Package Date: 2022-03-04 We use the word phrase “drinking” chocolate rather than hot chocolate or hot cocoa, because what we make is in fact a true drinking chocolate using whole cocoa beans, and not cocoa powder (the bottom of the barrel in the chocolate industry). Oh… and if dairy isn’t your thing, you’re in luck. It’s vegan and dairy free too! It tastes just as good with rice milk, almond milk, or soy milk.