4to. Concurso Nacional de Chocolate de Origen Colombiano Competition 2025 – Grand Jury Finalists

Colombian

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the 2025 Colombian Cacao Country Support Competition, which was judged remotely in Colombia in October-November 2025.

The judging panel included our regular Colombian 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.

Find the list of 2025 Colombian winners here.

The 2025 Colombian Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)

Plain/origin bars

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Andes 70% (89.86)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Sierra Nevada 64% (89.35)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Tumaco 70% (88.48)

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) - Chocolate Oscuro 82% Cacao (89.07)
Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) - 71% Sierra Nevada (88.85)
Aroma a Cacao (Colombia) - Arauquita 5 (88.77)
Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) - 74% Padilla - Choco Tonga (88.58)
Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) - 71% Sierra Nevada Gregorio Roa (88.54)
Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) - 75% Mano Negra - Guachené (88.40)
Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) - 83% Sierra Nevada (88.27)
Kilimbo (Colombia) - Chocolate Oscuro 70% Cacao (86.88)
Taironaka Chocolate (Colombia) - Taironaka Chocolate 70% cacao 40gr (86.72)
Murillo's Chocolate (Colombia) - Barra Chocolate al 72% (86.52)
Agrosavia (Colombia) - Theoka 65% Antioquia (86.33)
Cacao y Mas Cacao (Colombia) - Boyacá 70% (86.02)
Provinzzia Chocolates (Colombia) - El Gigante (85.32)

High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)

Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) - Chocolate Oscuro 92% Cacao (89.02)
Murillo's Chocolate (Colombia) - Barra Chocolate al 100% (88.75)
Kila (Colombia) - Special Dark 85% (87.22)
Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) - 90% Sierra Nevada Gregorio Roa (86.90)
Cacao y Mas Cacao (Colombia) - Vichada 90% (86.88)
Somos Cacao (Colombia) - Tableta 86% Finca Porvenir Zulia (86.55)
Kilimbo (Colombia) - Chocolate Oscuro 85% Cacao con Panela (86.45)
Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) - Reserva 100% Cacao (85.15)

Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Andes 53% (88.99)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Tumaco Leche 53% (88.38)

Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) - 59% Sierra Nevada con Leche (90.32)
Provinzzia Chocolates (Colombia) - Me Latte (85.95)
Kilimbo (Colombia) - Chocolate de Leche 60% Cacao (82.92)

Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients

Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) - Chocolate Oscuro 80% Cacao con Miel (88.42)
Shalena Gourmet (Colombia) - Chocolate Exotic Amazónico 55% (88.20)

Flavoured bars

Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Kila (Colombia) - White Pepper Onion (86.82)
Fruto de Cacao (Colombia) - Chocolate 80% con Aji Yuquitania y Mora (86.21)
Daza Cacao (Colombia) - Chocolate Premium 80% Cacao con Ají (83.52)

Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Gulupa 64% (91.12)
Ama Chocolates (Colombia) - Barra de Chocolate al 70% Passion Fruit (86.03)

Dark chocolate bars with a filling

Magno Chocolates (Colombia) - Barra de Coconut Cookie (85.67)

Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Chocolate Moca (89.88)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Chocolate Espresso (88.83)
Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) - 55% Café Moca Maragogipe (88.44)
Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) - 61% Sierra Nevada con Café (86.61)
Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) - 53% Sierra Nevada con Coco (82.37)

White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) - 36% Blanco Silvestre y Perlado (89.82)
Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Chocolate Cappuccino (88.75)

Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles

Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) - Selvas Negras (89.45)
Magno Chocolates (Colombia) - Bombón de Frutos Silvestres (84.56)
Kimaya Chocolates by Rochelle Ann (Colombia) - Golden Flare Bombón (82.10)

Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles

Magno Chocolates (Colombia) - Bombón de Vainilla Chocoana Caramelizada (84.55)

Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling

Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) - Crema De Limón Pajarito (90.14)
Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) - Café Pintao - Cristian Trochez (88.11)
Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) - Dulce Cortado (87.25)
Provinzzia Chocolates (Colombia) - Uchuvas de Los Andes con Ají (86.71)
Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) - Maracumango (86.70)

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