When butter is warmed gently over low heat it bubbles and browns to a rich, toasty, nutty substance known as Beurre Noisette. The process takes butter down a dark path, a path well traveled by rum and chocolate. This deeply complex (in flavour and history) trio, go together like old friends having a good time, mingling effortlessly.

The Milk chocolate in this bar is grown by our genius friend Desmond on his family  cacao farm Bachelor's Hall in Jamaica. The rum is “Dark Waters” a single barrel release by Kinsip, the small and mighty distillery in Prince Edward County.

Soma’s first space was in a tiny corner of a former whisky distillery. They started off roasting and winnowing cacao beans, refining and conching their own chocolate, spinning gelato, baking cookies, making hot chocolates, and producing a line of truffles. (whew!) A small retail portion would fold out during the day, and like a transformer, fold back in at night. It was here that they started meeting a community of very interesting folks with a healthy appetite for great chocolate.

What does SOMA mean?

Soma in Sanskrit means “food of the Gods” By coincidence, Theobroma Cacao which is the Latin name for the cacao tree also means “ food of the Gods”

In Aldous Huxley’s novel, “Brave New World” Soma was the substance that kept everyone in a constant state of bliss. Soma is also referenced in the Rig Veda as being the mysterious plant used to achieve nirvana. To date there is much speculation but no clear consensus on the exact identity of the plant.

Origin: Cacao: Bachelor's Hall, Jamaica

Rum: Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Tasting notes: cashews, butterscotch, honey, oak, fudge

Net weight: 2.2oz / 65g

Made in Toronto, Canada

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We are happy to ship every package with recyclable or compostable materials. We also include a complimentary sweet bite in each order :-)