[Spanish below]
The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2025 Colombian Cacao Country Support Competition, the 4to. Concurso Nacional de Chocolate de Origen Colombiano, which was judged remotely in Colombia and also by our international pool of judges and Grand Jury during October-November 2025.
The winners of the 4to Concurso Nacional de Chocolate de Origen Colombiano were announced on Saturday, 29 November at a ceremony held at the venue of the Chocoshow in Bogotá, Colombia.
Judges
The judging panel included our regular judges from Colombia, 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 can be viewed here.
*This Colombian Cacao Country Support Competition is not part of the International Chocolate Awards World Final series.
(en Español)
Los ganadores del 4to Concurso de Chocolate de Origen Colombiano fueron anunciados el 29 de noviembre en una ceremonia realizada en la sede del Chocoshow in Bogotá, Colombia.
Este concurso celebra a las regiones productoras de cacao de Arauca, Antioquia, Cauca, Huila, Meta, Santander y a los transformadores de toda Colombia que compran cacao de manera responsable y valoran la trazabilidad.
Jueces
El jurado estuvo compuesto por nuestros jueces habituales de Colombia, junto con muchos de nuestros exalumnos del IICCT y otros especialistas locales, asà como miembros de nuestro Gran Jurado internacional. Todo el proceso de evaluación fue anónimo, incluida la sesión final del Gran Jurado, donde los premios de Oro, Plata y Bronce se otorgaron mediante votación privada, de acuerdo con las reglas del Gran Jurado.
Puede consultar los finalistas del Gran Jurado aquÃ.
The 2025 Colombian Competition Winners are:
(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)
Barrette plain/origin
Barrette fondenti plain /origin
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Andes 70% (89.9) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Special: Cacao sourcing
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Sierra Nevada 64% (89.4) (**)
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tumaco 70% (88.5) (**)
Micro-batch – Barrette fondenti plain /origin
Gold: Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 82% Cacao (89.1) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 71% Sierra Nevada (88.9) (**)
Silver: Aroma a Cacao (Colombia) – Arauquita 5 (88.8) (**)
+ Special: Cacao sourcing
Silver: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – 74% Padilla – Choco Tonga (88.6) (**)
Silver: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 71% Sierra Nevada Gregorio Roa (88.5) (**)
Silver: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) Р75% Mano Negra РGuachen̩ (88.4) (**)
+ Special: Cacao sourcing
Silver: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 83% Sierra Nevada (88.3) (**)
Bronze: Kilimbo (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 70% Cacao (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Taironaka Chocolate (Colombia) – Taironaka Chocolate 70% cacao 40gr (86.7) ( * Bean to Bar Colombia SAS) (**)
Bronze: Murillo’s Chocolate (Colombia) – Barra Chocolate al 72% (86.5) ( * Bean to Bar Colombia S.A.S) (**)
Barrette ad alta% cioccolato fondente (sopra 85%)
Gold: Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 92% Cacao (89.0) (**)
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Gold: Murillo’s Chocolate (Colombia) – Barra Chocolate al 100% (88.8) ( * Bean to Bar Colombia) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: 100%
Bronze: Kila (Colombia) – Special Dark 85% (87.2) (**)
Bronze: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 90% Sierra Nevada Gregorio Roa (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Cacao y Mas Cacao (Colombia) – Vichada 90% (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Somos Cacao (Colombia) – Tableta 86% Finca Porvenir Zulia (86.6) (**)
Bronze: Kilimbo (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 85% Cacao con Panela (86.5) (**)
Barrette al latte plain/origin
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Andes 53% (89.0) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tumaco Leche 53% (88.4) (**)
Micro-batch – Barrette al latte plain/origin
Gold: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) – 59% Sierra Nevada con Leche (90.3) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Special: Recipe
Bronze: Provinzzia Chocolates (Colombia) – Me Latte (86.0) (**)
Barrette alternative plain/origin
Gold: Maluwa Chocolate Company (Colombia) – Chocolate Oscuro 80% Cacao con Miel (88.4) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Special: Biome
Silver: Shalena Gourmet (Colombia) – Chocolate Exotic Amazónico 55% (88.2) (**)
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Barrette aromatizzate
Barrette cioccolato fondente con infusione o aromi
Bronze: Kila (Colombia) – White Pepper Onion (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Fruto de Cacao (Colombia) – Chocolate 80% con Aji Yuquitania y Mora (86.2) (**)
Barrette di cioccolato fondente con inclusioni o pezzi
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Gulupa 64% (91.1) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Recipe
Bronze: Ama Chocolates (Colombia) – Barra de Chocolate al 70% Passion Fruit (86.0) (**)
Barrete cioccolato fondente ripiene
Bronze: Magno Chocolates (Colombia) – Barra de Coconut Cookie (85.7) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Barrette ciccolato al latte con infusione o aromi
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Chocolate Moca (89.9) (**)
+ Special: Ingredients
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Chocolate Espresso (88.8) (**)
Silver: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) Р55% Caf̩ Moca Maragogipe (88.4) (**)
Bronze: Zamukia Chocolate (Colombia) Р61% Sierra Nevada con Caf̩ (86.6) (**)
Barrette al cioccolato bianco aromatizzato con infusione o aromi
Gold: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – 36% Blanco Silvestre y Perlado (89.8) (**)
+ Special: Craft
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Chocolate Cappuccino (88.8) (**)
Ganaches, paletes, praline e tartufi alla ganache
Ganache o tartufi con cioccolato fondente aromatizzato
Gold: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – Selvas Negras (89.5) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Alcohol
Ganache o tertufi prodotti utilizzando ciccolati misti Fondente /latte/bianco per copertura o ripieno
Gold: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – Crema De Limón Pajarito (90.1) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) РCaf̩ Pintao РCristian Trochez (88.1) (**)
Silver: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – Dulce Cortado (87.3) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Bronze: Provinzzia Chocolates (Colombia) – Uchuvas de Los Andes con Ajà (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Almendra de cacao SAS (Colombia) – Maracumango (86.7) (**)
Altre – frutti/zucchero/burro/crema
Paste di frutta, gelatine, gelée ricoperte con cioccolato fondente
Silver: Magno Chocolates (Colombia) – Bombón de Gulúpa y Miel (88.5) (**)
Frutti interi ricoperti di cioccolato fondente
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Gulupa Recubierta (88.2) (**)
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
