SAUSALITO, Calif. (October 8, 2025) – Sausalito Liquor Co., the craft spirits innovator known for its bold, locally inspired flavors, is celebrating its second anniversary by bringing back the wildly popular, award-winning, Unsinkable Chocolate Liqueur, revamped with an upgraded blend of TCHO cacao. After selling out of last year’s first edition, Sausalito Liquor Co. and Berkeley’s TCHO Chocolate have teamed up again, bottling this delicious liqueur just in time for the holiday season.
The revamped Unsinkable Chocolate Liqueur delivers the same "devilish, unexpected, shockingly drinkable" experience that earned cult status among bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts over the last year. The updated recipe increased the amount of cacao nibs by 50%, using a blend of TCHO’s Ghana and Peruvian cacao nibs, resulting in a deeper color and flavor to the spirit.
“We felt a truly delicious, versatile chocolate liqueur was missing from the liquor aisle, and ultimately our liquor cabinets. That led us to start working with TCHO, where over the past couple of years, we’ve tried and tested countless blends until we landed on our killer recipe. Last year’s Unsinkable Chocolate Liqueur was amazing, receiving a Gold medal and 90 points at the Bartender Spirits Awards, but this year’s is an automatic bar staple.” said Scott Jampol, Founder, Sausalito Liquor Co.
Whether featured in craft cocktails, incorporated into dessert recipes, or savored neat, this isn't your typical overly-sweet, under-proofed chocolate liqueur. At 24% ABV (48 proof), it maintains serious spirit credentials while delivering a rich, authentic chocolate flavor that’s neither syrupy nor milky. The spirit is the perfect addition to ever-trending cocktails like espresso martinis, or for a fresh take on classics it’s ideal in a Chocolate Negroni or Old Fashioned.
"Seeing the Unsinkable Chocolate Liqueur become locally beloved is a celebration of the Bay’s visionary food and drink scene, supporting collaborations amongst local makers," says Josh Mohr, TCHO's SVP of Marketing. "This rerelease represents the best of what happens when craft chocolate meets innovative spirits."
The 2025 Unsinkable Chocolate Liqueur will be available starting October 8th for $34.99 in 100% recycled glass bottles. Bottles can be purchased online at sausalitoliquor.com and purchased or enjoyed at select Bay Area retailers, bars, and restaurants.
ABOUT SAUSALITO LIQUOR COMPANY
Sausalito Liquor Co. is a Northern California spirits brand with delicious, bold, and unapologetically drinkable gin, chocolate liqueur and whiskey lines. We’re not mainstream or mainland. Our Marin Coastal Gin and Unsinkable Bourbon and Rye celebrate the beauty, free spirit, offbeat nature, and authenticity of the unique seaside town of Sausalito, California – a place that’s a little offshore from everywhere else. You can find our Bartender Spirits Awards, San Francisco World Spirits Competition Award, L.A. Spirits Award and San Diego Spirits Festival Award-winning spirits as well as more information about us at sausalitoliquor.com and on Instagram.
ABOUT TCHO CHOCOLATE:
TCHO Chocolate crafts award-winning and imaginative chocolate by collaborating directly with cocoa farmers at flavor labs across the world to grow better, more consistent cacao beans to create authentic craft chocolate. Like wine or coffee, cacao’s inherent flavors vary based on the terroir where it is grown, as well as on key processes, like fermentation or roasting, that influence the development of flavor. Since not all cacao is created equal, TCHO established TCHO Source, a one-of-a-kind sourcing and educational partnership with farmers, co-operatives, and agronomists all over the world. By installing TCHO Flavor Labs in key cacao-producing locations, creating industry cacao sensory analysis standards, conducting sensory training, developing standardized fermentation and drying processes, improving infrastructure, and sharing information throughout the world of cacao, TCHO has turned its suppliers into co-creators. TCHO proudly sources 100% organic, fair-trade chocolate and is a certified B Corp company, committed to sustainability and ethical practices. Every ingredient is hand-selected to craft chocolates that inspire chefs, bakers, and enthusiasts, offering a delicious experience from first glance to last bite.
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