The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2024 Peruvian Cacao Country Support Competition, the 9no 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 2024.
The winners were announced on 20 July 2024 in Lima, Peru as part of the Salón del Cacao y Chocolate in person at a delightful ceremony.
This year, the Peruvian competition became 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 2024. 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.
Competition Highlights
Last year’s tendency of super high scores continued in 2024 as well. The four overall winners announced in the competition all scored over 92 points, the highest score being 93.5 points for Renacer Chocolatier‘s Subicanum y Mandarina, a filled dark chocolate bonbon.
As general comments, the International Chocolate Awards’ founders highlighted the use of the best cacaos from Peru along with gentle and bean-specific roast profiles, noting that no other makers understand Peruvian cacao as well as Peruvian chocolate makers.
As for notable flavorings, some entrants chose iconic regional ingredients: the mint-like herb muña, the jungle cilantro named sachaculantro, Andean tubers like maca and olluco, as well as fruits from cacao’s various biomes such as Piura mangoes, physalis, macambo (Theobroma bicolor), copoazú (Theobroma grandiflorum) and cupui (Theobroma subincanum), tucupi (manioc root extract), sweet potatoes, and Amazonian camu camu.Â
Some entrants went as far as recreating local dishes in chocolate form: Renacer Chocolatier received a Gold prize and 90.4 points for their white chocolate based Ceviche bonbon. The company’s filled chocolates were highly praised in the other filled categories as well, they won the Gold prize in all four of them (dark, milk, white and combination chocolate).Â
The 2024 Peruvian Competition Winners are:
(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)
‘Best in competition’ overall winners
Plain/origin dark bar categories
Gold: Chocoparaiso (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao (92.9)Plain/origin milk bar categories
Gold: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Platanal Bajo – Dark Milk 63% cacao (92.3)Flavoured bar categories
Gold: Milan Peruvian Chocolates (Peru) – Bitter 60% Camu Camu (92.1)Filled chocolates
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Subincanum y Mandarina (93.5)Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Chuncho (91.1)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Lakuna (90.7)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Piura Select (90.7)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Cuzco 80 (88.7)
Bronze: Xhamin chocolates (Peru) – 75% Dark chocolate vrae99 (87.5)
Bronze: Kampaq (Peru) – Chocolate Extra Dark (86.6)
Bronze: Maraná (Peru) – Piura 70% – Dark Chocolate (86.5)
Micro-batch – Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Chocoparaiso (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao (92.9)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Cacao Grower
Silver: PAYTITIÂ (Peru) – Fine Flavor Dark Chocolate 70% (90.6)
Silver: Juglans (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 72% Cacao (90.5)
Silver: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Platanal Bajo – Dark 70% cacao (90.2)
Silver: PAYTITIÂ (Peru) – Fine Flavor Dark Chocolate 63% (90.1)
Silver: Viscachoc (Peru) – Chocolate Dark 70% (89.9)
Silver: PAYTITIÂ (Peru) – Fine Flavor Dark Chocolate 70% (89.4)
Silver: Shanki (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 72% Cacao (89.3)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – 70 % Chuncho – Complemento (89.3)
Silver: Maná Chocolate (Peru) – Chocolate Maná 75% (89.1)
Silver: KorÃn Chocolate Premium (Peru) – Bitter al 70% cacao (El Real chocolate) (88.7)
Silver: Agroindustrias MEGANTONIÂ (Peru) – Chocolate Negro combinado con Azucar (88.3)
Silver: Elemento Chocolates (Peru) – Elemento Chocolates 70% Medium Roast (88.3)
Silver: Chocolates Miroshnik (Peru) – Chocolate 70% Cacao Nativo (88.2)
Silver: Sumaq Sunqu (Peru) – Chocolate dark al 70% (88.2) ( * NELIA SOTO ARROYO)
Silver: Elemento Chocolates (Peru) – Elemento Colección – El Chaman (87.9)
Bronze: Burgos Chocolates (Peru) – Chocolate Dark 70% Cacao Pure (87.9)
Bronze: PAYTITIÂ (Peru) – Fine Flavor Dark Chocolate 75% (87.9)
Bronze: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Dark Chocolate Special Selection Jl-2 (87.7)
Bronze: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate Cacao Chuncho Blanco Puro (87.7)
Bronze: Lovie Chocolate (Peru) – Chuncho Blend 65%, Quillabamba – Cusco (87.4)
Bronze: Chocolates PCao (Peru) – Chocolate Pcao 70% Cacao Fino de Aroma (87.4)
Bronze: keshet cacao (Peru) – Chocolate Bitter 70% cacao (87.4)
