Sweeten Your Valentine’s Day With Chocolate-y Booze
Every year Valentine’s Day falls on February 14, and every year you scramble to get your loved ones something special at the last minute. It’s one of those holidays that you might think falls on a different every day but actually doesn’t. So this year, don’t let Valentine’s Day catch you by surprise. You want to get your significant other a gift that shows your love for them, but at the same time is something you can enjoy. Something like a bottle of something. Because after all, a bottle’s worth a thousand words. And the theme of the week: chocolate.
Chocolate Wine
If wine and chocolate go together like peanut butter and jelly, then chocolate wine is like that Goober peanut butter and jelly mix you used to get as a kid: pure, unadulterated joy in a bottle. Why separate them when you can mix them? We recommend Chocolate Shop: The chocolate lover’s wine, Chocovine: Pleasantly sinful and Cocoa di Vine. Chocolate Shop pairs a deep, ruby red wine with rich velvety chocolate. It truly hits the sweet spot. Chocovine is a self-proclaimed wine for sweethearts, and it’s great for sharing with friends, family, and of course, your sweetheart. Cocoa di Vine is produced at a creamery in Wisconsin, and let’s just say it’s the most divine chocolate wine we offer. With notes of whipped cream and truffles, Cocoa di Vine will hit the sweet spot and then some.
Chocolate Vodka
Good news: Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year. That means you can turn your celebration up to 11 without paying for it at work the following morning. If you’re looking to go a bit harder than you would on a weeknight – get “lit,” as your kids say – we recommend 360 Double Chocolate Vodka. It’s great by itself if you want to drink it straight (and wash it down with some M&Ms you can pick up at checkout!), but it mixes even better. Think of all the chocolate martinis you can make. Chocolate strawberry, salted caramel, the list goes on. You can find more here.
Chocolate Liqueur
If you like your dessert to come in a cup, we have just the treats: Godiva Chocolate Liqueur and Mozart Chocolate Liqueur. When you’re looking to satisfy your sweet tooth and get a hefty buzz at the same time, you can’t go wrong with either. Godiva is one of the leading names in gourmet chocolate, so it should come as no surprise that they make a killer liqueur. Try this Brandy Alexander Cocktail or a mudslide, both from The Spruce Eats. Mozart Chocolate Liqueur, on the other hand, is perfect for a boozy chocolate milkshake. You can keep it simple and stick to milk chocolate, or you can mix it up with Oreos, hazelnut or make it minty. Go crazy, folks! It’s Valentine’s Day the Brown Bag way.