Goodnow Farms Chocolate at Madeline's

Goodnow Farms Chocolate is a bean-to-bar maker in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The team sources cacao directly from farms in Central and South America, pays above local market rates, and develops custom fermentation profiles with the growers it works with. That direct relationship runs deep: in Esmeraldas, Ecuador the Salazar family manages on-site fermentation and drying across more than 100 acres of Nacional hybrid trees, and in San Juan Chivite, Guatemala, Goodnow Farms helped fund a community fermentation upgrade for the Q'eqchi Maya farmers who wild-harvest the Asochivite cacao.

One detail sets Goodnow Farms apart from most American craft makers: they press their own single-origin cocoa butter. Rather than buying generic cocoa butter, they press it from the same beans used in each bar, which gives the chocolate a noticeably silky finish and keeps the flavor true to a single origin. Each bean also gets its own roast and multi-day conche profile, tuned to that specific cacao.

The catalog runs from pure single-origin dark bars (Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, Mexico) to dark-leaning milk and oat-milk bars, inclusion bars like coffee crunch, chili, and Sichuan pepper, spirit-infused Special Reserve bars made with rum and rye whiskey, and a hot cocoa line. The Esmeraldas bar, a berry-forward Ecuadorian dark chocolate, is one of the maker's award-winning origins.

Goodnow Farms Chocolate products at Madeline's

Every item below is live and in stock at Madeline's. Click any product for full details and ordering.

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  Esmeraldas ($16). An award-winning single-origin Ecuadorian dark chocolate from the Salazar family farm, with bold blueberry and blackberry notes and low acidity.

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  Asochivite ($16). A single-origin Guatemalan dark chocolate from wild-harvested cacao gathered by Q'eqchi Maya farmers, with bright green banana and mango notes.

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  El Carmen ($16). A single-origin Nicaraguan dark chocolate, deep and earthy with caramel and raisin notes.

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  Boyaca ($16). A single-origin Colombian dark chocolate bar.

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  Almendra Blanca ($16). A single-origin Mexican dark chocolate bar.

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  Classic Milk, 55% ($16). A dark-leaning milk chocolate made with Zorzal cacao from the Dominican Republic and organic milk powder, so the cacao still leads.

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  Oat Milk, 61% ($18). A dairy-free "milk" chocolate made with oat milk for a creamy texture.

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  Cafe Con Leche ($18). A milk-and-coffee inclusion bar.

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  El Carmen With Coffee Crunch ($18). The Nicaraguan El Carmen dark chocolate with a crunchy coffee inclusion.

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  Black Urfa Chili ($18). A dark chocolate bar with smoky Urfa chili.

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  Herbaceous Green Sichuan Pepper ($18). A dark chocolate bar with the citrusy, tingling note of green Sichuan pepper.

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  Caramelized Onion ($18). A savory-sweet dark chocolate bar with caramelized onion.

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  Pure Passion Fruit ($18). A bar built around bright passion fruit.

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  Special Reserve, Lawley's Rum ($20). A spirit-infused dark chocolate made with Lawley's rum.

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  Special Reserve, Putnam Rye Whiskey ($20). A spirit-infused dark chocolate made with Putnam rye whiskey.

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  House Blend Hot Cocoa ($16). A bean-to-bar hot cocoa made from the same craft chocolate, for a rich cup.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I buy Goodnow Farms Chocolate?

You can buy Goodnow Farms Chocolate online at Madeline's (madelines.co), which carries the single-origin dark bars, milk and oat-milk bars, inclusion bars, Special Reserve bars, and hot cocoa. The products listed above are live and in stock.

What is Goodnow Farms Chocolate known for?

Goodnow Farms is known for bean-to-bar, single-origin chocolate made through direct trade with cacao farmers. The maker is one of very few craft chocolate makers in the United States that presses its own single-origin cocoa butter, which gives the bars a silky finish and keeps the flavor true to each origin.

Where is Goodnow Farms chocolate made?

Goodnow Farms makes its chocolate in Sudbury, Massachusetts, where the beans are sorted, roasted, and stone-ground in small batches. The cacao is sourced directly from farms in countries including Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico.

What are the Special Reserve bars?

The Special Reserve bars are spirit-infused dark chocolates, including versions made with Lawley's rum and Putnam rye whiskey. They are part of Goodnow Farms' rotating and specialty lineup alongside the core single-origin bars.