The table below came from Flavors of Cacao. Amazing review they've made of over a thousand dark chocolate bars. I particularly culled from their data base the Criollo variety since it is rare and the most prized among the three main varietals (forastero and trinitario). And I will definitely look out for these higher rated chocolate bars (although very few could be found in the market, but some hotels are selling these bars).
Although reviewing their rating of the Criollo type, still some brand get a low score of 2. Below is their rating system, (or link - http://flavorsofcacao.com/review_guide.html).
Flavors of Cacao 5pt Rating System:
5= Superb!
4= Highly recommended
3= Ranges from OK to very good
2= Disappointing
1= Dreadful
*Not all the bars in each range are considered equal, so as a way to show preference from one bar in the same range I have assigned either .25, .50 or .75.
Source link - http://flavorsofcacao.com/chocolate_database.html
| Company (Maker-if_known) | Specific Bean Origin or Bar Name | REF | Cocoa Percent | Company Location | Rating | Bean Type | Broad Bean Origin |
| Valrhona | Guanaja | 63 | 70% | France | 4 | Criollo, Trinitario | South America |
| Valrhona | Manjari | 129 | 64% | France | 4.5 | Criollo, Trinitario | Madagascar |
| Silvio Bessone | Porcelana, Colombia, Amazonas | 741 | 68% | Italy | 3 | Criollo, Trinitario | Colombia |
| Artisan du Chocolat | Ocumare, Venezuela | 355 | 75% | U.K. | 2.5 | Criollo, Trinitario | Venezuela |
| Pralus | Fortissima | 93 | 80% | France | 4 | Criollo, Trinitario | Ecuador |
| Artisan du Chocolat | Madagascar | 363 | 80% | U.K. | 3 | Criollo, Trinitario | Madagascar |
| Jean-Paul Hevin | Apurima | 853 | 75% | France | 3.75 | Criollo, Trinitario | Peru |
| Friis Holm (Bonnat) | Johe, Xoco | 623 | 70% | Denmark | 3.25 | Criollo, Trinitario | Nicaragua |
| Friis Holm (Bonnat) | Chuno, triple turned, Xoco | 895 | 70% | Denmark | 3.25 | Criollo, Trinitario | Nicaragua |
| Friis Holm (Bonnat) | Chuno, double turned, Xoco | 899 | 70% | Denmark | 3.25 | Criollo, Trinitario | Nicaragua |
| Friis Holm (Bonnat) | Red Mayan, Xoco | 899 | 70% | Denmark | 3.25 | Criollo, Trinitario | Honduras |
| Friis Holm (Bonnat) | Nicaliso, Xoco | 623 | 70% | Denmark | 3.5 | Criollo, Trinitario | Nicaragua |
| Friis Holm (Bonnat) | Chuno, Xoco | 623 | 70% | Denmark | 3.5 | Criollo, Trinitario | Nicaragua |
| Fiori | Nero | 907 | 80% | U.S.A. | 3.25 | Criollo, Trinitario | |
| Coppeneur | Chuao 100hr | 451 | 70% | Germany | 3.5 | Criollo, Trinitario | Venezuela |
| Coppeneur | Chuao 70hr | 451 | 70% | Germany | 3.75 | Criollo, Trinitario | Venezuela |
| Zotter | Huiwani Coop | 879 | 75% | Austria | 3 | Criollo, Trinitario | Papua New Guinea |
| Pralus | Djakarta, Java and Ghana | 99 | 75% | France | 3.5 | Criollo, Forastero | Indonesia, Ghana |
| Pierre Marcolini | Baracoa, Cuba | 516 | 78% | Belgium | 3.75 | Criollo, Forastero | Cuba |
| Jean-Paul Hevin | Java-Ghana blend | 516 | 75% | France | 2.75 | Criollo, Forastero | Indonesia |
| Jean-Paul Hevin | Piaroa | 853 | 64% | France | 4 | Criollo, Forastero | Venezuela |
| Guittard | Sambirano, Ambanja | 87 | 65% | U.S.A. | 3.5 | Criollo, + | Madagascar |
| Felchlin | Alto Beni, Cru Savage | 56 | 68% | Switzerland | 4.25 | Criollo (Wild) | Bolivia |
