Goodnow Farm

Goodnow Farms - Sweet Heat Chilli 77%

55 g Fine Dark Chocolate
Regular price $32.00 CAD
Sale price $32.00 CAD Regular price

The World's Best Chocolate with Alternative Ingredients 2024

International Chocolate Awards 2024 

Origin & Craftsmanship
This striking bar from Goodnow Farms is made from single-origin beans sourced directly from the Dominican Republic’s Zorzal cacao project, and is paired with premium black Urfa chili peppers sourced by Burlap & Barrel. The result is a craft bar that balances cacao purity with a bold spice profile, reflecting Goodnow’s bean-to-bar expertise and direct trade philosophy.

Flavor Profile
The chocolate opens with deep, rich cocoa character and subtle raisin sweetness, then builds into a warm, lingering chili heat that is smoky and complex rather than harsh. The black Urfa chili brings a gentle swell of flavor—first sweet-fruity, then slowly warming—adding dynamic tension to the cocoa’s richness. 

Tasting & Pairing Guide

Begin by letting a piece melt slowly in your mouth so the dark chocolate richness unfurls first, followed by the raisin-like sweetness, and finally the chili’s heat that rises gently and lingers.
Pair this bar with a full-bodied red wine like Zinfandel or Malbec to match the chocolate’s depth and hold up to the spice. For non-alcoholic pairing, try a dark roast coffee or a black tea with a hint of spice (such as chai) to complement the chili warmth. For a snack accompaniment, salted roasted almonds or toasted pecans accentuate the heat-and-nut contrast beautifully.

Summary

The Goodnow Farms Sweet Heat Chili bar stands out as a bold, nuanced union of high-quality cocoa and authentic spice. With its layered warmth and direct sourcing credentials, it’s a brilliant pick for adventurous chocolate lovers who appreciate complexity, craft, and a little heat with their cocoa.

Vegan, Gluten-Free, Soy Free

Like coffee beans and wine grapes, different cacao beans have different flavors. By using beans sourced from only one farm or region we’re able to highlight the distinct flavor characteristics of that particular bean. Discovering those flavors is one of the joys of making (and eating) single-origin craft chocolate!

To make excellent chocolate we need to start with excellent beans. We’ve traveled throughout Latin America searching for the most flavorful beans, and have direct relationships with the farmers who grow and harvest them. By dealing directly with farmers we’re able to ensure we always receive the very best beans, which in many cases are fermented and dried to our custom specifications. Our direct trade model also allows us to pay significantly more than commodity or Fair Trade prices, and ensure that farming practices are sustainable and labor practices are equitable.

All of our chocolate is made at our 225 year old farm in Sudbury, Massachusetts. We start with cacao beans and sugar, and perform every step of the chocolate making process in-house, including carefully hand wrapping each bar. We’re also one of the only chocolate makers to use our own freshly pressed, single origin cocoa butter in our chocolate. Doing this is time consuming and difficult, but the result is exceptionally smooth and intensely flavorful chocolate.

We believe that great craft chocolate is “true to the bean,” – that the flavors apparent in the bar reflect the flavors hidden in the bean. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about the many steps involved in truly realizing the full flavor potential of single-origin chocolate cacao, from personal sourcing to painstakingly roasting, pressing cocoa butter, conching and more. What you discover will change the way you think about chocolate!

single origin cacao beans, organic sugar, single origin cocoa butter, black urfa chili

Keep in a cool, dry place, away from direct light and strong odors. Store at maximum
18 ° C in its original packaging

Our chocolate makers proudly refrain from using any artificial stabilizers or preservatives in their products, making their creations more temperature-sensitive compared to other premium chocolates.

To ensure the optimal taste experience, it's advisable to store our chocolates in a cool, dry place where the temperature hovers between 16°C and 18°C. Please refrain from refrigerating our chocolates, as this may cause sugar crystallization due to increased humidity, altering their texture and flavor.

On the contrary, if stored in excessively high temperatures, cocoa butter may separate and form a white film on the chocolate's surface. This loss of cocoa butter can lead to the chocolate drying out and, consequently, a potential alteration in flavor. Your mindful storage practices will help preserve the integrity of our delectable chocolates.