I have owned this soap for more than a year and used it for the 3rd time tonight. The chocolate aroma is wonderful but there is absolutely no bourbon smell with it. Unlike most PAA soaps, this one seems to be thinner and less creamy. My prior two uses were the same so I know that it wasn't user error(too much H2O).
Do I like it...oh yea. Is it a top performer....definetly not. I would rate it...scent 9.5, performance 7.0.

The word in going with is delicious! Smells like chocolate! But just like their other soaps great lather, great smell, great slickness/protection! What more could you ask for!

Best chocolate offering so far! The Bourbon is a bit faint; I wouldn't mind if that was kicked up a notch, but it's really about the chocolate, isn't it? Good lather and a nice shave performer. I think this is going to stay in my top 5 for quite some time.

One word for this soap. HOLY CRAP!! Okay that was two words but this soap deserves it! It loads like a dream, feels really nice on the skin, and man, this sent is amazing, I've had the cavendish and I didn't think it could get any better than that but this soap knocks its out of the park. I bought it with the Chocolate Bourbon after shave and the two go FANTASTIC together!!! If you haven't tried this wonderful soap yet, buy it now!!

P.S. Had some lady say I smelled like a donut with this on lol.

This soap and 'the eighth wonder! The fragrance and pleasantness are wonderful, congratulations Douglas!

Awesome soap !!!! Wonderful aroma and delicious foam !!! After shaving reap do not use lotions or salves. Skin feels great !!!

This soap explodes with lather when bloomed and lathered on my face with my synthetic brushes. It provides plenty of slickness and cushion. My face feels great after it's rinsed. The smell is sweet and I love it.

Wow this shaving soap smells amazing! Excellent lather and performance. One of my top 3 shaving soaps. Highly recommend to all.

This was the first aftershave I have bought in about 30 years. Absolutely LOVE this stuff. Kinda strong at first but mellows out quickly. Now on to the other HTGAM products.

this is mine and my wife's all time favorite Synergy soap!!!! I was lucky to be 1 of the customers to nail a bottle of the A/S. I hope Douglas remakes the A/S agian in time. I now kick myself for not buying 2 bottles. I think im going to be smart and grab another tin of the soap.

This soap should be renamed "Chocolate Rain". Bought this soap because I can't stop buying new soaps. I wasn't crazy about chocolate but my buddy swore that this scent was solid gold. I really don't get much if any of the bourbon scent but I really don't care. Chocolate Rain is in my top 5. Honestly you can't go wrong with any scent from HTGM, but Chocolate Rain brings the wood!

This is the most deliriously amazing soap. The scent is absolutely amazing, chocolate with a very slight oak finish. You will honestly want to eat it, not a word of lie. My two year old son tried to lick it. And as always, it has that ridiculous Synergy lather that puts all others to shame. If you can't build a lather with Synergy, just stop.

Don't balk at the price, which is admittedly a bit steeper than most other artisan soaps. But look at how big it is! It is seriously enormous! Synergy tubs are larger than any other soap, and ounce-for-ounce cheaper, with the slickest, most moisturizing lather out there.

This stuff is amazing the lather is crazy good I used to buy art of shaving shaving cream but compared to this art of shaving doesn't compare I will never buy another shaving cream other than these. The size is huge well worth the money. The only problem I have is which scent I'm gonna buy next. Thanks guys this stuff is amazing.

Just used this for the first time and Wow! What a scent. Smells great and the wife agrees. Lathers up very easily as all the HTGAM soaps do that I have used. This is going to be one of the favourites now. Great lather and great slickness that protects so well whilst you shave.

Wow this stuff smells good! And the tin containers are HUGE! Will buy again when i eventually run out. I have different ones so im set for a while.

Excellent lather, performance, and scent. One of my top 5 shaving soaps.

One of their best if not the best shaving soap you'll ever use. The scent is fantastic. You get a lot of chocolate with the aged bourbon coming through towards the end which has a white oak or vanilla accent to it. The amount of lather you get is beyond belief and has plently of cushion. The slickness is also beyond belief. I can actually compare the slickness to black ice.

The soap performed as expected. The scent is absolutely AMAZING! When i opened the can, it at first was very vanilla heavy and the chocolate was at the background. Now, with the soap lathered a few times and let the soap dry a few times it comes alive. The vanilla is going to the background and the chocolate scent is coming more to the foreground. It's now a lot smoother scent than it was before, more balanced. Quite sweet and really unique. i can tell all of you, I LOVE THIS SOAP! :D There, i said it! :D Recommend it to all lovers of sweet scents. Can't go wrong on this one performance wise. As with all other HTGAM soaps, easy to lather, loads of slickness and lovely scent. And it will last you a pretty long time too!

