Brand Spotlight | Louis Sherry

When it’s a matter of taste, Louis Sherry knows that flavor isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity. With each array of chocolates packaged in the traditional Sherry's tin, a recast of the originals now more than a hundred years old, presentation is everything at the headquarters of these chocolate treat constructors. Hand-crafted using only the highest quality ingredients ethically sourced from Ecuador to Madagascar to the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, this master chocolatier crafts quality chocolates fit for a royal romance.

In the rose-tinted world of Louis Sherry, buying chocolate isn’t an indulgence; it’s a form of love.
Gifts speak more than words—they carry a story. Give a box of Louis Sherry Sea Salt Caramel truffles to your mother to remind her of your spring trip to the ocean where you sipped on hot mochas and nibbled on sea foam as the tide rolled in, or give your daughter a Black Raspberry truffle to remind her of the summer escapades you spent picking the sun-ripened berries in the mountains of your family home. A perfume reminiscent of the beach town you had your first kiss in or a turquoise charm the color of the water you spent hours staring at together could offer no better gift for a lover this Valentine’s Day.

With their flavorful beginnings in the Gilded Age in New York, 1881, Louis Sherry was the first to craft American chocolate in the French tradition, presenting it as a luxurious gift enclosed in a decorative tin. These traditions of excellence and beauty remain today in a ganache recipe that’s remained unchanged for a hundred years, a series of artfully designed tins, and ethical sourcing of quality cacao. The masterful chocolatier now boasts an astounding fourteen flavors, ranging from Strawberry Romanoff to Sicilian Orange to Flor de Cana Rum. Whether it be a candlelit dinner with your special someone, a casual weekend get-together with the girls, or a Sunday work soiree, there’s a culinary adventure for everyone inside each unique tin.

The iconic Goddess Venus enjoyed self care and quality flavors in the form of dulcia domestica and libum, honey cakes and fruit tarts, while Egyptian Queen Nefirtiti enjoyed her sweet and sticky basbousa and medjool dates. These days, we need not be royalty to enjoy pleasures fit for royalty—we need only reach for a gold-coated box, remove the L.S. insignia, and lift the pastel lid.

Louis Sherry has been dancing quietly in the backdrop of American culture for the last century, with the tins being used to store love letters, hold crayons, or even keep secret treasures. The iconic boxes have become works of art, appearing in the film “Rosemary’s Baby” and on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s desk as a pencil holder in “The Great Gatsby.”

Life is like chocolate—it’s better savored and meant to be shared with someone special. When someone receives a box of chocolates as a gift, they should feel loved, and that the person who gave it to them and the people that crafted it put a lot of thought into it.

So this Valentine’s Day, I encourage you all to share a box of special luxuries with loved ones. Adorn yourself in the Citrus notes of grapefruit and bergamot, layer your collar in golden charms, nibble on a delicate chocolate truffle, and take your valentine out for a latte.