https://www.choccoffeewine.com/choctales daily 0.75 2020-12-31 https://www.choccoffeewine.com/blog daily 0.75 2021-01-01 https://www.choccoffeewine.com/blog/handful-of-choc-tails-from-2020-part1 monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609470803538-9I0UQTS468BS9V2EJ4IG/Thai+with+Brazil.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - Thai with Brazil & Brazillian maker Baiani Lemongrass white chocolate bar The lemongrass in the savory white chocolate was the inspiration in coming up with this pairing. It's kind of a riff on the “For Goodness Sake” cocktail by taking out lemon juice and simple syrup. Basically it's a mix of simple ingredients that leads to a complex cocktail. An idea that came to our mind as we tasted this chocolate bar which was purchased at the NorthWest Chocolate festival in Seattle in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609471727022-5Z46DW37M0C6AJTHT4FR/Beta+Carotene+%26+Iodine-2.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - BETA CAROTENE & IODINE & Peruvian maker Quma 70% chocolate bar with Maras salt Bringing memories from travels to Maras, Peru is what happens when we try a 70% dark Quma chocolate bar made with peruvian cacao and with salt from Maras. The town is well known for its salt evaporation ponds, which have been in use since Inca times. The salt-evaporation ponds are four kilometers north of the town, down a canyon that descends to the Rio Vilcanota and the Sacred Valley of the Incas. There are over 5,000 salt ponds. It was the salt from these ponds, mixed with Aji that was the inspiration for this cocktail. Salty and smoky and savory - that is simply what this cocktail is meant to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609471968949-ZCBTK6YRFP2C6OJ21H5I/White+Negroni+%28Malfy%29-3.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - White Negroni & Madhu 70% chocolate bar with colombian cacao and lemon coriander This pairing was created just for #negroniweek. Despite their similar builds, the original and white Negronis are very different, primarily because the bitterness of gentian liqueurs like Suze is quite distinct from that of Campari. It's incredible how the gentian bitterness works with the coriander and the sweetness from Lillet along with the double lemon (one from the chocolate, the other from the gin) and brings a big complicated burst of flavors that call out all fans of big bold flavors. The pairing is like holding on to bright summer days while welcoming a crisp and fuzzy fall weather. It is a favorite season when we transition from summer to fall because of the “hold back the past while welcoming the future” kind of feeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609472943660-Z9WF5O1XC07B7Q2K5EJ3/The+Giving+Tree.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - Giving Tree & La Folie 70% chocolate with Indian cacao and mulled wine Raise your hands if you think mulled wine is synonymous with winter weather! So out came Sanjana’s (of another Indian chocolate maker La Folie) Mulled Wine chocolate bar made with Kerala cacao that's aged in wine barrels with cinnamon and orange. It's light and bright and warm at the same time. It melts in the mouth with a creamy mouthfeel and citrus and red fruit along the cinnamon notes bring the perfect complement.Finding the pairing was not super hard because of the want to make red wine cocktails. The one made is a holiday-season cocktail called the Giving Tree that was intended as “a cold version of a type of mulled wine, from Nordic or Germanic tradition,” said its inventor, Mike Ryan, head bartender at Sable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago. The red wine lends a nice roundness; the rye gives strength; and the Drambuie provides sweetness and spice. It’s a natural before-dinner sipper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609473342677-GDBHVMWZOJGNZMYRICV1/Eeyore%27s+Requiem-2.