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1er Concurso Nacional de Chocolate Mexicano 2023 – Grand Jury Finalists

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the 1st Mexican Cacao Country Support Competition, the 1er Concurso Nacional de Chocolate Mexicano, which was judged in Mexico and also by our international pool of judges and Grand Jury during October 2023.

The winners were announced on 17 November 2023 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico as part of the Festival del Chocolate Tabasco in person.

As with all live ceremonies, there were several heartwarming moments when winners gathered on stage, proudly holding their certificates and Gold winners expressing their gratitude towards the hard work of cacao farmers and their teams.Ā 

Judges

The judging panel included our regular judges from Mexico, 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

The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and a main round of judging. The Finalists are the nominations from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting.

While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry will receive a prize.

The 2023 Mexican Cacao Country Support Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:

(In score order within each category)


Barres llises/originals

Barres llises/originals negres

Casa Bosques Chocolate (Mexico) – Pure Dark Chocolate 74% (88.98)
Moonch Cacao (Mexico) – Amargo 74% (Blanco Finca Frida) (88.78)
Wolter (Mexico) – Aguaselva 72% (87.58)
Culto Cacao (Mexico) – 80% Organic Cacao and Coconut Sugar (84.68)

Micro-batch – Barres llises/originals negres

Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Finca la Rioja 73% (89.68)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Finca la Rioja 73% – Reserva 2022 (88.76)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Flor de Un DĆ­a 70% (88.34)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Soconusco 71% (87.76)
PasiĆ³n de Cacao (Mexico) – 74% (87.36)
Chocolate Hacienda los Abuelos (Mexico) – Abuelo 74% Cacao/ Hacienda el Recuerdo. (87.20)
Metiche (Mexico) – 75% Cacao Las Delias (87.20)
Silvia GuĆ©dez Chocolatier (Mexico) – LevĆŖlez Chocolate Tabasco-chiapas 73% (87.12)
Theobromus (Mexico) – Agrofloresta 70% Tabasco (87.00)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Soconusco 71% – Reserva 2022 (86.94)
Ecom (Mexico) – Pakal Villa ComaltitlĆ”n (86.92)
AnimƤ Cacao (Mexico) – 70% Cacao Blanco Jaguar (86.79)
Silvia GuĆ©dez Chocolatier (Mexico) – LevĆŖlez Chocolate 75% Trinitario (86.52)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Chontalpa 70% (86.20)
Cuna de Piedra (Mexico) – Chocolate Cobertura 70% Soconusco (86.02)
Theobromus (Mexico) – Finca la Rioja 70% Chiapas (85.89)
Hecho Chocolate (Mexico) – 70% Cacao Trinitario Cooperativa Rayen (85.87)
PasiĆ³n de Cacao (Mexico) – 69% (85.66)
Saraabi (Mexico) – 70% Acapetahua Saraabi (85.63)
Mucho Chocolate (Mexico) – Huimango Fermentado (85.54)
KoKov (Mexico) – Tzama Caocao (85.13)
AnimƤ Cacao (Mexico) – 70% Cacao Criollo Finca Cuatro Hermanos (84.19)
PasiĆ³n de Cacao (Mexico) – 65% Agua Selva (84.19)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Flor de Un DĆ­a 70% – Reserva2022 (84.14)
Mil534 (Mexico) – Mil534 Chocolate 72% Almendra Blanca (83.94)
Kakaw Museo (Mexico) – TulipĆ”n 72 – Kakaw Museo (83.88)
Hecho Chocolate (Mexico) – 70% Cacao Criollo Finca la Rioja (83.64)
Mazorca Negra (Mexico) – Almendra Blanca 74% (83.40)
MANADA (Mexico) – Chocolate 75% Cacao Criollo (83.20)
Ecom (Mexico) – Balam Huehuetan (83.19)
Cuna de Piedra (Mexico) – 73% Cacao de Comalcalco, Tabasco (83.11)
Silvia GuĆ©dez Chocolatier (Mexico) – LevĆŖlez Chocolate 70% Almendra Blanca (82.82)
Tierra Kakao (Mexico) – Selva Intensa 73 (82.72)

Barres llises/originals/negres alt % (> 85%)

Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Soconusco 100% (88.24)
Tropidelico Xocolatl (Mexico) – Puro Cacao – Tropidelico Xocolatl (87.88)
AnimƤ Cacao (Mexico) – 85% Cacao Soconusco “el Hular” (83.01)

Barres llises/originals amb llet

SĆ­ij Chocolate Ancestral (Mexico) – Chocolate Amargo 72% Cacao Leche d Cabra (81.27)

Micro-batch – Barres llises/originals amb llet

Hecho Chocolate (Mexico) – 65% Cacao Criollo Grupo Pakal con Leche (86.56)
Silvia GuĆ©dez Chocolatier (Mexico) – LevĆŖlez Chocolate 47% con Leche (86.24)
Cielo Dentro Chocolate (Mexico) – Pixan 45% con Leche de Cabra (84.94)
Villa Cocoa (Mexico) – Villa Cocoa Milk 45% (82.11)
Binz Chocolates (Mexico) – Barra con Leche 39% Cacao. (81.24)

