{"title":"International Chocolate Award Winners","description":"\u003ch6 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chocolateawards.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInternational Chocolate Awards\u003c\/a\u003e recognize the world's best chocolate, celebrating exceptional quality, flavor, and craftsmanship through independent judging.\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2026, we entered for the first time and came home with three awards: Silver for our Dark Milk bar and Bronze for both La Cueva del Oso (Colombia) and Zorzal (Dominican Republic).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"zorzal-175-dominican-republic-70","title":"Zorzal | Dominican Republic 70%","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eZorzal cacao grows in a thriving agroforestry system and bird sanctuary in the Dominican Republic, where a deep commitment to biodiversity and climate has produced one of the most celebrated single origins in craft chocolate. With just two ingredients, Bird Friendly® certified cocoa and sugar, there's nothing standing between you and a flavor profile that's juicy, jammy, and genuinely joyful: cherry and raspberry up front, toffee on the finish. Good Food Award-winning, full 1.75 oz bar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Smithsonian Bird Friendly®: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis bar's cocoa is Bird Friendly® certified, a standard Smithsonian scientists built on decades of ecological research. It only applies to farms that are deforestation-free and that preserve bird habitat through diverse shade trees or protected forest. Buying it supports both the farmers doing that conservation work in the field and the research that keeps the certification rigorous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seahorse Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41538644836533,"sku":"SHC-175z-70-ZORZ-01","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/6338\/1294\/files\/3_db1947a8-c0a0-4b6e-a2f6-935e28a6cd97.jpg?v=1787173387"},{"product_id":"dark-milk-175-dominican-republic-65","title":"Dark Milk | 65% with Coconut Milk","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eOur take on milk chocolate, made without the milk. Organic, non-GMO coconut milk gives this 65% single-origin bar its lush, creamy texture and a nostalgic flavor that tastes like chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons. Vegan craft chocolate that doesn't ask you to compromise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eA perennial favorite with candy bar lovers and serious chocolate people alike, which is about the highest compliment we know how to pay a bar. Roasted and crafted from scratch in our Bend, Oregon roastery, full 1.75 oz size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout Smithsonian Bird Friendly®: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThe cocoa in this bar comes from Zorzal in the Dominican Republic and carries Bird Friendly® certification. Smithsonian scientists developed this standard from decades of ecological research, and it only goes to farms that are deforestation-free, certified organic, and maintain real bird habitat, either through diverse shade trees or protected forest cover. Choosing Bird Friendly chocolate puts your dollars behind the farmers doing that conservation work, and behind the ongoing research that keeps the program moving forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seahorse Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51911908229301,"sku":"SHC-175z-65-DRKMLK-01","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/6338\/1294\/files\/4_b0c35e47-27f4-4276-afcc-5e5e4af283d6.jpg?v=1787173387"},{"product_id":"la-cueva-175-colombia-70","title":"La Cueva del Oso | Colombia 70%","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eLa Cueva del Oso is a 70% dark chocolate bar made with cocoa from smallholder farmers in Huila, Colombia. Careful, innovative processing has made this fermentory one of the most exciting origins in craft chocolate today. The name means 'the bear's cave,' fitting, since this is a bar that rewards the curious.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqual parts approachable and wild: toffee and molasses draw you in with warm, earthy sweetness, then a cool finish of wild mint arrives out of nowhere and makes you reconsider everything that came before it. Roasted and crafted from scratch in our Bend, Oregon, full 1.75 oz bar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seahorse Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52069909627061,"sku":"SHC-175z-70-LACDO-01","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/6338\/1294\/files\/12_ba7d144f-aaa6-49bc-84bc-76d9b96ecb68.jpg?v=1787173388"},{"product_id":"zorzal-05-dominican-republic-70","title":"Zorzal (Mini) | Dominican Republic 70%","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eA 0.5 oz square of the same Good Food Award-winning Zorzal 70% bar, grown in a thriving agroforestry system and a 1,019-acre private bird sanctuary in the Dominican Republic. Just two ingredients, Bird Friendly® certified cocoa and sugar, carry a flavor that's juicy and jammy: cherry and raspberry first, toffee on the way out. A great size for trying it before you commit to the full bar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout Smithsonian Bird Friendly®: Every square starts with 100% Bird Friendly certified cocoa, a Smithsonian-developed standard built on decades of ecological research. Certified farms have to be deforestation-free, and they have to maintain real habitat for birds, either through a diverse shade canopy or protected forest. Buying it supports the farmers doing that work and the research that keeps pushing the standard forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seahorse Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52409968361653,"sku":"SHC-050z-70-ZORZ-01","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/6338\/1294\/files\/9_ca63bdb6-6841-4aaa-9a1a-da42261d471f.jpg?v=1787173387"},{"product_id":"la-cueva-05-colombia-70","title":"La Cueva del Oso (Mini) | Colombia 70%","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis 0.5 oz square carries the same 70% single-origin cacao from Huila, Colombia that's made La Cueva del Oso one of the more exciting fermentories in craft chocolate right now. 'The bear's cave' is a fitting name for a bar built to reward the curious.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToffee and molasses open things up with warm, earthy sweetness before a cool wave of wild mint shows up on the finish and changes your read on the whole bar. A great low-commitment way to see what the fuss is about. Made in our Bend, Oregon workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seahorse Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52409972752565,"sku":"SHC-050z-70-LACDO-01","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/6338\/1294\/files\/11_39552216-7d1b-4a47-8b7d-4c7d82cd0196.jpg?v=1787173387"},{"product_id":"dark-milk-05-dominican-republic-65","title":"Dark Milk (Mini) | 65% with Coconut Milk","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eSame coconut-milk trick, smaller format: this 0.5 oz square gives you the lush, creamy texture of our 65% single-origin dark milk bar without a trace of dairy. Organic, non-GMO coconut milk delivers a flavor that lands somewhere between milk chocolate and a coconut macaroon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVegan craft chocolate that doesn't taste like a compromise, a favorite whether you're a candy bar person or a serious chocolate person. Roasted and crafted from scratch in our Bend, Oregon roastery. A good one to grab a few of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Smithsonian Bird Friendly®:\u003c\/strong\u003e This mini bar is built from the same Bird Friendly® certified cocoa as our full-size bars, sourced from Zorzal in the Dominican Republic. The certification comes out of decades of Smithsonian research and requires deforestation-free, certified-organic farms that keep genuine bird habitat intact, whether through shade-grown canopy or protected forest. Every bar sold helps fund both the farmers on the ground and the research behind the standard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seahorse Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52410006274229,"sku":"SHC-050z-65-DRKMLK-01","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/6338\/1294\/files\/7_3c8c49ed-2a23-4039-b546-687079c2a28f.jpg?v=1787173387"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/6338\/1294\/collections\/ABrown-SeahorseChocolate-Macro7_ef2b77f3-4202-4781-b613-43a417cd070b.jpg?v=1791838125","url":"https:\/\/seahorsechocolate.live\/collections\/international-chocolate-award-winners.oembed","provider":"Seahorse Chocolate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}