Hyderabad, Aug. 6 -- For the longest time, mentioning a chocolate drink conjured up just one very specific image: a steaming cup of hot chocolate enjoyed on a chilly evening. However, the craft chocolate scene in Hyderabad is rapidly shifting that narrative, reimagining cacao as a far more versatile and dynamic beverage ingredient.

At the forefront of this evolution is the award-winning Manam Chocolate Karkhana in Banjara Hills, where the new Manam Chocolate Beverage Bar opened to a crowd of eager chocoholics on August 5, Wednesday.

"One of the biggest inspirations for us to create the Manam Chocolate Beverage Bar was that in the past, everyone only made one type of chocolate drink. It is a thick 54% dark hot chocolate made with a lot o...