Because, for Valentine's, not just any chocolates will do.
to present its fine, single-origin chocolates as a limited-edition tasting experience, with just 500 kits being made.We already knew that aging wine and whisky—and even tequila—in casks creates some remarkable taste profiles: how oak can change the flavor of the liquid inside, how a cask that once held sherry can impart luscious notes of nuts and fruit into a whisky made with zero nuts and fruits.
Inside our shared tasting kit, you’ll find several signature To’ak mini bars: selections from three different harvest years and three others that have been aged in various whisky casks. Two of those cask-aged samples make their debut in this kit—one aged in a Sullivans Cove whisky barrel that previously held old tawny port and another aged in a Sullivans Cove barrel that once aged Chardonnay.
The 2018 Rain Harvest has 74 percent cacao and is creamy at the outset from all that cacao butterfat. It’s surprisingly fruity with a mocha finish. More mild than the 2015, it shows a delicious fruitiness that’s emphasized by a sip of thewas surprisingly versatile, making for an ideal pairing for several of the chocolates in the tasting kit. We also tried it with Hochstadter’s Family Reserve 16 Year rye, but it wasn’t quite a match. That powerhouse whisky burned right through the subtle flavors.