Dominican Chocolate Makers & Brands

Frequently asked about chocolate makers in the Dominican Republic

• What are the best Dominican chocolate brands?

  Chof lists 4 Dominican chocolate makers and brands. Ranked by the best Chof Score among each maker's published bars, the top three in the Dominican Republic are definite for its Mallano 90% Dark Chocolate (3.3 out of 5 from 3 community ratings), Cacaoteca for its Oscuro Suave 63% and Kah Kow for its La Esmeralda 67%. Chof Score rates what a maker discloses about a bar: how precisely the origin is named, how clean the ingredient list is, and how much of the fermenting, drying and roasting is documented.

• How many chocolate makers in the Dominican Republic are listed on Chof?

  Chof currently lists 4 chocolate makers based in the Dominican Republic.

• Are there any bean-to-bar chocolate makers in the Dominican Republic?

  Yes. Every maker listed in the Dominican Republic on Chof works bean-to-bar. 1 of them is tree-to-bar, growing the cacao as well.

• What is the median Chof Score for Dominican chocolate?

  Across the 17 scored Dominican bars on Chof, the median Chof Score is 76 out of 100, and the most common maker type is bean-to-bar. Chof Score scores bars on fine-chocolate signals like ingredient purity and cacao traceability, not taste.

• Where can I find Dominican Republic cacao on Chof?

  Bean origin (where the cacao is grown) and maker country (where the chocolate is made) are different things. To browse chocolate made with cacao from the Dominican Republic, open the Dominican Republic cacao origin page on Chof.