If January has taught us anything, it’s the simple joy of the coffee date.

Whether you’re trotting around your local neighbourhood with your bestie, or retreating to a cosy café, it’s a sure-fire way of catching up when your evenings are ear-marked for the sofa. 

Hotel Chocolat’s limited-edition Love Ya Honey Hot Chocolate Sachets are the perfect gift for the pal in question, so they can recreate the moment at home. 

Soothing honey and mellow caramel milk in real chocolate flakes whipped up in The Velvetiser™ make for a velvet-smooth hot chocolate.

Or grab something shareable for your next catch-up with the With Love H-Box packed with caramels, truffles and tipples to keep the chat flowing and the taste buds tickled.

They backed up your elaborate excuses as a teenager when you forgot to take dinner out of the freezer to defrost, can instantly decode your side-eye at family events and support you when you most need them in adulthood. 

Don’t worry about crafting odes to childhood though – simply gift your sibling with the Just Because Chocolate Gift Box. 

Filled with pralines, truffles and caramels like Caramel Pistachio Praline and Vanilla Ganache, these chocolates say it all – no words needed. 

Multiple siblings? Top up with the With Love Sleekster, which is home to 27 tasty chocolate hearts hiding treasures like zesty Lemon Curd, buttery Salted Caramel and rich Dark Gianduja in high-cacao shells. 

Consider any sibling rivalry extinguished.

This year Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday, aka the perfect night to rally your fellow film lovers and cinema crew and line up a marathon. 

No need to worry about that three-hour run-time jeopardising your pre-work 7am pilates class – instead, cue up your favourite romantic picks for the occasion and treat everyone to the perfect sharing slab – The Nice Slice – Valentines Edition. 

A remix of the Hotel Chocolat classic, the reimagined chocolate fridge cake is enough to satisfy eight friends with its chocolatey concoction of puffed rice, corn flakes and caramel éclat set within sumptuously smooth praline. 

Aaaaaand play.

You could come up with a thousand Valentine’s Day gestures and none would be as good as gifting your partner a top tier box of chocolates and some quality time. 

We’re not talking your regular lunchtime bar, though. Go big with the Hotel Chocolat Straight From The Heart Box which parades 35 chocolates in an aptly OTT heart-shaped box to make a statement. 

With everything from cocktails transformed into truffles and desserts reinvented by chocolatiers, this isn’t your regular box of chocolates. 

Looking to lean into the cutesiness of Valentine’s Day with something a bit different? Then opt for A Dozen Chocolate Little Lovebirds with its cute collection of natural raspberry and premium white chocolate in bird form.  

Is there a love more pure than the one for a colleague whose Teams notification doesn’t send a shiver down your spine? 

Whether it’s indulging your favourite lunchtime spot with the long queue, helping you reply to that passive aggressive ‘reply all’ email or generally bringing some fun and light to your workplace, show your appreciation with the Raspberry & Peach Chocolate Hearts Ribbon Bag. 

Inspired by the classic Peach Melba dessert, these chocolates balance zingy raspberry with delicate peach and rich chocolate. Perfect for sharing over a spreadsheet, work lunch or much-needed break. 

Creative colleague? Treat them to the aesthetically pleasing Love Potions Chocolate Box with innovative cacao inventions that riff on classics like strawberries and cream.