If you've never heard of cacao nibs before, you're not alone. The name describes the broken bits and mashed-up pieces of the cacao bean, which is one of the main ingredients used to make chocolate.

Nick Flower, co-founder and beverage director at Too Soon Kevin Beary, beverage director of Gus’ Sip & Dip, Three Dots and a Dash, and The Bamboo Room, all in Chicago, infuses cocoa nibs into ...