A warm lamp and a mug at the end of the day
Small-batch drinking chocolate

Hot chocolate for the end of the day.

Rich, small-batch drinking chocolate for the moment the world stops asking things of you.

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

About £1.04 a mug

Save £3.47 versus buying individually

Made in the UK
8 mugs per pouch
Honest ingredients
Free UK delivery on the Trio

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.

Enjoy hot or iced.

£9.498 servings · 60% cocoa · small batch blended

About £1.19 a mug

Mexican Spiced Drinking Chocolate by The Gentle MugThe warming one

Mexican Spiced

Warm, spiced, gently bold.

Warm spice for slower evenings.

Enjoy hot or iced.

£9.498 servings · warming spice · plant based

About £1.19 a mug

Salted Caramel Drinking ChocolateThe indulgent one

Salted Caramel

Smooth, rich, balanced.

The midweek reward.

Enjoy hot or iced.

£9.498 servings · caramel warmth · plant based

About £1.19 a mug

Japanese Matcha Drinking Chocolate by The Gentle MugThe distinctive one

Japanese Matcha

Earthy, green, softly distinctive.

Finely ground Uji matcha.

Enjoy hot or iced.

£10.498 servings · matcha cocoa · plant based

About £1.31 a mug

In their words

What people say after the first cup.

5.0 average from 5 published reviews

★★★★★
The Heritage Hot Chocolate has a perfectly balanced sweetness: rich, and smooth.
Amy FHeritage review
★★★★★
My new afternoon treat, love the fresh flavour, absolutely delicious hot or over ice. So glad I tried it.
Felicity SJapanese Matcha review
★★★★★
Lovely balanced taste. Absolutely loved it!
Ighi ISalted Caramel review
INGREDIENT HONESTY

We say what is in the pouch.

What often appears in instant hot chocolate

9 ingredients

  • Sugar
  • Fat reduced cocoa powder
  • Glucose syrup
  • Palm fat
  • Emulsifier (soya lecithin)
  • Flavourings
  • Stabilisers
  • Anti-caking agent
  • Sweetener

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.

  • Proper cocoa
  • Recognisable ingredients
  • Nothing added for the sake of it
Permission to stop

A better way to end the evening than another glass.

After a demanding day, the default reward is often a glass of wine. A rich cup of hot chocolate 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

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

Emmanuel, Founder

The easiest place to begin

Start with The Signature Trio.

Heritage, Salted Caramel and Mexican Spiced in one set, with free UK delivery.