The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2026 Peruvian Competition, the 11° Concurso Nacional de Chocolate Peruano, which was judged remotely in Peru and also by our international pool of judges and Grand Jury during June-July 2026.
This competition spotlights the creativity, innovation, and deep-rooted cacao culture that continues to define Peru as one of the world’s most exciting craft chocolate origins.
This year’s judging revealed not only technical excellence but a continued emphasis on origin traceability, local ingredients, and bold innovation. From traditional bars to inspired flavour infusions, Peru’s makers are setting a high standard both nationally and globally.
The winners were announced on 18 July 2026 in Lima, Peru as part of the Salón del Cacao y Chocolate in person at a delightful live ceremony presented by Maricel E. Presilla and Martin Christy, co-founders of the International Chocolate Awards.
The Peruvian competition is part of the World Final series of the International Chocolate Awards, and thus its winners are eligible to enter the World Final competition organized in October 2026. Just like last year, the competition saw a record number of entries again, from all over the country.
Judges
The judging panel included our regular judges from Peru, 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.
See the list of Grand Jury Finalists here.
Competition Highlights
The 2026 Peruvian Competition affirms Peru’s position as a powerhouse in craft chocolate, blending deep respect for its unique cacao origins with fearless creativity and technical mastery.
The 2026 Peruvian Competition Winners are:
(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)
‘Best in competition’ overall winners
Plain/origin dark bar categories
Gold: Wilces (Peru) – Chuncho Renacimiento Wilces 70% (92.7)Plain/origin milk bar categories
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Chocolate blanco 50 % chuncho (91.6)Flavoured bar categories
Gold: Conveca (Peru) – Chocolate con Rosas al 70% (93.2)Flavoured with coffee
Silver: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Imperio Kareena 72% Cacao Las Lomas (90.3)Flavoured with alcohol
Silver: Kiabame (Peru) – Bitter 75% macerado en licor shushuwasi (88.8)Flavoured with tea
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Te Negro 35% (88.3)Filled chocolates
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Bombon Pulpa de cafe (91.2)Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – El Ganso (91.2) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Gold: PAYTITI (Peru) – Chocolate Negro 70% Mezcla de Chuncho (91.2) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Cacao Grower
Silver: PAYTITI (Peru) – Chocolate negro 80% Chuncho Mix (90.6) (**)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Piura Select (90.5) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho 70% – Echarati (90.5) (**)
Silver: Maraná (Peru) – Piura 70% (89.6) (**)
Silver: Maraná (Peru) – San Martín 70% (89.2) (**)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Chuncho (89.0) (**)
Silver: Elemento Chocolates (Peru) – Awajun 70% Tostado Oscuro (88.3) (**)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Lakuna (88.0) (**)
Bronze: Elemento Chocolates (Peru) – El Chaman (87.6) (**)
Bronze: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho Complemento 70% – Koribeni (87.4) (**)
Micro-batch – Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Wilces (Peru) – Chuncho Renacimiento Wilces 70% (92.7) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Cacao Grower
Silver: Wilces (Peru) – Chuncho Sinfonia Wilces 70% (91.9) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho Rojo 70% – Koribeni (91.5) (**)
Silver: Wilces (Peru) – Chuncho Camaleon Wilces 80% (91.3) (**)
Silver: Efrain Puma (Peru) – Dark 70% 2 (90.5) (**)
Silver: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Semillas 70 % Vrae 99 – la Convencion (90.5) (**)
Silver: Joel Cuentas Cacao Y Chocolate (Peru) – Chuncho Wilces 80% by Yoyo (90.4) (**)
Silver: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Platanal Bajo – Dark 70% Cacao (90.3) (**)
Silver: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Semillas 70 % Cacao Chuncho Blend (90.3) (**)
Silver: Chaskacao (Peru) – 70% Chuncho Cacao (90.1) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho Blanco 70% – Echarati (90.1) (**)
Silver: Wilces (Peru) – Chuncho Celebrity Wilcea 70% (90.0) (**)
Silver: Joel Cuentas Cacao Y Chocolate (Peru) – Crazy Chuncho 75% (89.7) (**)
Silver: Origenes del Bosque (Peru) – Chuncho Blanco 70% Santa Ana (89.6) (**)
Silver: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate al 60% de Cacao Chuncho Blanco (89.5) (**)
Silver: LIRACOLEIT (Peru) – Chocolate Negro al 70% (89.5) (**)
Silver: Origenes del Bosque (Peru) – Chuncho Santa Ana 80% (89.3) (**)
