Goodnow Farms – Putnam Rye Whiskey 77%

The World’s Top Dark Chocolate Bars With An Infusion Or Flavouring 2024

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Goodnow Farm Chocolate’s Special Reserve Putnam Rye Whiskey Bar offers a truly unique and intense flavor experience, unlike anything you’ve tasted before. Crafted with 55 bottles of Boston Harbor Distillery’s renowned “Putnam Rye Whiskey,” this bar blends the rich, complex flavors of rye whiskey with the smooth, bold character of Goodnow’s award-winning Esmeraldas cacao.

The process begins with steeping the cocoa nibs from the Esmeraldas bar in Putnam Rye Whiskey for several days, allowing the nibs to absorb the whiskey’s intricate flavor notes. After the infusion, the nibs are thoroughly dried—ensuring that no water remains—and then stone-ground into a smooth, decadent chocolate. The final step involves pressing the cocoa butter fresh from the same single-origin Esmeraldas beans, enhancing the bar’s flavor profile and creating a truly exceptional texture that is both intensely smooth and full-bodied.

The result is a chocolate bar that perfectly captures the essence of rye whiskey in each bite, with a rich depth of flavor that is balanced by the fruity, berry notes of the Esmeraldas cacao. This special reserve chocolate is a celebration of craftsmanship and the exceptional quality of ingredients sourced directly from the Salazar family farm in Ecuador.

For a deeper dive into the origins of the Esmeraldas cacao and the distillery’s unique rye whiskey, visit Goodnow’s dedicated pages on the Esmeraldas beans and Putnam Rye Whiskey. And to learn more about the fine flavor cacao, direct sourcing, and chocolate-making process that defines Goodnow, be sure to check out their Fine Cacao, Our Chocolate, and Our Process pages.