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Mon Jan 30

New from Hawaii - @MadreChocolate #chocolate

Triple cacao - chocolate, nib, and pulp. Yum. Hawaiian chocolate is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with.
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Sat Jan 28

#eatdrinkrelax #chocolate - High West Bourye

Blend of 3-yr bourbon, 12-yr rye, and 16-yr rye. Nice depth and complexity with a touch of sweetness and rye’s spice. I’d pair with a warm spice dark caramel ganache.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Calvin’s of Brooklyn

My vote for the best filled tasting plate of the day. Jerk pork tips, ribs, pulled pork, and BBQ tips.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Weihenstephan Korbinian

Dark, but not too. Malty, but not too. Brilliant soft bubble structure. Dark milks and “chocolatey” chocolates or caramels w/ peanuts or pecans. Yes - pecans. Nothing with fruit acids in it.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Blacksauce bacon buttermilk biscuit

W/ smoked sausage gravy. Thinking maybe Porkslap Butternut? At a loss to think chocolate at this point … only halfway through the first session.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - That Burger’s Tater Tot Nachos.

AKA ” tachos.” Speechless. But why not? $10 bourbon flights on Tacho Tuesdays.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Sweet potato bacon pudding

Would be enhanced with a sprinkling of cocoa powder and cinnamon. Posdef pairing? Brooklyn Brewery Pennant English Pale Ale.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - 1792 Reserve high rye bourbon

8 yr, 90 proof, spicy, dry. Underlying woody/vegetal w/ bare astringency. Thinking Venezuela - Ocumare or Cuyagua.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Temptation breakfast bourbon

75% corn, 25% rye. Can you say smooooooth? Perfect for spiking a good hot chocolate for Sunday brunch w/ churros or maybe w/ huevos rancheros con mole poblano.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Redemption High Rye Bourbon

60% corn, 38% rye. Nice, smooth, sipping blend. Not as sweet as most bourbons but with a bit more fire.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Lucky 777 Chilii, NYC

Classic - 7 spices (chocolate is not one of them!), but not spicy hot. Would go w/ a mildly hoppy IPA or maybe a dark saison.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Chocolate balsamic

Flavored with chocolate essence, this is an adult version of Bosco. Very sweet, slightly acidic, but doesn’t possess any of the nuance of a 25-year balsamic.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Pulled pork slider

From Kloby’s Smokehouse, all the way from Laurel, Maryland. Sadly, no chocolate. But these would pair nicely with some chocolate porters.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Innis & Gunn 1/2 of my fave black & tan

The other half is Guinness Export. I&G is aged in rum casks, so dark milks is what I would pair with this.
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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Rodeo Bar

Cowboy kisses (bacon-wrapped shrimp stuffed w/ jalapeño) & pork ribs. Bacon-wrapped bacon (pork belly) anyone?
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