Peru Competition 2018 Winners

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2018 Peru Competition, which was judged July 18-20, 2018, in Lima as part of the activities of the IX Salón del Cacao y Chocolate, Peru.

The competition is being run in partnership with the Committee of the Salón del Chocolate y Cacao, a group formed by the Asociación Peruana de Productores de Cacao (APPCACAO), the country’s largest association of cacao growers, the United States Agency for International Develoment (USAID) and its operations partners Peru Cocoa Alliance (ACP) and TECHNOSERVE (TNS), the Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo y Vida sin Drogas (DEVIDA), the Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo (PROMPERU), the Programa de las Naciones Unidas (PNUD), and the Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego (MINAGRI).

The judging panel included food writers, cacao and chocolate experts, journalists, bloggers, chefs and chocolate tasters from Europe, South America, Japan and the USA and members of our international Grand Jury panel. The panel also featured winners and entrants from our World Final series, judging in this special growing country support competition.

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Prizes

The competition judged entries from the following types of products: plain origin chocolate bars (dark, milk or white); flavoured bars (dark, milk or white), with infusions, inclusions, and filled; filled chocolates, drinking chocolate and chocolate liquors with alcohol.

** 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 are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)


Plain/origin bars

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Chuncho-Cuzco

Gold: Tsinane  (Peru) - Tsinane 75%

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - Peru Select 72%

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - Piura "Gran Blanco" 75%

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - San Martín "Criollo de Montaña" 67%

Silver: Cocama  (Peru) - Chocoazú con 70% de Copoazú origen Madre de Dios.

Silver: Cocama  (Peru) - Chocolate oscuro con 70% de cacao origen Junín.

Silver: K'ata  (Peru) - Chocolate Puro - 75% cacao

Silver: Mansano  (Peru) - Mansano - Origen Cusco ( * Global coop (Bakau))

Silver: Maraná  (Peru) - Cusco 70% - Dark Chocolate

Silver: Maraná  (Peru) - Piura 70% - Dark Chocolate

Silver: Quricao Chocolate  (Peru) - Morropón

Silver: Rosmery Chocolates  (Peru) - Chocolate 70% cacao de Buenos Aires, Piura

Silver: Scrap & Chocolates  (Peru) - Barra de chocolate 70% de La Quemazón

Silver: Tsinane  (Peru) - Tsinane 60%

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Lakuna

Bronze: Cocama  (Peru) - Chocolate oscuro con 70% de cacao "RAW" origen Junin

Bronze: Cocama  (Peru) - Chocolate oscuro con 70% de cacao origen Ucayali

Bronze: Elizza Peruvian Chocolate  (Peru) - Chocolate Dark al 73% Cacao

Bronze: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A.  (Peru) - La Ibérica Chocolatier 70% Dark Chocolate

Bronze: Luferza  (Peru) - Chocolate Bitter 70% Cacao

Bronze: Milan Peruvian Chocolates  (Peru) - Chocolate Dark 70%

Bronze: Nina Fine Chocolates  (Peru) - Nina 70%

Bronze: Quricao Chocolate  (Peru) - Chungui

Bronze: Quricao Chocolate  (Peru) - Huaja

Bronze: Shattell Chocolate  (Peru) - Chocolate 70% Cacao Chuncho

Bronze: Shattell Chocolate  (Peru) - Chocolate 70% Cacao Gran Nativo Blanco

Bronze: Tribar Chocolate  (Peru) - Dark 70% - Piura (Gran Chililique)

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

Gold: Tsinane  (Peru) - Tsinane 100%

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - Peru Select 100%

Silver: Chocolates Miroshnik  (Peru) - Chocolate Miroshnik Yana 85% cacao

Silver: Cocama  (Peru) - Chocolate Oscuro con 85% de Cacao origen Junín

Silver: Mansano  (Peru) - Mansano - Dark Intense ( * Global coop (Bakau))

Silver: Scrap & Chocolates  (Peru) - Barra de chocolate 85% de Amazonas

Silver: Scrap & Chocolates  (Peru) - Barra de chocolate 85% de Cuzco

Silver: Scrap & Chocolates  (Peru) - Barra de chocolate 85% de Cuzco

Silver: Scrap & Chocolates  (Peru) - Barra de chocolate 85% de San Juan de Bigote

Silver: Tinkiy  (Peru) - Qonopa

Silver: Tribar Chocolate  (Peru) - Dark 85% - Ucayali

Bronze: Domenico  (Peru) - Intense Dark 85%

Bronze: Kuntu  (Peru) - Chocolate Bitter al 85%

Bronze: Magia Piura  (Peru) - Magia Piura 85%

Bronze: Quricao Chocolate  (Peru) - Huaja 85

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars made with alternative natural sugar