This is by far one of the best shaving soaps I have ever used. The smell is wonderful (makes me hungry when I use it) and the lather/shave is second to none. The large tin makes it easy to load your brush. My SWMBO and daughter like it so much I had to order more (in case they steal the tin).

I previously used Cavendish as my primary soap, as The Beach and Meta Nectar were a bit much for my sensitive skin. I don't have that problem with this scent though, and now that my girlfriend can't stop smelling my face this may be my new go-to. Excellent quality, amazing shave, and perhaps easier/better lather than the other HTGAM soaps I own. My only disappointment is that there isn't an accompanying aftershave, deoderant, body powder, and toothpaste (imagine brushing your teeth with chocolate and bourbon) for me to buy. Please, please make at least the aftershave happen.

As with all Synergy soaps performance was never in question but the scent was questionable as far as for my likings. I'm not a big chocolate person so I was a little concerned if I would like this this soap. Upon receiving it all doubt was set aside. This soap smells wonderful, not overly chocolate just enough to get your attention. Then the vanilla oak blossoms and really blends and mellows everything out. A true work of art and a must have for any den.

All I can say is another winner from the smell to the lather htgam has done it again

I racked my brain for something to pick on! CAN'T FIND ANYTHING! WOW! I absolutely love the scent! I am a new user of HTGAM soap. I have used cheap dime store soaps in the past. There is just no comparison! My Chocolate Bourbon soap is WONDEFUL! Okay, OKAY, don't hit me... I am using a 5-blade Gillette Proglide for now. I didn't think it was possible, but I get a NOTICEABLY closer and smoother shave with my HTGAM soap!

I will ad a small side note here. Again this may just be me. Of the multi-blade razors the GP has been my favorite. HOWEVER since starting with my HTGAM soap, the Mach3 and even the Schick disposable razors give a much more comfortable shave than the GP. I found that quite surprising! Not sure why that is, unless it is how my face conditions with my new soap. This may not be true for everyone, but I find myself going back to my Mach 3 and Schick Extreme 3 most of the time, now. I am looking forward to getting back to a good DE razor, though!

Bottom line, GREAT SOAP! Keep up the good work!

I purchased HTGAM products after the advice of the WSR page and when Chocolate Bourbon came out I had to have it. The scent is wonderful with an oak after tone, vanilla and a hint of chocolate. It even gets better the more and more you use it. Lathers well and is easily the slickest soap I have used, but that is the same for all Synergy soaps. All in all I would highly recommend it.

I have heard a lot of good things about HTGAM and this was my first soap ordered. It smells AMAZING straight from the tin, like a chocolate bar soaked in liquor. It lathers without any effort at all and becomes a thick white foam that easily covers your face. Did I mention the smell! Shave was smooth and close. This soap easily beats soaps, costing 3x as much. I will be ordering more. Great Product!

What can I say.....yet another incredible work of art from Douglas Smythe! I have TONS of HTGAM products, and continue to buy more as new items are released. This one caught my eye and curiosity, especially this unique pairing of scents. This soap is FANTASTIC. Lather quality is what you'd expect out of any Synergy soap - thick, yogurty, slick, lots of cushion, and leaves your skin feeling great. The scent is absolutely intoxicating and I can't get enough of it. My other soaps are starting to collect dust...this one is my new favorite!

I bought the Bay Rum soap about 8 months ago and have barely made a dent in it. When I saw this scent, I wasted no time and ordered it. I love this scent and gave my Bay Rum to a friend to use. There are complex notes of Chocolate and Vanilla and just enough hit of bourbon. I have stopped wearing my aftershave because this stuff smells so good.

If there was a Synergy Chocolate Bourbon aftershave, I would not hesitate to buy it!

Another excellent offering from HTGAM! The scent is an intoxicating combination of chocolate and vanilla oak bourbon barrels. It's sweet without cloying. The standard near optimal soap performance is here, too. Get some!

Most Righteous sent so far IMO from HTGAM sweet sent of Chocolate and a kick of Kentucky red eye. Not only do I love it but the wifey does too which is always a plus;). 2 thumbs up from the big kuhuna. One thing I would like to sew from HTGAM is a beer scented soap. Other than that keep up the kick ass work guys.

Oh my gosh, someone said lets put Chocolate and Bourbon together... Yes please. When you get this and start smelling it, you get the Chocolate, but then you smell the Bourbon. It goes well together and it's nothing overpowering. It lathers very well, and is slick. Best of all once you are done with it, you still have that smell. How could you go wrong with this. I've got other soaps, but this is one I will be using more then not. So it looks like I got myself a new favorite. And this soap goes really well with the Gondolier Aftershave. I would highly recommend this soap.