Silver: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Semillas 70 % Chuncho Blanco (89.3) (**)
Silver: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Monte de Los Olivos – Dark 70% Cacao (89.1) (**)
Silver: kampaq (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro Kampaq 70% (89.0) (**)
+ Gold: Organic
Silver: Origenes del Bosque (Peru) – Chuncho Santa Ana 70% (89.0) (**)
Silver: Efrain Puma (Peru) – Dark 70% (88.8) (**)
Silver: ChocoMuseo (Peru) – Dark Chocolate (70% Cacao) (88.7) (**)
Silver: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Single Selection Vrae 70% Cacao (88.5) (**)
Silver: Joel Cuentas Cacao Y Chocolate (Peru) – Chuncho Milenario 70% (88.4) (**)
Silver: D´Rio (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro 70% Cacao (88.2) (**)
Silver: Origenes del Bosque (Peru) – Chuncho Blanco 80% Santa Ana (88.2) (**)
Silver: Kontiti Historia, Arte y Chocolate (Peru) – Chuncho Violet 70% Santa Ana (88.1) (**)
Silver: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Single Selection Jl-1 82% Cacao (88.0) (**)
Silver: kampaq (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro Kampaq 80% (88.0) (**)
Silver: Melodía Craft Chocolatier (Peru) – Adagio 70% Cacao (88.0) (**)
Bronze: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Single Selection Bellavista 70% Cacao (87.9) (**)
Bronze: makambo (Peru) – Chuncho Huayopata 70% (87.9) (**)
Bronze: Ebenezer (Peru) – 80% Chuncho Cacao (87.8) (**)
Bronze: D MARIN (Peru) – Chuncho Marin 80% (87.8) (**)
Bronze: Yaromaqui (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro al 70% – Yaromaqui (87.7) (**)
Bronze: kampaq (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro Kampaq 65% (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate al 80% de Cacao Chuncho Blanco (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Manari Chocolates (Peru) – Chocolate origen con Cacao al 70% (87.4) (**)
Bronze: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Imperio Kareena 75% Gran Cacao Blanco (87.3) (**)
Bronze: GIBBS (Peru) – Piura 73% Gran Cacao Blanco (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Barberis chocolates de autor (Peru) – 70% de cacao nativo Kosñipata (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Kaori Chocolates (Peru) – “Chocolate oscuro 75% cacao” (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Single Selection Jl-2 70% Cacao (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho Señorita 70% – Koribeni (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Kontiti Historia, Arte y Chocolate (Peru) – Chuncho Fruty 70% Koribeni (86.8) (**)
Bronze: El Quinacho (Peru) – Chocolate Dark 60% (86.5) (**)
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho 85% – Echarati (90.5) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Cacao Grower
Silver: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Imperio Kareena 85% Cacao la Pareja (89.3) (**)
Silver: Agronegocios Rico Tinti (Peru) – Dark 90% (89.0) (**)
Silver: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Semillas 90 % Dark (88.8) (**)
Silver: Yaromaqui (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro al 90% – Yaromaqui (88.1) (**)
Bronze: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Malingas Extra – Dark 85% Cacao (87.6) (**)
100 % plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Qinti Cacao (Peru) – 100% Ceremonial Dark Cacao (90.6) (**)
+ Special: Rough ground
Silver: Yanary (Peru) – 100% Pasta Pura de Cacao Chuncho Blanco (90.1) (**)
Silver: ATAHUALPA (Peru) – Tableta Atahualpa 100% Cacao Puro (89.8) (**)
Silver: K´PIROS (Peru) – Pasta Pura de Cacao Chuncho (89.6) (**)
Silver: Agronegocios Rico Tinti (Peru) – Dark 100% (89.5) (**)
Silver: CARAL CHOCOLATES (Peru) – Pasta de Cacao 100% (88.9) (**)
Silver: Productos Vilcanota (Peru) – Pasta Pura de Cacao al 100% (88.8) (**)
Bronze: Piura+cacao (Peru) – 100% Pasta cosecha Gran Blanco Piura (86.6) (**)
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Silver: Maraná (Peru) – Cusco 50% (87.8) (**)
Bronze: Maraná (Peru) – Piura 50% (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Piura Milk (85.5) (**)
Micro-batch – Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Platanal Bajo – Dark Milk 70% Cacao (90.9) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: ChocoMuseo (Peru) – Milk Chocolate (52% Cacao) (88.7) (**)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Mucílago 35% (88.8) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Royal Raymi (Peru) – Chocolate con Garbanzo 70% Cacao (87.0) (**)
Silver: Royal Raymi (Peru) – Chocolate con Maca 70% Cacao (86.8) (**)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative sugars
Gold: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Semillas 95 % Stevia (90.3) (**)
