Best Venezuela Chocolate
The 96 best Venezuelan chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from Venezuela, ranked by the Chof Score.
The Venezuela regions named most often on these bars are Chuao, Sur del Lago, Río Caribe and Aragua. Makers most often list the cacao as Criollo, Trinitario and Porcelana. On the dark Venezuela bars, notes that at least 3 makers record include Honey, Nutty, Red Fruit, Woody, Spicy and Almond.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 1:
chocoMeChoroni 72%
72%darkVenezuela - Rank 2:
NaiveLas Trincheras
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 3:
chocoMeChuao 72%
72%darkVenezuela - Rank 4:
chocoMeChuao 100%
100%darkVenezuela2 awards - Rank 5:
arokoPorcelana
72%darkVenezuela3 awards - Rank 6:
Cacao en BromaChuao 73%
73%darkVenezuela - Rank 7:
MaglioChuao Rare Pure Origin Cocoa 75%
75%darkVenezuela - Rank 8:
SèveLas Bromelias
76%darkVenezuela - Rank 9:
ShoukaChocolat Lait 52% Cacao
52%milkVenezuela1 award - Rank 10:
SOMAGuasare
70%darkVenezuela3 awards - Rank 11:
chocoMeCanoabo 74%
74%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 12:
chocoMeChoroni Blood Orange 72%
72%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 13:
arokoChoroní 76%
76%darkVenezuela - Rank 14:
Idilio OriginsPorcelana Criollo Puro 74%
74%darkVenezuela - Rank 15:
DomoriCriollo 80%
80%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 16:
DomoriPuertomar 70%
70%darkVenezuela3 awards - Rank 17:
ChaponInghaneq
80%darkEcuador & Venezuela - Rank 18:
Green Bean to Bar ChocolateChuao 70%
70%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 19:
PlaqChuao 76%
76%darkVenezuela - Rank 20:
ChaponChuao
75%darkVenezuela - Rank 21:
Idilio OriginsCarenero Urrutia Superior Pure 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 22:
ShoukaChuao Grand Cru
74%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 23:
arokoSur del Lago
71%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 24:
Ara ChocolatGibraltar 70%
70%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 25:
SOMAPorcelana
70%darkVenezuela8 awards - Rank 26:
SOMAAncestral 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 27:
MinimalSavory
80%darkVenezuela3 awards - Rank 28:
Heist ChocolatePiaroa 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 29:
AmedeiChuao
70%darkVenezuela5 awards - Rank 30:
Marco ColzaniChuao Venezuela 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 31:
Beskid ChocolateChuao 90%
90%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 32:
Beskid ChocolateCalvados 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 33:
Willie's CacaoRio Caribe Gold
72%darkVenezuela - Rank 34:
arokoChuao 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 35:
Cacao en BromaHermes
42%milkVenezuela - Rank 36:
DomoriGuasare 70%
70%darkVenezuela1 award
Bars with awards
39 bars with cacao from Venezuela have award results on Chof. Showing the 12 with the newest results. How Chof lists awards
What is Venezuela chocolate known for?
Venezuelan chocolate is famous for soft, nutty, classically chocolatey flavour with low acidity, built on a heritage of fine Criollo and Trinitario cacao. Names such as Chuao, Porcelana and Sur del Lago are among the most sought-after in the fine-chocolate world, valued for delicacy and depth rather than sharp fruit.
Venezuela is the spiritual home of Criollo, the rare, mild and aromatic cacao that most other origins lost to hardier hybrids. That heritage gives many Venezuelan bars a rounded, nutty, almost creamy profile with notes of toasted nuts, caramel and dried fruit and very little of the bright acidity you find in Madagascar or Peru.
Chuao, a coastal village whose cacao is shipped out by boat, and Porcelana, a pale, prized Criollo from the Maracaibo region, are two of the most celebrated names in chocolate. Bars carrying them tend to sit at the premium end for good reason.
Makers with the most Venezuela bars
Popular cocoa percentages for Venezuela
Frequently asked about Venezuela chocolate
What does Venezuelan chocolate taste like?
Typically smooth, nutty and classically chocolatey, with toasted nut, caramel and dried-fruit notes and low acidity. Its fine Criollo and Trinitario heritage favours delicacy and roundness over the sharp fruit of more acidic origins.
What is Criollo cacao?
Criollo is a rare, mild and aromatic cacao variety, historically centred on Venezuela. It is low in bitterness and prized for finesse, but it is delicate and low-yielding, which is why it makes up only a small share of the world's cacao.
What Venezuelan chocolate brands are there?
Chof lists 3 Venezuelan chocolate brands and makers: Chocolates Paria, Delirio Chocolate and Azú. 42 makers on Chof use Venezuela cacao, wherever they are based.
Which makers work with Venezuela cacao on Chof?
Of the 42 makers using Venezuela cacao on Chof, the three whose top Venezuela bar has the highest Chof Score are chocoMe, Naive and aroko.
How are the best Venezuela chocolate bars chosen?
The Venezuela 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 Venezuela chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 96 chocolate bars made with cacao from Venezuela.
What cocoa percentages of Venezuela chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for Venezuela cacao on Chof are 70%, 75%, 72%, 74% and 100%.
Cacao varieties in Venezuela chocolate
Bean varieties the makers of these bars list for Venezuela, 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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