The Virtual Awards Ceremony and Prize Celebration took place on Monday, 10 May, 2021, on Zoom from 3:00pm – 7:30pm, BST and was watched by over 200 attendees and many more viewers on our Facebook livestream (https://fb.watch/5qkwjaVSyw/)
We thank all our entrants, judges and winners for their support over the year and thank our partners and the Awards team for making the competitions possible in difficult circumstances. We are happy to conclude another great year of National and Regional rounds and to celebrate the ever increasing quality of craft chocolate and the established and new chocolate creators from around the world. We also thank our sponsors for supporting us throughout the year.
Judges
The judging panel was made up of members of our Grand Jury and international judges, including chefs, journalists, bloggers and chocolate specialists.
All judging is anonymised, included at the Grand Jury final session, where final scores are awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules
‘Best in competition’ overall winners
Plain/origin dark bar categories
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Cuzco 80
Plain/origin milk bar categories
Gold: Qantu (Canada) – Oh la vache! Morropón Milk 60%
Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Cuzco 80
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Growing Country
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Chuncho
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Lakuna
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Piura Select
Silver: Chocolaterie Morin (France) – Pérou Chanchamayo 63%
Silver: Chocolaterie Morin (France) – République Dominicaine Yamasá 63%
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Chuno 70% – Double Turned – Single Bean
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Chuno 70% – Triple Turned – Single Bean
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – La Dalia 100% – The lazy cocoa growers
+ Gold: 100%
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – La Dalia 70% – The lazy cocoa growers
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Nicaliso 70% – Single Bean
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Rugoso 70% – Single Bean
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Rugoso 70% Bad Fermentation -Single Bean
Silver: Maraná (Peru) – San Martín Dark 80% – Amazónico
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Esmeraldas 70%
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Guayas 70%
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Guayas 75%
+ Gold: Organic
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Lacumbia Arauquita 70%
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Piura Quemazon 70%
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Raw 70%
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Tangara 70%
Silver: PERÚ PURO Chuncho Gold (Germany) – PERÚ PURO Chuncho Gold Grand Cru 70% ( * Max Felchlin AG)
Silver: Tesoro Amazonico (Peru) – Dark 70 Chuncho
Silver: Tesoro Amazonico (Peru) – Piura Dark 76
Silver: Tesoro Amazonico (Peru) – San Martin Dark 70
Silver: Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway) – 70% Chuncho Kakao fra Kiteni i Peru ( * Theobroma Inversiones S.A.C)
Bronze: Benns Ethicoa (Malaysia) – Merdeka Blend (Malaysia Origin)
Bronze: Bonnat Chocolatier (France) – Cacao Real del Xoconuzco
Bronze: Bonnat Chocolatier (France) – Puerto Cabello
Bronze: Chocolaterie Morin (France) – Madagascar Sambirano 70%
Bronze: Chocolaterie Morin (France) – Pérou Pablino 70%
Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Johe 70% – Single Bean
Bronze: Maraná (Peru) – Cusco Dark 70% – Chuncho
Bronze: Maraná (Peru) – Piura Dark 70% – Blanco
Micro-batch – Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Strawberry Beer Yeast 70%
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Growing Country
+ Special: Fermentation additions
+ Special: Limited edition
Silver: Argencove (Nicaragua) – Masaya
Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Cioccolato Fondente 70% Tanzania
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Elizabeth 71%
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Nihonbashi 66%
Silver: Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Maya Mountain 70% Cacao
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Beer Yeast #3 American Ale Style 70% RG
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Red Wine Yeast #1 70%
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Taiwan #1 70% Ping Tung
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Almendra Blanca, 77%
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Asochivite, 77%
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Esmeraldas, 70%
Silver: Hecho Chocolate (Mexico) – 70% Cacao Criollo Blanco Finca La Rioja
Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) – Hispaniola 70%
Silver: Kahkow (United States) – La Esmeralda 67% – Single Estate
+ Gold: Organic
Silver: Kahkow (United States) – La Magdalena 70% – Single Estate
Silver: Kahkow (United States) – Los Bejucos 65% – Denomination of Origin
