How to pair whisk(e)y and chocolate for the perfect treat !

So I wanted to try out something new. Whisk(e)y paired with dark chocolate. I wasn’t  sure which flavour would go best: orange, cocoa or caramel. So I tried all three of them ! 🙂 I highly recommend this, it’s something different from the classic whisk(e)y and cigar combo, which is pretty great as well to be honest, but chocolate blends the taste better I think and brings out flavours that you did not know were there.

Now I did a lot of reading before trying this out, and everywhere I red about this they said it is a very good idea, so why not do it, right ?
Both chocolate and Whisky are made from a basic set of ingredients, these combine and produce a high variety of diverse flavours. So finding a good combo of chocolate and whisk(e)y becomes just as fun as finding a whisk(e)y and cigars combo. Of course the chocolate combo can be a little more delicious if you ask me !

So, what type of chocolate is best to be paired whisk(e)y you ask ?
Well, “the word on the street is” that dark chocolate works best. Of course, as with all things this is a matter of personal preference and is something that you should try out yourself, but the logic here is that the underlying sweetness and alcohol contrasts very well with the more bitter flavour of dark chocolate. So yes, you guessed it, we’re aiming for contrasting and/or complementary flavours here, you should always want to look to match flavours that can complement, but not overpower.
You can also pair whisk(e)y with other types of chocolate like white chocolate which can go best with Smokey whiskeys and milk chocolate with oakey whiskeys, but to be honest I like dark chocolate best with any whisk(e)y. But again, this is a matter of preference, so you should just try it out !
One advice though is to get “the good stuff”, so when looking for dark chocolate to pair with your whisk(e)y I suggest going for top shelf stuff, you don’t want to ruin your perfectly good whisk(e)y now do you ? 😉

So we have our basics and ingredients, how do you actually do this the right way ?

Well, I hear that, also from my experience, the best way to do this is to taste the whisk(e)y first then eat the chocolate. The reason behind this is that it is best to first actually get a taste of the flavours from the whisk(e)y and familiarise your taste buds with it, then you eat a piece of chocolate and just let it melt in your mouth, this way you will combine the flavours. Next take another sip of the whisk(e)y, you will start to sense new flavours and you will realise that the chocolate has changed the taste of the whisk(e)y from start to finish, in a good way 🙂

Oh and, this works extremely well with cognac also, but more on that in another post 😉

Now, which type of whisk(e)y goes with which type of chocolate?
And I mean real specifics here, right down to the brand. You’re going to have to check back on my site soon for a new post on that !

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Andrei Muresan

My name is Andrei, Andrei-Paul Muresan. I’m an IT professional, born in the wonderful year of 1982, in the heart of Transylvania (for people who don’t know, the heart of Transylvania is a city called Cluj-Napoca, located in Eastern Europe, in Romania to be more exact). Here’s a photo of me, just to put a face to the name 😉 I mentioned Transylvania because most people are more likely to know where Transylvania is and not where Romania is 🙂 oh and by the way, vampires, they’re just ghost stories, sorry to disappoint everybody. As you might expect, given my profession, I’m passionate about technology and everything that surrounds it, but I am also a great spirits fan, and when I say spirits I mean scotch, whisk(e)y and cognac, and I also enjoy a good cigar (I never say no to a good cigar). I like to mix all that with a good tune and also a good game, I own a couple of game consoles. I am, by no means, an expert in the scotch/whisk(e)y/cognac/cigar world, but I am keen on learning everything there is to know about it, so I’m launching an invitation to you, to join me in this virtual journey as we learn together.

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