Barres llises/originals alternative

Culto Cacao (Mexico) – 73% Organic Criollo Cacao &Coconut Sugar (88.58)
Culto Cacao (Mexico) – 71% Organic Cacao Organic Coconut Sugar (88.22)
Tierra Kakao (Mexico) – Nayeeche 63% Cacao & Pataxte (87.90)
SĆ­ij Chocolate Ancestral (Mexico) – Pataste 78% con 75% Cacao (87.60)
Theobromus (Mexico) – 50% Coco (87.06)
Moonch Cacao (Mexico) – Amargo 70% Mezquite RC (84.11)

Barres llises/originals blanques

Binz Chocolates (Mexico) – Barra Chocolate Blanco 34% Cacao. (86.38)
Wolter (Mexico) – Chelo Caramelo (82.81)

Barres de sabors

Barres de xocolata negra amb una infusiĆ³ o aroma

Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Pitaya de Mayo 58% (89.88)
Binz Chocolates (Mexico) – Barra 70% Cacao con Chile Pasilla Mixe (89.70)
Cuna de Piedra (Mexico) – 73% Tabasco con Sal de Manantial (88.02)
Hecho Chocolate (Mexico) – 70% Cacao con Chile (87.89)
Cuna de Piedra (Mexico) – Spicy Hibiscus Combinada (87.87)
Mucho Chocolate (Mexico) – Chocolate Esquisito 1868 (86.88)
Cielo Dentro Chocolate (Mexico) – Eos – 70% con AzafrĆ”n y Naranja (86.65)
Kakaw Museo (Mexico) – Sangre Azteca – Kakaw Museo (86.61)
Mazorca Negra (Mexico) – Naranja y Sal de Gusano 70% (86.58)
Cuna de Piedra (Mexico) – 73% Tabasco con Mezcal Reposado (85.80)
Jangala, Cacao & Selva (Mexico) – Chocolate Sal de Gusano de Maguey 70% (85.80)
Cuna de Piedra (Mexico) – 73% Chiapas con Mezcal Joven (85.50)
Verde Brisa (Mexico) – Verde Brisa – Frutos Rojos (85.36)
Buendia cacao (Mexico) – Honey / 70% Quinta Tulipan (85.32)
Saraabi (Mexico) – Saraabi 60% Especiado (85.10)
Mil534 (Mexico) – 68% Cacao con Tequila Extra AƱejo (84.79)
Wolter (Mexico) – Chicatana 72% (84.75)
Rito Chocolateria (Mexico) – Rito Chocolate con Rosita de Cacao (84.73)
Tropidelico Xocolatl (Mexico) – Tropidelico Xocolatl Vainilla 70 (81.20)
PasiĆ³n de Cacao (Mexico) – 67% Mezcalero (80.36)

Barres de xocolata negra amb inclusions o trossos

Metiche (Mexico) – 74% Cacao With CempasĆŗchil & Almonds (88.15)
Hecho Chocolate (Mexico) – 70% Cacao Criollo con Pepita y Sal (87.50)
Kakaw Museo (Mexico) – Mole 62% – Kakaw Museo – Rioja y Rancho (87.48)
Hecho Chocolate (Mexico) – 73% Cacao Criollo con Pox (87.46)
Mucho Chocolate (Mexico) – Mucho Goldenberry (87.22)
PasiĆ³n de Cacao (Mexico) – 65% Five Spice (86.73)
Hecho Chocolate (Mexico) – 70% Cacao con Nibs (86.44)
PasiĆ³n de Cacao (Mexico) – 60% con Granos de CafĆ© (86.09)
KoKov (Mexico) – KĆ³x Jonjolin (86.03)
Ecom (Mexico) – Pakal Villa with Nibs (85.70)
Rito Chocolateria (Mexico) – Reina Negra Pataxtle-nibs.By Rito (85.70)
Jangala, Cacao & Selva (Mexico) – Lavanda y Polen y Hinojo 70% (84.98)
KoKov (Mexico) – Hibiscus 70% (84.89)
Mazorca Negra (Mexico) – Almendra Blanca 74% y Nibs GarapiƱados (84.06)
Mil534 (Mexico) – 70% Chile Morita & Tortilla Tatemada (84.03)
Caramela (Mexico) – Darks Habanero (83.80)
Rito Chocolateria (Mexico) – Reina Negra Chocolate (82.90)
Wolter (Mexico) – Memorias Mexicanas 74% (82.90)
CM Cacao (Mexico) – Xanath, Christian MartĆ­nez CM Cacao (82.88)
PasiĆ³n de Cacao (Mexico) – 70% Cacao GarapiƱado Enchilado (81.30)

Barres de xocolata negra amb un farcit

Villa Cocoa (Mexico) – Villa Cocoa Dark 71% Tamarind (88.51)
Villa Cocoa (Mexico) – Villa Cocoa Dark 71% with Chile Poblano (87.02)
Mazorca Negra (Mexico) – Jalea Red Globe 70% (82.72)

