The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the 2024 Americas – Latin America & the Caribbean Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely during Summer 2024.
The judging panel included our regular Americas judges, along with many of our IICCT alumni and other specialists from the local area and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
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 2024 Americas – Latin America & the Caribbean Grand Jury Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Arauquita 70% (89.30)Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Sierra Nevada 64% (88.60)
Buendia cacao (Mexico) - Ya'ab 74% Hacienda el Recuerdo (88.10)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Criollo Llanero 70% (88.05)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Arhuacos 72% (87.58)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Ene Bajo Vraem 68% (87.53)
Yojoa Chocolate (Honduras) - Yojoa Chocolate Dark 70% (87.50)
Sibö Chocolate Costa Rica (Costa Rica) - Huetar 70% Cacao (87.48)
Cacau do Céu Chocolates (Brazil) - Intenso 80% Cacau Catongo Cacau Do Céu (87.40)
Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) - Chocopunto by Mabel 70% Dark Oko Caribe (87.30)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Tumaco 82% (87.00)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Chuncho 70% (86.79)
Cacau do Céu Chocolates (Brazil) - Intenso 70% Cacau Do Céu (86.48)
Nugali (Brazil) - Cacau Em Flor 70% Cocoa (86.48)
MOA Chocolates (Brazil) - 80% Intenso (85.60)
INARU (Puerto Rico) - Inaru 62% Dark Chocolate (85.45)
Nugali (Brazil) - Dark Chocolate 80% Serra Do Conduru (84.78)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Manabi 65% (84.69)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Tumaco 70% (84.30)
Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Argencove (Nicaragua) - Mombacho 70% (91.55)La Biga (Nicaragua) - La Biga - O'payo 70% (90.13)
Argencove (Nicaragua) - Apoyo 70% (90.00)
Delirio Chocolate (Venezuela) - Choronà 70% Cacao (89.83)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Guananico Dark Chocolate (89.70)
Delirio Chocolate (Venezuela) - Barlovento 65% Cacao (89.60)
Delirio Chocolate (Venezuela) - Ocumare 72% Cacao (89.60)
Huma Chocolate (Ecuador) - Esmeraldas (89.25)
Argencove (Nicaragua) - Batch 18 80% (88.83)
Mission Chocolate (Brazil) - Two Rivers (88.63)
Kaê Chocolates (Brazil) - KAÊ Intenso - 71% (88.50)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Pentágona Dark Chocolate (88.42)
Códice Cacao (Mexico) - Chocolate Amargo 75% (88.25)
Mayak Chocolate (Honduras) - 70% Dark chocolate - Mayan Red (88.13)
Buendia cacao (Mexico) - Santo Tomás 68% Fiprocab (88.05)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) - Finca La Rioja 73% (88.05)
Almadoré Chocolate de Origem (Brazil) - Chocolate Intenso 70% (88.03)
Delirio Chocolate (Venezuela) - Negrito de Sucre 72% Cacao (87.88)
Franceschi Chocolate (Venezuela) - Canoabo 80% (87.61)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Las Mariposas Dark Chocolate (87.38)
Mil534 (Mexico) - Mil534 No.4 - Cacao Almendra Blanca (87.08)
20/20 Chocolates (Venezuela) - Yaracuy 74% (87.03)
Baianà Chocolates (Brazil) - 70% Dark - Bold Roast (86.96)
Buendia cacao (Mexico) - Mayi 80% Las Delias (86.90)
Kakoa (Mexico) - 82% Cacao Criollo de Pichucalco, Chiapas (86.75)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) - Flor de un dÃa 70% (86.73)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Monte Adentro Dark Chocolate (86.63)
Mission Chocolate (Brazil) - Wild Brasil (86.59)
Códice Cacao (Mexico) - Chocolate Semiamargo 60% (86.47)
Franceschi Chocolate (Venezuela) - Choroni 70% (86.45)
Kakoa (Mexico) - 70% Cacao de Tuzantán, Chiapas (86.45)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Jurakan Dark Chocolate (86.38)
Azú Chocolate (Venezuela) - Azú Chocolate Hacienda La Sabaneta 70% (85.91)