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - Eeyore's Requiem & Map Chocolate Citrus bar Having lived in Austin, TX for a very long time where they celebrate Eeyore’s birthday , it was perfect to make a riff on Eeyore's Requiem, invented by Toby Maloney of Chicago's Violet Hour. The inspiration for this pairing came from the lady who creates and perfectly knows how to bring back memories of flavors in the form of chocolate bars.Mackenzie of Map Chocolate took a cara cara, a blood orange, a ruby grapefruit, a sweet lime and a tangelo in her “captivity” and turned it into a candied slaw and threw it into 68% ghana cacao. She had made a few batches of these very limited edition bars, only 20 every month. The complex amari forward cocktail is literally heaven in your mouth for those negroni lovers out there . Such a wonderfully balanced cocktail with all those bitter herbalicious amari and then pairing with that addictive chocolate bar .An absolute favorite that is specifically wanted and appreciated after super long work days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609472843901-5JN0R2BJ8IJX4Q4VQR80/Pink+Gin+Riff%231.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - Pink gin & Sweet Minou dark chocolate with Kimmel orchard cherries Rebecca , the gorgeous chocolate maker from Sweet Minou is all about creating a chocolate experience that is playful, unexpected, and silky smooth — with a lot of heart. Also based out of Lincoln, they are Nebraska’s first bean to bar maker. This bar is covered with local Kimmel orchard tart cherries and also freeze dried cherries, Loup River Distilling bourbon and sea salt , for which a simple to make but layered in flavor cocktail was paired. It was a version of pink gin which consisted of barrel aged gin from chicago and a couple of bitters. Absolutely mouth watering nom nom nom in the fact that the oak barrel aging of the gin merges and dances with the tartness from the bar which in turn creates a complex and sophisticated layering of flavors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609473017120-W7D46E8L8S5YQW3EZ5UE/Saffron+Sunrise-3.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - SAFFRON SUNRISE & Cuna de Piedra 73% bar with mexican Cacao from Comalcalco, Tabasco and single estate smoked heirloom chiles Perfect holiday pairing : This is the type of chocolate and cocktail you want to eat and drink when there is happiness of festivities in the air. Time to bring on the cheer and joy and enjoy the extreme savoriness from the chocolate & cocktail. Coz most importantly “when all the excitement has faded, you've got to remember what matters” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609471054293-WNL0JFEX7UJ67PP0KIWU/MU%C3%91A+MAGIC+.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - MUÑA MAGIC & Peruvian maker T’INKY 75% chocolate bar with muña Do you like mint ? What about peppermint? Or spearmint or watermint? Did you know there are more than 600 varieties of mint that grow all over the world??? And what about muña? . One of the many plants that germinate in the Andean cold is the muña (móon-yah) It stands out because even in the sharp cold of the dry season it maintains its green color. It has a mint like aroma that enchants passersby who often grab a few leaves to sniff because of how the scent invigorates them and helps them continue their path. Muña, known in Latin as minthostachys mollis, grows throughout the highlands near Cuzco, Ayacocho and Puno. It can grow up to a meter high and has a bright green color and a delicious scent that is reminiscent of mint, which is its distant relative. The cocktail and chocolate pairing both uses the plant as its component and highlights a beautiful south american flavor. Using a dash of liquor in a cocktail that takes a cue from the gimlet and as a component in the chocolate bar, it was an easy pairing to put together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609471800023-EQU9J9B31BBHZVVBYXM0/Gin+Gimlet%231-4.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - Gin gimlet & Indian maker Naviluna Candied Gondhoraj lime bar and Caramelized Mosambi Caraway bars This was completely a recommendation from David Belo, the chocolate maker behind Naviluna artisan chocolate based out of Mysore, India. The bars are his brainchild and being a bartender in London in the past, the pairing came easy to him.After finding out that Rose’s lime cordial is on a shortage, he said to use their lime marmalade and make a shaken gimlet with indian Stranger and Sons gin. The tart citrusy drink with the chocolate with candied citrus seems to be a match made in heaven. Little did he know of the love for gimlets and back in the day , they used to be made for everyone who came to visit. To add to that, the chocolates have big candied citrus pieces that can be savored after the chocolate has melted away in the mouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609472339280-ZW1K7FCZ47WTEFRZEQL4/Chutney-tini+sour.jpg BLOG - Handful of Choc-tails from 2020 - Part 1 - CHUTNEY-TINI SOUR & Soma white chocolate with lemon and poppyseed Till when it's safe enough to do some international travel, we dream about having a picnic in your living room or in an enchanted forest.Following the journey with Cynthia of Soma Chocolate based out of Canada , the mastermind behind this tangy, custardy lemon chocolate spiked with crunchy blue poppyseeds it's time to slowly savor this white chocolate and sip a cocktail that will be a complete journeyman with this.The cocktail is made with liquor from a country that I can't wait to go back for the umpteenth time and a liquor from another country that if I could go at this very moment , I totally would and with being inspired by Ivy Mix‘ s “Spirits of Latin America'' book to which some indian-ness was thrown in very generously.It's a complete no brainer pairing , because lemon is such an important ingredient in the making of the chutney. For me this is what ties an indian meal together, the complex flavors and how to balance them together. https://www.choccoffeewine.com/home daily 1.0 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609527969074-CEYBXHKA0P9BWCTWBW0J/Main+page-2.jpg Home - Mix it Imbibe it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609527933079-9SMWHDVDHE9T9UVDEFXW/Main+page-1.jpg Home - Taste it Savor it https://www.choccoffeewine.com/rum daily 0.75 2020-09-12 https://www.choccoffeewine.com/scotch-cocktails daily 0.75 2020-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609356786603-ZBR49ZK0TKCUNUNAADGF/Scotch+banner+1.jpg Scotch Cocktails https://www.choccoffeewine.com/scotch-cocktails/myfriendpeat monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609358408208-XWGCGX3L3HT49ZC9IJON/my+friend+peat-2.jpg Scotch Cocktails - My Friend Peat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609359159924-XIQB0SBELG65QBHP2EVX/my+friend+peat-1.jpg Scotch Cocktails - My Friend Peat - Ingredients 1.5 oz Islay Peaty Scotch ( Laphroaig 10 ) 0.25 oz maraschino liqueur (Luxardo) 0.5 oz Yellow Chartreuse 0.25 oz Lemon Juice Steps Add all ingredients into a shaker of you choice Add ice and do a shake Strain into your favorite Nick and Nora glass Garnish with a Lemon or Orange Twist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609360320574-W34ZEXCYSLL7AVN6K693/my+friend+peat-3.jpg Scotch Cocktails - My Friend Peat - Paired With Salted Caramel from Zotter Chokolade A salted caramel chocolate bar from Zotter’s Chokolade( it's literally like a big truffle bar) was selected because of Peat’s love for caramel. The salt and the almond praline makes the cocktail to be a layered one and you can taste the peat once and then the caramel right next to it. https://www.choccoffeewine.com/oldworld daily 0.75 2020-09-16 https://www.choccoffeewine.com/gin-cocktails daily 0.75 2020-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609289747101-QBE01X9MZXHPUGKQZZED/Gin+Banner-1.jpg Gin Cocktails https://www.choccoffeewine.com/gin-cocktails/gin-gimlet monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609454965768-0130PPP7TDL0OHIMIK2J/Gin+Gimlet%231-3.jpg Gin Cocktails - Gin Gimlet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609454999763-3GWQQNAJET9Y0HYWH4EL/Negroni+%28Original%29+-1.jpg Gin Cocktails - Gin Gimlet - Ingredients 1 oz Gin ( Edinburgh Gin) 1 oz Sweet vermouth ( Carpano Antica) 1 oz Campari Orange peel /wheel for garnish Steps Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir till proper dilution and chilled Strain into your favorite Coupe or Old Fashioned glass Garnish with Orange wheel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609455032285-ZWLC77JB3Z1SM4MJHR3F/Gin+Gimlet%231-4.jpg Gin Cocktails - Gin Gimlet - Paired with Candied Gondhoraj lime bar and Caramelized Mosambi Caraway bars from Naviluna https://www.choccoffeewine.com/gin-cocktails/pink-gin-update monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609453476263-HCN6J1IEHDCNOCWYJKJJ/Pink+Gin+Riff%231.jpg Gin Cocktails - Pink Gin