A warm lamp and a mug at the end of the day
Unburdened Indulgence

The day is over. This is how it should end.

Rich drinking chocolate and cocoa blends, made for the hour after the laptop closes.

The Signature Trio of drinking chocolate pouches
The easiest place to begin

Three blends. One calm evening decision.

A considered introduction to The Gentle Mug. Heritage, Mexican Spiced and Salted Caramel, chosen to show three distinct ways to close the evening.

£25.00£29.47

Save 15% versus buying individually

Made in the UK
8 mugs per pouch
Honest ingredients
Free UK delivery over £35

Four ways to end the day well.

Real cocoa, honest ingredients and four distinct ways to close the day.

Heritage Drinking Chocolate by The Gentle MugThe timeless one

Heritage

Creamy, mellow, classic.

Classic evening comfort.

£9.498 servings · 60% cocoa · small batch blended
Mexican Spiced Drinking Chocolate by The Gentle MugThe warming one

Mexican Spiced

Warm, spiced, gently bold.

Warm spice for slower evenings.

£9.498 servings · warming spice · plant based
Salted Caramel Drinking ChocolateThe indulgent one

Salted Caramel

Smooth, rich, balanced.

The midweek reward.

£9.498 servings · caramel warmth · plant based
Japanese Matcha Drinking Chocolate by The Gentle MugThe distinctive one

Japanese Matcha

Earthy, green, softly distinctive.

Ceremonial grade matcha.

£10.498 servings · matcha cocoa · plant based
Permission to stop

A better way to close the evening.

For years, the default reward after a demanding day has been a glass of wine. We built an alternative. A rich, grown-up cup of cocoa that marks the end of the day without asking tomorrow to pay for it.

The old default
The Gentle Mug
The old default

Easy to overdo

The Gentle Mug

One mug is enough

The old default

Often too sweet

The Gentle Mug

Rich, deep and balanced

The old default

Forgettable

The Gentle Mug

Made to mark the end of the day

The old default

Next-day regret

The Gentle Mug

A clearer way to close the evening

INGREDIENT HONESTY

We say what is in the pouch.

What often appears in instant hot chocolate

  • Sugar
  • Whey permeate (milk)
  • Fat reduced cocoa powder
  • Glucose syrup
  • Palm fat
  • Whey powder (milk)
  • Milk powder
  • Emulsifier (soya lecithin)
  • Flavourings
  • Stabilisers
  • Anti-caking agent
  • Sweetener
  • Salt
  • Milk proteins

More ingredients, less clarity.

The Gentle Mug ingredients

A selection of the natural ingredients used across The Gentle Mug range.

The Gentle Mug

Our standard

Ingredients vary by blend, but the principle stays the same: proper cocoa, recognisable ingredients, and nothing added for the sake of it.

Real cocoa, recognisable ingredients and carefully chosen flavour notes. No vague flavourings, no long list to decode.

Cocoa naturally contains flavanols, plant compounds found in cacao. We keep the focus simple: real cocoa, carefully blended, for a cup that feels grown-up and considered.

I wanted a drinking chocolate I could trust to share with my family. So I made my own.

Emmanuel, Founder