The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the winners of the Sexto Concurso Nacional de Chocolate Peruano. The prize ceremony took place on October 12, as a hybrid, virtual and in-person, ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in Miraflores.
This competition was held in Peru from August 1 to October 7, 2021, organized and conducted by the International Chocolate Awards in collaboration with the “Comité Organizador del Salón de Cacao y Chocolate.” This group is composed by the following associations: Peruvian Association of Cacao Producers (APPCACAO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its operating partners Alianza Cacao Perú (ACP), the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA), the Peruvian Promotion Commission for Export and Tourism (PROMPERU), the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR), the Ministry of Production (Produce), the United Nations Program (UNDP) and the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI).
The objective of events of this nature is to recognize and reward excellence in the elaboration of fine chocolates and derived products; and uses protocols already validated by a committee of international experts, which guarantee independence, transparency and speed in evaluations during the execution of the competition.
- Winners
- Finalists
- Judges
- Grand Jury
The competition was part of the 12th edition of the 2021 Salón de Cacao y Chocolate which operated with a “mixed format” (virtual-and in-person). The use of the digital platform has been vital to carry out the International Chocolate Awards online evaluation system and protocol for national and international judges in the difficult times of the pandemic and our prize ceremony. The judging panel included food writers, cacao and chocolate experts, journalists, and chocolate tasters from Europe, Peru and the US and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
The judges have diligently worked remotely testing and evaluating anonymous chocolate samples in various categories from all over Peru. In this context, this sixth contest was executed taking into account the International Chocolate Awards Protocols and its online system (although it is not part of its World Series). It should be noted that it is the first cooperation project of the International Chocolate Awards with a cacao-producing country and it is defined as a Cacao Country Support Competition.
The objectives of the present contest have been to support excellence, generate competition, give added value to fine Peruvian cacao by recognizing high-quality chocolates and derived products, promote sustainable businesses and increase chocolate consumption in the national market.
Prizes
Sponsored by the International Chocolate Awards, the competition used the International Chocolate Awards judging system and rules and was adjudicated by members of our Grand Jury. This Cacao Country Support Competition judged bars, filled chocolates, and chocolate beverages, and it is not part of our 2021-22 World Final qualifying series.
** Bean-to-bar chocolatier products – recognising the growing trend of flavoured bars and filled chocolate made by chocolate makers, winning products made with an entrant’s own chocolate are marked with (**).
Prizes were awarded by the Salón del Cacao y Chocolate, Peru 2021 during an official Ceremony on 12 October, 2021 at the Hilton Hotel in Miraflores.
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)
'Best in competition' overall winners
Plain/origin dark bar categories
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - ChunchoPlain/origin milk bar categories
Gold: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) - Dark Milk 63% cacao - origen La QuemazónBarras sin sabor
Barras de chocolate de origen negro, sin sabor
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Chuncho
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Barberis (Peru) - Chocolate bitter 70% de cacao chuncho
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Cuzco 80
Silver: Tribar Chocolate (Peru) - Dark 70% - Piura, Gran Chililique ( * Chocolatería Artesanal Amazónica)
Bronze: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Piura Select
Bronze: ChocoMikuna (Peru) - Chocoapcah Bitter 75 %
Micro-batch - Barras lisas/originales negros
Gold: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) - Dark 70% cacao - origen Platanal Bajo
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Bakáu (Peru) - Cajamarca 70%
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Lakuna
Silver: Chocolates Ruro (Peru) - Barras de Chocolate Bitter Porcelana 70%
Silver: ChocoMuseo (Peru) - 90% chuncho cacao chocolate
+ Gold: High %
Silver: INKA'KAW (Peru) - Chocolate oscuro 70% cacao
Silver: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) - Single Selection Pichari ( * Rosaura Laura Vila & Carmen Vila Durand)
Silver: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) - Single Selection VRAE 99 ( * Rosaura Laura Vila & Carmen Vila Durand)
