How about Pairing your Booze with Chocolates, this World Chocolate Day?

Whatever the season or occasion maybe, just the thought of chocolates gives us sinfully pure happiness. Chocolates are an instant mood lifter and the best companion on a bad day. World Chocolate Day is celebrated on 7th July each year, it’s the time of the year where you can stuff your face with bars of sweetness and don’t forget your desired alcohol.

There is tons of research that has proven that dark chocolate has several health benefits. However, it should be taken in small amounts to avoid damaging your teeth. It helps in improving heart health, immunity, brain function, and keeps your weight in control. Wow! Let’s celebrate this with one whole bar of chocolate and bourbon whiskey placed over fancy used bourbon barrels.

After this news, you might be already planning to celebrate this day in style, but we bring to you 7 mouth-watering chocolate pairings with your favorite booze.

Let’s Eat, Drink and Be Merry!

Chocolates and bourbon stored in oak barrels share amazing chemistry as they are complementary to the mood and on the palate. The sweet and smooth taste of dark chocolate matches well with the tinge of vanilla and caramelized sweetness of the bourbon. In addition, the alcohol in the bourbon intensifies the aromatic molecules present in the chocolates and the fat present in it neutralizes the strong alcoholic flavor.

Bourbon and Chocolates

Bourbon tastes different from light to dark chocolates. Take a look to decide your ideal choice:

• White Chocolate: The fat content in the chocolate enslaves the heat present in the bourbon.

• Milk Chocolate: The perfect balance of sweet and rich taste from milk chocolate goes well with the spicy bourbon.

• Semi-sweet Chocolate: This chocolate generally contains 55%-70% of cocoa blends with complex and balanced bourbons.

• Dark Chocolate: The bitter flavor of dark chocolate harmonizes with the different flavors of alcohol.

For the people who don’t know it, white chocolate is not actually chocolate, as it contains cocoa butter and no cocoa contents. Anyway, we love it equally as dark chocolate!

Tempering your Taste Buds with a Sip of Whiskey and Piece of Exceptional Chocolate!

Chocolate and bourbon whiskey are an excellent pair, as the oak effect in the alcohol gives you a rich aromatic feeling. Bitter dark chocolates are a treat, as it smoothly melts and passes down your throat. Both combine to give you an extravagant feeling at the end.

Also, they offer common tasting notes and flavor profiles and make sure you enjoy them at room temperature. Take a bite of your chocolate and keep it in your mouth for a few seconds till it melts and explodes different notes in your mouth. Breath with your mouth instead of the nose before chewing and swallow the contents as you indulge yourself in the distinct taste, texture, and aroma.

How about Adding Chocolate to Bourbon? Sounds Bourbonlaty!

Did someone say C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E!!

Okay, let’s do it.

Finely grind a quarter cup of cocoa nibs and add to it 2 cups of bourbon and just shake it and store it for a week or two. These two create a blissful synergy when you take a sip of your chocolate bourbon.

In case you are using melted chocolate, then melt a quarter-cup of chocolate in a double boiler and add 2 cups of bourbon. A vigorous shake and let it chill. When the bourbon is fully chilled, remove the fat floating to the top and let the bourbon melt. This method of skimming fat is known as a fat-washing technique.

What If We Reverse the Process and Try a Bourbon in Chocolate Recipe?

You might have heard about Kentucky bourbon balls. The state’s traditional bourbon ball is known worldwide. It’s simple to prepare and is ready to eat with your favorite bourbon drink.

Let’s prepare it!

For a serving of 30 balls, mix a 1/4th cup of bourbon with 1 cup of pecans. Let it settle for 2-3 hours until the pecans absorb all the bourbon. Bake the bourbon balls at 325 for 15 mins.

You can also cover your balls with a mixture of finely chopped pecans, bourbon, cocoa powder, and corn syrup. After rolling the balls in the syrup, let it chill and store it for your next party.

For the people who love chocolates with scotch or neat, then we have got you covered. Moving down, don’t forget to grab a bar of chocolate as you plan these pairings for your bachelorette party.

Fall in Love with These Amazing Recipes!

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• Averna Spritz with Toblerone

This Sicilian liqueur is made up of herbs, roots, and citrus fruits soaked in alcohol with a tinge of caramel. This pairing of herbal and bitter Averna with nougat-packed Toblerone may sound odd but it is actually the opposite!

Procedure: Mix 2 ounces of Averna with 4-5 ounces of sparkling water with an orange twist for a tangy taste and fall in love with this lovely pairing. This combo will be an ideal choice for your beloved.

Anyway, who doesn’t love Toblerone?

