Mon Amie Amy Gift Shop, Ashburn VA 20147, Gifts for all occasions
Bourbon Barrel Foods answers a quietly brilliant question with this dark chocolate bar: what if you treated cacao the way a distiller treats a barrel? The result is a small-batch handcrafted bar built around Bourbon Smoked Cacao Nibs and 100% Bourbon Barrel Aged Arabica coffee beans — two ingredients that bring genuine smokiness and depth to every square.
This isn't a chocolate bar that happens to mention bourbon on the label. The cacao nibs are slow-smoked over repurposed bourbon barrels, picking up the same warm, woody character you'd expect from a well-aged spirit. The Arabica coffee beans are aged inside those same barrels before being folded into the chocolate, adding a rounded, low-bitterness coffee note rather than a sharp espresso punch. The combination rewards people who pay attention to what they're eating — it's a good fit for the home bartender who likes to end an evening thoughtfully, or for anyone who wants to give a food gift that feels genuinely considered.
Storage & care: Keep this Bourbon Barrel Foods dark chocolate bar stored in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight — between 60°F and 70°F is ideal. Avoid the refrigerator if you can; condensation dulls the finish and can cause the surface to bloom. If your space runs warm, a sealed container in a consistently cool cupboard works well. No cleaning is needed, but if you're breaking pieces to serve, a clean dry knife gives cleaner edges than snapping by hand. Treat it the way you'd treat any small-batch handcrafted chocolate and the smoked cacao and aged coffee flavors stay true from the first square to the last.
