{"id":2302,"date":"2011-12-02T12:50:27","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T20:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=2302"},"modified":"2016-02-22T23:25:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T07:25:06","slug":"leslie-sbrocco-chocolate-tequila-pairings-tequila-review-episode-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=2302","title":{"rendered":"Leslie Sbrocco &#8211; Chocolate + Tequila Pairings tequila review (episode 102)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/145575261\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What do you get when you pair <strong>gourmet tequila<\/strong> with decadent <strong>\u201cIntense Dark\u201d<\/strong> chocolate from<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/bca.ghirardelli.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ghirardelli<\/a>?<\/strong> And what do you get when you pair your <strong>Tequila Whisperer <\/strong>with wine goddess and <strong><a title=\"Thirsty Girl\" href=\"http:\/\/thirstygirl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thirsty Girl <\/a><\/strong>founder, <strong><a title=\"Leslie Sbrocco\" href=\"http:\/\/lesliesbrocco.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leslie Sbrocco<\/a>?<\/strong> One helluva rollicking, DOUBLE-pairing mashup!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In this episode <strong>Lippy<\/strong> welcomes <strong>Leslie Sbrocco<\/strong>; award-winning author, speaker, wine consultant, television host, and founder of the new multi-media company,\u00a0<a title=\"Thirsty Girl\" href=\"http:\/\/thirstygirl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thirsty Girl<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 <strong>Leslie<\/strong> puts <strong>Th\u2019 Lip\u2019s <\/strong>palate to the test as she calls out one elusive flavor descriptor after another with an aplomb that has <strong>Lippy\u2019s<\/strong> head spinning!\u00a0 Couple the fast and furious tequila tastings with the addition of 6 different gourmet <strong>Ghirardelli<\/strong> chocolates, and you have the equivalent of a chocolate + tequila <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPEED DATING<\/span> session!<\/p>\n<p>This is actually the second time that <strong>Lippy<\/strong> and <strong>Leslie<\/strong> have gotten together and talked tastings.\u00a0 The first was a few years ago when <strong>Lippy<\/strong> was a guest on <strong>Leslie\u2019s<\/strong> PBS show, <strong><a title=\"Check, Please! Bay Area\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/checkplease\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cCheck, Please! Bay Area&#8221;<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 It was only a matter of time (and good manners) that <strong>Lippy<\/strong> would return the favor and invite<strong> Ms. Sbrocco<\/strong> onto <em>his<\/em> tasting show.\u00a0 What follows is in keeping with the classic <strong>Tequila Whisperer<\/strong> show tradition: start the episode with a lot of passion and excitement \u2013 then watch as the energy level goes through the roof!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/tequilawhisperer\/check-please-tequila-whisperer-edition-5775017\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2305\" title=\"CheckPlease_Thumb_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CheckPlease_Thumb_01-e1322856925572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click<\/strong> the image above to see a clip of your <strong>Tequila Whisperer<\/strong> on the <strong>&#8220;Check, Please Bay Area&#8221;<\/strong> show!<\/p>\n<p>The chocolates were graciously provided by <strong>Ghirardelli<\/strong> as a part of their efforts to donate to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.\u00a0 On every pink-ribbon marked chocolate box there is an online code which can be entered at the <a href=\"http:\/\/bca.ghirardelli.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ghirardelli<\/strong><\/a> site.\u00a0\u00a0The Company will donate a dollar for each code entered.\u00a0 Do your part by indulging in some<strong> \u201cIntense Dark\u201d <\/strong>chocolates, then enter your code on the website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/72_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2317  alignleft\" title=\"72_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/72_01-e1322857786898.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ChocolateBAr_03-e1322858624567.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2304\" title=\"ChocolateBAr_03\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ChocolateBAr_03-e1322858624567.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">CHOCOLATE \u2013PAIRED TEQUILAS:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a title=\"Luna Sueno\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lunasueno.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LUNA SUENO<\/a><\/strong> (blanco, NOM 1137)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a title=\"Verde Green\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hktdc.com\/suppliers-products\/Tequila-Verde-Green\/en\/1X06XEBJ\/1595868\/\" target=\"_blank\">VERDE GREEN<\/a><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>(blanco, NOM 1438)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a title=\"Marquez de Valencia\" href=\"http:\/\/valenciatequila.com\/ageverify\/?redirect=http:\/\/valenciatequila.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MARQUEZ De VALENCIA<\/a> <\/strong><strong> <\/strong>(reposado, NOM 1465)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a title=\"Don Cuco Sotol\" href=\"http:\/\/doncucosotol.com\/index2.htm\" target=\"_blank\">DON CUCO<\/a> -*Sotol*<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>(\u201ctradicional\u201d unaged, NOM 159)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Angel Bendito\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angelbendito.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ANGEL BENDITO<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span>(6 year extra anejo, NOM 1499)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a title=\"Casa Noble Single barrel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casanoble.com\/entry.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">CASA NOBLE Single Barrel<\/a><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>(5 year extra anejo, French Oak NOM 1137 )<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a title=\"Crotalo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crotalotequila.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CROTALO Reserva<\/strong> <\/a>(5 year proprietary barrel blend, NOM 1509)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2306\" title=\"Leslie Sbrocco Tequila Whisperer _01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_01-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_01-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_01.jpg 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2307\" title=\"Leslie Sbrocco Tequila Whisperer _02\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_02-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_02-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_02.jpg 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2308\" title=\"Leslie Sbrocco Tequila Whisperer _03\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_03-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_03-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_03.jpg 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2309\" title=\"Leslie Sbrocco Tequila Whisperer _04\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_04-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_04-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_04.jpg 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" title=\"Leslie Sbrocco Tequila Whisperer _05\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_05-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_05-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Leslie-Sbrocco-Tequila-Whisperer-_05.jpg 641w\" 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