Silver: Kontiti Historia, Arte y Chocolate (Peru) - Chocolate 70% Bitter con Panela
Silver: Korín Chocolate (Peru) - Tableta de Bitter Para Taza 100 % Cacao
+ Gold: 100%
Silver: Nativcao (Peru) - 78% raw chocolate( fermentación anima)
+ Special: Fermentation additions
Silver: Nina Fine Chocolates (Peru) - Nina 100% Cacao
+ Gold: Organic
Silver: Pumatiy (Peru) - 70 % Chuncho - Koribeni
Silver: Pumatiy (Peru) - 85 % Chuncho - Kapashiari
Silver: Quri Jaru (Peru) - Barra de Chocolate al 70% de cacao ( * Apuccara Chocolates E.I.R.L)
Silver: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) - Dark 70% cacao - origen La Quemazón
Silver: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) - Extra Dark 85% cacao-origen Palo Blanco
Silver: Walluyki (Peru) - Dark Chocolate 60% cacao
Bronze: Bakáu (Peru) - Cusco 71%
Bronze: Bakáu (Peru) - San Martín 70%
Bronze: Bakáu (Peru) - San Martín 75%
Bronze: Choco Maravillas (Peru) - Dark Chocolate 60% Cacao
Bronze: Choco Pachacutec (Peru) - Chocolate Bitter al 60% ( * INVERSIONES YESHVIT SAC)
Bronze: INKA'KAW (Peru) - Chocolate oscuro 80% cacao
Bronze: Kishwa (Peru) - Chocolate 70% cacao - Cuzco
Bronze: Korín Chocolate (Peru) - Bitter 70% cacao y panela
Bronze: Mansano (Peru) - Chocolate 85% Cacao Dark Intense ( * Global coop)
Bronze: Puro Peru (Peru) - Bean to Bar Chocolate 70%
Bronze: Quri Jaru (Peru) - Barra de Chocolate al 85% de cacao ( * Apuccara Chocolates E.I.R.L)
Bronze: Shiro (Peru) - Chocolate Bitter
Barras de chocolate de origen con leche, sin sabor
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Piura Milk
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Micro-batch - Barras lisas/originales con leche
Gold: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) - Dark Milk 63% cacao - origen La Quemazón
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Bakáu (Peru) - Peru Select 60%
Silver: Kinsuri (Peru) - Dark Milk Chocolate 50% Cacao
Bronze: Kishwa (Peru) - Chocolate Milk 50% endulzado con panela
Bronze: Mikeila (Peru) - mikeila leche 55%
Barras de chocolate alternative
Gold: Chozú (Peru) - Yine (Cacao y Copoazú al 65%)
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
+ Special: Biome
Gold: Nativcao (Peru) - Tarwi vegan milk 55% cocoa
+ Special: Alternate vegan milk
Barras de chocolate blanco
Bronze: ChocoMuseo (Peru) - Vegan white chocolate (Andean lupine)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Barras con sabor
Barras de chocolate negro con infusiones o polvos
Gold: Bakáu (Peru) - Café 65%
+ Special: Ingredients
Silver: FINACAO (Peru) - Dark Chocolate 60% Cacao With Coffee
Silver: INKA'KAW (Peru) - Chocolate oscuro 67% cacao con muña (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Bronze: k'piros (Peru) - Kapiro70% cacao chuncho, maracuyá (**)
Bronze: Kontiti Historia, Arte y Chocolate (Peru) - Chocolate Maracuya 63% Bitter (**)
Barras de chocolate negro con inclusiones o piezas
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Piura Nibs (**)
Silver: Bakáu (Peru) - Kión 65%
Silver: CHOCOLATE DIV (Peru) - Chocolate con Naranja (**)
Silver: CONCIENCIA Chocolate (Peru) - JOY Chocolate Bar
Silver: Korín Chocolate (Peru) - Tableta de Aguaymanto 70 % cacao (**)
Silver: Korín Chocolate (Peru) - Tableta de Chía y Ajonjolí 70% cacao (**)
Silver: Korín Chocolate (Peru) - Tableta de Piña Deshidratada 70 % Cacao (**)
Silver: Nina Fine Chocolates (Peru) - Nina 70% Cacao & Nibs
Bronze: Milan Peruvian Chocolates (Peru) - Bitter 60% piel de naranja
Barras de chocolate negro con un relleno
Silver: Korín Chocolate (Peru) - Tableta de Café 70 % Cacao (**)
Bronze: Korín Chocolate (Peru) - Tableta de Maracuya 70 % Cacao (**)
Barras de chocolate con leche con infusiones o polvos
Silver: Chocolates Kareena (Peru) - 50% cacao con algarroba y maca- Piura (**)
+ Special: Biome
+ Special: Gastronomic
Bronze: Chocolates Kareena (Peru) - 50% cacao con café- Puerta Pulache (**)
Barras de chocolate con leche con inclusiones o piezas
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Quinoa Crunch (**)
Silver: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A. (Peru) - La Ibérica Chocolatier Milky Crocante (**)
Silver: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A. (Peru) - Milky La Ibérica 22% Pecanas (**)
Bronze: Chocolates Ruro (Peru) - Barras de Chocolate leche con Ajonjolí (**)
Bronze: Chocoménica (Peru) - Leche, pimienta y frutas deshidratadas (**)
Bronze: PECOS (Peru) - Barra Macambo Crunch (**)
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Barras de chocolate blanco con inclusiones o piezas
Silver: Chocoménica (Peru) - Gianduja de pistachos y fresas (**)
Bronze: Chocoménica (Peru) - Chocolate caramelizado, café - vainilla (**)
Nueces
Nueces enteras revestidas con chocolate oscuro (grajeas)
Gold: Shanenly (Peru) - Grageas de Cacao (**)
Bronze: Chocolates Amyra (Peru) - Almendras cubiertas con chocolate 70%
Bronze: Naturally Divine (Peru) - Macambo Choco Bites
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
