Best Solomon Islands Chocolate
The 17 best Solomon Islander chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from the Solomon Islands, ranked by the Chof Score.
The Solomon Islands regions named on these bars are Guadalcanal, Makira Island, Malaita Province and Pacific Blend. Makers list the cacao as Amelonado and Trinitario.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 1:
FoundryKorosim Microlots Solomon 70%
70%darkSolomon Islands1 award - Rank 2:
ChocolarderPilopaso 67%
67%darkSolomon Islands - Rank 3:
AO Cacao94% Cacao Single Origin
94%darkSolomon Islands1 award - Rank 4:
Firetree ChocolateSolomon Islands, Guadalcanal 100%
100%darkSolomon Islands1 award - Rank 5:
Solomons GoldSmooth Dark 70%
70%darkSolomon Islands1 award - Rank 6:
Firetree ChocolateSolomon Islands, Guadalcanal 40%
40%milkSolomon Islands - Rank 7:
Solomons GoldDark Orange 70%
70%darkSolomon Islands1 award - Rank 8:
Solomons GoldDark Nib 75%
75%darkSolomon Islands2 awards - Rank 9:
Firetree ChocolateSolomon Islands, Guadalcanal 82%
82%darkSolomon Islands - Rank 10:
Firetree ChocolateSolomon Islands, Makira Island 75%
75%darkSolomon Islands1 award - Rank 11:
Baron Hasselhoff'sButter Boom!
44%milkSolomon Islands - Rank 12:
Baron Hasselhoff'sGrove Thang
53%darkPapua New Guinea, Vanuatu & Solomon Islands - Rank 13:
Baron Hasselhoff'sDrunkin' Donuts
70%darkSolomon Islands - Rank 14:
Solomons GoldVelvet Nib Coffee 75%
75%darkSolomon Islands - Rank 15:
Solomons GoldVelvet Nib 70%
70%darkSolomon Islands - Rank 16:
Solomons GoldDark Velvet 65%
65%darkSolomon Islands - Rank 17:
Solomons GoldDark Velvet Noir 90%
90%darkSolomon Islands
Bars with awards
7 bars with cacao from the Solomon Islands have award results on Chof, newest first. How Chof lists awards
What is Solomon Islands chocolate known for?
Solomon Islands chocolate tends toward citrus and honey, often with malt or coffee notes. Almost all of the islands' cacao is grown by smallholders, and carefully dried lots now go to craft makers in New Zealand and the UK.
The Solomon Islands cocoa industry began in 1951, when the British protectorate planted trial plots at Auki on Malaita and at Kukum on Guadalcanal with seed from Kerevat, near Rabaul in what is now Papua New Guinea. Cacao spread from there as a smallholder crop grown in family blocks, and Guadalcanal, Makira and Malaita now grow more than nine tenths of it.
Many growers dry their beans over wood fires, which can leave a smoky taint that buyers mark down, and the cleaner lots that reach craft makers tend to come from solar dryers or from processors who buy wet beans and ferment and dry them centrally. The International Cocoa Organization does not list the Solomon Islands among its fine or flavour exporters.
Makers with the most Solomon Islands bars
Popular cocoa percentages for the Solomon Islands
Frequently asked about Solomon Islands chocolate
What does Solomon Islands chocolate taste like?
Often citrus and honey, with malt or coffee notes, and some bars show red fruit or raisin. Beans dried over wood fires can carry a smoky note.
Where does Solomon Islands cacao grow?
Mainly on Guadalcanal, Makira and Malaita, which together grow more than nine tenths of the crop.
What Solomon Islander chocolate brands are there?
Chof lists no chocolate brand or maker based in the Solomon Islands. 6 makers on Chof use Solomon Islands cacao.
Which makers work with Solomon Islands cacao on Chof?
Of the 6 makers using Solomon Islands cacao on Chof, the three whose top Solomon Islands bar has the highest Chof Score are Foundry, Chocolarder and AO Cacao.
How are the best Solomon Islands chocolate bars chosen?
The Solomon Islands bars are ordered by Chof Score, which is built from what the maker discloses: how precisely the origin is named, how clean the ingredient list is, how much of the fermenting, drying and roasting is documented, and what lab evidence exists. Community ratings do not change the order.
How many Solomon Islands chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 17 chocolate bars made with cacao from the Solomon Islands.
What cocoa percentages of Solomon Islands chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for Solomon Islands cacao on Chof are 70%, 75%, 94%, 44% and 65%.
Cacao varieties in Solomon Islands chocolate
Bean varieties the makers of these bars list for the Solomon Islands, as stated on the label. Open one to see what it is, how it tastes, and how to tell a real one.
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