The Gift

The Gift

Le Bon Garcon Caramels

Looking for a last-minute gift for the object of your affection? Drugstore chocolates might not cut it this year, and your Valentine will have no doubt already dipped into some candy hearts from the office pool. Instead, ensure your continued Casanova status with a fresh box of Le Bon Garcon’s caramels – buttery, smooth, soft morsels of goodness […]

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Patric In-NIB-itable Chocolate Bar

Alan McClure of Patric Chocolate knows how to make chocolate. He’s been making them since 2004. He’s even won a couple of awards. The In-NIB-itable Bar is made with two parts: 70% Madagascar chocolate and crunchy nibs. Alan’s goal was to show two sides of cocao since not everyone has tried the unsweetened part. He […]

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Montes Winery’s Folly (Syrah)

Aurelio Montes, winemaker of Montes Winery‘s Montes Folly, for whatever reason had an inkling that Apalta Valley was the best terroir for reds in Chile, something that is hard to dispute today and that he was determined to prove. They said it would be a “folly” to grow Syrah, an untested variety, in the region […]

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Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

The distillers take two barrels. The first is seasoned outdoors for nine months and is completely toasted and charred on the inside. They age the bourbon. Then comes the second barrel which gets toasted for twice as long. The bourbon from the first barrel gets moved into the second barrel for additional maturation, thus crafting […]