10 Chocolate Gifts for Every Kind of Dad on Father’s Day
Is your dad a beer drinker, an amateur mixologist, or perhaps a sailor? Maybe he can fix anything or is the ultimate host. For Father’s Day, we’ve picked out some special treats for all kinds of dads, as long as they like chocolate, of course.
Beer Drinker
Edmund Fitzgerald
Cleveland, Ohio’s craft brewery brings bittersweet chocolate and coffee to the world of porters. The beer is named for the SS Edmund Fitzgerald which sank on Lake Superior during a storm in 1975. The beer is a 12-Time Medal Winner at the World Beer Championships and 5-Time Medal Winner since 1991. Plus it pairs well with dark chocolate, short ribs, and oysters.
Beerific Box
Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier wants people to experiment combining different flavors with this taster’s box. It comes with 7 hand-made dark chocolate truffles with flavors like shiitake mushroom, lemongrass and ginger, and blueberry. The box comes with a beer tasting guide designed specifically for the truffles. It might be a nice addition to the Edmund Fitzgerald Porter above! Read more about Ambrosius here!
Mixologist
Choco Kit
The Shaker & Spoon - Choco Facto Kit, - $16
Budding Mixologists will get ingredients to make a Choco Facto, which has a touch of chocolate, touch of spice, and a taste of coffee. Each kit contains 1 bag of chili threads, 3 ml of orange oil, 1 dram of Bitter Girl Morning Wood Barrel Aged Bitters and 1 fl. oz of Oaxacan chocolate syrup to make 4 cocktails. BYOB (bring your own bourbon).
Handyman
Li-Lac Tool Set
Li-Lac Chocolates - 6 piece tool set $22
Some fathers love building or fixing things like cars, dog houses, and more. From Manhattan’s longest-running chocolate company, you can get dad this wonderful milk chocolate tool set. It’s also gluten free and certified Kosher OU-D.
Bourbon & Cigar Lover
Delysia Gentlemen’s Chocolate Box
Delysia Chocolatier - Gentleman’s collection chocolate truffles - 9 pieces - $28.95
Austin-Texas based award-winning chocolatier Delysia brings this limited edition of chocolate truffles, available only twice a year. Known for their incredible combinations of chocolate and unexpected flavors, this set contains three truffles: there is a dark chocolate truffle, a 12-year scotch blended with 64% bittersweet chocolate, and a 71% bittersweet chocolate infused with cigar. Read more about Delysia.
Sweet and Salty Snacker
Chocolate Storybook Chocolate Bacon Box
Chocolate Storybook - Muddy Pigs Chocolate Covered Bacon - 12-24 pieces - $32.95-$58.95
Bacon and chocolate together at last. Chocolate Storybook makes small-batch milk chocolate covered hickory smoke flavored bacon with dark chocolate on top. They use local ingredients including fresh cream, real butter, and more. Just remember to refrigerate when it comes!
Sailor
Habor Sweets Lighthouse
Harbor Sweets -Lighthouse box - 24 pieces - $34
Since 1973, Harbor Sweets has been bringing chocolates to the people and visitors of Salem, MA. Many of their sweets have a nautical theme, like Sweet Sloops, Sand Dollars, and more. This Lighthouse box will make dad smile as he remembers heading out to the waters on a boat. The box contains 24 Sweet Sloops, almond buttercrunch toffee covered in white chocolate with a touch of dark chocolate and chopped pecans. They’re perfect to take on a sea voyage!
Chocolatier-in-Training
Ferrandi Paris
Ferrandi Paris - Chocolate: Recipes and Techniques from the Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts - $35
This one is for the dad who wants to learn new skills and make their own chocolates. Who better to learn from than what the French newspaper Le Monde called the “Harvard of gastronomy.” The book contains instructions on how to best work with chocolate and make delicious desserts and baked goods made for the home chef.
Lake Champlain Vermont Country Chocolate Gift Basket
If nothing makes your dad happier than the crisp air of the outdoors, this gift basket is for him! The Lake Champlain basket comes with a gift bag of assorted Chocolates of Vermont, Dark Chocolate sea caramels, several different types of chocolate bars, and a jar of Maple Syrup!
Jacques Torres Sweet and Salty Box
You can’t go wrong with this hatbox of sweet and salty treats from Mr. Chocolate himself! This extra large collection is made for sharing. It comes with 9 pieces of salted caramels, large dark chocolate almonds, 2 caramel popcorns, milk chocolate pretzels, pistachio bar, Almighty Almond bar, and two bars of milk and dark chocolate.