• Neat with Chocolove Orange Peel in Dark Chocolate

The sweet yet citrus flavors in the bar complement the strong-flavored drink. It gives you a burst of flavors as the chocolate melts in your mouth when you take a sip of your drink. Sounds tangy, it tastes tangy too!

• Gin with Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Caramel

If you feel all lazy and wish to spend a ‘me’ time, then try out an American Dry Gin Old fashioned with this caramel-infused milk chocolate. If you don’t have a gin, then this chocolate is an ace-pairing with either bourbon or tequila.

• Rum with Cadbury Fruit and Nut Milk Chocolate

The fruity vanilla-flecked rum tunes well with the nutty almonds and the dried grapes present in the chocolate. If not the above, then this pair will surely fit your budget. And if you are a huge lover of dairy milk, then who is stopping you to plan a date with your S.O?

• Vodka Martini with Endangered Species Dark Chocolate and Blueberry Sage

Your classic sexy-looking martini needs to be clubbed with an earthy flavored dark chocolate that contains 70% of cocoa. The rich creamy texture of the vodka creates a vibrant taste with juicy ripe blueberries.

• Sweet Liqueur with Endangered Species Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt and Almonds

The chocolate contains sea salt and roasted almonds that give you an oceanic flavor. While the sweet cherry taste liqueur gives you a rich salty taste followed by a nutty crunch.

• Nocello and Coffee with Green and Black’s Organic Milk Chocolate

If you are craving for a rich coffee after a heavy meal, then mix walnut and hazelnut flavored Nocello into your hot cup of coffee with distinctively smooth milk chocolate offered by Green and Black’s Organic. The cocoa beans are hand-grown that will give you a distinct taste.

• Scotch Whiskey with Lindt Excellence Hazelnut Dark Chocolate

Try a bold bourbon like Woodford Reserve Double Oak which has a fruity and spicy note. The roasted hazelnut dark chocolate will give you a warm caramel and honey texture that smoothly moves down your throat.

• Bourbon fits well with all chocolates

The best thing to have a whiskey bourbon is that it matches well all the above chocolates. Grab all the above chocolates and throw a surprise party anytime!

Are you in a rush? How about some chocolate bourbon treats.

Excited to try these amazing and delightful bourbon-infused chocolate recipes? Then, plan out a surprise for your beloved this weekend and surprise her with chocolates, this World Chocolate Day!

1.Chocolate Coated Bourbon Soaked Cherries

• Fresh and sweet cherries about 30 for 2-3 servings

• 1/2 cups of bourbon

• 8 wt. ounces of dark chocolate containing 60% of cocoa

Method:

Remove the seeds from the cherries. Soak the cherries in the bourbon for about a day. Remove the cherries and place them over a plate covered with paper towels. After the cherries are dried, dip them into melted chocolate. Maintain the temperature of the chocolate at 88 and 91 degrees. Allow it to cool for 2 hours.

2. Bourbon Chocolate Eggnog

• 2 oz finely chopped dark chocolate

• 1 tsp cocoa powder

• 2 cups eggnog

• 1/3 cup milk

• 4-6 oz bourbon

Method:

Melt the dark chocolate, milk, and cocoa powder in a bowl. After the chocolate has melted, whisk the ingredients together and let it cool. In a mixer beat the eggnog for 5 mins and slowly add the prepared mixture into it. Whisk it for a minute and add bourbon to it. Chill for an hour and garnish with shaved chocolate.

3. Chocolate Bourbon Truffles

• 8 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate

• 1/4 cup heavy cream

• 1-ounce bourbon

• Cocoa powder or sprinklers for garnishing

Method:

Heat the heavy cream in a bowl for a minute (don’t overheat till you get bubbles). Let it cool for some time and pour it into the bowl of grated chocolate. Stir it thoroughly till no lumps are found.

Mix the bourbon into the prepared mixture and let it cool for over 2 hours or overnight (if time persists). Using a cookie scoop, roll it into balls and place it over a cookie sheet. Roll the cookie over the sprinklers and let it cool for another 30 minutes.

Ta-da!!! Get ready to have a scoop full of chocolate in your mouth.

Treat yourself to these amazing bourbon chocolate recipes and hope you don’t eat everything yourself. It’s something that we love doing with chocolates.

Reminiscing the old days when we used to hide our chocolates from our siblings. This Chocolate day, let’s pledge to share the sweetness by clinging glasses!

Say cheers!

If by any chance you are planning to throw a party to celebrate a boozy chocolate day, then please do. Nothing is better than sharing chocolates with a bunch of nerdy friends as you experience the distinct flavors of life and remove a bourbon bottle from your rack made from a used bourbon barrel.

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