Essential oils are not just for your skin. At inSpiral we're harnessing the therapeutic benefits of natural plant/herb extracts by adding them to our drinks. That's right! Our new range of winter-warmer 'Essential' hot chocolates are fragrant with the aroma of your favourite fruits and spices; there's cheeky choc-orange, soulful cinnamon and mesmerising choc-mint, to mention but a few.

The idea for our new range of spiced hot chocolate came all the way from Australia - where inSpiral seekers discovered a gypsy caravan selling these delicious concoctions to partry crew at the Woodford Folk Festival. We've brought these festy-favourites back to the UK and given them our own inSpiral twist. The results are amazing; soothing yet invigorating, balancing as well as energising. Depending on your preference, you can have your 'essential' hot choc made on either cow, soy or rice milk.

The health-giving properties of pure organic spice and herb oils have been harnessed for aeons by herbalists and holistic health practitioners from a range of cultures. Each extract has its own unique properties and can help alieviate a range of ailments. We have chosen our range on the basis that they are all efficient warmers and heaters, exhibiting antifunghal and antibacterial properties to help combat cold moist condition in the body, such as candidiasis, which thrive during these days of rain, snow and bitter cold. Use the following guide to help select the perfect 'Essential' hot chocolate for your body-type and condition:

Choc-Orange: As well as being a brilliant warmer, citrus extract increases the circulation of blood, so it's perfect for all those chilly souls out there who can't for the life of them manage to keep their extremities (fingers and toes) warm.

Choc-Mint: Mint and peppermint will aid digestion and help counteract wind/flatulence.

Choc-Cinnamon: As well as being utterly delicious cinnamon is a 'smart spice' that boosts the activity of the brain and hence acts as a good brain tonic. It helps in removing nervous tension and memory loss, and is also effective in removing blood impurities.

We hope you enjoy sampling our new range of 'essential' hot chocolates as much as we enjoyed innovating them.