Bullion Chocolate: Sheffield-made hot chocolate crowned one of the best in the UK by Which?

A hot chocolate made in Sheffield has been crowned one of the best in the UK by Which?.

Bullion 70% Dark Ecuador Hot Chocolate scored 74 per cent in the consumer magazine's blind taste test. It was one of three 'best buys'.

Bullion Chocolate's bean-to-bar craft chocolate factory is on Harvest Lane, in Kelham Island.

The company, founded in 2016, also has a chocolate shop and cafe bar at the nearby Cutlery Works food hall, on Neepsend Lane.

There you can shop its full range and enjoy one of its signature hot chocolates, an Espresso Martini or a fresh bake. Which? said of Bullion's single-origin dark hot chocolate, priced £12.50 for 250 grams, that its 'rich chocolatey flavour hit the spot for our tasters'.

'Worth splashing out on'

It added: "It's the second most expensive one we tested, but it's worth splashing out on if you're looking for something extra special."

The other best buys were Knoops 70% Extra Dark Hot Chocolate Flakes, which scored 75 per cent, and M&S Belgian 70% Dark Hot Chocolate Flakes, with a score of 74 per cent.

The M&S hot chocolate, costing £4.50 for 250g, was also branded 'great value' by Which?.

Which? asked a panel of 74 hot chocolate fans to blind-taste 10 premium hot chocolates. It said it had focused on products with 70% cocoa solids and found some premium picks 'disappointed'.

As well as its dark hot chocolate, Bullion makes a milk hot chocolate with 44% coca solids. Its hot chocolate has previously been named the best small-batch drinking chocolate by BBC Good Food.

Bullion said it had seen a surge in hot chocolate orders since the results of the Which? taste test were published. It added 'coming out on top means the world'.

To order Bullion's hot chocolate and other cocoa-based treats, visit: www.bullionchocolate.com