Silver: Kahkow (United States) – Tireo 68% – Single Estate
Silver: Kahkow (United States) – West Indian 67%
+ Special: Fermentation additions
Silver: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) – Arhuaco
Silver: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) – Fruity
+ Special: Rough ground
Silver: Murata (Japan) – Cusco 70%
Silver: Qantu (Canada) – Bagua 70%
Silver: Qantu (Canada) – Chaska 70%
Silver: Qantu (Canada) – Chuncho 70%
Silver: Qantu (Canada) – Gran Blanco 70%
Silver: Qantu (Canada) – Morropón 70%
Silver: Standout Chocolate (Sweden) – India Idukki 70%
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) – Peru Cusco 75%
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) – Thailand Nakhon 68%
Silver: Utopick Cacao (Spain) – Paquibato 70%
Bronze: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – 70% Maya Mountain Belize Bar
Bronze: Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) – 70% Dark Madagascar
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Boyaca, 73%
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – El Carmen, 77%
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Limited Release, Bahia
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Ucayali, 70%
Bronze: Jacek Chocolate Couture (Canada) – Costa Rica 70%
Bronze: La Fèverie by Hasnaâ (France) – Inde – Idukki 71%
Bronze: McGuire Chocolate Company (Canada) – Arhuacos 70%
Bronze: Meybol Cacao (Germany) – Criollo Origin Vraem Peru
Bronze: Meybol Cacao (Germany) – N° 3 Chuncho Collection
Bronze: Murata (Japan) – Peru Piura 70%
Bronze: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) – Thailand Blend Dark 72%
Bronze: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) – Thailand Chanthaburi Dark 70%
Bronze: Shattell Chocolate (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao Chuncho
+ Silver: High %
Bronze: Standout Chocolate (Sweden) – Belize Maya Mountain 70%
Bronze: Standout Chocolate (Sweden) – Guatemala Lachuá 70%
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) – Peru Cusco 68%
Bronze: Tsinane (Peru) – Bitter Tsinane 70%
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Piura Milk
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Growing Country
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Auro Chocolate (Philippines) – 50% Milk Chocolate
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tumaco Leche 53%
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Dark Milk 65%
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – O’Payo Milk 50%
+ Gold: Organic
Silver: Maraná (Peru) – Cusco Milk 50% – Chuncho
Silver: Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway) – 60% Mørk Melkesjokolade. Kakao fra Piura ( * Theobroma Inversiones S.A.C)
Bronze: Chocolaterie Morin (France) – Vietnam Thanh Long 48%
Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Dark Milk 55%
Bronze: Tobago Estate Chocolates (Sweden) – Tobago Estate Chocolate Laura ( * PRALUS)
Micro-batch – Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Qantu (Canada) – Oh la vache! Morropón Milk 60%
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Duffy’s (United Kingdom) – Duffy’s Honduras Mayan Milk 61%
Silver: Honoka’a Chocolate Co. (United States) – Pure Hawaiian Cacao 55% Goat Milk Bar
Silver: Lidka Chocolate (Czech Republic) – Sheep Milk Chocolate
+ Special: Non-cow milk
Silver: Standout Chocolate (Sweden) – Dark Milk India Idukki 60%
Bronze: Chen Rui Zhen (Taiwan) – Children White Color
Bronze: Kaitxo (Spain) – Peru Dark Milk 50%
Bronze: kesshō (China) – 58% Milk Chocolate
Bronze: La Fèverie by Hasnaâ (France) – Venezuela – Chuao Aragua Dark Milk 60%
Bronze: Standout Chocolate (Sweden) – Dark Milk Madagascar Sambirano 60%
Bronze: White Label Chocolate (United States) – 48% Brown Butter Milk
Bronze: Zoto (Belgium) – Mayan Red 60% – Dark Milk ( * Chocolatoa)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients
Gold: Wild Blue Chocolate (United States) – 70% Dark Chocolate, Pisa Haiti
Silver: Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) – 60% Dark Milk Tanzania
Silver: Palette de Bine (Canada) – Milk + Maple Wild Harvest Bolivia 55%
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) – Nakhon Dark 70% with Pure Coconut Sugar
Silver: Wild Blue Chocolate (United States) – 70% Dark Chocolate, Maya Mountain Belize
Bronze: Amazing Cacao (Russia) – Copuazu 62% with Almond Milk
Bronze: Artist Chocolate (Belgium) – Artist / Moulinet Malah Na Bulong
Bronze: Artist Chocolate (Belgium) – Artist Chocolate India 69%
Bronze: Coco Kyoto (Japan) – Peru 50%
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Asochivite with Maple Sugar
Bronze: Luisa Abram (Brazil) – Dark Coconut Milk Chocolate
Bronze: Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom) – Costa Esmeraldas Dark-Milk 64%
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Gold: Danta Chocolate (Guatemala) – Kampura White Limited Edition
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Growing Country
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Chocolatier Palet d’Or (Japan) – Tablet Terroir Blanc Ghana 50%
Silver: Chocolatier Palet d’Or (Japan) – Tablet Terroir Blanc Tanzania 50%
