Hotel Chocolat Turns National Hot Chocolate Day Into a Tasting Flight Worth Lingering Over

National Hot Chocolate Day gets a decidedly elevated upgrade this year at Hotel Chocolat’s Southport location, where the beloved chocolate brand is transforming a childhood comfort into a curated tasting experience worth slowing down for.

From January 24 through January 30, Hotel Chocolat is offering two thoughtfully designed Hot Chocolate Tasting Flights, inviting guests to explore the depth, texture, and nuance of its iconic drinking chocolates just in time for the January 31 celebration.

The Classic Hot Chocolate Flight showcases the brand’s signature style with a trio of standout flavors: Classic 70%, Salted Caramel, and Coconut White. Rich, balanced, and deeply cocoa-forward, the flight leans into indulgence without excess. Meanwhile, the Vegan Hot Chocolate Flight highlights Hotel Chocolat’s plant-based offerings, proving that dairy-free doesn’t mean compromise. Each flight also includes a mystery flavor, a playful wildcard that adds surprise to every sip.

Founded by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris, Hotel Chocolat was built on a simple but ambitious idea: make chocolate exciting again. That philosophy still drives the brand today, blending innovation with ethics. More cocoa. Less sugar. Better sourcing. Better flavor.

Hotel Chocolat now operates 160 stores across the UK, along with cafés, bars, and restaurants. The brand grows its own cacao on a sustainable farm in Saint Lucia, home to both its Rabot Estate and luxury hotel, while chocolate production happens in Cambridge, England. With a growing footprint in the U.S. and Japan, Hotel Chocolat continues to reshape how chocolate is experienced globally.

At its core, this Southport tasting flight isn’t just about hot chocolate. It’s about reclaiming a familiar ritual and giving it a little polish, a little depth, and just enough surprise to make you pause mid-sip.

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