Barres de xocolata amb llet amb una infusiĆ³ o aroma

Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Leche y Vainilla 52% (88.54)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Leche y CafĆ© 58% (86.04)
CM Cacao (Mexico) – Luke, Christian MartĆ­nez CM Cacao (80.77)

Barres de xocolata amb llet amb inclusions o trossos

Binz Chocolates (Mexico) – Barra con Leche 39% Cacao y Avellanas. (80.69)
Caramela (Mexico) – Chocolate de la Abuela (80.62)
Villa Cocoa (Mexico) – Villa Cocoa Milk 45% Orange y Chipotle (80.59)

Barres de xocolata blanca amb una infusiĆ³ o aroma

Villa Cocoa (Mexico) – Villa Cocoa White 35% Caramel (84.48)

Barres de xocolata blanca amb inclusions o trossos

Caramela (Mexico) – Hawaii (88.90)
Mil534 (Mexico) – Chocolate Blanco con Pimienta Rosa (87.54)
Kakaw Museo (Mexico) – Taxcalate Blanco 41 – Napana y Motelar (86.00)
Caramela (Mexico) – Cafe Latte (85.30)
Villa Cocoa (Mexico) – Villa Cocoa Dry Fruits (85.14)
Villa Cocoa (Mexico) – Villa Cocoa Almond and Caramel Chocolate (84.86)
Moonch Cacao (Mexico) – Caramelizado con Nibs de Cacao (84.60)

Barres de xocolata blanca amb un farcit

Binz Chocolates (Mexico) – Barra Chocolate Blanco 34% y Pistache (83.27)

Ganaches, palets, bombons i trufes ganache

Ganaches o trufes de xocolata negra aromatitzada

Wolter (Mexico) – Trufa de Ron (88.30)
Silvia GuĆ©dez Chocolatier (Mexico) – Trufa de Tequila (88.24)
Ɠscar Rodolfo Chocolatier (Mexico) – BombĆ³n de Curuba TulipĆ”n 72% (88.16)
Hacienda NapanĆ” (Mexico) – Trufa NapanĆ” de Pixtle y Polvillo (87.54)
CM Cacao (Mexico) – Clementina, Christian MartĆ­nez CM Cacao (86.80)
Binz Chocolates (Mexico) – Bombon Atlaquetzalli (86.60)
Ɠscar Rodolfo Chocolatier (Mexico) – BombĆ³n TropidĆ©lico X Romero 70% (85.74)

Ganaches de xocolata amb llet o trufes

Wolter (Mexico) – Bombon de Mezcal (85.65)

Ganaches o trufes de xocolata blanca

Caramela (Mexico) – Carajillo (84.94)
Moonch Cacao (Mexico) – BombĆ³n Romero y Naranga Agria (Chaco) (84.73)

Ganaches o trufes utilitzant recobriment o farcit negre / amb llet ..

Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Trufa ClĆ”sica (90.58)

Ganaches o trufes utilitzant recobriment o farcit negre / amb llet

Binz Chocolates (Mexico) – Bombon de Pixtle y Chocolate con Leche. (87.30)
Silvia GuĆ©dez Chocolatier (Mexico) – BombĆ³n Mango, Mezcal y Sal con Chapulin (82.67)

Bombons a base de fruits secs, nous recobertes

Dragees de xocolata negra, nous senceres recobertes

Hacienda NapanĆ” (Mexico) – Cacao GarapiƱado NapanĆ” con Chocolate (85.55)
Hacienda NapanĆ” (Mexico) – GarapiƱado Picante con Chocolate (83.84)

PralinƩ a base de nous / gianduja amb xocolata amb llet

Caramela (Mexico) – Milks Pistache (85.15)
Caramela (Mexico) – Dulce de Leche (83.84)
Caramela (Mexico) – Milks Macadamia (81.92)

Dragees de xocolata amb llet, nous senceres recobertes

Cielo Dentro Chocolate (Mexico) – Pistache con Chocolate de Leche de Cabra (86.72)

Caramels

Caramels recoberts de xocolata amb llet

Caramela (Mexico) – Apple Pie (85.24)

Altres – fruita / sucre / mantega / crema

Combination chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelƩe

Silvia GuĆ©dez Chocolatier (Mexico) – BombĆ³n de Frambuesas (82.50)

Fruita sencera recoberta de xocolata negra

Silvia GuĆ©dez Chocolatier (Mexico) – Manguitos Enchilados con Chocolate (84.73)

Cremes per untar

Cremes per untar de xocolata negra (sense llet en pols)

Culto Cacao (Mexico) – Hazelnut & Organic Cacao spread (85.56)
Cuna de Piedra (Mexico) – Pataxte and Cacao Nibs Spread (85.04)
Culto Cacao (Mexico) – Macadamia & Organic Cacao Spread (84.62)

Cocoa Powder

Hacienda NapanĆ” (Mexico) – Cacao en Polvo Hacienda NapanĆ” (84.84)