Description
Goodnow Farms sources these beans from the Q’eqchi Maya farmers of San Juan Chivite, Guatemala, who harvest the cacao fruit from wild trees surrounding their village. They also ferment and dry their own beans at tow different facilities they built in their village, which allows them to carefully control the fermentation and drying process.
During Tom & Monica’s first visit to San Juan Chivite, the farmers told them their outdated fermentation and drying facility was causing problems with quality control, and was also too small to handle all of the cacao in the area. They helped fund the construction of an updated facility, and now the association has grown from the original ten farmers to more than thirty, and the quality of their beans is exceptional.
Although the association has grown, Goodnow still receives beans solely from the original ten farmers, who do a custom harvest, fermentation and drying protocol exclusively for them. This allows Goodnow to receive beans of consistently high quality which reflect the specific flavors Goodnow wishes to highlight.
This bar is crafted with freshly pressed Asochivite cocoa butter for intense single origin flavor and exceptional smoothness. We’re one of the only chocolate makers in the country to press our own cocoa butter, and it makes a world of difference in flavor.
