Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and everyone knows that's one of the most chocolate-centric holidays around. This year, though, there will be no treating your sweetheart to a Chantico after the big Valentine's Day dinner, because Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) has discontinued the decadent drinkable chocolate.

This is a real pity. A couple of weeks ago I was in a Starbucks (rare event) that offered it (also fairly rare). I ordered it and found it to be wonderful. Yes, I know it has an insane calorie/ounce ratio. At 6oz it was more than enough, quantity-wise. I am not a coffee drink but I am a coffee house addict. Chantico is an ideal drink for someone like me (if I ended up at Starbucks). Or, was.

Chantico and Coffee Don't Mix? [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] February 13, 2006