De Bonte Koe Chocolade has developed a bonbon with three natural ingredients that can have an aphrodisiac effect. The chocolate company has done this in collaboration with The Oh Collective, which sells intimate wellness products for women worldwide. The bonbon, called 'Date Night Sex Bonbon' by The Oh Collective, is sold exclusively by The Oh Collective from today.
The three ingredients processed in the bonbon that can work as an aphrodisiac are horny goat weed, ashwagandha and Korean ginseng. The herb horny goat weed (in Chinese yin yang huo) is also called elf flower or epimedium. Ashwagandha (withania somnifera) is the root of a shrub and is also called Indian ginseng. Korean ginseng (panax ginseng) is also a root of a shrub. These three herbs are processed in a filling of passion fruit and caramel. The chocolate used for the bonbon is dark chocolate (vegan).
The Oh Collective was founded by four daughters of first-generation Asian immigrants. Reasoning from a women's perspective, the company develops intimate wellness products for women. Global sales are mainly done online via its own website, but also physically and online via third-party stores, including department store Selfridges (London). For the first time, The Oh Collective had its own store: a pop-up store at Zeedijk 67 in Amsterdam (from September 22 to October 1, 2023). At the opening of the pop-up store, the 'Date Night Sex Bonbon' was available in limited edition.
One of the four founders of The Oh Collective lives in Rotterdam and is a customer of De Bonte Koe. She approached Amy Klein, who owns De Bonte Koe together with her brother Connor Klein, to ask the chocolate company if they wanted to develop the bonbon. “When we delved into their company, we were impressed by the range they developed and the way they sell it. That is why we were happy to enter into this new collaboration,” says Amy Klein. “It not only gives us the opportunity to learn from their approach, but also to gain more experience with the functional application of ingredients in our products. Earlier this year, we did the same in collaboration with artist Bob Mollema with three chocolate bars with mushrooms that can counteract stress, anxiety and fatigue, among other things.”
About De Bonte Koe – Handmade chocolate from a good home
De Bonte Koe, a close-knit family business, has been a paradise for handmade chocolate in the Netherlands since 1992. Chocolate with classic and surprising flavours, driven by detailed craftsmanship. From refined bonbons and bars in all sorts of flavours to chocolate sprinkles and peanut brittle for in between. With the tastiest and most honest ingredients, we deliver freshly made chocolate experiences at a gourmet level. All handmade. Delicious and deliciously responsible.
In addition to the store at Lange Haven 54 in Schiedam (where the various artisanal chocolate products for all branches are also handmade), there are stores in The Hague (Korte Poten 57 and Piet Heinstraat 59A) and Rotterdam (Lusthofstraat 33A and Nieuwe Binnenweg 112). The company also has a chocolate vending machine at Hoogstraat 69 in Schiedam.