[Spanish below]
The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2025 Colombian Cacao Country Support Competition, the 4to. Concurso Nacional de Chocolate de Origen Colombiano, which was judged remotely in Colombia and also by our international pool of judges and Grand Jury during October-November 2025.
The winners of the 4to Concurso Nacional de Chocolate de Origen Colombiano were announced on Saturday, 29 November at a ceremony held at the venue of the Chocoshow in Bogotá, Colombia.
Judges
The judging panel included our regular judges from Colombia, along with many of our IICCT alumni and other specialists from the local area and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
All judging was anonymized, including the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes were awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.
Grand Jury finalists can be viewed here.
*This Colombian Cacao Country Support Competition is not part of the International Chocolate Awards World Final series.
(en Español)
Los ganadores del 4to Concurso de Chocolate de Origen Colombiano fueron anunciados el 29 de noviembre en una ceremonia realizada en la sede del Chocoshow in Bogotá, Colombia.
Este concurso celebra a las regiones productoras de cacao de Arauca, Antioquia, Cauca, Huila, Meta, Santander y a los transformadores de toda Colombia que compran cacao de manera responsable y valoran la trazabilidad.
Jueces
El jurado estuvo compuesto por nuestros jueces habituales de Colombia, junto con muchos de nuestros exalumnos del IICCT y otros especialistas locales, asà como miembros de nuestro Gran Jurado internacional. Todo el proceso de evaluación fue anónimo, incluida la sesión final del Gran Jurado, donde los premios de Oro, Plata y Bronce se otorgaron mediante votación privada, de acuerdo con las reglas del Gran Jurado.
Puede consultar los finalistas del Gran Jurado aquÃ.
The 2025 Colombian Competition Winners are:
(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)
Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Andes 70% (89.9) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Special: Cacao sourcing
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Sierra Nevada 64% (89.4) (**)
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tumaco 70% (88.5) (**)
Micro-batch – Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 82% Cacao (89.1) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 71% Sierra Nevada (88.9) (**)
Silver: Aroma a Cacao (Colombia) – Arauquita 5 (88.8) (**)
+ Special: Cacao sourcing
Silver: Almendra de cacao SASÂ (Colombia) – 74% Padilla – Choco Tonga (88.6) (**)
Silver: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 71% Sierra Nevada Gregorio Roa (88.5) (**)
Silver: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – 75% Mano Negra – Guachené (88.4) (**)
+ Special: Cacao sourcing
Silver: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 83% Sierra Nevada (88.3) (**)
Bronze: Kilimbo (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 70% Cacao (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Taironaka Chocolate (Colombia) – Taironaka Chocolate 70% cacao 40gr (86.7) ( * Bean to Bar Colombia SAS) (**)
Bronze: Murillo’s Chocolate (Colombia) – Barra Chocolate al 72% (86.5) ( * Bean to Bar Colombia S.A.S) (**)
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Gold: Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 92% Cacao (89.0) (**)
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Gold: Murillo’s Chocolate (Colombia) – Barra Chocolate al 100% (88.8) ( * Bean to Bar Colombia) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: 100%
Bronze: Kila (Colombia) – Special Dark 85% (87.2) (**)
Bronze: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 90% Sierra Nevada Gregorio Roa (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Cacao y Mas Cacao (Colombia) – Vichada 90% (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Somos Cacao (Colombia) – Tableta 86% Finca Porvenir Zulia (86.6) (**)
Bronze: Kilimbo (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 85% Cacao con Panela (86.5) (**)
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Andes 53% (89.0) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tumaco Leche 53% (88.4) (**)
Micro-batch – Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 59% Sierra Nevada con Leche (90.3) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Special: Recipe
Bronze: Provinzzia Chocolates (Colombia) – Me Latte (86.0) (**)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients
Gold: Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 80% Cacao con Miel (88.4) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Special: Biome
Silver: Shalena Gourmet (Colombia) – Chocolate Exotic Amazónico 55% (88.2) (**)
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Bronze: Kila (Colombia) – White Pepper Onion (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Fruto de Cacao (Colombia) – Chocolate 80% con Aji Yuquitania y Mora (86.2) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Gulupa 64% (91.1) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Recipe
Bronze: Ama Chocolates (Colombia) – Barra de Chocolate al 70% Passion Fruit (86.0) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Bronze: Magno Chocolates (Colombia) – Barra de Coconut Cookie (85.7) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Chocolate Moca (89.9) (**)
+ Special: Ingredients
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Chocolate Espresso (88.8) (**)
Silver: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – 55% Café Moca Maragogipe (88.4) (**)
Bronze: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 61% Sierra Nevada con Café (86.6) (**)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Almendra de cacao SASÂ (Colombia) – 36% Blanco Silvestre y Perlado (89.8) (**)
+ Special: Craft
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Chocolate Cappuccino (88.8) (**)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Almendra de cacao SASÂ (Colombia) – Selvas Negras (89.5) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Alcohol
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – Crema De Limón Pajarito (90.1) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – Café Pintao – Cristian Trochez (88.1) (**)
Silver: Almendra de cacao SASÂ (Colombia) – Dulce Cortado (87.3) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Bronze: Provinzzia Chocolates (Colombia) – Uchuvas de Los Andes con Ajà (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Almendra de cacao SASÂ (Colombia) – Maracumango (86.7) (**)
Others – fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Silver: Magno Chocolates (Colombia) – Bombón de Gulúpa y Miel (88.5) (**)
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Gulupa Recubierta (88.2) (**)
(*) Â Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
