A lot of linguistics, and a lot of flavor, goes into each and every cup of this dessert drink (and there’s room for debate about the cup too).
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In a country where you can buy cheap drinks everywhere, expensive luxuries need to be worth the calories.
Natural berry flavours from the ruby cacao bean make for a hot chocolate like no other we’ve ever tasted.
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