Available in two sizes: 5-Ounce (6-7 servings), and 10-Ounce (12-14 servings)
Definitely not your grandma's hot cocoa! Delve into the ancient Mayan and Aztec world and experience the original "xocoatl."
Mayan Indians first harvested cacoa beans and frequently traded them to the neighboring Aztecs - perhaps as a tribute to the more warlike Aztecs. The Aztecs ground the beans into a bitter, coarse paste, which they mixed with water and spices to form the drink "xocoatl." The Aztec Emperor Montezuma is quoted as having said of xocoatl: “The divine drink, which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this drink permits a man to walk a whole day without food.”
Hernan Cortez is credited with introducing the drink to Europeans when he introduced the xocoatl drink to the court of Spanish King Charles V. Instead of the spices used by the Aztecs, the Spaniards began the tradition of adding a sweetener, probably cane sugar syrup obtained also from the New World. The Spanish had difficulty pronouncing the Indian word “xocoatl” and changed the name of their new beverage to “chocolat.”