1 week Ago By Chanelle Georgina
Express.co.uk had the joy of trying out all of the Christmas range at Pret , Costa and Caffè Nero .
While a few were given an impressive five-out-of-five stars, one was described as abhorrently "artificial". According to one reviewer on the team, the Christmassy hot chocolate tasted "too artificial" and "too sweet" leading to the lowest score possible. Costa 's Black Forest and Cream Hot Chocolate smelt overly cherry-like and left a pungent aftertaste.
The hot drink, after all, does have whipped cream topped with cherry sauce. Given only one star out of five, the reviewer conceded, "Others may like it." However, the other two new Christmassy drinks on Costa 's menu received impressive remarks.
Costa 's Festive Spice Flat White was given the highest accolade—"five stars!" "Amazing," the team reviewer exhaled after a sip of the Christmassy hot drink. "Very nice." She added: "It's the perfect amount of Christmas ; not overpowering, not super sweet.
" A post shared by costacoffee (@costacoffee) A post shared by costacoffee (@costacoffee) Also gaining top marks (five out of five) at Costa is the new Caramel Nutcracker Latte , which tasted "very nice" because of its "subtle hint of caramel" that was "just right". Another Christmassy hot chocolate drink was dismissed as "too overpowering". Pret's classic Festive Orange Hot Chocolate has "too many festive spices" for one reviewer's liking.
"It's too overpowering," the reviewer said with a scrunched-up nose. "Just orange would have been so much nicer." Bizarrely, Pret 's hot chocolate tasted more like "mulled wine" than hot chocolate, resulting in a dismal score (2.
5). Caffè Nero, on the other hand, seemingly has the best hot chocolate on offer. "Banging!" the reviewer beamed upon tasting Caffè Nero's new Millionaires Hot Chocolate .
"Yummy! That's good. Five out of five." Expanding on their praise, the reviewer explained: "It's really nice, you can really taste the caramel; it's not too sickly, nor too sweet.
" As for Caffè Nero 's other offerings, the new Caramelised Pistachio Latte was a letdown. The reviewer shared, "I was really looking forward to trying this hot drink." "But, once I did, I was utterly disappointed – the pistachio chunks were off-putting, and the pistachio taste overpowered any taste of caramel.
" Caffè Nero's Tiramisu Latte , on the other hand, was received much better. A post shared by Caffè Nero (@caffenero) A post shared by @pret "The biscuit is a nice little touch to dip into the coffee, and the coffee itself tastes really nice," the reviewer said. Meanwhile, Pret's Kamilla’s Maple Pecan Latte and the Caramelised Almond Latte both scored a solid four out of five.
Best Christmassy drinks Costa's Festive Spice Flat White - 5/5 Costa's Caramel Nutcracker Latte - 5/5 Caffè Nero's new Millionaires Hot Chocolate - 5/5 Caffè Nero's Tiramisu Latte - 4.5/5 Pret's Kamilla’s Maple Pecan Latte - 4/5 Pret's Caramelised Almond Latte - 4/5 On the naughty list Pret's Festive Orange Hot Chocolate - 2.5/5 Caffè Nero's Caramelised Pistachio Latte - 2/5 Costa's Black Forest and Cream Hot Chocolate - 1/5.