Gold: Nutry Body  (Peru) - Barra de Chocolate 70% Cacao Organico

Silver: Alkimia Chocolate  (Peru) - Alkimia Piura Stevia al 99%

Silver: Korín Chocolate  (Peru) - Organic Chocolate Bitter % 70 Cacao

Silver: Korín Chocolate  (Peru) - Organic Chocolate Bitter % 75 Cacao

Bronze: Alkimia Chocolate  (Peru) - Alkimia Amazonas 80% Azúcar de Coco

Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Silver: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A.  (Peru) - Barra Milky la Ibérica

Silver: Yara  (Peru) - Chocolate con leche Yara 45% Cacao Organico Bean to Bar

Plain/origin 'dark' milk chocolate bars (50% and over)

Gold: Scrap & Chocolates  (Peru) - Barra de chocolate de leche 51% de La Quemazón

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Intense Milk

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Piura Milk

Silver: Scrap & Chocolates  (Peru) - Barra de chocolate de leche 51% del Cuzco

Bronze: Scrap & Chocolates  (Peru) - Barra de chocolate de leche 51% de Madre de Dios

Plain/origin white chocolate bars

Bronze: Elemento Chocolates  (Peru) - Chocolate Blanco Awajún ( * Rainforest SAC)


Flavoured bars

Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Silver: Elizza Peruvian Chocolate  (Peru) - Chocolate con Hierba Luisa al 60% Cacao (**)

Silver: Nina Fine Chocolates  (Peru) - Nina 45% with Macambo and Coconut (**)

Silver: Yara  (Peru) - Chocolate Yara Dark 60% Cacao Orgánico con sabor a Naranja (**)

Bronze: Bakáu  (Peru) - Kión 65% (**)

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Cedroncillo (**)

Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Magia Piura  (Peru) - Magia Piura 72 Cacao Juice

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - 3 Quinuas 65%

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - Aguaymanto & Sal de Maras 65% (**)

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - Maca 65% (**)

Silver: Korín Chocolate  (Peru) - Organic Chocolate Piña Dehydrated % 70 Cacao

Silver: Korín Chocolate  (Peru) - Organic Chocolate Piña Dehydrated % 75 Cacao

Silver: Mansano  (Peru) - Mansano - Aguaymanto y Sal del Himalaya

Silver: Nina Fine Chocolates  (Peru) - Nina 70% with Nibs (**)

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Inka Berry (**)

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Piura Nibs (**)

Bronze: Chocomenica  (Peru) - Chocomenica (**)

Bronze: Chocomenica  (Peru) - Chocomenica (**)

Bronze: Mansano  (Peru) - Mansano - Blueberry y Piña Golden

Dark chocolate bars with a filling

Silver: Korín Chocolate  (Peru) - Organic Chocolate Menta % 75 Cacao (**)

Silver: Korín Chocolate  (Peru) - Organic Chocolate Menta % 70 Cacao (**)

Bronze: Korín Chocolate  (Peru) - Organic Chocolate Café % 70 Cacao (**)

Bronze: Korín Chocolate  (Peru) - Organic Chocolate Maracuya % 70 Cacao (**)

Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Lucuma (**)

Silver: Tribar Chocolate  (Peru) - Milk Moka

Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Banana Maras Salt (**)

Gold: Magia Piura  (Peru) - Magia Piura Milk 50% - Lúcuma

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Quinoa Crunch (**)

Bronze: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A.  (Peru) - Milky Pasas y Nueces (**)

White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Cocama  (Peru) - Chocolate Blanco con Inclusión de Café Chabela de Neira Café Lab.

Silver: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A.  (Peru) - La Ibérica Chocolatier White Chocolate con Nibs de Cacao (**)


Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles

Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles

Silver: Chocomenica  (Peru) - Chocomenica (**)


Nuts

Nut based pralines with dark chocolate

Silver: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A.  (Peru) - Chocoteja Pecana (**)

Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Silver: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A.  (Peru) - Enrobed Brazilian Nut (**)

Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Bronze: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A.  (Peru) - Bombón Pecana (**)


Caramels

Dark chocolate enrobed caramels

Silver: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A.  (Peru) - Bombón Crocante (**)


Spreads

Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)

Gold: ChocoMuseo  (Peru) - Mermelada de Tamarindo y chocolate / Tamarind and chocolate jam (**)


Drinks with dark chocolate

Dark drinking chocolate (made with milk)

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - CHOCOLATE DE TAZA AMADOR SIN AZUCAR 100% CACAO (**)

Bronze: Fabrica de Chocolates La Ibérica S.A.  (Peru) - Chocolate a la Taza Sin Azúcar (**)


Drinks with milk chocolate

Milk drinking chocolate (with milk chocolate/milk powder)

Bronze: Yara  (Peru) - CHOCOLATE YARA BEAN TO BAR 100% CACAO ORGÁNICO + CHOCOLATE YARA EN POLVO 35% CACAO (**)


Alcoholic drinks

Alcoholic drinks/liquors made with chocolate or cacao

Gold: alcocao  (Peru) - destilado de mucilago de cacao criollo

Gold: Makao Peru  (Peru) - LICOR DE MOCA


(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.