Mucho Chocolate (Mexico) - Finca la Esperanza (85.75)
JUCOLATTE (Brazil) - 70% Intenso - Chocolate Bean to Bar (85.43)
Raros Fazedores de Chocolate (Brazil) - Chocolate 70% Cacau Origem Amazônia (84.53)
Franceschi Chocolate (Venezuela) - Blend Amazonas 72% (84.19)
Mindo Chocolate (Ecuador) - 67% Puro (84.11)
Huma Chocolate (Ecuador) - Cotopaxi (84.05)
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Argencove (Nicaragua) - 92 bar (90.75)Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Hachimitsu 86% (89.83)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Dark Night Dark Chocolate (89.05)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Cuyabeno 95% (88.85)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Galápagos 87% (88.50)
Eden Reserve Cacao Royale (Grenada) - Eden Reserve - >50% Criollo/Trinitario (87.75)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Colombia 100% (86.53)
Franceschi Chocolate (Venezuela) - Piaroa 100% (85.68)
Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) - Chocopunto by Mabel 95% Dark Oko Caribe (85.36)
Franceschi Chocolate (Venezuela) - Chuao 85% (85.11)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Raw 85% (84.35)
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Tumaco Leche 53% (83.03)Nugali (Brazil) - Milk Chocolate 45% Cocoa (82.52)
Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Almadoré Chocolate de Origem (Brazil) - Chocolate Ao Leite 50% (90.07)Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Marmolejos Darkmilk Chocolate (89.10)
Delirio Chocolate (Venezuela) - Chocolate con Leche Güelitos 54% Cacao (87.95)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - La Isla Bonita Darkmilk Chocolate (87.68)
Códice Cacao (Mexico) - Chocolate con Leche 50% (87.52)
C'alma Chocolate (Brazil) - Ao Leite 55% (87.05)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Mi Amorcito Milk Chocolate (87.05)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - La Jaguita Darkmilk Chocolate (86.88)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Septentrional Darkmilk Chocolate (85.49)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Mirabal Darkmilk Chocolate (85.48)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - El Mamey Darkmilk Chocolate (84.95)
Raros Fazedores de Chocolate (Brazil) - Chocolate Ao Leite 53% Cacau (84.73)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients
Belú Cacao (El Salvador) - Oatmilk Chocolate (89.00)Franceschi Chocolate (Venezuela) - Rio Caribe 70% W/ Coconut Sugar (87.03)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Theobroma Grandiflorum (Cupuazú) (82.08)
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) - Chocopunto by Mabel 35% Blonde Chocolate (82.44)Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Binz Chocolates (Mexico) - Barra 70% Cacao con Chile Pasilla Mixe (91.65)Noel Verde (Ecuador) - Noel Verde Cappuccino (88.79)
Noel Verde (Ecuador) - Noel Verde Sake Powder (88.58)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Pimienta 70% (88.20)
Mil534 (Mexico) - 68% Cacao Tequila Extra Añejo (88.03)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Ajedrea (87.78)
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) - Pitaya de Mayo 58% (87.32)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Cañamo (86.90)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Pomelo (86.17)
Atucun (Honduras) - Barra de Chocolate con Mango (86.13)
Luzz Cacau (Brazil) - Chocolate 62% Com Café Luzz Cacau (86.10)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Menta Rastrera (86.08)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Palma Rosa (85.90)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Melisa Toronjil (85.75)
Quai Craft Chocolate (Guyana) - Cinnamon Sorrel 70% (85.68)
Saltus (Bolivia) - Wild Cacao Chocolate 62% with Khoa (85.64)