Updated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609453525028-BAASNVKPJI3UDF30NXGS/Pink+Gin+Riff%231-2.jpg Gin Cocktails - Pink Gin Updated - Ingredients 2 oz barrel aged gin (Few Distillery) 5-7 dashes of Peychaud's bitters 5-7 dashes of Antimixologist’s tropical bitters Orange twist for garnish Steps Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir till proper dilution and chilled Strain into your favorite Gin tasting glass Garnish with Orange twist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609453555246-PGGAVRGWURPEJ6JQPGEP/Pink+Gin+Riff%231.jpg Gin Cocktails - Pink Gin Updated - Paired with Dark chocolate with Kimmel orchard cherries from Sweet Minou Chocolates https://www.choccoffeewine.com/gin-cocktails/original-negroni-edinburgh-gin monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609361281509-CW3VL7QUUWGZ8IX2V7BO/Negroni+%28Original%29+-2.jpg Gin Cocktails - Original Negroni ( Edinburgh Gin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609361355594-UT7IBLCXR1T3KKZS7EFY/Negroni+%28Original%29+-1.jpg Gin Cocktails - Original Negroni ( Edinburgh Gin) - Ingredients 1 oz Gin ( Edinburgh Gin) 1 oz Sweet vermouth ( Carpano Antica) 1 oz Campari Orange peel /wheel for garnish Steps Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir till proper dilution and chilled Strain into your favorite Coupe or Old Fashioned glass Garnish with Orange wheel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1603041291595-VZL7K0EM77EP73T0QY8E/Negroni+%28Original%29+-3.jpg Gin Cocktails - Original Negroni ( Edinburgh Gin) - Paired with Dragon Fruit from Bixby Chocolate It took a while to look for something to pair with Classic negroni . The impromptu funky pairing was inspired by a cocktail called Amaro di cocco, created by Ryan Lotz for Shore Leave in Boston, Massachusetts. Its name translates from Italian to "Coconut Bitter". This cocktail is "mash-up" of a Kingston Negroni and a Piña Colada, almost as if both were made separately and then combined at the end. Paired a vegan milk chocolate smoothie bar from Bixby Chocolate , which is made with coconut milk and imbued with dried dragon fruit , finishing with coconut and chia seeds. https://www.choccoffeewine.com/gin-cocktails/white-negroni-malfy monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609301793316-53Z1T9N09UKE4QK2FVGU/White+Negroni+%28Malfy%29-2.jpg Gin Cocktails - White Negroni ( Malfy Gin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609304210440-OX7CTCKC03Z20QSNMR4W/White+Negroni+%28+Malfy%29-1.jpg Gin Cocktails - White Negroni ( Malfy Gin) - Ingredients 1 oz Gin of choice( using Malfy’s Gin Con lemone) 1 oz Suze 1 oz Lillet Blanc Steps Add all ingredients into a shaker of you choice Add ice shake Strain into your favorite Coupe glass Garnish with a lemon peel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1600211466447-4ULGSBC72IYAAI4MMP7G/White+Negroni+%28Malfy%29-3.jpg Gin Cocktails - White Negroni ( Malfy Gin) - Paired with Lemon Coriander from Madhu Chocolate The 78% dark chocolate made with Colombian beans from Tumaco, is infused with brightness of house dried lemon peel and herbaceous and spicy notes of freshly ground coriander seeds.The gentian bitterness works incredibly with the coriander and the sweetness from Lillet along with the double lemon (one from the chocolate, the other from the Malfy Gin). https://www.choccoffeewine.com/whiskey-cocktails daily 0.75 2020-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609365326158-SO4AICMR1K45Q9LATTPQ/Bourbon+Banner-1.jpg Whisk(e)y Cocktails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609364786319-YKF2Q4MWHONLW46HJQHS/Whisk%28e%29y+Banner-1.jpg Whisk(e)y Cocktails https://www.choccoffeewine.com/whiskey-cocktails/the-giving-tree monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609443011220-S2GMPIYNGCCX9UN9I5JH/The+Giving+Tree-3.jpg Whisk(e)y Cocktails - The Giving Tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609443051427-9OZL9KAZPLPHJO1FQOX7/The+Giving+Tree-1.jpg Whisk(e)y Cocktails - The Giving Tree - Ingredients 1 oz Red Wine ( Malbec) 1 oz Rye Whiskey (Bulleit) 1 oz Drambuie Orange Biters ( Angostura) Orange peel for garnish Steps Add all the ingredients in a mixing glass Add ice and stir till preferred dilution and chill Pour into your favorite coupe Garnish with