Bronze: chocolates kareena (Peru) – 75% Cacao ” La heredera” (87.3)
Bronze: CODIÂ (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao (87.1)
Bronze: Kampaq (Peru) – Chocolate Extra Dark (87.0)
Bronze: Kusty (Peru) – Chocolate Dark 60% (86.9)
Bronze: GIBBSÂ (Peru) – 60% Cacao – Origen La Pareja – Piura (86.7)
Bronze: El Quinacho (Peru) – Chocolate Dark 70% (86.6)
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Gold: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Malingas – Extra Dark 85% cacao (92.0)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Elemento Chocolates (Peru) – Elemento Colección – La Señorita (90.2)
Silver: Chocoparaiso (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 95% Cacao (89.2)
Silver: Wilces (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro 85% (88.6)
Silver: ERO´S (Peru) – CacaotalERO´S (88.5)
+ Gold: 100%
Silver: Brassia (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao (88.3)
Silver: Pinsha Musucc (Peru) – Pasta de Cacao (88.3)
Bronze: Chocolates Miroshnik (Peru) – Chocolate Yana 85% cacao VRAE99 (87.4)
Bronze: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 100% Cacao (87.4)
Bronze: Chocolates “La Shiliquita” (Peru) – 90% Cacao (87.1)
Bronze: Sumaq Sunqu (Peru) – Chocolate al 100 % de Cacao (87.1) ( * Nelia Soto Arroyo)
Bronze: Aprochok (Peru) – Pasta de Cacao (86.9)
Bronze: Kusty (Peru) – Pasta de Cacao 100% (86.9)
Bronze: chocolates kareena (Peru) – 85% cacao ” Chulucanas” (86.7)
Bronze: chocolates kareena (Peru) – 100% cacao ” La pareja” (86.6)
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Piura Milk (88.4)
Silver: Wayu Chocolates (Peru) – Wayu Chocolates 60 % Cacao con Leche (87.4)
Micro-batch – Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Platanal Bajo – Dark Milk 63% cacao (92.3)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: chocolates kareena (Peru) – 50% Cacao Milk (89.1)
Silver: Cooperativa Aprosaroch (Peru) – Chocolate con Leche 50% (88.4)
Silver: Chocolates Miroshnik (Peru) – Chocolate 52% cacao VRAE99 con leche (87.5)
Silver: Chocolates “La Shiliquita” (Peru) – 50% Cacao con Leche (87.2)
Bronze: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – La Pareja – Dark Milk 51% cacao (85.7)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients
Gold: MAGAYAÂ (Peru) – Chocolate 60% cacao con Shapaja (89.5)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Special: Innovation
Silver: keshet cacao (Peru) – Chocolate Dark 80% cacao (88.8)
Silver: Terrazas (Peru) – 60% Copoazú con Panela (88.4)
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Bronze: Pochari (Peru) – Choco Miel 70% (86.7)
Bronze: MANARI Chocolates (Peru) – 95% Cacao Chuncho- Cusco (85.6) ( * Isabel cusihuaman)
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Bronze: Chocolates “La Shiliquita” (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco (86.8)
Bronze: Barberis (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco 32% de Cacao (86.6)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Milan Peruvian Chocolates (Peru) – Bitter 60% Camu Camu (92.1) (**)
+ Special: Biome
+ Special: Recipe
Silver: Kontiti Historia, Arte y Chocolate (Peru) – Dark 63% Peruvian Passion Fruit (90.9) (**)
+ Special: Biome
Silver: chocolate piri piris (Peru) – Choco Camu Camu (89.9) (**)
Silver: chocolates kareena (Peru) – 72% Cacao con café ” Las Lomas” (89.0) (**)
+ Special: Biome
Silver: Tsinane (Peru) – 70% con Fresa (87.8) (**)
Silver: chocolates kareena (Peru) – 60% Cacao con Jasmin ” Las Lomas” (87.5) (**)
Silver: GIBBSÂ (Peru) – 73% Cacao con Frambuesa Origen La Pareja (87.5) (**)
Silver: PANGOAÂ (Peru) – Chocolate 68% con Camu Camu (87.2) (**)
Bronze: FinaCao (Peru) – Chocolate 70% con Cafe (86.9) (**)
Bronze: chocolate piri piris (Peru) – Bitter 60% Naranja (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Kontiti Historia, Arte y Chocolate (Peru) – 64% Raspberry Inka Sacred Valley (86.4) (**)
Bronze: Maná Chocolate (Peru) – Chocolate Maná Moca 62% (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Mikeila (Peru) – Mikeila Dark 62% con Naranja (86.3) (**)
Bronze: chocolates kareena (Peru) – 60% Cacao eucalipto y Kión” La pareja” (86.2) (**)
Bronze: CHOCO PASION (Peru) – Chocolate con Sal Amazónico 75% Cacao (86.0) (**)
Bronze: Productos Vilcanota (Peru) – 70% Cacao Chuncho con Muña (85.9)
Bronze: El Forastero (Peru) – Dark Chocolate con Café 70% Cacao (85.7)
Bronze: Productos Vilcanota (Peru) – 70% Cacao Chuncho con Cafe (85.5)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura 60% Nibs Caramelizado (90.5) (**)
+ Special: Classic
Silver: Milan Peruvian Chocolates (Peru) – Bitter 60% Coffee y Menta (89.2) (**)
Silver: CODI (Peru) – Dark Chocolate al 70% con Piña (88.8) (**)
Silver: Brassia (Peru) – Dark Chocolate con Kiwicha (88.0)