Luzz Cacau (Brazil) - Chocolate 62% com Pitanga Luzz Cacau (85.09)
Mucho Chocolate (Mexico) - Cafe de Olla (85.01)
Mindo Chocolate (Ecuador) - 77% Cardamomo (84.91)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Campesino 64% (84.31)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Chocolate Rose (84.25)
Mission Chocolate (Brazil) - Brown Sugar Lime (83.99)
MUZE (Ecuador) - Muze 70% Coffee (83.49)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Pericón (83.20)
Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Jengibre (82.93)
Mayak Chocolate (Honduras) - 65% Dark Chocolate Tamarind (82.86)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Chocolateria Artesanal Citlalli (Mexico) - Chocolate al 70 % con Cacao Cristalizado (91.17)Argencove (Nicaragua) - Banana, Cinnamon and Cloves (87.99)
Sibö Chocolate Costa Rica (Costa Rica) - Salted Caramel 70% Cacao (86.83)
ZAAD Bean to Bar (Brazil) - 70% Intenso Com Cupuaçu (86.82)
Odle Chocolates (Brazil) - Chocolate 60% com Laranja e Amêndoas (86.77)
Delirio Chocolate (Venezuela) - Orange 65% Cacao (86.70)
Baianà Chocolates (Brazil) - 65% Passion Fruit Crunch (86.57)
Nugali (Brazil) - Dark Chocolate 63% With Pink Peppercorn (86.46)
Saltus (Bolivia) - Wild Cacao Chocolate 62% With Cacao Nibs (85.75)
Kaê Chocolates (Brazil) - KAÊ Cupuaçu - 64% com Cupuaçu (85.55)
Cocobel (Trinidad and Tobago) - Coconut Nib Brittle (85.10)
Catica Chocolates (Costa Rica) - Catica Chocolates 70% Naranja (84.85)
Hagi Torroneria e Chocolateria (Brazil) - Intenso 70% Tomé-Açú com Manga (84.34)
Kamm (Ecuador) - Kamm Salty Caramel (83.68)
Nugali (Brazil) - Dark Chocolate 63% With Cupuaçu Brittle (82.79)
Saltus (Bolivia) - Wild Cacao Chocolate 62% w/Locoto & Salt (82.73)
Huma Chocolate (Ecuador) - Chocho (82.54)
Argencove (Nicaragua) - Caramelized Cacao Nibs (82.33)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) - Leche y Café 58% (91.54)Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) - Leche y Vainilla 57% (90.88)
Nugali (Brazil) - Milk Chocolate With Coffee (86.80)
Kaê Chocolates (Brazil) - Kaê Cumaru - Ao Leite 55% Com Cumaru (85.83)
Luzz Cacau (Brazil) - Chocolate 42% Cappuccino Luzz Cacau (83.83)
Moonch Cacao (Mexico) - Dark Milk Mexican Pepper (sareshly) (83.19)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Sibö Chocolate Costa Rica (Costa Rica) - Coffee Toffee 63% Cacao (90.12)Mission Chocolate (Brazil) - Brazilian Cheese (88.15)
Benevides Chocolates (Brazil) - 43% Cacau Com Rapadura E Flor de Sal (87.80)
ZAAD Bean to Bar (Brazil) - 55% Com Banana Passa, Amendoas E Cumaru (87.74)
C'alma Chocolate (Brazil) - Coco E Café (87.09)
LaBarr Chocolate de Origem (Brazil) - 42% Amendoim Caramelizado (84.96)
Mission Chocolate (Brazil) - Rabanada (Brazilian French Toast) (84.69)
Mendoá Chocolates (Brazil) - Chocolate 50% Cacau Ao Leite Com Cupuacu (84.68)
Mendoá Chocolates (Brazil) - Chocolate 60% Cacau Com Coco Queimado (84.48)
Pretiosus (Brazil) - Pretiosus 45% Com Amendoim E Flor de Sal (84.41)
Hagi Torroneria e Chocolateria (Brazil) - Ao Leite 42% com Torrone Crocante (83.51)
Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) - Chocopunto by Mabel 50% Salted Almonds (82.46)
Martinus Chocolate de Origem (Brazil) - Chocolate 48% Ao Leite Nibs Flor de Sal (82.23)
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
JUCOLATTE (Brazil) - 40% Avelã - Chocolate Bean to Bar (87.20)Nugali (Brazil) - Gianduia Chocolate (85.70)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Baianà Chocolates (Brazil) - White Chocolate - Brazilian Spices (91.01)Priscyla França chocolates (Brazil) - Chocolate de Caramelo Com Flor de Sal (88.92)
Kaê Chocolates (Brazil) - Kaê Caipira - Branco Com Milho (88.40)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Flor de Jamaica Pink Chocolate (88.00)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Caramello Chocolate (86.85)