| Valrhona | Porcelana, Maracaibo, Palmira P. 2005 | 75 | 64% | France | 3 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Valrhona | Porcelana, Maracaibo, Palmira P. 2006 | 162 | 64% | France | 3.25 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Pralus | Porcelana, S. of Lake Maracaibo | 717 | 75% | France | 3.25 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Pierre Herme | Porcelana | 395 | 70% | France | 4.25 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| La Maison du Chocolat (Valrhona) | Porcelana, Pariguan | 346 | 69% | France | 3.5 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Amedei | Porcelana | 111 | 70% | Italy | 4.25 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Ethel's Artisan (Mars) | Porcelana | 666 | 70% | U.S.A. | 2.5 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Domori | Porcelana | 111 | 70% | Italy | 4.01 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Demarquette | Porcelana, Maracaibo, Palmira P. | 597 | 64% | U.K. | 3.75 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Coppeneur | Porcelana, Venezuela | 220 | 72% | Germany | 3 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Bonnat | Porcelana, Venezuela | 199 | 75% | France | 4 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Beschle (Felchlin) | Porcelana, Premier Cru, Quizas No. 1 | 508 | 74% | Switzerland | 3.25 | Criollo (Porcelana) | Venezuela |
| Domori | Ocumare, Puertofino | 192 | 70% | Italy | 4 | Criollo (Ocumare 67) | Venezuela |
| Domori | Ocumare, Puertomar | 129 | 75% | Italy | 3.25 | Criollo (Ocumare 61) | Venezuela |
| Coppeneur | Ocumare 61 | 558 | 72% | Germany | 3.25 | Criollo (Ocumare 61) | Venezuela |
| Zotter | Satipo Pangoa region, 16hr conche | 875 | 70% | Austria | 3 | Criollo (Amarru) | Peru |
| Zotter | Satipo Pangoa region, 20hr conche | 875 | 70% | Austria | 3.5 | Criollo (Amarru) | Peru |
| Escazu | Ocumare | 252 | 72% | U.S.A. | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Choklat | Ocumare | 377 | 80% | Canada | 2.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Choklat | Ocumare | 377 | 70% | Canada | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Tocoti | Wild Bolivian, Jungle Love | 927 | 77% | U.S.A. | 3 | Criollo | Bolivia |
| Soma | Java | 1030 | 70% | Canada | 3.25 | Criollo | Indonesia |
| Soma | Chuao | 688 | 70% | Canada | 3.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Soma | Ocumare | 387 | 70% | Canada | 3.75 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Soma | Madagascar | 387 | 70% | Canada | 3.75 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Silvio Bessone | Maya Belize | 717 | 67% | Italy | 3 | Criollo | Belize |
| Rozsavolgyi | Carenero Superior | 713 | 73% | Hungary | 3.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Rogue | Sylvestre | 793 | 75% | U.S.A. | 3 | Criollo | Bolivia |
| Raw Cocoa | Raw | 867 | 70% | Poland | 2.5 | Criollo | |
| Pralus | Sambirano Valley, Le 100% | 202 | 100% | France | 3 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Pralus | Tanzania | 105 | 75% | France | 3.5 | Criollo | Tanzania |
| Pralus | Java, Indonesie | 32 | 75% | France | 3.5 | Criollo | Indonesia |
| Pralus | Madagascar, Nosy Be Isle. | 5 | 75% | France | 3.75 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Pomm | Peru | 829 | 82% | U.S.A. | 2.75 | Criollo | Peru |
| Pierre Marcolini | Chuao | 478 | 75% | Belgium | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Pierre Marcolini | Peru, Las Pampas P. | 531 | 85% | Belgium | 3 | Criollo | Peru |
| Pierre Marcolini | Porcelana, Tabasco, Finca La Joya | 445 | 72% | Belgium | 3 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Pierre Marcolini | Kendem Lembu, Java | 93 | 72% | Belgium | 3 | Criollo | Indonesia |
| Pierre Marcolini | Ocumare, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela | 93 | 72% | Belgium | 4 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Pierre Marcolini | Porcelana, Tabasco, Limited Ed. | 81 | 72% | Belgium | 4.02 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Artisan du Chocolat | Peru | 363 | 75% | U.K. | 3 | Criollo | Peru |
