Chocolate Liquor This page first published: Mar 18, 2004 · Updated: Jun 6, 2018 · by CooksInfo. Copyright © 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Cocoa bean kernels are crushed to a paste, which is called chocolate or cocoa liquor. It contains about 53% cocoa butter. Left to set, the paste will form unsweetened chocolate.