Silver: Cedromayo (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 80% Cacao With Pitahaja (87.8) (**)
Silver: Tsinane (Peru) – 70% + Semilla de Calabaza Andina (87.7) (**)
Silver: Diha (Peru) – Chocolate 60% con Cocona y Sachaculantro (87.5) (**)
Silver: Aprochok (Peru) – Chocolate con Arándanos al 60% (87.2)
Silver: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – Dark Chocolate With Carambola (87.2) (**)
Silver: El Forastero (Peru) – Dark Chocolate con Ajonjolà 70% Cacao (87.0)
Silver: UKAW Chocolate Fino Aamazonico (Peru) – Ukaw Cafe tostado al 60% cacao (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Ovaldizan (Peru) – Chocolate al 63 % con Piña (86.6) (**)
Bronze: Brassia (Peru) – Dark Chocolate With Aguaymanto (86.5) (**)
Bronze: Chocolates Miroshnik (Peru) – Chocolate 70% Cacao Chuncho con Nibs (86.5) (**)
Bronze: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate Chuncho Blanco con Arandanos (86.2) (**)
Bronze: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate Fusion con Arandanos (86.0) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: chocolates kareena (Peru) – 50% Cacao con “hierva Luisa” (89.5) (**)
Silver: Maná Chocolate (Peru) – Chocolate Maná Mocachino 52% (87.2) (**)
Bronze: chocolates kareena (Peru) – 50% Cacao Milk con Menta (86.1) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Silver: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura 49% Pistacho (88.3) (**)
Silver: Diha (Peru) – Chocolate con Leche al 50% con Ajonjoli (87.0)
Bronze: Wayu Chocolates (Peru) – Wayu Chocolates 60% Leche con Aguaymanto (85.9) (**)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Bronze: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura Maracuyá Nibs (86.3) (**)
Bronze: MAGAYAÂ (Peru) – Cholate 40% cacao con camote nativo (86.1) (**)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Subincanum y Mandarina (93.5) (**)
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Macambo, Tucupà y CÃtricos (90.4) (**)
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Copoazú y Castaña Amazónica (87.9) (**)
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
+ Special: Craft
Silver: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura Trufa MucÃlago (87.2) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Juane (86.0) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – CÃtricos y Cacao (85.6) (**)
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Cocona, Plátano y Sachaculantro (88.0) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Fatima Carranza (Peru) – Umami (miso Rojo) (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura Trufa Algarrobina (85.5) (**)
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Ceviche (90.4) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
+ Special: Innovation
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Pisco Sour (87.4) (**)
+ Special: Alcohol
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Vainilla Pompona y Camu Camu (86.7) (**)
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Pachamanca (90.1) (**)
+ Special: Innovation
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – MucÃlago (87.2) (**)
+ Special: Biome
Silver: Fatima Carranza (Peru) – Tiramisu D´amour (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Chocoménica (Peru) – Tiramisú (86.4) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Pie de Maracuyá (85.7) (**)
Bronze: Barberis (Peru) – Pecado de Limon (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Mashua Negra y Queso de Ocongate (85.5) (**)
Nuts
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Grageas de Maiz Andino – Pumatiy Andean (89.2) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Innovation
Bronze: Chocolates Ruro (Peru) – Grageas Naranja En Chocolate 70% Cacao (86.1) (**)
Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: Chocolates Nuna (Peru) – Macadami Dragees With 55%milk Chocolate (86.0) (**)
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: Chocolates Nuna (Peru) – Pistachio Dragees With White Chocolate (86.5) (**)
Combination chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: MANSANO (Peru) – Chocolate con Fresa y Maracuyá (86.5) (**)
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Silver: Chocolates Exquisicao (Peru) – Bombon de Toffee Liquido de Cafe y Miel (87.8) (**)
Others – fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Bronze: MANARI Chocolates (Peru) – Caramelo de Maracuya (86.6) (**)
Ingredients from cacao
Cocoa Powder
Silver: Conveca (Peru) – Cacao En Polvo (85.4)
Cocoa Butter
Gold: Productos Vilcanota (Peru) – Manteca de cacao (87.4)
Silver: PAYTITIÂ (Peru) – Manteca de Cacao Chuncho (85.7)
(*) Â Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