| Original Hawaiin Chocolate Factory | Hawai'i, Kona Grand Cru E. | 316 | 60% | U.S.A. | 3 | Criollo | Hawaii |
| Original Beans (Felchlin) | Piura, Apotequil, "Porcelana" 72hr c. | 341 | 75% | Switzerland | 3 | Criollo | Peru |
| Oialla by Bojessen | Sylvestre, Oialla | 761 | 70% | Germany | 3.5 | Criollo | Bolivia |
| Neuhaus (Callebaut) | Papua New Guinea | 531 | 70% | Belgium | 2.5 | Criollo | Papua New Guinea |
| Neuhaus (Callebaut) | Ocumare | 24 | 71% | Belgium | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Middlebury | Alto Beni | 887 | 75% | U.S.A. | 2 | Criollo | Bolivia |
| Middlebury | Balinese, Java | 887 | 70% | U.S.A. | 2.5 | Criollo | Indonesia |
| Mast Brothers | Patanemo | 572 | 81% | U.S.A. | 2.75 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Maglio | Cuba | 308 | 70% | Italy | 3.25 | Criollo | Cuba |
| Andrea Stainer | Madirofolo, Northwest Mad. | 523 | 62% | Italy | 3.75 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Madre | Criollo, Hawaii | 995 | 70% | U.S.A. | 3.25 | Criollo | Hawaii |
| Lillie Belle | Perfect Illusion | 855 | 65% | U.S.A. | 3.5 | Criollo | Peru |
| Lillie Belle | Wild Thing | 947 | 68% | U.S.A. | 3.5 | Criollo | Bolivia |
| Lillie Belle | Bolivia, Wild Thing | 903 | 68% | U.S.A. | 3.5 | Criollo | Bolivia |
| L'Amourette | Blend | 853 | 72% | U.S.A. | 3 | Criollo | Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela |
| Jean-Paul Hevin | Araguani | 531 | 72% | France | 2.75 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Jean-Paul Hevin | Madagascar | 853 | 75% | France | 3.5 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| iQ Chocolate | Satipo region, white label | 943 | 72% | Scotland | 2.75 | Criollo | Peru |
| Idilio (Felchlin) | Choroni, Finca Torres, 48hr c. | 729 | 72% | Switzerland | 3.25 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Idilio (Felchlin) | Ocumare, H. Cata, w/ nibs | 737 | 72% | Switzerland | 3.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Idilio (Felchlin) | Ocumare, H. Cata, 48hr c. | 733 | 72% | Switzerland | 3.75 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Idilio (Felchlin) | Coopertiva Amazona | 725 | 72% | Switzerland | 3.75 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Idilio (Felchlin) | Porcelana, Zulia | 733 | 74% | Switzerland | 4 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Idilio (Felchlin) | Coopertiva Amazona w/ nibs | 737 | 72% | Switzerland | 4 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Hanauer | Rio Caribe | 439 | 70% | Austria | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Giraudi | Cumarebo | 809 | 70% | Italy | 3.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Fresco | Carenero Superior, #203, MR, SC | 370 | 65% | U.S.A. | 3.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Felchlin | Maracaibo Clasificado | 48 | 65% | Switzerland | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Felchlin | Madagascar, Grand Cru | 48 | 64% | Switzerland | 3 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Escazu | Carenero Superior | 423 | 81% | U.S.A. | 3.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| El Rey | Carenero Superior, Bucare | 206 | 58% | Venezuela | 2.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| El Rey | Carenero Superior, Apamate | 206 | 74% | Venezuela | 2.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| El Rey | Carenero Superior, Gran Saman | 32 | 70% | Venezuela | 2.75 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| El Rey | Carenero Superior, Mijao | 206 | 61% | Venezuela | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Duffy's | Nicaliso, Xoco | 697 | 71% | U.K. | 3.25 | Criollo | Nicaragua |