Silver: Rio Tambo (Peru) – Chocolate Dark con Miel de Aveja (89.0) (**)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with milk replacements
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Violeta 45% (88.7) (**)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with other Theobromas
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Subincanum 75% (92.7) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Majambo 62% – Megantoni (88.6) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Macambo 70% (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Tribroma 70% (86.6) (**)
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Chocolate blanco 50 % chuncho (91.6) (**)
Silver: Barberis chocolates de autor (Peru) – Blanco 35% de cacao (88.2) (**)
Bronze: Chocolates “La Shiliquita” (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco (86.8) (**)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Conveca (Peru) – Chocolate con Rosas al 70% (93.2) (**)
+ Special: Recipe
Silver: Conveca (Peru) – Chocolate con Sal de Maras al 70% (91.4) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Imperio Kareena 72% Cacao Las Lomas (90.3) (**)
Silver: Alto Yavero (Peru) – 70% Chocolate con Cedroncillo (90.1) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Maika (Peru) – Chocolate al 70% Shivitshivenki (89.2) (**)
Silver: K´PIROS (Peru) – Chocolate 70% Cacao Chuncho y Hierba Lui (88.8) (**)
Silver: Kiabame (Peru) – Bitter 75% macerado en licor shushuwasi (88.8) (**)
Silver: PANGOA (Peru) – Caoba 360 (88.7) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: LATTICE (Peru) – Raw 67% Uña de Gato y Chuchuwasi (88.2) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Silver: PANGOA (Peru) – Gold Time (87.8) (**)
Silver: Dos Aguas (Peru) – Chocolate con Hierba Luisa 70% cacao (87.3) (**)
Bronze: Hispano Andinos (Peru) – Chuncho al 70% & Ron Millonario (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Hispano Andinos (Peru) – Chuncho al 70% & Pisco Del Torero (86.7) (**)
Bronze: chocolate piri piris (Peru) – Choco Camu Camu Piri Piris (86.5) (**)
Bronze: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho 70% con Cardamomo (86.4) (**)
Bronze: Aprochok (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro 69% con Cafe (86.1) (**)
Bronze: COCOA Q’APAY (Peru) – Chocolate with Spirulina (85.4) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: PAYTITI (Peru) – Chocolate negro 70% con Mucilago (91.4) (**)
+ Special: Recipe
+ Special: Cacao flavoring/aging
Silver: TheoLab Peru (Peru) – 82% Chuncho Señorita y Miel de Apis M. (90.9) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate al 70% Nibs de Chuncho Blanco (90.5) (**)
Silver: Ebenezer (Peru) – 70% Cacao Chuncho con Chirimoya (89.4) (**)
Silver: TheoLab Peru (Peru) – Mazorca Chuncho Pamuco 100% (89.4) (**)
+ Special: Cacao sourcing
Silver: Cafe y Cacao Q’Orirurus (Peru) – Chocolate 70% con Naranja Confitada (89.2) (**)
Silver: GIBBS (Peru) – Energia (88.9) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho 70% con Naranja (88.6) (**)
Silver: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Semillas 70% Chuncho con Sal de Maras (88.2) (**)
Silver: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Fruity Collection: Piña & Coco (88.0) (**)
Silver: Nina Fine Chocolates (Peru) – Nina 70% Tri Theobroma (87.6) (**)
Silver: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate al 70% Nibs de Cacao Chuncho (87.6) (**)
Silver: Elemento Chocolates (Peru) – Awajun Dark con Sal Amazonica (87.4) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Fama de Quillabamba (Peru) – Chocolate Acevichado al 65% Cacao (87.2) (**)
Bronze: Milan Peruvian Chocolates (Peru) – Orange coffee (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Agronegocios Rico Tinti (Peru) – Dark 70% (86.7) (**)
Bronze: SELVA DE ORO VRAEM (Peru) – Chocolate 60% cacao con polen y propoleo (86.5) (**)
Bronze: ATAHUALPA (Peru) – Chocolate Atahualpa 65% con Café Trozado (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Killki (Peru) – Chocolate bitter con arandanos (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho 70% con Aguaymanto (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Ovaldizan (Peru) – Chocolate al 65% Cacao con Aguaymanto (85.7) (**)
Bronze: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Fruity Collection: Mix Tropical (85.6) (**)
Bronze: Intikilla (Peru) – Chocolate 70% con Piña Golden Echarati (85.6) (**)
Bronze: Alto Yavero (Peru) – 70% Chocolate con Pitahaya (85.6) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Bronze: Magia Piura (Peru) – Tableta 49% eucalipto y kion (86.6) (**)
Bronze: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Kareena 50% Cacao con Hierva Luisa (86.1) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Silver: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Fruity Collection: Mix de Frutos Rojos (88.5) (**)
