Benjamin Prichard’s Double Chocolate Bourbon is a very serious 90 Proof Bourbon. It begins with much of the sweetness common to bourbon, however, pure chocolate has a natural bitterness. To create our Double Chocolate Bourbon, we have attempted to balance the natural sweetness of the bourbon with the bitterness of the chocolate to produce a better-balanced bourbon, belying its 90-proof character.
Introducing the small quantity of chocolate into the finish process is intended to influence and augment that natural hint of chocolate found in good bourbons. A conscious effort is made however, to not over power the wonderful flavor of our bourbon but simply reinforce the natural chocolate flavor. In fact, we consider it a complement if those tasting our Double Chocolate Bourbon can find the flavor absent or faint. It may sound a bit strange but we like to say, “We don’t want our bourbon to taste like chocolate, but rather our chocolate to taste like bourbon.” Most important, it is not sweet!