Silver: Wolter (Mexico) – Chelo Caramelo 34%
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Taiwan Tie-Guan-Yin Tea 62% (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Cielo Dentro Chocolate (Mexico) – Chak 68% (**)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Taiwan Red Jade Tea 62% (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Taiwan Red Oolong Tea 62% (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Special Reserve, Brown Butter (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Special Reserve, Lawley’s Rum (**)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Special Reserve, Putnam Rye Whiskey (**)
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Single Malt (**)
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Guayusa (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Lime (**)
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Rica Rica (**)
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Yerba Mate (**)
Silver: Prime Chocolate (Belarus) – Prime Chocolate Angel’s Share 70% (**)
+ Special: Cacao flavoring/aging
Silver: Standout Chocolate (Sweden) – Nordic Nature Spruce Shoots (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Bronze: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Limoncillo
Bronze: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Pimienta 70% (**)
Bronze: Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Rye Whisky Infused and Grinded 70% Cacao (**)
Bronze: Chocolaterie Morin (France) – Chanchamayo Laurier 63%
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Taiwan Magao (Wild Pepper) 62% (**)
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Special Reserve, Las Palomas Coffee (**)
Bronze: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) – Oriental Beauty Tea Chocolate (**)
Bronze: Jacek Chocolate Couture (Canada) – Whisky
Bronze: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Kapé Espresso (**)
Bronze: Qantu (Canada) – Chuncho 60% Maple and Maras Salt (**)
Bronze: Tesoro Amazonico (Peru) – Dark Espresso 62 (**)
Bronze: 曾志元 Zengzhiyuan台灣Taiwan (Taiwan) – Taiwan Plum (**)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Mission Chocolate (Brazil) – Three Theos (**)
+ Special: Biome
Silver: Argencove (Nicaragua) – Banana, Cinnamon & Cloves (**)
Silver: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – 70% Zesty Mango Pinon Bar – Medium Spice (**)
Silver: Nina Fine Chocolates (Peru) – Nina 67% Theo. Cacao&Bicolor+Sacha Inchi (**)
+ Special: Biome
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Silver: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Juniper-Enebro (**)
Silver: Paul And Mike (India) – P&M 64% Sichuan Pepper & Orange Peel (**)
Bronze: Bonnat Chocolatier (France) – Jean Sulpice – Chocolat Noir Pistaches
Bronze: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate (United States) – Orange Bourbon Pecan (**)
Bronze: Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) – 70% Dark Reindeer Lichen & Lingonberry (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Medagla Soy 70% – Dried Yuasa Soy (**)
Bronze: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) – Madagascar 70%+Nibs
Bronze: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Cusco Pink Salt and Nibs (**)
Bronze: Pacari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Green Olives (**)
Bronze: Palato Hand Crafted Chocolate (Honduras) – 70% Dark Chocolate w Caramelized Ginger (**)
Bronze: tete Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) – Bergamot & Pink Pepper (**)
Bronze: 可味Tastychoco (China) – Moutai Soaked Nibs Dark Chocolate Bar (**)
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) – MES Gianduja Fondente
+ Special: Naked
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Etat de Choc (Canada) – Noisettes, Chocolat Noir & Sarrasin
Silver: Volpati Davide (Italy) – Gianduia Caterina
Bronze: Cocobel (Trinidad and Tobago) – Máliaba (**)
Bronze: Volpati Davide (Italy) – Fondente Tre Strati
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – O’Payo Milk Sansho 50% (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Cacao Farm Formosa 福爾摩莎可可農場 (Taiwan) – Tropical Island – 52% Kumquat (**)
Silver: Etat de Choc (Canada) – Cari
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Charcoal Oolong Milk Tea 56% (**)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) – Rose Lychee Oriental Beauty Milk Tea 56% (**)
+ Special: Recipe
Silver: Lidka Chocolate (Czech Republic) – Coffee Milk Special (**)
Bronze: Chequessett Chocolate (United States) – Monomoy Mochaccino Chocolate Bar (**)
Bronze: Love Brown Cacao (Taiwan) – Passion Code #520 Maca Milk Chocolate (**)
Bronze: Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom) – Applewood Smoked 63% Gran Nativo (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Joan Baixas (Spain) – Chocolate con Leche y Crujiente de Kikos
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Coco Kyoto (Japan) – Gyokuro Roasted Green Tea and Brown Rice (**)
Silver: Cocobel (Trinidad and Tobago) – Felicity (**)
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – O’Payo Milk Liquorice 50% (**)