| Duffy's | Indio Rojo, Xoco | 623 | 72% | U.K. | 3.75 | Criollo | Honduras |
| Domori | Canoabo, Hacienda San Jose | 693 | 70% | Italy | 3.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Domori | Madagared | 192 | 70% | Italy | 3.5 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Domori | Java, Javablond | 192 | 70% | Italy | 3.75 | Criollo | Indonesia |
| Dick Taylor | Mantuano | 682 | 75% | U.S.A. | 2.75 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Debondt | Venezuela | 170 | 71% | Italy | 2 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Amano | Ocumare | 175 | 70% | U.S.A. | 3.75 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Danta | Las Acacias E. | 423 | 75% | Guatemala | 3 | Criollo | Guatemala |
| Danta | Las Acacias E. | 423 | 60% | Guatemala | 3.25 | Criollo | Guatemala |
| Danta | Las Acacias E. | 987 | 70% | Guatemala | 4 | Criollo | Guatemala |
| Coppeneur | Porcelana, Apotequil | 341 | 72% | Germany | 3 | Criollo | Peru |
| Coppeneur | Porcelana, Tabasco, Mexico | 220 | 72% | Germany | 3 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Coppeneur | Porcelana, Apotequil | 445 | 62% | Germany | 3.25 | Criollo | Peru |
| Akesson's (Pralus) | Madagascar, Ambolikapiky P. | 502 | 75% | Switzerland | 2.75 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Compania de Chocolate | Ocumare | 292 | 70% | Argentina | 3.75 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Chuao Chocolatier | Choroni | 445 | 61% | U.S.A. | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Choklat | Porcelana, Tabasco | 377 | 70% | Canada | 2.75 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Chocovic | Xoconusco | 478 | 71% | Spain | 3.25 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Chocovic | Ocumare | 209 | 71% | Spain | 3.5 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Ah Cacao | Tabasco | 316 | 70% | Mexico | 3 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Chocolate Tree, The | Peru | 919 | 68% | Scotland | 2.75 | Criollo | Peru |
| Chocolate Tree, The | Madagascar | 919 | 72% | Scotland | 3.25 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Cacao Sampaka | Xoconusco, Chiapas | 346 | 70% | Spain | 4 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Cacao Sampaka | Porcelana, Tabasco, La Joya | 336 | 70% | Spain | 4 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Cacao Prieto | Criollo, Dominican Republic | 991 | 72% | U.S.A. | 3.75 | Criollo | Dominican Republic |
| Bonnat | Porcelana, Apotequil | 336 | 75% | France | 2.75 | Criollo | Peru |
| Bonnat | Xoconuzco, cacao Real | 395 | 75% | France | 3 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Bonnat | Porcelana, Tabasco, Marfil de Blanco | 336 | 75% | France | 3 | Criollo | Mexico |
| Bonnat | Maracaibo, El Rosario | 48 | 75% | France | 4 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Bonnat | Madagascar, 100% criollo | 629 | 75% | France | 4 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Bittersweet Origins | Ocumare, prototype | 565 | 78% | U.S.A. | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| Beschle (Felchlin) | Maracaibo | 636 | 88% | Switzerland | 3 | Criollo | Venezuela |
| A. Morin | Madagascar | 1011 | 70% | France | 3 | Criollo | Madagascar |
| Maglio | Santo Domingo | 308 | 70% | Italy | 3.75 | Blend-Forastero,Criollo | Dominican Republic |
| Recchiuti | Bittersweet | 209 | 85% | U.S.A. | 3.75 | Blend (Criollo) | |
