i was impressed by vahlrona hot chocolate recently

although there is a chocolate shop in venice that makes hot chocolate by melting chocolate, with zero milk

i agree re unadulterated, i actually go as far as not liking a lot of european desserts. while i can have expensive taste for food and beverage, and i appreciate a good pastry chef in terms of preparation, for dessert i am really a plain chocolate, vanilla, lemon person. pretty much only other flavors when gelato/sorbetto.