Two New Products!

Well, actually that is one new bar and a Valentine's Day Collection that includes both of the bars currently in production.

As of February 1st, we released a 67% Madagascar bar that is made with the same cacao from which the 70% bar is crafted. The new bar is brighter in tone, with various fruit notes playing more of a role in the bouquet, such as lively plum preserves, fruits rouges--think cherries and raspberries--and butter-hazelnut toffee, as well as notes of licorice and subtle spice.

As for the Valentine's Day Collection, there are two bars of each percentage--67% and 70%--and the idea is to be able to taste the bars side by side in order to better appreciate how percentage can impact chocolate made from the same origin. This is a great way to educate your loved ones about the joys of fine chocolate. Complimentary gift wrap is included.

One interesting point about the 67% Madagascar bar is that, in addition to the cacao and pure cane sugar, there is a bit of cocoa butter added. However, whereas most companies buy cocoa butter from another company, our cocoa butter is pressed right here in the Patric Chocolate workshop from the same origin of cacao that is used in the chocolate. This ensures that the flavor profile of the bar is clear and consistent. As usual, no vanilla or other flavorings are added.

Here are links to the new products mentioned above:
The Valentine's Day Fine Dark Chocolate Collection
The 67% Madagascar bar


Just remember to order by 8 am EST this coming Friday, February 8th, in order to ensure that your, or your loved one's, chocolate is delivered by Valentine's Day!

Very Best,

Alan McClure
Bean-to-Bar, Fine Chocolate Maker

Upcoming Events Featuring Patric Chocolate

Well, it's November already, and there are a few chocolate events over the next month that Patric Chocolate has either organized, or at which we will be present:

First there is the New York Chocolate Show from the 9th-11th of November. Though we won't have a table this year, chocolate maker Alan McClure will be there wandering the floor with samples of the Patric Chocolate 70% Madagascar dark chocolate bar, hoping to meet some blog readers, friends, colleagues, and other chocolate lovers. With so much chocolate under one roof it should be a very good time, and we hope to see you there.

Next, almost right after the NY show, Patric Chocolate will be holding another chocolate tasting workshop at World Harvest in Columbia, MO. For those of you who were there last time, the content of the talk will be slightly different, so it will be worth attending again, and for those who missed the last tasting in September, we had a great time, so we hope that you can make it. The chocolate tasting workshop will be held on Saturday, the 17th of November, at 1 pm at World Harvest Foods off of Nifong behind Gerbes.

Finally, we are taking a day trip to Kansas City for another chocolate tasting workshop. This one will be special in that we are working hard to debut one of our new bars during this tasting. You might just be able to have a taste if you can make it. It will be held at Magazines and Coffee at 1722 Main St. in KCMO on Saturday, December 1st, at 2 pm.

To be kept abreast of Patric Chocolate events in Missouri, if you haven't already signed up for the Missouri Residents mailing list, then please do so now to be contacted when events are held in Columbia, St. Louis, Kansas City, and elsewhere in Missouri. Just be sure to select "Chocolate Updates" AND "Missouri Resident" when you sign up on the list.

If you have already signed up on the Patric Chocolate mailing list, then just re-enter your e-mail below, and follow the simple instructions to change your subscription options to include "Missouri Resident."

What could be better than an e-mail list that tells you when complimentary samples of Patric Chocolate will be available near you?

Please let me know when Patric Chocolate is holding Missouri-based talks and tastings:

For those of you who couldn't make the last Patric Chocolate "Talk and Tasting," at World Harvest Foods on Sept. 1st, you can learn more about the content by viewing two previous blog posts, here, and here. (Links open in new windows)

Patric Chocolate Available Locally

Hello All,

As some of you may already know, the first Patric Chocolate bar has been available locally since the end of July. Though distribution is limited due to supply, sales have been far greater than anticipated. We are quite happy to see that though the United States has historically been a milk chocolate nation, as opposed to France for example, where dark chocolate has been the preference, Americans really are willing to try types of dark chocolate that may be quite unlike anything they have ever had before. In fact, not only are Americans willing to try dark chocolate, but they seem to be falling in love with it.

Because of this major shift in chocolate preference in the US, Patric Chocolate has every expectation that as we continue to focus all of our attention on each of our micro-batches of fine dark chocolate, that the number of Americans who are interested in experiencing its unique aroma, taste and feel will continue to grow, especially as they increasingly learn to appreciate what really sets fine dark chocolate apart from the mass-produced bars that we so often find in most retail stores. We could not be happier, of course, as this growing interest lets us sit back and do what we love most of all: focus on making more Patric Chocolate.

The Patric Chocolate Blog

Hello All,

We have now created a Patric Chocolate blog to help keep you updated regarding our latest news. Up to this point, Patric Chocolate has been hard at work getting everything in order for a limited on-line release of our single-origin dark chocolate bars and other fine chocolate products. Though the wait is not quite over, the debut is closer than you might think. Be sure to check back with our blog often, between now and the upcoming holiday season, to see what chocolate surprises we have in store for you!

-Patric Chocolate