Starbucks: The Signature Line

So after work today I stopped at the Starbucks on 34th- you know, that two floor deal in the Empire State Building. Well I had tried two of their signature hot chocolates in the past- the hazelnut and the original one- both were pretty decent I suppose, tasting much more cocoaie (ko-ko-ee) than the regular Starbucks hot chocolate that they had been serving for so long and still continue to serve. 

So I ordered a grande (for any of you that still don't know -thats a medium ladies and gentleman, not to be confused with a large. Who pays attention to literal translations anyway.) So yes, I ordered a grande Salted Caramel Signature hot chocolate- the excessive adjectives alone nearly caused the cashier's head to explode. Eventually she figured out my order (so I thought) and I waited patiently for several minutes to receive my cup o' choc. After waiting for an abnormally long period of time, I received my tall (see now that means small and is therefore not the correct size,)  salted caramel beverage. I said "screw it," took the hit on paying for the medium and ending up with the small, and took off. 

On to the part that actually matters. So the hot chocolate is pretty good I guess. I was happier with the other two signature HCs so I will be fair and order the Salty Caramel at a different location before kicking it to the curb. You really do taste the hint of caramel and a bit of a saltiness though. It is a nice change of pace, but in the end I would go with the hazelnut as being my favorite of the four offered there (thats right, I said four, don't you dare forget about the original, non-signature, not good tasting hot chocolate that is cheaper and therefore crappier.) Do me a favor and spend the $4.35 for a grande signature, make sure you actually GET a grande, and kick that old, milky, sorry excuse for a hot chocolate to the curb. 

The Starbucks Signature Hot Chocolate line gets an overall 6 marshmallows out of 10. 

'Wichcraft... meh

So for lunch today I headed out to the 'Wichcraft in Herald Square (actually it was in Greeley Square but I refuse to recognize that as an actual location,) where my friends and I proceeded to order overpriced sandwiches. Sandy had suggested that I try their hot chocolate, not because she knew if it was in fact good, but because she knows how much I love hot chocolate... so I did just that. She had also suggested that I write a blog about hot chocolate so here it is.  

The hot chocolate, premade in a large plastic jug, was heated in a cappuccino machine (for extra fanciness, or perhaps to justify the fact that a medium cup of their premade hot chocolate costs $4.50.) Well in any case it was mediocre at best. Sipping it from my cup, it wasn't as thick as it had appeared when I first saw it being poured out of the jug, it also lacked sweetness, a characteristic that for some might be fine, but for me- well I need a little sugar in my life. It was rather cocoaie (ko-ko-ee) though, which I prefer to a chocolate syrup flavor. 

Out of a possible 10 marshmallows I would give it a 5.