Lisa Fitch

Bootleg Bourbon Balls reveals its secret to World Cup chocolate (and booze) lovers

With its decadent flavors and speakeasy past, Kansas City holds a secret, said Lisa Fitch. And she’s eager to share it this summer — one bourbon ball at a time — as visitors like Netherlands’ Orange Army descend on the region.

Bootleg Bourbon Balls

Not too late for the ‘naughty’ list: Roll into 2022 with a year-round Kansas City bourbon ball

A nip of locally distilled Tom’s Town bourbon mingles with bittersweet chocolate and a bourbon pecan mash with each bite into “guilty pleasure” — one of dozens of “notoriously naughty” bourbon and rum balls made by Lisa Fitch. “A lot of people associate them with the holidays, like they do with divinity fudge,” explained Fitch, founder…