It’s been a long time coming, but I’m very excited to announce a new bar: Peru 70%! I make this chocolate from organic cacao grown in the Amazonian highlands of Peru. This bar’s taste is all fruit with a pleasant acidity. I notice different flavors each time I taste it. I’ve tasted banana, apricot, strawberry, […]
Here’s a couple reviews of my Upala 70% bar that I’ve neglected to post until now. The first is a quick review from Georg Bernadini on SeventyPercent.com. I sent him a few samples of my bars to review for an upcoming german book on chocolate: Potomac – Upala 70% – Georg Bernardini This is a […]
For those who missed it last time, I’m going to be doing another chocolate history and tasting class at the historic Rippon Lodge here in Woodbridge on July 28th. I’ll be talking about the history of cacao and chocolate from before the Olmecs to the modern day. I’ll also discuss how chocolate has been made […]
Happy Fourth of July, everyone! Two years ago today, the just-formed Potomac Chocolate tempered our first batch of chocolate in my kitchen, making a handful of bars, some tasting squares and yes, fish. It’s been an amazing couple of years since, with many thousands of bars made, processes developed and changed, and equipment bought and […]
It’s been a crazy couple months leading into the summer. I’ve had a ton of orders and finally caught up with all of them a couple weeks ago. And then, I was off on a 185 mile bike trip along the C&O canal from Cumberland, MD to DC (which included both record heat and last […]
Look what arrived today! It’s a new, larger melanger (currently sitting in my entryway…). Up until now, I’ve been working with 3 small melangers that can make about 8 lbs of chocolate at a time each. This one can do 40! Once put into production, this one will do most of the day-to-day chocolate making, […]
I’ll have a tent at this year’s DC Craft Mafia Spring Thing which is happening this Saturday, May 19th. I’ll be there from 11-5 talking chocolate and will have all of my bars available for purchase (and sampling!) It will be held in the parking lot of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, at the corner of […]
Potomac Chocolate is continuing to spread! I’m very excited to announce that 5 new shops have recently begun carrying my bars. Chocolatl – Amsterdam (!) French Broad Chocolates – Ashville, NC Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market – Richmond, VA The Chocolate Garage – Palo Alto, CA Lush – Key West, FL These new shops, another big […]
Potomac Chocolate is now available again in its hometown! Well, it’s technically available in Occoquan, but it’s basically Woodbridge. 🙂 I’m excited to announce that MJ’s Ice Cream -N- More is now carrying my chocolate. It’s a fun little shop right on Mill Street. Stop by, get an ice cream cone, some homemade fudge, and […]
The Chocolate Tourist visited the Potomac Chocolate workshop a couple weeks ago to interview me, see the chocolate making process and shoot an episode of their online show. They posted my episode this week! It turned out great! Be sure to visit their site to see their previous episodes. -Ben