Special Reserve

Special Reserve

$72.00
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Special Reserve

Special Reserve

$72.00

A selection of some of our most unique and complex flavors.

Our Special Reserve Collection highlights the unique flavor combinations of our Special Reserve Line.  Each of these bars is crafted with our single origin cacao, and products sourced from exceptional New England craft makers.  This collection makes a great gift for the discriminating chocolate connoisseur!

This collection includes:

  • Putnam Rye Whiskey:  We craft this Good Food Award winner using rye whiskey made locally by award-winning Boston Harbor Distillery.  Each batch of our premium, single origin Esmeraldas nibs is steeped in 54 gallons of whiskey for intense and complex flavors.
  • Lawley's Rum:  Also a Good Food Awards winner, each batch of our premium, single origin Esmeraldas nibs is steeped in over 60 gallons of Rum, for sweet molasses flavor.
  • Las Palomas Coffee:  Our Asochivite nibs from Guatemala are steeped in custom-brewed George Howell Guatemala Las Palomas coffee.  And... this is another Good Food Award Winner!
  • Brown Butter:  We craft our newest Special Reserve bar using locally made, award-winning butter from High Lawn Farms.  Incredibly rich, smooth and delicious!  Although this bar ISN'T a Good Food Award winner it's a Finalist!

As with all our chocolate these bars are crafted using only fine flavor single origin cacao beans we sourced personally on our travels throughout Latin America, organic sugar, and our own freshly pressed single origin cocoa butter.

All of the bars in this collection have won numerous awards - for a full list please visit our Awards page.  For more information on fine flavor cacao, our personal approach to direct sourcing and our unique chocolate making process please visit our Fine Cacao, Our Chocolate and Our Process pages.

Contains four 55g bars.


Ingredients: Cacao Beans, Organic Sugar, Fresh Pressed Cocoa Butter, Whiskey, Rum Coffee, Butter
Soy Free, Gluten Free, Not Alkalized, No Lecithin, Vegan

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Customer
Love this special reserve

I rotate them because some are sweeter than others. Wish the see- through wrapper was less crispy though, too tough on touch
Love the Putnam whiskey yummmm

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Customer
Delicious and Unique

Perfectly executed flavors and silky-smooth texture.

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Nathan Vass
Nice Sampler

This is an interesting and tasty variety of chocolates. For me the Brown butter and rye chocolates stood out, the butter flavor was more complex than I would have expected, recommended.

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Bohan Wu
fantastic bar

Amazing bar with strong rum flavor

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Sherry Vatter
delicious

LOVE this bar. The rum clearly announces itself without being overpowering. A new favorite!

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Melissa Burris
A Quartet of Winners

The first time I ordered this collection, I wasn't sure I'd like them all, because I generally prefer straight, dark chocolate without additional flavors. But these four bars knocked my socks off, with flavors that are rich but subtle, and nothing even remotely artificial-tasting. It's not at all like eating bars that simply have other ingredients or flavors added TO the chocolate. Steeping the cocoa beans yields a much more sophisticated bar with deep notes that enhance, not compete with, the depth of the cocoa experience. You just have to try it to understand! These four, plus the maple and Black Urfa chili bars, are now my favorites, and I get a little bit offended when family members call them "candy."

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Tom
Really the best RUM chocolate I ever tasted

We have tasted practically all world winner chocolate brands there are. Without a doubt, this is the best RUM variant of any brand we have ever tested. It is simply a heavenly enjoyment - thanks a lot GoodNowFarms :)

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Bohan Wu
Fantastic Chocolate

I couldn't imagine chocolate with so strong and authentic rum flavor until I had this bar. It was sooo nice

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Mark Kaftanski
Back for slice of heaven

Special Reserve, Lawley's Rum chocolate from Goodnow Farms is truly a slice of heaven for chocolate lovers. This bar combines the rich, dark essence of Ecuadorian cacao with the smooth sweetness of Lawley's Rum, creating a luxurious treat with notes of molasses, caramel, and a hint of oak. The infusion process ensures an intense yet balanced flavor profile, making it a must-try for anyone who appreciates fine chocolate. A delightful indulgence that stands out for its craftsmanship and depth of flavor.

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Anna
Delicious bar

This is one of my favorite bars from Goodnow, and I’ve tried about 7 total. The rum is well-balanced. I can taste it, but it’s not overpowering. The texture of the chocolate is also great.

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Susan Sullivan
Back for Seconds

Lawley's Rum was one of the chocolates in the Special Reserve Collection which was my first purchase from Goodnow Farms. It was my favorite in that collection, so I'm back for another!

