Goodnow Farms - El Carmen, Nicaragua 77%
Ranked in the Top 100 Chocolates in the World. Origin & CraftCrafted by Goodnow Farms, this 77% dark chocolate is made with cacao sourced from Cacao Bisiesto, which operates a fermentation facility just outside Matagalpa. The beans used for this bar come from a small number of family farms located in El Carmen, close to the fermentary.Goodnow Farms has visited both the fermentary and the farms repeatedly and worked closely with the owner, Giff Laube, to develop a custom fermentation profile designed to highlight specific flavor qualities in the cacao. The beans are roasted in small batches using a custom roast profile, then stone-ground and conched for five days with a conche profile tailored to this cacao. Goodnow Farms also presses its own cocoa butter from the same El Carmen beans used in the bar, a rare practice that contributes to intense single-origin flavor and exceptional smoothness. Flavor ProfileDeep, rich, and earthy. Layers of caramel and raisin emerge from a bold dark