orange peel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609443078977-U88R25S1Y7IB5M6RLM50/The+Giving+Tree.jpg Whisk(e)y Cocktails - The Giving Tree - Paired With 70% chocolate with Kerala cacao and Mulled Wine from La Folie https://www.choccoffeewine.com/whiskey-cocktails/sazeracriff1 monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609366525068-4RHC2QXYHY5EZVLEJHYV/Sazerac+Riff%231-2.jpg Whisk(e)y Cocktails - Sazerac Riff #1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609367099651-8R31H7KAQ5H0SDPFYJBN/Sazerac+Riff%231-1-2.jpg Whisk(e)y Cocktails - Sazerac Riff #1 - Ingredients 2 oz Japnesse Whiskey ( using Nikka from the Barrel ) Bar spoon of Coffee liquor for rinse ( using Mr Black ) Bitters ( using Tropic Bitters from Antimixologist ) 1 -2 Demerra Sugar Cube Steps Put a bar spoon of Coffee liquor in you Old fashioned glass or Brandy snifter, and thoroughly coat the entire glass. Discard or sip up the extra. Keep the glass aside Add the sugar cubes in the the mixing glass and 8-12 drops of the bitters Muddle the sugar cubes and the bitters Add the whiskey and stir for few seconds Add ice and stir till preferred dilution and chill Pour into your previously coated glass, with or without ice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609367158192-57PC1EWUIB5L0VD45TI0/Sazerac+Riff%231-3.jpg Whisk(e)y Cocktails - Sazerac Riff #1 - Paired With 75% Belize from Ritual Chocolate This 75% dark chocolates made with Maya mountain cacao from Belize from the beautiful state of Utah is another classic bar with big cherry, ripe fig and tobacco notes that linger for a long time . This riff on a fall favorite cocktail, aka the Sazerac turned into an interesting experiment of creating a cocktail to experience something that balances the tobacco and earthy notes of the chocolate. Switching out the rye with Japanese Nikka from the Barrel and switching the absinthe rinse with coffee liqueur rise , the highlight complement was the bitters. I used a dozen drops of tropical bitters from dear Santiago (Antimixologist). Using the Coffee Liquor as a simple rinse ( thank you Ruari from Bonnevillecocktail for the idea) creates a super interesting combination with the fruity flavors of the bitters which shine and jive with the chocolate. https://www.choccoffeewine.com/rum-cocktails daily 0.75 2020-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609386528976-F1JBY13A47WPJZB1HCN0/rum+banner.jpg Rum Cocktails https://www.choccoffeewine.com/rum-cocktails/not-so-tiki monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609437537229-DOAW8DV6EK8CMSCJLOHJ/Not+so+Tiki-5.jpg Rum Cocktails - Not so Tiki https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609437613093-6NZBT0ACOKHIOPT331ZK/Not+so+Tiki-4.jpg Rum Cocktails - Not so Tiki - Ingredients 2.5 oz white rum ( Flor de Cana 4 years ) 0.75 oz Sozu 0.5 oz Grapefruit juice 0.25 oz Pineappple juice 2 bar spoon tamarind syrup ( equal parts tamarind solids and sugar) Angostura bitters Steps Char few pieces of pineapple on an open flame and let it cool down Add two dashes of bitters and the tamarind syrup and two charred pineapple Muddle the charred pineapple Add all the other ingredients Add ice and do quick shake to your preferred dilution and chill Double strain into you glass of choice Garnish with a charred pineapple and couple of pineapple fronds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609437683089-UCDNJ1LG8L9L9UA1Y231/Not+so+Tiki-6.jpg Rum Cocktails - Not so Tiki - Paired With 72% Costa Esmeralds, Ecuador Cacao from Chequessett Chocolate The 72% bar from Chequessett Chocolate , a maker from Cape Cod, MA, is made from Arriba Nacional hybrid clones, as well as Acriollado varietal beans .I tasted notes of pineapple, tamarind and fudge. To play up the same notes this “not so tiki” cocktail was created , which really amplifies the pineapple and tamarind notes of the bar. https://www.choccoffeewine.com/scotch daily 0.75 2021-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609896328092-F9AI6EU6VDNN1C9KV8F1/Scotch+banner+1.jpg Scotch https://www.choccoffeewine.com/scotch/ardbeg monthly 0.5 2021-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609895872153-9L2JWZUBNX2V7WZ6VQMN/Arbeg+Banner.jpg Scotch - Ardbeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609898613604-2X5STK8T5HXTNLD9TGXX/Arbeg+Drum+Banner.jpg