Teahouse & Coffeepot proves: Great hot chocolate doesn’t come from a mix

As the temperatures continue to drop, there’s no question that one of the best ways to warm up on a bone-chilling afternoon is with a cup of hot chocolate. But Keith Buchanan, the British-born operator of Westport’s Teahouse & Coffeepot, is concerned that too many Americans are too accustomed to the processed cocoa-and-sugar beverage made from a mix and stirred with hot water.

His lips actually curl when he says the words “Swiss Miss.”