A collection of products made in collaboration with J. Rieger & Co, a fellow multigenerational, family-owned, Kansas City-based business.with a legacy in luxury products.
André’s grandson, René Bollier, and Andy Rieger, great-great-great-grandson of Jacob Rieger of J. Rieger & Co distillery, were brought together in 2015 at a Whiskey & Chocolate Event as part of WWI Museum's Operation Indulgence. To celebrate the release of Rieger's Kansas City Whiskey, René created Whiskey Chocolate Shots, and as Rieger released their premium core spirits, André's made Chocolate Shots for each. The collection is featured in The Chocolate Professor and includes Whiskey, Gin, Vodka and Caffè Amaro.
Inspired by the Chocolate Shots, in 2020, René blended KC Whiskey with caramel and encased it in dark chocolate to create the KC Whiskey Caramel Bar, featured in Spy & Forbes. Encouraged by the success, KC Whiskey Caramel Sauce was created that same year and has been featured in Spy & Bloomberg.
Our KC Whiskey Caramel Drops were released in 2021. These caramels feature a delicate Swiss milk chocolate shell filled with Rieger's smooth Kansas City Whiskey infused caramel and a soothing blend of vanilla and spices. They're perfect as a luxurious creamy caramel on their own, or drop and stir into a hot beverage (such as a cocktail, coffee or hot chocolate) for an added flavor boost. Featured in Forbes, Allrecipes & The Chocolate Professor.
Rye Whiskey Caramel Drops marked the launch of Reiger's 2021 Bottled In Bond Straight Rye Whiskey, the first Whiskey distilled in Kansas City since Prohibition and the first barrels laid down at the distillery in nearly a century. We infused our creamy caramel with Rieger's Straight Rye Whiskey and encased it in a dark chocolate shell, ready to enjoy as a confection or to drop and stir into a hot beverage for an added flavor boost.
Our latest creation marks the 2024 launch of Reiger's Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This spirit is a unique sweet mash bourbon made using a two-step distillation process that leverages both their pot still and column still to create a whiskey with the ultimate mouthfeel and texture, heightening richness and depth, barreled for at least four years for maximum character and layer of flavors. We used this stellar bourbon to create a Swiss twist on an old-fashioned classic; Our Bourbon Ball is a boozy chocolate that's bourbon forward and highlights the stellar combination of bourbon, pecans and dark chocolate but with the addition of ground almonds and white chocolate. These decadent candies are immersed in Rieger's Straight Bourbon Whiskey, filled with roasted pecans, and coated twice in our signature Swiss dark chocolate. The creation is featured in The Chocolate Professor's "4 Great New Chocolate and Liquor Collabs", an article that beautifully recaps this wonderful partnership.
Not sure which of these (now a total of nine) products to try? Get our Whiskey Bottle Gift Box (available only for local pick up) or our the Rieger Whiskey Gift Set, as featured in Spoon, which includes five of the top-selling products together in one gift box, available for pick up or to ship nationwide.
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