COCKTAIL Sleekster

Cocktails and chocolates are two ‘C’ words that I can never say no to. So when Hotel Chocolat asked if I would product review their new COCKTAIL Sleekster range, (yes chocolate cocktails!!), I found it impossible to say no, even if it meant a step back in my attempts to gain a bikini figure.

Before I touch on the chocolates, I have to say that I was pretty impressed with the packaging (no I didn’t eat the box). It’s long and slender, and very glamorous, perfect as a birthday gift. Or if you would rather eat them yourself, then you could do just that, say, by bringing them out and sharing them with girlfriends during a girlie night in over SATC and cosmopolitans.

You need to chill the chocolates for an hour before you can eat them. So if, like me, you have a habit of shoving chocolate into your mouth as soon as you lay your hands on some, this can turn out to be an exercise in patience. The wait is not helped by the fact that you can smell the chocolates through the box, which made them incredibly tempting. But chilled, the chocolate cocktail concoctions of martinis, mojitos, margaritas, cosmopolitans and Indian summers provide a good strong kick of alcohol, soothed by the creaminess of rich smooth chocolate. I won’t allude to my favourite cocktail sleekster – you will probably have your own – but seeing as I’m a bit of a cosmo girl…

This is a paid for product review.