Scotch - Ardbeg - Ardbeg Drum Ardbeg Drum: a peaty scotch. This single malt brings together the best of both Islay and the Caribbean, as it was matured in bourbon casks and then treated to a finish in casks that previously held rum. The final result is a delicious, smoky and fruity party, truly capturing the carnival spirit! https://www.choccoffeewine.com/sakewine-and-beer-cocktails daily 0.75 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609461170186-BUFMKZLRVS9YAE0VM5OF/sake_wine%26beer+banner.jpg Sake/Wine and Beer Cocktails https://www.choccoffeewine.com/sakewine-and-beer-cocktails/thai-with-brazil monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609461488376-4L4O7LXEYMOCZYXAJJ2A/Thai+with+Brazil-4.jpg Sake/Wine and Beer Cocktails - Thai with Brazil? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609461548199-9GF2HHMGU2P4XSHQE4TB/Thai+with+Brazil-2.jpg Sake/Wine and Beer Cocktails - Thai with Brazil? - Ingredients 3 oz chilled Junmai Sake 0.25 oz simple syrup 3 bar spoon of ginger juice from the jar of pickled ginger Sesame oil pickled ginger for garnish Steps Add all ingredients into a cokctail mixer Add ice and stir to prefered dilution and chill Strain into your favorite Coupe glass Drop in few slices of pickled ginger Add few drops of sesame oil to finish and bring out the nuttiness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609461662013-7D8JXE7OOP4HTO31W6KW/Thai+with+Brazil.jpg Sake/Wine and Beer Cocktails - Thai with Brazil? - Paired With White chocolate with Lemongrass from Baiani Chocolate Savory white bar with lemongrass that was harvested from Juliana, the chocolate maker’s backyard in Brazil. https://www.choccoffeewine.com/brandy-cocktails daily 0.75 2020-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609387184576-QMFR0KNNA24BGQWMZK57/Brandy+Banner.jpg Brandy Cocktails https://www.choccoffeewine.com/brandy-cocktails/chutney-tini-sour monthly 0.5 2021-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609452124882-XW6EXCHO2KEKY1VW95DY/Chutney-tini+sour-2.jpg Brandy Cocktails - Chutney-tini-sour Chutney-Tini-Sour Cocktail with Pisco and Tequila https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609452220793-5M5W2OJGZE7068OG0D3A/Chutney-tini+sour-3.jpg Brandy Cocktails - Chutney-tini-sour - Ingredients 1.5 oz VIejo Tonel acholado pisco 0.75 oz Tres Agaves blanco tequila 0.25 oz of homemade green chutney (cilantro, mint, ginger, lemon juice, sugar and salt all blended together) 0.25 oz concentrated pineapple syrup 1 egg white Steps Add all ingredients into a shaker of you choice, and dry shake Add ice and do a vigorous wet shake Strain into your favorite Coupe glass Garnish with a fresh flower (optional) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609452278370-SUY8QPERJMOXCS2UCMZ2/Chutney-tini+sour.jpg Brandy Cocktails - Chutney-tini-sour - Paired With White chocolate with lemon and poppyseed from Soma https://www.choccoffeewine.com/newworld daily 0.75 2020-12-31 https://www.choccoffeewine.com/tequilamezcal-cocktails daily 0.75 2020-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609282809057-7DY8UPR4FNKOLNM7LIWW/Tequila_Mezcal+Banner.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails https://www.choccoffeewine.com/tequilamezcal-cocktails/muna-magic monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609458056263-49M1M7VCE9CJEYBXM46R/MU%C3%91A+MAGIC+-3.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails - MUÑA MAGIC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609458092987-OTRO00PMKY5APJ6DXIUM/MU%C3%91A+MAGIC+-2.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails - MUÑA MAGIC - Ingredients 1.5 oz espadin mezcal (Casamigos) 1.5 oz silver tequila ( Casamigos) 1 oz sweet lime juice (this decreases/eliminates the quantity of simple syrup) 0.75 oz muña liquor ( Ponderoso liqur, muña has an unique falvor and replacement creates a completely different cocktail) Lime leaf for garnish Steps Add all ingredients into a shaker of you choice Add ice and do a vigorous shake Strain into your favorite Coupe glass Garnish with a lime leaf and enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609458143311-XVOMPEFCWESBVYU4CG58/MU%C3%91A+MAGIC+.