Eldora Chocolate’s Mole Mole Drinking Chocolate is a cup of pure magic, prepared in Aztec and Olmec traditions. “It’s a mild blend of 10 spices that includes black pepper, cinnamon, sugar, vanilla, and New Mexico red chile,” says Steve Prickett, owner and chocolate maker of the Albuquerque artisan chocolate shop.
Chokolá, a sweet spot in Taos known for bean-to-bar chocolate, serves drinking chocolates that are equally bewitching. The bestselling Aztec blends oat milk with scrumptious caramelized cinnamon, while the Maya, a concoction of cloves, anise, and cinnamon, tastes as if it’s steeped in ancient mysticism.
Kakawa Chocolate House’s historic drinking-chocolate elixirs are a specialty at this Santa Fe shop. The 1790s Jeffersonian Elixir, spiced with nutmeg, is modeled after the hot chocolate that Thomas Jefferson sipped with delight after discovering it in the French Court.