A classic Italian confection with a wonderfully grown-up centre. Boeri bring together rich extra dark chocolate, a whole cherry and aromatic liqueur for a combination that moves from bittersweet cocoa to succulent fruit and a gently warming finish. Davide Barbero describes its Boeri as extra dark chocolate pralines filled with cherry and liqueur.
Made in Asti by Davide Barbero, a family confectioner whose history stretches back through generations, these are part of a long tradition of Piemontese chocolate-making. The contrast is what makes them so distinctive: a firm chocolate shell giving way to juicy cherry and liqueur within.
Presented in one of Davide Barbero’s distinctive metal tins, they feel every bit as special before the lid is even opened — a beautiful gift, and one with a distinctly old-school Italian charm.
Best enjoyed slowly after dinner, perhaps alongside an espresso or a small glass of something warming.
Barbero has a long history with Carluccio's. In fact it was by chance that Antonio was having coffee in a Caffe in Alba, that the owner presented a slice of local Torronfette (a brittle, crunchy nougat) with his espresso. Impressed by the quality, Antonio immediately went about meeting the owner and from there the relationship was born.
