Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Woodford Reserve has partnered with Compartés to create a limited-edition four-piece chocolate collection inspired by the former’s Double Oaked Bourbon.
Compartés Chocolatier Jonathan Grahm teamed up with Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall to create chocolate designed to pair with the whiskey. Handcrafted by a small team of gourmet chocolatiers in Los Angeles, each of the four truffle flavors complements the Double Oaked sweet aromatic flavor profile.
“Jonathan Grahm is a true genius and artist,” said Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall. “The tasting notes of wood, spice, and florals found in the chocolates align perfectly with the flavors found in Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.”
Compartés x Woodford Reserve chocolates are handcrafted with a beautiful gold design and include four flavors that accentuate specific characteristics of Double Oaked:
- Butterscotch chocolate compliments its aromatic flavors, 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.
- Pear Nutmeg chocolate highlights its fruit, floral and spice flavors. It brings out the sharp cedar, pepper spice and the dark raisin character of the bourbon.
- Oak Smoked Salt Caramel chocolate pairs with the wood, spice, and sweet flavors of the bourbon. The smoked salt makes the mouth water, followed by herbal tea and tobacco notes and a dry cocoa finish.
- Maple Pecan chocolate complements its grain, wood, and sweet 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 flavors in bourbon are so complimentary to the flavors in chocolate, so partnering with Woodford Reserve was a perfect match,” said Compartés Chocolatier Jonathan Grahm. “I don’t think there’s another bourbon and chocolate pairing that is truly as perfect and in sync as Double Oaked and the chocolate truffles we’ve created.”
This isn’t the first time Woodford Reserve has paired its whiskey with chocolate. In 2021, it partnered with Phillip Ashley Chocolates for a similar collaboration.
The limited edition Compartés x Woodford Reserve Double Oaked bundle includes a bottle of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked and four-piece chocolate box. It is available for $87.94 exclusively on Reserve Bar. They’re also available at retailers nationwide, many of which offer them as a set, and at Woodford Reserve Distillery. Guests traveling to the distillery have the opportunity to reserve the “Indulge the Senses” tour and tasting to experience a guided Double Oaked and Compartes pairing. Tickets are available for a limited time through February at woodfordreserve.com.
