And no, it’s not at Starbucks this time.

Don’t get me wrong – I have Starbucks coffee at least six times a week: it’s the only kind of coffee they serve in the cafés at work. For a regular latte, I’ve turned into a Victor’s convert – it’s a local coffee house but they roast their own beans and their latte is so subtle and smooth that I don’t put sugar in it. Their mochas are pretty good too – they use chocolate whipped cream instead of white – but I’ve always like Seattle’s Best’s mochas more than any other place.

And SBC is owned by Starbucks, so I’m still helping my stock out, but that’s got little do with it – my love of the SBC mocha pre-dates the buyout. SBC uses dark chocolate syrup. Really dark. It’s that simple. And I love dark chocolate – more than white or milk or semi-sweet. The fact that SBC gives you a little bar of dark chocolate, on the side of your mocha, doesn’t hurt the experience! Actually, I was sorta concerned that when Starbucks bought SBC that they would start to change the company or at least their suppliers, but the Mermaid has been smart about it… they’ve left the brand name and product in tact.

Enter the Mocha Trio. Trio? Yes, three. Dark, white and milk chocolate in one espresso based drink. Topped with a drizzle of milk chocolate syrup, white chocolate flakes, and a dark chocolate bar. That is a powerful cup of coffee… at least I think there’s espresso in it. Hard to say for sure…

But with all the chocolate, I don’t care either way!