I am glad that this thread got bumped because of all the good hot chocolate (homemade and destination) suggestions it contains. I only wish I'd read this thread before my trip to Paris last June, which I fervently hope will not be my one and only trip to Paris.

I've been enjoying a lot of hot chocolate this winter thanks to a neighbor who gave me a dozen or so boxes of Land O' Lakes flavored hot chocolate mixes when she moved away. I never see such a wide variety of boxes for sale in regular grocery stores, so I wonder where she bought them. Costco? Sams Club?

In warmer weather I drink some white wine and eat a few fruit candies (Dots, JuJuBees, Jelly Bellies) while I read a book and wind down for the night...

... but on cold winter nights, one of these Land O' Lakes hot chocolates, mixed with boiling water, topped up with cream or half and half and a shot of Irish whiskey ...