The Chocolate Life

#eatdrinkrelax #chocolate – High West Bourye

thechocolatelife — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:18:03 +0000

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

thechocolatelife — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:52:11 +0000

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

thechocolatelife — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:23:39 +0000

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

thechocolatelife — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:12:48 +0000

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.

thechocolatelife — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:57:46 +0000

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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate – Sweet potato bacon pudding

thechocolatelife — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:50:58 +0000

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

thechocolatelife — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:45:49 +0000

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

thechocolatelife — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:27:47 +0000

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#drinkeatrelax #chocolate – Redemption High Rye Bourbon

thechocolatelife — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:21:44 +0000

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

thechocolatelife — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:12:35 +0000

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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