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 national sourdough bread day, everyone! Her

Happy national sourdough bread day, everyone!

Here's a bunch of photos of bread I've baked, including a cinnamon raisin sourdough I made this week. 😀🍞 March marks my 3 year anniversary since I started my starter, Martha, and started baking sourdough bread. In addition to bread, Martha and I have made sourdough cinnamon rolls, deep dish pizza, pancakes, and some of the best donuts I've ever had--and I've had a lot of great donuts!

As you probably know, I make a chocolate bar with lightly toasted sourdough breadcrumbs mixed in (You bread my mind). It's one of my most popular bars. I think of it as what a crunch bar grows up to be.

In related news, I'm working on making some of my sourdough bread available for purchase. I am frequently asked about it and figure this is as good a time as any to give it a try.

My thinking is that I'd put the bread up on my site for pre-order. Then, I'd bake it and people could come and pick it up at my shop. If there was interest, I could also look into shipping.

What do you think? Would you be interested in getting some handmade, micro-batch sourdough bread? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

#potomacchocolate #craftchocolate #beantobar #handcrafted #sourdough #i❤️🍞 #glutenous

Reminder that I'll be going live again today at 4:

Reminder that I'll be going live again today at 4:30pm EST. Today I'll be talking chocolate with my friend Glenn from @chocotastery. Note that this will be on Instagram live, not Facebook as originally planned.
We'll also be sampling a few of my chocolate bars that I think are a good representation of what Potomac Chocolate is all about. Those bars will be available as a bundle on my site starting today.

Anyone who orders that bundle will also get to take part in an online group tasting led by Glenn and I.

Through @chocotastery, Glenn leads online and in-person chocolate tastings, classes, and training. I'm really excited to be part in one of his events. I hope you'll join us us today and for the full tasting in a couple weeks!
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We will be supporting our chocolate industry friends this weekend during the @stayhomewithchocolate festival, graciously organized by @uncommoncacao @chocoinstitute and @craftchocolateexperience!

We will be doing 5 live chocolate tastings this weekend:
March 27 at 7pm ET with @elbuencacao
March 27 at 830pm ET with @amberroyerauthor
March 28 at 430pm ET with @potomacchocolate
March 28 at 5pm ET with @finechocolateclub
March 28 at 9pm ET with @letterpresschocolate
Please tune in through my Facebook page where we will go live via zoom calls!
Link is in bio - facebook.com/chocotastery

#staysafe #stayhome #stayhomewithchocolate #chocolatetasting #socialdistancing #socialdistancingwithchocolate #4barbundles #craftchocolate #beantobar #mustlovechocolate #tastechocolate #finechocolate #shopsmall #chocotastery #elbuencacao #amberroyerauthor #potomacchocolate #finechocolateclub #letterpresschocolate

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Look what's new at terrific (and still-open!) @tottosmarket: phenomenal @potomacchocolate dark chocolate with sourdough bread crumbs! The delicious "You Bread My Mind" bar contains homemade sourdough on a Peru / Dominican Republic cacao blend. That's right: Ben bakes the bread (flour, salt) and makes the chocolate (cacao and sugar, all you need) and puts the bread in the chocolate, with a dash of sea salt, for a crunchy-toasty experience in every bit and bite of the bar!
Did you catch Ben's wonderful IG Live tour of his "absurdly small" chocolate factory the other day as part of the @stayhomewithchocolate global virtual festival, and see the equipment he customized or invented? Fascinating stuff, with delicious results! Catch him again 3/28 at 3:30pm Central with @chocotastery on IG Live, for what I'm calling the Ben and Glenn show; see you there, and see my previous post for additional festival picks!
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Reminder that I'll be going live on Instagram toda

Reminder that I'll be going live on Instagram today at 4:30 EST as part of the @stayhomewithchocolate festival. I'll be doing a tour of my home-based factory and answering any questions you may have.

I hope you will tune in and I hope you have been checking out some of the other great live streams that are part of the festival. There's been some great ones!
#potomacchocolate #craftchocolate #beantobar #handcrafted #darkchocolate #woodbridge #virginia #woodbridgeva #madeinvirginia #occoquan #occoquanva #ocq #I❤️OCQ #StayHomeWithChocolate

Stay Home. Eat Chocolate. . I'm participating in

Stay Home.