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails - MUÑA MAGIC - Paired With 75% Peruvian Cacao with Muna from Tinky Chocolate This bar from Peruvian tree to bar maker combines the fruity tartness of chuncho beans with the warm zingy taste of the mint like , but still not mint... muña! Completely satisfies both “non mint likers” and “mint lovers” alike. https://www.choccoffeewine.com/tequilamezcal-cocktails/beta-carotene-and-iodine monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609456891655-RAU2V4J4HQJNL3BJ1VYB/Beta+Carotene+%26+Iodine.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails - Beta Carotene & Iodine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609456917676-CGPI8QXM2DP32HK3Q25G/Beta+Carotene+%26+Iodine-3.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails - Beta Carotene & Iodine - Ingredients 2.5 oz joven Espadin mezcal (Los Vecinos) 0.25 oz of “cinnamon pear lime white balsamic vinegar” ( OMG!) 1 oz sweet lime juice 2 dashes of orange bitters 2 pinches of Aji salt (chili salt) Chopped baby carrots Carrot strings for garnish Steps Muddle chopped baby carrots with 2 dashes of orange bitters in a shaker to extract every drop of juice possible. Add all the other ingredients Add ice and shake well Rim a chilled cocktail glass with Aji salt Double strain the cocktail into glass Garnish with carrot strings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609456947447-JBJ8HB2ZXZVET0YA23BH/Beta+Carotene+%26+Iodine-2.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails - Beta Carotene & Iodine - Paired With 70% Peruvian cacao with Maras salt from Quma Chocolate https://www.choccoffeewine.com/tequilamezcal-cocktails/saffronsunrise monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609285340859-NVJW7BV5W7XJ45S9QL1U/Saffron+Sunrise-2.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails - Saffron Sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609283952930-A13DFQUH2Q4CZW2UBFJ5/Saffron+Sunrise-1.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails - Saffron Sunrise - Ingredients 1.5 oz espadin mezcal ( using Los Vecino’s ) 1 oz reposado tequila ( using Casamigo’s) 2 bar spoons agave syrup 0.5 oz lemon juice 1 oz homemade savory liquor ( made with a mix of cacao nibs , annatto and cumin with a hint of ancho and chipotle chilies) 1 egg white Steps Add all ingredients into a shaker of you choice, and dry shake Add ice and do a vigorous wet shake Strain into your favorite Coupe glass Garnish with a fried blood orange wheel ( any citrus slice will works as well) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609285711683-00SHL7MS834IZXRV33MP/Saffron+Sunrise-3.jpg Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails - Saffron Sunrise - Paired With 73% Mexican Cacao with Smoked Heirloom Chile from Cuna De Piedra Very special limited edition Smoked Heirloom Chile bar from the fabulous Cuna De Piedra with single estate smoked heirloom chiles from "El Palmar," Amando Hernández’s ranch, located in La Defensa, in the state of Veracruz. He is one of the few stewards of the native Mexican chiles, as these are progressively being displaced by other higher-yield and genetically engineered varieties. A 73% bar made with mexican Cacao from Comalcalco, Tabasco is masterminded by Mariana Garza. Usually the heat inclusion bars can be in your face spicy. This one though, is completely different in the fact that the smokiness of the chiles is a lingering aftertaste which is sophisticated and elegant. The heat is present and builds, without masking the super fruity chocolate. https://www.choccoffeewine.com/aperitif-cocktails daily 0.75 2020-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609386388656-M5VP1AK84KP91VYZYJX8/aperitif+banner.jpg Aperitif Cocktails https://www.choccoffeewine.com/aperitif-cocktails/eeyores-requiem-riff monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609477837381-IKSH6AW44KKWNYX7VAUU/Eeyore%27s+Requiem.jpg Aperitif Cocktails - Eeyore's Requiem Riff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609477894576-CD9AOSP37NDQIKKKYQ5K/Eeyore%27s+Requiem-3.jpg Aperitif Cocktails - Eeyore's Requiem Riff - Ingredients 1.5 oz Campari 0.5 oz London dry gin (No 3. ) 0.25 oz Cynar 70 0.25 oz Fernet Branca 1 oz Lillet (original recipe calls for Dolin blanc) 15 drops orange bitters Orange oils from at least 3 twists Orange twist for garnish Steps Add all the ingredients ( apart from the orange oils from twists) in a mixing glass Add ice and stir till desired chill Strain into your favorite martini glass Squeeze oils from the three orange twists and discard Garnish with afresh orange twist and enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609478207493-D2C05KD33EEYBPDG8UCV/Eeyore%27s+Requiem-2.jpg Aperitif Cocktails - Eeyore's Requiem Riff - Paired With 68% Ghana cacao with candied citrus from Map Chocolate Turning a cara cara, a blood orange, a ruby grapefruit, a sweet lime and a tangelo into a candied slaw and throwing it into Ghanian cacao is a most fruity chompy bar of deliciousness https://www.choccoffeewine.com/aperitif-cocktails/the-splashing-biker monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609441057459-5SX27MS1NVHVV4ZZNA3A/Splashing+Biker-3.jpg Aperitif Cocktails - The Splashing Biker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609441154568-O85V3ABVONYRF8X976GL/Splashing+Biker-2.jpg Aperitif Cocktails - The Splashing Biker - Ingredients 1.5 oz Amari ( Amaro Montenegro) 1.5 oz White Vermouth ( Lillet Blanc) 1 oz Sparkling Water ( Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic water) 0.5 oz of Campari Steps Add the amari and the vermouth in a mixing glass Add ice and stir till desired chill Strain into your favorite Coupe glass Top it with tonic water Add or splash in the campari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609441214380-PHY7F0KYBUAF3PUJXUAX/Splashing+Biker.jpg Aperitif Cocktails - The Splashing Biker - Paired With 73% Dark Chocolate with Orange Zest by Baiani Chocolates The drink was paired with a 73% dark craft chocolate bar ,made with cacao from Vale Potumuju in Brazil by Baiani Chocolates with orange zest. The taste of cacao with sparkles of orange and as it melts in your mouth, pairs extremely well with the refreshing cocktail. https://www.choccoffeewine.com/ardbeg daily 0.75 2021-01-06 https://www.choccoffeewine.com/ardbeg/drum monthly 0.5 2021-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609899503478-17L1KVWEL6TQQNS93EPE/Arbeg+Drum+Chocolate.jpg Arbeg - Ardbeg Drum - Paired With 70% Belize ( 2018 harvest) from Dandelion Chocolate This bar from Dandelion Chocolate uses the cacao from Maya Mountain, Belize with 2018 harvest . The 2016 harvest cacao was pineapple forward. This one, on the other hand reminds of Death by Chocolate cake from whole foods with raspberry compote. The fruity and berry notes of the chocolate made the Ardbeg drum the drink of choice. Its super interesting how impressive it tasted with the bar. If you like slight peat and pineapple and berry fudge all together, this is the combination you must try. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609901994538-VX6XAJC76HK2369CASS5/Arbeg+Drum+Chocolate-2.jpg Arbeg - Ardbeg Drum - Paired With 66 % Cacao Jerk Pineapple from Raaka Chocolate The Raaka Chocolate limited edition chocolate bar made with fruity Dominican Republic Oko Caribe cacao with tangy pineapple juice and jerk spiced infused cacao butter. The Drum take’s it to a extra special crave level as the flavors, literally walk together without clashing at all. This pairing is a sweet , tangy, rummy, slightly peaty chocolaty mash ! What’s not to love, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f51a7ad92fb06068581c926/1609903315777-Z9CADAHPQ5NBF274AE7Z/Arbeg+Drum+Chocolate-4.jpg Arbeg - Ardbeg Drum - Paired With 75 % Cacao Honeycomb Toffee from Ritual Chocolate An Ardbeg trio of Uigeadail, Drum and Corryvreckan battle. The first and the third are from their core range and at cask strength while the second is a limited release at 46% ABV. You will know that the Corryvreckan is my absolute favorite whisky ever, so with this tasting I wanted to see how the influence of sherry casks and rum casks respectively worked on my favorite. This bar from Ritual Choclolate, is a 75% made with Belize cacao beans and made with housemade wildflower honeycomb toffee. The bar is very textured and you still get full floral notes of belize cacao once the honey is gone. When you first put it in your mouth there is a lot of honey and the Drum shines through. As the bar melts showing off its full colors , its the 2 higher ABV drams that shine! If you have a honey chocolate you definitely must enjoy with a full blown peaty dram.