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The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:08 am
by Apoptosis
It was cold this morning and I couldn't get motivated to fire up the test systems at 5am, so I went to get some hot tea. On the way to finding what tea I wanted to make I found some Ghirardelli Premium Hot Cocoa packets that were Double Chocolate! They were sent to me in a Christmas basket a number of months ago and I forgot I had them. I mixed it up with some warm milk, and oh my it is some of the best Cocoa I have ever had!

If you ever want to try some you can pick some up for $12.95 for a box of 20 of them. At 65 cents a drink (plus milk) it sure beats a Starbucks drink!
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Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:00 pm
by dicecca112
Bah, Nate your getting too upscale for me. Swiss Miss all the way. What's next Wine and a SSD review :finga:

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:09 pm
by bubba
Swiss Miss FTW

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:11 pm
by dicecca112

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:27 pm
by ScottLovesDogs
First bragging about the yard, then Ghirardelli cocoa. I think Matt is right, you are going yuppie on us.

My vote is also for Swiss MIss.

PS to Matt: Love the Statler and Waldorf avatar. Would love to hear those two commenting on Ghirardelli cocoa!

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:56 pm
by martini161
ghiradelli makes the best chocolate every thing. those squares with the mint filing in them especially. i could eat twice my weight in those, and thats saying something 8-[

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:04 pm
by Alathald
Have you seen his dog? I believe those things are called yuppies...or yippies, or maybe it's corgies...hell IDK, Swiss Miss FTW! :mrgreen: Chocolate rocks period though!

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:21 pm
by ScottLovesDogs
Alathald wrote:Have you seen his dog? I believe those things are called yuppies...or yippies, or maybe it's corgies...hell IDK, Swiss Miss FTW! :mrgreen: Chocolate rocks period though!
Well . . . dogs are dogs and therefore are all quite okay with me. Don't know if corgies (Cardigan or Pembroke?) are yuppie, but am pretty sure that my three Great Danes are not. Too slobbery and friendly to be truely an icon of the Y-people.

Thumbs up for chocolate, though!

PS: my daughter highly recommends Swiss Miss with an Andes mint chopped up in the bottom of the cup.

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:29 pm
by dicecca112
Its a yorkie and you can see the picture here http://forums.legitreviews.com/post1016 ... og#p101651

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:38 pm
by Alathald
I was close :mrgreen:

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:02 pm
by ScottLovesDogs
Cute dog. Looks like one of my neighbor's new puppies. Since the topic of the thread was originally hot cocoa, will remind everyone that chocolate is poisonous to dogs. Actually the theobromine in it is. And, it is dose-dependant, so a little dog like that could never withstand a dose that wouldn't even effect my 150lb boys.

So, enjoy the cocoa, but keep it out of the dog's reach.

Howz' bout Swiss Miss with a handful of extra marshmallows thrown on top and a huge cover of heavy whipped cream?

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:17 pm
by Apoptosis
dicecca112 wrote:Bah, Nate your getting too upscale for me. Swiss Miss all the way. What's next Wine and a SSD review :finga:
Dude, it's in a Truman mug from like 6 years ago... upscale... pfft Don't hate cause you don't have the Cocoa someone sent me for X-mas

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:17 pm
by Telpelin
ScottLovesDogs wrote:
Alathald wrote:Have you seen his dog? I believe those things are called yuppies...or yippies, or maybe it's corgies...hell IDK, Swiss Miss FTW! :mrgreen: Chocolate rocks period though!
Well . . . dogs are dogs and therefore are all quite okay with me. Don't know if corgies (Cardigan or Pembroke?) are yuppie, but am pretty sure that my three Great Danes are not. Too slobbery and friendly to be truely an icon of the Y-people.

Thumbs up for chocolate, though!

PS: my daughter highly recommends Swiss Miss with an Andes mint chopped up in the bottom of the cup.

Lol corgis are so not yuppy; they're cow-herding doggies, bred low to the ground so cows cant kick em. however, they are great for getting numbers :P


and ghirardelli pwns. pwns.

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:27 pm
by dicecca112
Poll added :supz:

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:06 pm
by Alathald
Telpelin wrote:Lol corgis are so not yuppy; they're cow-herding doggies, bred low to the ground so cows cant kick em. however, they are great for getting numbers :P
Haha, it was a jab at your bro :P he was a bit too proud about you're corgis being in the Puppy Bowl :finga:

As for the cocoa, I'm cheap so it's either Swiss Miss or homemade if I want something really good...only time I spend more than I should on chocolate is buying high quality dark (~77%) chocolate bars...now that pwns :mrgreen:

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:07 pm
by ScottLovesDogs
Voted. For Swiss Miss. In the interest of full disclosure, my wife loves Ghirardelli, though. When I first had Ghirardelli, I thought it was pretty darn good too, but after a few it was too rich, so back to Swiss Miss for me.

As opposed to cocoa, any dog is fine, though. Corgi, Yorkie, Dane, Basenji, Mutt, etc. Whatever.

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:47 pm
by stopthekilling77
been a Ghirardelli guy for a loooong time... only thing that is on par with it is Droste cocoa mix (from Holland)

@ Alathald LOL yeah yeah youre just pissed my dogs rock :finga:
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Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:11 pm
by ibleet
Neither, I don't drink cocoa, I drink International french vanilla cafe coffee drink mix.

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:09 am
by Apoptosis
ibleet wrote:Neither, I don't drink cocoa, I drink International french vanilla cafe coffee drink mix.
and someone called me upscale....

And my Yorkie pwns j00
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Better watch out... when she stands up she can almost bite your knee! :axe:

Re: The Best Hot Cocoa Ever - Ghirardelli

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:21 am
by bubba
she has a bling 'n collar now :lol: