Milk chocolate bar made with single origin Boyaca cacao from Colombia, organic milk powder and whole Ketiara coffee beans from Sumatra. Coffee beans are ground fine alongside cacao in stone grinders during refining, producing an exceedingly smooth bar inspired by Latin American cafe con leche.
At a glance
Style: Milk chocolate bar with coffee, single origin cacao
Bean origin: Boyaca, Colombia (Goodnow direct sourced)
Coffee: Ketiara cooperative, Sumatra Aceh Gayo highland (via Barrington Coffee Roasters)
Sugar: Organic sugar from The Green Cane Project
Milk: Organic West whole milk powder, pasture raised, antibiotic, GMO and rBST free
Process: Coffee refined into the chocolate in stone grinders for a smooth (non-crunchy) bar
Vendor: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (Sudbury, MA)
Best for
Cafe con leche and latte drinkers
Milk chocolate fans who want subtle complexity
Breakfast or brunch desserts
Gifts for coffee lovers and travelers
Pairing with morning espresso
Birthday and host gifting
Pairings
Pair with a latte, cortado or Sumatran pour-over to echo the coffee. The bar also works with toasted brioche, dulce de leche or a glass of Pedro Ximenez sherry.
Flavor profile
Sweet and creamy with a subtle coffee flavor and underlying notes of graham crackers and toasted marshmallow from the Boyaca cacao. Smooth, mellow and easy-drinking in bar form.
About Goodnow Farms Chocolate
Goodnow Farms is a Sudbury, Massachusetts bean-to-bar maker that presses its own cocoa butter. They partner with Barrington Coffee Roasting Company in Massachusetts, who source the Ketiara beans from a woman-led cooperative that handles its own exporting and supports women and younger farmers in coffee.
