Okay, hereās an update with some quick thoughts about the cacao Iāve been drinking since starting this cacao journey.
Cacao Review: Round 1
The Cacao Club is great. 
Even if itās not the ceremonial cacao disc, their cacao blends are wonderful. I used the Calm blend a lot. It was easy to make, didnāt clump at all, and was always very soothing and tasty, making it great for a really easy and quick to make cacao drink.
However, the price is expensive at $50 AU ($32 US) for 250g, and thatās why it loses a star.
For the disc, youāll have to exercise a bit more care. Use 90Ā°C (194Ā°F) water, break it up with a spoon or even blend it beforehand, and then add warm milk afterwards, if you desire.
At $16 AU ($10 US) per disc, thatās between $4 and $8 per dose, depending on whether you use 1/4 or 1/2 of the disc. But, the ceremonial cacao disc is a truly wonderful, connecting, and calming experience. So I think I will get more in the future, but not often. Maybe every quarter or something at most.
Ora Cacao has too many frills.
The flavours are unnecessarily distracting and I donāt actually find them pleasant at all. At $50 AU for 450g ($32 US), itās a better price than The Cacao Club, but if these two were my only choices, Iād still go Cacao Club and just have it less regularly.
Making it isnāt the easiest, either. They come as discs, so youāll have to blend them in some way for the best result. Either way, youāll want to them mix them with hot water, probably 90Ā°C (194Ā°F), before adding warm milk.
Alternatively, you could just eat the little discs as a treat instead of making a drink. But stillā¦ I think if this were the only cacao I had tried, Iād give it more stars. But the others outshine it so much that I canāt recommend it.
Soma Cacao is an instant favourite.
This one is my current go-to. Itās a wonderful blend and feels great, like The Cacao Club. The value is better given that weāre looking at $65 AU ($42 US) for 500g, which is twice as much for only $15 more.
Although it requires a bit more care not to have everything clumped at the bottom. Mix with 90Ā°C (194Ā°F) water before adding heated milk for best results.
This store also has some extra ātoolsā that are quite nice, such as various mists, essences, and handmade incense. I will have to try them a report back about those, too.
Cacao Collective is also wonderful.
Everything Iāve said about Soma Cacao goes the same for this one. And itās even cheaper than Soma Cacao at $54.50 AU ($35 US) for a 500g bag.
So why buy Soma Cacao at all? Well, theyāre not exactly the same. I think this one is a little more mild, but not really noticeably so. I might alternate between the two. But then again, I also want to explore some more brands so that I have some more comparisons, too.
It has the same careful heat instructions as the others.