3. Cardamom (an element of orange citrus notes and probably my favourite)

There will be a test stage during August/September where will seek to get feedback from customers on the drink profiles  - this will help JACEK tweak the recipe.  Soon after the product will be launched.  You'll hear a lot more about it in August- so watch this space!