Award-winning chocolate
handcrafted by one guy in Woodbridge, VA

Visit our new retail shop at 206 Union St, Occoquan, VA!

Potomac Chocolate is a small American craft chocolate maker in Woodbridge, Virginia.

In my absurdly small workshop, I transform ethically sourced raw cacao into award-winning craft chocolate. My process has one goal: to create delicious bean-to-bar chocolate that highlights the unique flavors of each cacao origin. Learn more about Potomac Chocolate or my chocolate making process.

-Ben Rasmussen
Chocolate Maker & Owner, Potomac Chocolate

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Happy Valentine's Day! We'll be open until 7 this

Happy Valentine's Day!

We'll be open until 7 this evening. Pick up some Potomac Chocolate and be a Valentine's hero. Nobody needs to know you forgot about it... 😀🍫💘🍫💕 206 Union St #102, Occoquan, VA.

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Extended Valentine's Day hours for our Occoquan sh

Extended Valentine's Day hours for our Occoquan shop! We will be open today and tomorrow from noon to 7pm, so stop by and pick up some chocolate!
We've got bars, bonbons, and drinking chocolates available. You'll definitely be able to find something for your Valentine.
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The annual Occoquan Chocolate Walk is this Saturda

The annual Occoquan Chocolate Walk is this Saturday, February 8th! This is the first time that Potomac Chocolate has taken part in this event and we're really looking forward to it!
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We'll be handing out some free goodies and will have a table set up with a small demo showing our bean-to-bar process using our small test equipment.
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We'll also be sampling our chocolate bars, as usual, and will be offering 4 piece Valentine's Day bonbon boxes.
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Here's some more info from the Occoquan Merchants Guild (@visitoccoquan):
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This event will feature Valentine's chocolate tastings and treats, shopping, and a chance to win a $500 Occoquan Merchants Guild Shopping Spree. This event is free and open to the public.
RAFFLE ENTRIES
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Start your day at Occoquan Town Hall (314 Mill Street) or Visitor's Center (200 Mill Street) to pick up your passport for the event.
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From there, visit businesses in town with Occoquan Chocolate Walk flyers on their doors. Participating merchants will stamp your passport. When your you have completed your passport, bring it back to Town Hall or the Visitor's Center by 4:00pm to be entered.
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No purchase necessary to win. Winner chosen by random drawing, need not be present to win. Must be 18 years or older to enter. Sponsored by the Occoquan Merchants Guild. For more information visit occoquanguild.org.
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PARKING & SHUTTLE
Free on-street and public lot parking is available in town.
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Free shuttle service is offered between 11am-5pm from the Route 123 Commuter lot at the intersection of Old Bridge Road and Gordon Boulevard.
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A couple of great customer photos (with some very

A couple of great customer photos (with some very kind words) of my Upala, Costa Rica 70% and 85% bars. Thanks @70andabovechocolate and @canadianchocoholic!
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If you'd like to try these bars, they're available in the online shop (link in bio) and at the Occoquan shop.
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The first photo (70%) is from @70andabovechocolate:
@potomacchocolate -- Costa Rica is one of my favorite Central American destinations (I have fond memories of ziplining in the cloud rainforest of Manuel Antonio). Potomac Chocolate (from Woodbridge, Virginia near Washington, D.C.) is one of my favorite makers, too. That's why I feel a frisson of delight for this week's Costa Rica TTTT theme. Potomac's Upala Costa Rica, 70% is just as masterly as you would expect. The snap? Crisp, transcendent, like a fouette. Once you move past the whipped throw and the newly approving premier maître de ballet, what happens? This bar is a handsel of light crème caramel, tosca cake, plum galettes and the juiciest, brightest, sweetest and biggest cherries Chile has to offer. The overall effect is similar to that of a sleek piece of clafoutis aux cerises, made in Limousin, natch. This bar confirms what I've suspected many times before -- Potomac makes THE best craft chocolate in North America!
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The second photo (85%) is from @canadianchocoholic:
🍫 Chocolate from.... Costa Rica!
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🙂 It's #tttt28jan today and that means a bunch of chocolate loving folks around the globe are tasting chocolate 'together'. The starting point today was Costa Rica.
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❤️ I have this wonderful @potomacchocolate bar that 🐧@myic2016 sent awhile back. I also put aside day 17 of my advent calendar from @mcguirechocolate to taste today.
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🧡 Turns out it was a busy day and I was happy to take some me time to enjoy a few nibbles of chocolate.
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SO. MANY. CHOCOLATE BARS. Stop by our shop in Occ

SO. MANY. CHOCOLATE BARS.

Stop by our shop in Occoquan and try one of our many bars, all handcrafted bean-to-bar!

Or, if you're not nearby, check out our online shop! The link is in our bio/about.

206 Union St, Unit 102
Occoquan, VA 22125

Potomacchocolate.com/shop

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Check out this great selection of chocolate--inclu

Check out this great selection of chocolate--including Potomac at the far end--at The Chocolate Project's shop in Victoria, British Columbia!

They have a curated selection of over 350 bars from more than 60 bean-to-bar makers and have been carrying Potomac since 2012!

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Check out my newest bonbon! It's based off of my S

Our shop is open again after our post-holiday brea

Our shop is open again after our post-holiday break! It wasn't much of a break, though, as I've been busy making chocolate the whole time. 🍫🍫🍫🍫 We are (almost) fully stocked up on all of our bars, bonbons, drinking chocolate, and more.

I've also been working on a new single-origin bar that I am hoping to have ready by the end of the month. I've got a couple bars from the first 2 batches at the shop for sampling if anyone is interested.

It's a beautiful day in Occoquan! Come on out and try some chocolate! 😀

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