Silver: Magia Piura (Peru) – Tableta49% Maracuya liofilizada c/nibs (87.4) (**)
Bronze: Magia Piura (Peru) – Tableta 49% con cafe y quinua pop (85.5) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Magia Piura (Peru) – Tableta 49% ganache algarrobina con maca (89.5) (**)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: INKAO PERU (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco con Maracuya (91.2) (**)
Silver: K´PIROS (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco Maracuya con Leche (91.1) (**)
Silver: PANGOA (Peru) – For You (89.2) (**)
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Loche 35% (89.0) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Yaca 35% (88.8) (**)
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Te Negro 35% (88.3) (**)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Barberis chocolates de autor (Peru) – Blondie con Sal de Maras (89.2) (**)
Bronze: Elemento Chocolates (Peru) – Awajun Chocolate Blanco con Pistachos (85.8) (**)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Bombon de Copoazu (87.7) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Bombon de Matcha (87.6) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Vainilla Amazónica (86.1) (**)
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Bronze: CHOCOAZU- Delicias de cacao (Peru) – Trufa lúcuma y Mocca (86.5) (**)
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Seco a la Norteña (90.6) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Flores y Té (87.5) (**)
+ Special: Ingredients
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Cítricos y Té (86.7) (**)
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Gabriel Amaro Chocolatier (Peru) – Bombón de Rocoto y Ají Amarillo (90.7) (**)
+ Special: Recipe
Silver: Gabriel Amaro Chocolatier (Peru) – Bombón de Guayaba y Vainilla Pompona (90.2) (**)
+ Special: Recipe
Silver: Gabriel Amaro Chocolatier (Peru) – Bombón Mazamorra Morada/ Arroz con Leche (89.0) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Bombon Herbal Albahaca (87.0) (**)
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Cacao Violeta y Mucílago (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Croissant y Café (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Barberis chocolates de autor (Peru) – Trilogia Tropical al 70% de Cacao (85.5) (**)
Nuts
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Silver: Kaori Chocolates (Peru) – “Grageas de cacao” (87.7) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Grageas 70% Maiz Andino (87.0) (**)
+ Special: Recipe
+ Special: Innovation
Bronze: Burgos Chocolates (Peru) – Granos Cacao con Miel, Polen y Propóleo (86.2) (**)
Bronze: Fama de Quillabamba (Peru) – Grageas de Nibs de Cacao Chuncho al 75% (85.7) (**)
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Silver: Warikao (Peru) – Chocoteja de Pecana (87.2) (**)
White chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Miso, Nori y Arroz (89.9) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Others – fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Bombon Pulpa de cafe (91.2) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Recipe
Bronze: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Pasta de Pulpa – Copazu (85.7) (**)
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Gragea 70% con aguaymanto (90.6) (**)
Silver: Conveca (Peru) – Gragea Del Alma de Cacao al 70% (90.3) (**)
+ Special: Recipe
Silver: FRUGÁLIKA (Peru) – Frugálika grageas de pitahaya (87.7) (**)
Silver: K´PIROS (Peru) – Grajeas Maracumango (87.2) (**)
Silver: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Grageas de Guanabana (87.0) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Bronze: SELVA DE ORO VRAEM (Peru) – Dun Dun grageado de aguaymanto con choco (86.9) (**)
Bronze: SELVA DE ORO VRAEM (Peru) – Dun Dun grageado de naranja con chocolat (86.7) (**)
Bronze: amanecer del valle (Peru) – Inversiones Amanecer Del Valle Sac (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Productos Vilcanota (Peru) – Grageas de Maracumango al 60% (86.2) (**)
Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Fresa Especial 70/50 (90.6) (**)
Silver: Chocolates “La Shiliquita” (Peru) – Aguaymanto bañado en chocolate con Leche (88.5) (**)
Spreads
Spreads with milk chocolate
Silver: Fatima Carranza (Peru) – Crema Untable Maní y Copoazú Warmikuna (88.0) (**)
Silver: CHOCOAZU- Delicias de cacao (Peru) – Crema de Chocolate con Avellanas (87.7) (**)
Ingredients from cacao
Cocoa Powder
Silver: INKAO PERU (Peru) – Cacao En Polvo Natural (86.2) (**)
Cocoa Butter
Gold: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Semillas Manteca de Cacao (87.8) (**)
Silver: INKAO PERU (Peru) – Manteca de Cacao (86.3) (**)
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
