Spanish Chocolate Brands & Makers
Of the 18 Spanish chocolate brands and makers on Chof, the three whose top bar has the highest Chof Score are Maüa, Puchero and Casa Cacao.
What is Spanish chocolate making known for?
Spain introduced chocolate to Europe in the sixteenth century, and its modern scene on Chof is craft bean-to-bar with strong ties to Latin American cacao. Spanish makers most often work with Peruvian beans, alongside Dominican, Ecuadorian and other origins, and their bars score consistently well.
Cacao first reached Europe from the Americas through Spain, which gives Spain the longest chocolate history on the continent. Spanish makers on Chof still reach most often for Peruvian cacao, with Dominican, Ecuadorian, Nicaraguan and Filipino beans close behind.
The Spanish makers on Chof are mostly bean-to-bar, and their bars score consistently well.
Spanish chocolate on Chof
What the catalogue shows for makers based in Spain.
Where Spanish makers source cacao
Median across the 102 scored bars from makers based in Spain. Chof Score scores bars on fine-chocolate signals like ingredient purity and cacao traceability, not taste. How Chof Score works.
Spanish chocolate bars
The highest Chof Scores among bars with a photo from makers based in Spain. Open a bar for its score breakdown.
Panamá Finca Río Uyama 72%
Ecuador 80%
Madagascar Ambalahonka 100%
Hacienda Victoria 68%
65% Cacao Café arábico y cardamomo
70% Flor de sal
Perú 85%
85% Uganda
Bars with awards
20 bars from makers based in Spain have award results on Chof. Showing the 12 with the newest results. How Chof lists awards
Chocolate makers by city in Spain
City pages, for cities where Chof has confirmed the locations of enough makers.
Based in Spain
Maüa
KAICAO
Kaitxo
Essenzo Cacao
Puchero
Blanxart
Kina Chocolates
Casa Cacao
Maychoco
LOT Roasters
Organic Africa
Veritas
Cacao Sampaka
Eroski
Hacendado
Kankel Cacao
Simón Coll
Torras
Frequently asked about chocolate makers in Spain
What is Spanish chocolate known for?
Spain introduced chocolate to Europe in the sixteenth century, and today has a craft bean-to-bar scene with strong Latin American ties. Spanish makers on Chof work most often with Peruvian cacao, alongside Dominican and Ecuadorian beans, and score consistently well.
Do Spanish makers grow their own cacao?
No. Spain does not grow cacao at any scale, so Spanish makers import fine beans, most often from Latin America, and press them at home. Spain is a maker country rather than a cacao origin.
What are the best Spanish chocolate brands?
Chof lists 18 Spanish chocolate makers and brands. Ranked by the best Chof Score among each maker's published bars, the top three in Spain are Maüa for its Panamá Finca Río Uyama 72%, Puchero for its Madagascar Ambalahonka 100% and Casa Cacao for its Hacienda Victoria 68% (5.0 out of 5 from 3 community ratings). 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 Spain are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 18 chocolate makers based in Spain.
Are there any bean-to-bar chocolate makers in Spain?
Yes. 14 of the 18 makers listed in Spain on Chof work bean-to-bar.
What is the median Chof Score for Spanish chocolate?
Across the 102 scored Spanish bars on Chof, the median Chof Score is 83 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 Spain cacao on Chof?
Bean origin (where the cacao is grown) and maker country (where the chocolate is made) are different things. Spain is a chocolate-making country rather than a cacao-growing origin, so Chof has no Spain cacao origin page. To browse chocolate by cacao origin, open the cacao origins index on Chof.
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