Goodnow Farms Asochivite with Maple 70% chocolate bar

Goodnow Farms Asochivite w/ Maple 70%

$21.50

Goodnow Farms Asochivite w/ Maple 70%

Weight: 55 g

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Bean to Bar

Direct Sourced

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The bright, fruity flavors of their Asochivite bar are perfectly complemented by the addition of maple sugar sourced locally from Severance Maple in Northfield, MA.

MAKER: Goodnow Farms
COUNTRY: United States
CACAO ORIGIN: Alta Verapaz Guatemala

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Ingredients: cacao beans, maple sugar, fresh pressed cocoa butter

May contain traces of tree nuts and peanuts.

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Vegan

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Trace Peanuts

Sesame Free

Soy Free

Trace Tree Nuts

Gluten Free

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Maker

Goodnow Farms

Goodnow Farms chocolate is handcrafted in Massachusetts. All the cacao they use is ethically sourced from small farmers and producers that Tom and Monica have met during their travels throughout Mexico, Central and South America. The cacao is carefully stone ground, and conched in small batches. They also press their own cocoa butter for each bar. They admired the concept of single origin bars and capturing the different taste profiles, and uniqueness through each bar. They discovered their love for real craft chocolate after visiting a vintage shop in Los Angeles. Tom and Monica officially created Goodnow Farms in 2016 but have been crafting their creations since 2008. The pair works hard to engage with the communities where they receive their cacao from to ensure farmers are fairly compensated and practice sustainable farming.

Cacao region

Alta Verapaz

Alta Verapaz is a department in central Guatemala, with its capital in Cobán. All of Guatemala was at one point a part of the Maya civilization, including the Alta Verapaz region, and most of the area's residents are still part of one of the surviving groups and primarily speak their native language rather than Spanish. The majority of the fine flavor cacao exported from Guatemala comes from the tropical jungles of the Alta Verapaz region via Cacao Verapaz, a specialty cacao exporter based in Cobán, and focused on working with indigenous communities to preserve their native cacao varietals.

Cacao estate

San Juan Chivite

The remote Guatemalan village of San Juan Chivite is perched on the side of a mountain, reachable only by foot. Part of the journey requires crossing a long, narrow wooden and steel cable footbridge across which all harvested cacao is carried by hand for export. Before the Guatemalan Civil War, the entire village was part of a coffee farm, but following the war it ended up in the hands of 64 indigenous Maya families who’d been displaced during the conflict. In 2002 they switched entirely to farming cacao, and these days there are 125 families living in San Juan Chivite, all of whom are descendants of the original 64 families. Cacao cultivation remains the source of over 90% of the community’s income, and with new fermentation & drying facilities, their cacao is well worth the premium it’s now earning in partnership with Cacao Verapaz.

We have loved all chocolate from Goodnow Farms and this one didn't disappoint. The texture is extremely smooth (I love how they press their own cocoa butter) and the flavor of the maple is ever so slight. It doesn't overpower the nuances of the chocolate at all. Overall, I loved this bar that used a cane sugar alternative. Delicious!

Goodnow Farms Asochivite w/ Maple 70%

This bar looks amazing and it is perfectly tempered. The aroma surprised me the most: cigarette and tobacco with scents of sweet fruitness. On the palate, it starts with a rich chocolatey mouthfeel followed by harmonious maple sugar notes opening on the well balanced citrusy-like background. It showcases earthiness too like mushrooms (interesting) and again tobacco/cigarette finish/aftertaste. The mild acidity reminds me of coffee (aftertaste), green banana, unripe golden prunes. I am not entirely convinced of the texture. I expected something more creamy/buttery. Instead, it doesn't melt easily and it is sticky in the mouth. Think about chocolate made without cocoa butter.

Canadian Heaven

The maple sugar is exceptional, and pairs beautifully with the chocolate flavor. Several of my Canadian friends grew up with a lot of maple sugar, and this bar brought them straight back home again. Everyone I've shared this bar with has instantly expressed an OMG reaction to the incredible, rich, and satisfying flavor of this bar. While a chocolate purist may not like the maple flavor, I think you have to respect the perfect execution of this bar.