Options White Choc Berry (Morrisons) By @Cinabar

I may have said this before but I love this time of year for all the interesting hot chocolates that appear on the shelves. I adore the stuff and I am always happy to find new flavours. This time I picked up a limited edition from Options called White Choc Berry. As it is an Options drink it is instant and made with boiling water rather than hot milk, so as soon as I got home I filled the kettle.

I opened the tub and peeled away the foil to reveal a white powdered hot chocolate. The photo above shows the carton before I even put any in the mug, so yes, it really was that low down already. This always irritates me. Either fill the tub properly or make the tub smaller. It feels like I am being led to believe there is more product than there is and I do not enjoy paying for air. It is one of my pet hates.

I added three teaspoons of the White Choc Berry mix into a mug and topped it up with freshly boiled water. It immediately went pink. I was not expecting that but the colour shifted to a rosy berry shade that made me smile. I am easily won over by a novelty. I will say that unlike many other Options varieties this one was a bit more difficult to stir and I could not get rid of all the little bits on top no matter how much I mixed it.

On tasting it I realised I was not entirely sure which berries they were aiming for. There was a hint of strawberry and maybe a little raspberry. It tasted lovely but I think they missed a trick by not leaning into Christmas cranberry on the packaging. The flavour was sweet and fruity, which suits me, and the white chocolate added a soft creamy undertone. It is very easy drinking and very pleasant even if it did feel like a surprisingly summery flavour for this time of year.