Kamm (Ecuador) - Kamm Matcha (83.89)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - White Lime Zest Chocolate (83.08)
Binz Chocolates (Mexico) - Barra Chocolate Blanco y Pixtle 40% (82.24)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Odle Chocolates (Brazil) - Chocolate Branco Caramelizado com Toffee (87.20)Mestiço Chocolates (Brazil) - Doce de Leite & Honeycomb 37% (86.96)
Pretiosus (Brazil) - Pretiosus Branco de Abacaxi Com Coco (86.83)
Hagi Torroneria e Chocolateria (Brazil) - Caramelo com Banana e Castanha de Caju (86.50)
Argencove (Nicaragua) - Pecan Pie (86.43)
Almadoré Chocolate de Origem (Brazil) - Chocolate Branco com Framboesa (86.32)
JUCOLATTE (Brazil) - 35% Maracujá com Morango - Bean to Bar (85.56)
Almadoré Chocolate de Origem (Brazil) - Chocolate Branco com Nibs (84.63)
Caramela (Mexico) - Cafe Latte (84.62)
Caramela (Mexico) - Hawaii (84.21)
Nuscaa Chocolate (Brazil) - Branco Caramelizado/nibs Cacau/flor Sal (84.17)
Moonch Cacao (Mexico) - Caramelizado con Nibs de Cacao (84.04)
Negro Doce (Brazil) - Negro Doce Bergamota (83.88)
Priscyla França chocolates (Brazil) - Chocolate de Abóbora com coco (83.75)
Moonch Cacao (Mexico) - Caramelized Gianduja Coffee & Cacao Dust (83.31)
Hacienda Chocolat (Puerto Rico) - White Caramelized Hacienda Chocolat PR (83.20)
Caramela (Mexico) - Matcha Tropical (83.08)
Combination chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
COOKOA CHOCOLATES (Brazil) - Duo 70% & Caramelo + Nibs de Cupuaçu (83.66)Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Óscar Rodolfo Chocolatier (Mexico) - Bombón de pox - Hacienda Napaná (89.80)Hacienda Napaná (Mexico) - Trufa Napaná Pixtle y Polvillo (84.94)
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Mojito Praline (89.58)Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Flor de Jamaica (84.36)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Tropical (83.68)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Ruby Grapefruit & Lemongrass Praline (83.58)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Tamarindo Praline (82.12)
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Caramela (Mexico) - Beso de Limon (84.60)Unflavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) - Trufa Napaná (87.86)Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) - Trufa Clásica (83.18)
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Café Caramello (87.46)Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Piña Praline (87.20)
Montadero Chocolate (Puerto Rico) - Cherry Blossom (85.66)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - The Coconut Praline (82.77)
Nuts
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Saltus (Bolivia) - 62% Wild Cacao Mendiants w/Baru Almonds (85.40)Cocobel (Trinidad and Tobago) - Cane & Cocoa (85.04)
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Rosemary Hazelnut Praliné (88.20)Caramela (Mexico) - Milk Pistache (87.15)
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Monkeys Delight (84.15)
Caramels
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) - Salty Caramel Sand Dollar (87.04)Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Óscar Rodolfo Chocolatier (Mexico) - Dátil con Queso Azul Nueces y Chocolate (87.43)Other fillings with dark chocolate
Chocolateria Artesanal Citlalli (Mexico) - Cacao Cristalizado con Mango y Arandano (84.72)Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
Kamm (Ecuador) - Kamm Spread Cacao and Mango (88.18)Spreads with milk chocolate
Kamm (Ecuador) - Kamm Spread Cacao and Passion Fruit (86.80)Ingredients from cacao
Cocoa Powder
Hacienda Napaná (Mexico) - Cacao en Polvo Hacienda Napaná (87.70)Mindo Chocolate (Ecuador) - Polvo de Cacao (83.40)
Cocoa Butter
Hacienda Napaná (Mexico) - Manteca de Cacao Hacienda Napaná (86.45)Catica Chocolates (Costa Rica) - Catica Chocolates Manteca de Cacao (85.38)
Mindo Chocolate (Ecuador) - Manteca de Cacao (83.80)
