Special Reserve, Brown Butter

Special Reserve dark chocolate crafted with locally browned, award-winning butter from High Lawn Farm and single-origin Zorzal cacao from the Dominican Republic. Goodnow Farms browns High Lawn's Berkshire Fresh butter, made from Jersey cow milk, and pairs it with Zorzal Communitario cacao. Cocoa butter is pressed from the same Zorzal beans used to make the chocolate, keeping the bar true to its origin.

At a glance

• Style: brown butter dark chocolate, Special Reserve
• Locally made browned butter from High Lawn Farm
• Single-origin Zorzal Communitario cacao, Dominican Republic
• Cocoa butter pressed in-house from the same Zorzal beans
• Award-winning Jersey cow milk butter base
• Bean-to-bar, craft production
• Exceptionally creamy texture

Best for

• Gifts for dark chocolate fans seeking something new
• Pastry and baking enthusiasts
• Holiday and birthday gifting
• Tasting alongside coffee or dessert wines
• Craft chocolate collectors
• Host and hostess gifts

Pairings

• Espresso or cold brew coffee
• Tawny port or aged sherry
• Roasted hazelnuts or toasted almonds
• Aged Gouda or Comte
• Vanilla bean ice cream

Flavor profile

Sweet, toasty brown butter notes meet the cinnamon-raisin character of Zorzal cacao. The butter lends an exceptionally creamy smoothness with a warm, lingering finish.

About Goodnow Farms Chocolate

Goodnow Farms is a Massachusetts-based, bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker that presses its own cocoa butter from single-origin cacao. Their Special Reserve series combines award-winning cacao with regional ingredients to spotlight true terroir.

Made by Goodnow Farms Chocolate, based in Sudbury, Massachusetts.