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Jane R
Great Collection

I recommend this tasty collection. All bars are creamy delicious and unique. Thanks to Goodnow for such a great group of decadent chocolate bars!

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Amy Graziadei
I only buy chocolate from two places, and this is one of them!

I could say this is some of the best chocolate in the world, and I'm sure a lot of you would think it was hyperbole. I almost don't want to wax poetic about how good it is, because I don't want the competition for my favorite bars-- Lawley's Rum, the annual hard cider bar, Putnam Rye Whiskey, to say nothing of the fantastic single origin bars. I keep my chocolate in the refrigerator drawer where most people keep their cheese and sliced meat ; ) . It's simply the best. If you are a dark chocolate lover, this will be your heaven! The only person I share it with is my husband : ) .

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Laura Meyer

Lived up to the hype!

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Joan Bero
Such a Treat

The rum and chocolate is an amazing combination! Love to offer a bit of chocolate after dinner to my guests and this chocolate bar is always a treat for them. They love it!

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Samantha Stormer
Lawleys Rum

Love it. All the flavors are so true and full of the actual true flavor added with really creamy chocolate. I'm impressed.

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Stephen Vorenberg
Best chocolate you’ll find anywhere

Goodnow’s chocolates all have incredible smoothness and the flavors of each type of bar are unique. The flavor just pops out and is nothing like having a regular bar of blended chocolate from elsewhere. I’ve tried most of the different Goodnow bars, and the Lawley’s Rum is one of my favorites. The rum flavor combines well with the chocolate. Try it! You won’t be disappointed.

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sally laRhette

I have been loving the orders and chocolate, .
I found a way to make great hot chocolate by making a paste out of a mixture of your cocoa and cocoa, with 2 tablespoons of milk , using my "miso Muddler", sort of like conching. Then enough milk to make a cup of Hot Chocolate.

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Sarah Brown
Excellent

The Americas bar and the 55 % milk chocolate are excellent in flavor and quality- I can’t wait to try the others I purchased, and I love the look of the bars. New age Willy Wonka.

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Scott Thomson
Winners for a reason!!

I am normally not a big chocolate fan, most of them taste the same to me. These Goodnow chocolates were head and shoulders above anything else I’ve ever had. The care with packaging was top notch in the summer heat as well.

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Patricia Hebert
Love the chocolate

Each bar is a treat, a taste experience, a pause in life’s crazy schedule. Thank you

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Zoe Pollak
Delectable

Definitely the best way to consume rum -- absolutely delicious (rich, intense, smooth, complex).

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Joel Goldstein
Amazing

Beautifully packed, wonderful product. It was a gift for my 101 year old mom and she loved it. Especially the hot chocolate.

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Allan Blake
Glorious

Scrumptious.

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Kendra Wilt
So delicious!!

I was the lucky winner with the highest bid for my favorite indulgence chocolate! While I am sharing this bundle of gold, I kept Ecuador chocolate for myself with Lawley's Rum recipient of the Good Food awards 2021 Winner. I heard the chocolate from Ecuador was divine, so I could not wait to sink my teeth into this one and let the chocolate dance on my taste buds. It was delightful.

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Gillian Cohen-Boyer
This chocolate is amazing

I keep eating it along with other bars just to keep checking myself that it is as creamy and luscious as I think it is. Truly remarkable. There brown butter is especially yummy.

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Madison
Smooth and delicious with an afterglow of rum. YUM!

This expression of the bean caught me by surprise. I expected something different, but I got something remarkable. The hint of Lawley's takes center stage late in the taste, and combined with the perfect cocoa butter flavor sets the stage for a sublime experience. You will hear yourself say MMMMmmm.
Enjoy this one before it disappears folks. Well done, GF.

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Nicole Camacho
Outstanding flavors

The quality of the chocolate can't be beat. The flavors enhance the chocolate and vice-versa. I'm so glad we found you.

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Timothy Parsons
Tremendous collection.

Each one of these bars is as good as the next. My words won't do this review any justice. Just buy it. You won't be disappointed.

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Nicole Camacho
Excellent flavor

What a treat! Fabulous with unique flavors.

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glenn davis

It was a gift to a relative. Reports are that your chocolate bars were outstanding.

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Ronald Bartos
Intense chocolate

Very good texture and flavor, high quality, pure chocolate smell and taste

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Jane Shinberger
Lawley’s Rum is a good title.

Lawley’s Rum has a Smooth texture with a slight taste of the whisky that blends nicely with the Chocolate as it glides gently down the throat!