Woodford Reserve x Compartes Chocolate Valentine Gift Set

Woodford Reserve x Compartes Chocolate: A Great Valentine Gift

February 1, 2024 at 10:03 pm · Filed under Cocktails & Spirits, Giftable, The Nibble

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon invites Bourbon lovers to partake of a special Valentine treat: a bottle of the acclaimed Kentucky Bourton along with a limited-edition four-piece chocolate collection of chocolates by prominent artisan chocolatier Compartes (photo #1).

Compartés chocolatier Jonathan Grahm teamed up with Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall to create unique chocolate designed to pair seamlessly with Double Oaked.

Handcrafted by a small team of chocolatiers in Los Angeles, each of the four ganache flavors complements the Double Oaked sweet aromatic flavor profile, starting with beautiful gold surface design.

Compartés x Woodford Reserve chocolates are handcrafted and include four unique flavors that accentuate specific characteristics of Double Oaked:

The Butterscotch chocolate compliments the sweet aromatic flavors in Double Oaked, enhancing the butterscotch notes and bringing out the roasted coffee flavor. The combination of the bourbon and butterscotch chocolate tastes like chocolate-covered espresso beans.

The Maple Pecan chocolate complements Double Oaked’s grain, wood, and sweet aromatic notes. The chocolate highlights sweet brown sugar and maple notes, as well as the sweet oak and nutty pecan, almond, and walnut flavors of the bourbon.

The Oak Smoked Salt Caramel chocolate pairs with the wood, spice, and sweet aromatic flavors of Double Oaked. The smoked salt makes the mouth water, followed by herbal tea and tobacco notes and a dry cocoa finish.

The Pear Nutmeg chocolate highlights Double Oaked’s fruit, floral, and spice flavors. It brings out the sharp cedar, pepper spice and the dark raisin character of the bourbon.

It’s a sophisticated—and might we say fun—way to pair chocolates with Bourbon.

GET YOUR COMPARTÉS x WOODFORD RESERVE SET

The limited edition Compartés x Woodford Reserve Double Oaked bundle includes a 750ml of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked and four-piece chocolate box.

Online, it is available for $87.94 exclusively on Reserve Bar. It’s also available at large and small retailers nationwide, and at Woodford Reserve Distillery.

> Get your Compartés x Woodford Valentine’s Day gift here.

Is It Bourbon with a B or a b?

The Nibble capitalizes the word Bourbon because it’s a proper name.

Bourbon is the name of the county in Kentucky where it was first made, which in turn was named for the ruling dynasty of France.

Bourbon vanilla is named for them, too. After the French took possession of the island in the 17th century—where the vanilla pods grew—they named it Bourbon.

> National Bourbon Day is June 14th.

> National Chocolate Day is October 28th.

> What is Bourbon?

> The four top Bourbon cocktails.

> The history of Bourbon.

> The different types of whiskey.

A bottle of Woodford Reserve Boubon with a box of Compartes chocolates
[1] Woodford x Compartes, a memorable Bourbon-and-chocolate Valentine gift (photos #1 and #2 © Brown-Forman).

Woodford Reserve Bourbon Bottle
[2] A bottle of Woodford Reserve.

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*About Vanilla: The term “Bourbon vanilla” refers to a variety of Vanilla planifolia that is only grown on certain islands in the Indian Ocean: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion Island, and the Seychelles. Other types of vanilla include those grown in Indonesia, Madagascar, Mexico, and Tahiti. Each has a different flavor profile. Vanilla is native to Mexico. Here’s ore about vanilla, including the history of the spice.

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