Eat Chocolate.
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I'm participating in the Stay Home With Chocolate Festival, which is going on right now!
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Millions of chocolate consumers around the world are practicing social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In the meantime, chocolate businesses around the world are suffering from the downturn in business, as well as missing the connection with their communities.
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The Stay Home With Chocolate Festival is bridging that gap by bringing digital content from across the industry to the community.
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The chocolate companies invited to participate in the #StayHomeWithChocolate Festival have all been hand-selected for their focus on quality and ethics. They prize craftsmanship and flavor excellence while sourcing ingredients in a transparent manner.
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The Festival will include Instagram Live tours of chocolate factories, cacao farms, guided chocolate tastings, cooking with chocolate demos, and more, to be held throughout the day across multiple time zones from March 24 – 28, 2020. As possible, videos will be archived on YouTube.
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I'm doing two events:
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First, is a quick tour of my (sadly still) home-based chocolate factory and will talk about my chocolate making process on Thursday, 3/26 at 4:30pm EST. This will be through Instagram Live.
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Second, I'll be talking with Glenn at Chocotastery about Potomac Chocolate and a few of my bars on Saturday, 3/28, also at 4:30pm EST. This one will be through Facebook Live on the Chocotastery Facebook page.
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See the Stay Home With Chocolate Instagram or website (link in my bio) for more details and a full schedule.
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The Festival is LIVE! Attending presentations by world-class chocolate makers from the comfort of your couch is as easy as 1-2-3. We can’t wait to see you in all the fantastic sessions coming up! 🍫🎉

Great post from DC chocolate lover, @veganpaloma!

Great post from DC chocolate lover, @veganpaloma!

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It’s evident that are all being affected by what’s going on with COVID-19. Yes, we are all hoping to get back to our gyms and normal routine as quickly as possible. However, in the midst of all that is going on, don’t forget our small local businesses. Behind these small shops are individuals who have sacrificed so much to follow their dreams. Whenever you can, especially now, take a step back, see what you need/want and how much of that you can buy from local shops. 😊
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You all already know my LOVE for chocolate. So I’ve been trying to shop from my local chocolatiers like @potomacchocolate @harpermacaw @charmschoolchoc @riverseachocolates @chochousedc 🍫
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In DC? Want some yummy local (and vegan) food? Order online or purchase a gift card from some of these great places! 😋 @eatpowpow @stickyricedc @equinoxdc @arepazone @fancyradishdc @thesoupergirldc @districttaco @made_in_d.c @eatfarewell @rasa @cava @whiskeddc @hipcityveg Support your community! 💓

Hope everyone is staying safe out there! . I want

Hope everyone is staying safe out there!
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I wanted to give you an update on things here at Potomac Chocolate.
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First and foremost, I'm still making chocolate! I'm working on restocking all of my bars and hope to finish development on 2 or 3 new bars soon! This is going to be a tough time economically for us and for many other small businesses, but I'm hoping to at least make it a productive time.
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On that note, I'd ask that you please support small businesses at this time. For many small businesses, this situation could present an existential crisis and there will probably be some who close down. For Potomac, the most immediate impact is the closure or postponement of all of our springtime events and markets. These provided about 10% of our annual revenue last year. As time goes on and more retailers scale back or close, this will certainly impact our wholesale business as well.
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So, if you're able, please support us and all of your other favorite small businesses. If you can get something through a small business instead of a large chain, you help to ensure that those businesses are still there on the other side of all of this.
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For Potomac, the best way to support us is to order some chocolate online. If you're one of the many, many people who regularly buy from us at Handmade Arlington, a Richmond Craft Mafia event, UrbnMarket Mosaic events, or (*sniff*) the DC Chocolate Festival, you can still get that great chocolate, just without all the talking. 🙂
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For all of you who are staying home, but still want some great chocolate, I am now offering free shipping on all orders. Just select the free shipping option at checkout.
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I'm also offering free in-shop or curbside pickup at our Occoquan shop for local orders. You can place an order online and I'll pack it up and have it ready for you. Pickup times are our normal shop hours of Friday and Saturday 11-5p. If you want curb-side pickup, add a note to your order.
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Thanks to everyone who is doing their part to slow the spread of this virus and #flattenthecurve! Keep up the good work and stay safe!
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-Ben
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#potomacchocolate #craftchocolate #beantobar #staysafe

It's a beautiful day in Occoquan! Our shop is open

It's a beautiful day in Occoquan! Our shop is open today until 5 and tomorrow from 11-5. Stop by and try some chocolate! My 100% bar is now available here and will be up on the website soon!

We take the risk of the COVID-19 virus seriously and have implemented extra procedures for ensuring the safety of anyone visiting our shop. In addition to our normal cleaning procedures, we are sanitizing shop surfaces and doorknobs throughout the day and have hand sanitizer gel available for both visitor and staff use.

As always, we are incredibly grateful for your support!
#potomacchocolate #craftchocolate #beantobar #handcrafted #darkchocolate #occoquan #occoquanva #ocq #I❤️OCQ #covid-19

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