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

Featured Products

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Made to order hot drinking chocolate made to order

Made to order hot drinking chocolate made to order is back at my Occoquan shop!

Open until at least 4 today!

#potomacchocolate #craftchocolate #beantobar #handcrafted #darkchocolate #hotchocolate #drinkingchocolate #occoquan #occoquanva #ocq

Ucayali River, Peru 70% in the Universal. Almost r

Ucayali River, Peru 70% in the Universal. Almost ready to come out.

#potomacchocolate #craftchocolate #beantobar #handcrafted #darkchocolate #ucayaliriverperu @ucayali_river_cacao

I'm excited to be taking part in the Virtual Croze

I'm excited to be taking part in the Virtual Crozet Fall Arts and Crafts Festival tomorrow! Visit the original post for more information, including the list of participating artists and makers, and for how to register for the event (free).

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Crozet, Virginia

So many amazing Artists! Join us this Saturday for the Virtual Crozet Fall Arts and Crafts Festival
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It's a beautiful day in Occoquan! Perfect weather

It's a beautiful day in Occoquan! Perfect weather for a little chocolate. 😀🍫

We'll be open until at least 4 today and from 11-4 (at least) tomorrow.

#potomacchocolate #craftchocolate #beantobar #handcrafted #darkchocolate #milkchocolate #occoquanva #occoquan #va #madeinvirginia

Support The Chocolate House! They're getting ready

Support The Chocolate House! They're getting ready to reopen and need some help. This tiny store is one of the best chocolate shops in the country with a real dedication to carrying and supporting craft/bean-to-bar chocolate. They also help educate people about chocolate through their classes and the herculean task of organizing and running the awesome DC Chocolate Festival.

The Chocolate House has been a friend of Potomac Chocolate since the beginning and has been incredibly supportive for the past 10 years. As Biagio Fine Chocolate, they were the first shop to carry my bars, and have (until covid) hosted a tasting to introduce each new bar I've made.

And on a personal note, they're good people and good friends.

Please consider supporting this great shop!

#Repost @chochousedc (@get_repost)
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We’re so close to re-opening and honestly cannot wait to see some chocolate loving people back in our store! The last 6 months have been hard, though, and we could use some help from our community to open up strong, stock our shelves, and safely get ready for the holiday season. You can help by donating to our Indiegogo campaign (LINK in BIO) ❤️ purchasing chocolate 🍫 and sharing our store with others! See you soon!!

All stocked up on bonbons! #potomacchocolate #cra

All stocked up on bonbons!

#potomacchocolate #craftchocolate #beantobar #handcrafted #bonbons #truffles #occoquan #occoquanva #ocq #caramel #saltedcaramel #rosemarycaramel #speculoos

Flowers on my cacao tree! It's never flowered befo

Flowers on my cacao tree! It's never flowered before, so this is pretty exciting.

I'm excited to announce two new bars, both made wi

I'm excited to announce two new bars, both made with cacao from Ucayali River, Peru! One is a 70% dark chocolate and the other is a 65% dark milk chocolate.

As those who have followed Potomac for a long time may know, I've worked with cacao from San Martín, Peru for a long time. It was actually Potomac's second-ever origin. Earlier this year, I used up the last of my San Martín cacao and decided to make the switch to Ucayali.

I was introduced to this cacao several years ago when I met a couple of the owners of Ucayali River Cacao, who explained their meticulous post-harvest fermentation and drying processes. The results of their efforts is just a fantastic cacao with perfect preparation. I'm really excited to be working with it.

The 70% dark chocolate has fruit notes of banana, fig, and cherry, with a subtle woody cedar note. The 65% dark milk has similar fruit notes with added notes of cream.

Both are now available in my online shop and retail store in Occoquan, VA!

#potomacchocolate #beantobar #handcrafted #craftchocolate #darkchocolate #darkmilkchocolate #milkchocolate #ucayaliriverperu #ucayali #peru #chocolate #occoquan #ocq #occoquanva @ucayali_river_cacao

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