Anthon Berg - Golden Jubilee Selection: 1.) Matusalem Gran Reserve Rum; 2.) Famous Grouse; 3.) Sobieski Vodka - Mar. 21, 2025

Chocolate(s) of the Day

Anthon Berg 

Golden Jubilee Selection
1.) Matusalem Gran Reserve (rum) - Good ++
2.) Famous Grouse (Scotch whisky) - Good ++
3.) Sobieski Vodka - Good + - Good ++

Weight: 1.69 oz. (48 g.) in 3 bottles / 2.2 lbs. (1 kilogram) in total 64-pc. Golden Jubilee Selection box
Calories: 216 calories (estimate) in 3 bottles 
Cost: $N/A - gift from a friend
Purchased from: N/A - gift from a friend (Thank you Joe-Ming!)

Welcome to Day #9 of Chocolate and Gold Theme Week. 

These spirits-filled chocolate bottles were from Anthon Berg (Ballerup, Denmark). This Danish chocolatier (now a division of Toms International) has a history that stretches back to 1884.

Today's three foil-wrapped chocolate bottles were part of a deluxe, 64-bottle Anthon Berg Golden Jubilee Selection, that were housed in an attractive, large gold package (box). The filled chocolate assortment featured several well-known spirits/liqueurs fillings from different countries.

Matusalem

The 50% dark chocolate "bottle" enclosure had a smooth dark milk chocolate* taste with a creamy melt and mouthfeel. 

Matusalem is a premium Caribbean rum produced in the Dominican Republic.

The Matusalem Gran Reserva liquid (syrup) filling was authentic, with pleasing almost whiskey-like caramel and vanilla, along with very faint and rich wood/oak and stone fruit notes.

Famous Grouse

Famous Grouse is a brand of blended Scotch whisky(s) produced in Scotland.

Sweet, creamy and aromatic dark milk chocolate surrounded a generous sip of sweet, boozy, rich and smooth single malt Scotch flavor.

Sobieski Vodka

The well-tempered, creamy dark milk bottle-shaped exterior contained a sweet and "clear" boozy dose of vodka, with a clean finish.

The chosen dark chocolate couverture complemented all the spirits-based fillings in the Golden Jubilee flavors I tasted.

*Note: Today's chocolates did not list milk in their ingredients list; they are 50% dark chocolates--despite my repeated descriptions of these chocolates having the smooth, creamy taste and texture of a dark milk chocolate.

Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa mass**, cocoa butter**, water, spirits 6% (whiskey, liqueurs, cognac, whisky, vodka, liqueur (coconut), rum), natural orange flavor (Cointreau(R)), 0.8%, flavoring. (Minimum 50% cocoa solids in dark chocolate.)

** = Rainforest Alliance Certified

Allergen-related information: Contains Coconut. May contain traces of milk and tree nuts.