Bronze: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) – Fukuoka – Houjicha
Bronze: White Label Chocolate (United States) – 58% Salted Brown Butter Milk
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
Bronze: Daito Cacao (Japan) – Anthem Gianduja Noisette (**)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: T’a Milano (Italy) – Tavoletta Bianco Caramello e Liquirizia
Silver: Aruntam – Sensory Chocolate (Italy) – Biancomangiare – Bio White Veg 48% (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Silver: Chocolala (Estonia) – Organic Blackcurrant Chocolate (**)
Silver: Chocolala (Estonia) – Organic Sea Buckthorn Chocolate (**)
Silver: COFE (Taiwan) – Paochong Tea and Mango
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Recipe
Silver: COFE (Taiwan) – Red Oolong & Pineapple
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Recipe
Silver: Daito Cacao (Japan) – Miki Cha (**)
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) – Red Beets (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Raspberry White (**)
Bronze: Barbers Bean To Bar (United Kingdom) – 35% Blond Chocolate with Sea Salt (**)
Bronze: COFE (Taiwan) – Charcoal Roasted Oolong Tea
Bronze: COFE (Taiwan) – Oriental Beauty Tea
Bronze: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Philippine Durian (**)
Bronze: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Strawberry White (**)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Castronovo Chocolate (United States) – White Chocolate with Lemon & Lemon Salt
Silver: Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) – White & Norwegian Gingerbread (**)
Silver: GRANDPOIR (Japan) – Grandpoir Snow White Strawberry (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Karuna Chocolate (Italy) – White Raspberries
Silver: Terroir Chocolate (United States) – Golden Milk White Chocolate (**)
Bronze: Q sweet 精品甜點 (Taiwan) – Mulberry-Comfort Chocolate Bar
Combination chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Q sweet 精品甜點 (Taiwan) – Passion Fruit & Pink Pepper-Combination
+ Special: Recipe
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Andreas Muschler (Germany) – Emelie
+ Special: Classic
Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Piura Buffalo Cream
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Non-cow milk
Silver: Q sweet 精品甜點 (Taiwan) – Classic French Truffle Chocolate
Bronze: Dandelion Chocolate (United States) – Costa Esmeraldas, Ecuador Truffle (**)
Bronze: Giuseppe Manilia (Italy) – Ganache Madagascar 72%
Bronze: Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) – Mayan Red Waterganache
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) – Un Tè con le Tigri
Silver: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France) – Francescu – Safran et Délice d’Oranges
Silver: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté (Italy) – Mucillago (**)
Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) – Yokan & Green Tea
Silver: Phiabella Chocolates (United States) – Flamenco Diva
Bronze: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France) – “Mintrastella” ou Menthe Aquatique
Bronze: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France) – Chocolat Citron Vert/Basilic
Bronze: Les Petits Fours (Hong Kong) – Mui Kwe Lu
Bronze: PetriS Chocolate (Finland) – Raspberry Truffle
Bronze: Phiabella Chocolates (United States) – Cordoba
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) – Earl Grey
Silver: Evergreen Sky Catering (Taiwan) – Passionfruit-Pepper Chocolate 百香果胡椒巧克力
Bronze: Love18 Chocolatier (Malaysia) – Lychee Rose Tea First Love
Bronze: MAMANO CHOCOLATE (Japan) – Big Ganache Arriba Brandy (**)
Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) – Apple and Cinnamon
Bronze: Mutari Chocolate (United States) – Candy Cap – Brown Butter Truffle (**)
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Eggnog & Rum Truffle
+ Special: Classic
Silver: Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier (Norway) – Multefløyel
Bronze: Beans & Twins (Taiwan) – October 十月
Bronze: Chocolatier M (Belgium) – Sudachi Fizz
Bronze: Suklaa Täplä (Finland) – Arctic Blue Gin White Chocolate
Bronze: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Torta Albicocca e Cognac
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) – Ansonica
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Chuang Chocolate (Taiwan) – Daphne
Silver: Guild Chocolates (Canada) – FruiTea Bonbon
Silver: Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) – Aleatica
+ Special: Local ingredients
Bronze: Chocolaterie Agnès et Pierre (France) – Ganache Cêpes et Oranges
Bronze: Choklid (Czech Republic) – MalaCara Arabica Espresso Bonbon
Bronze: Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) – Blueberry & Lemon Cream (**)
Bronze: Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) – Norwegian Gingerbread Bonbon (**)
Bronze: Garcia Nevett (United States) – Ponche Crema
Bronze: La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy) – Bee Dark
Bronze: La Fève by Pavel Pavlov (Norway) – Rom, Orange and Smoked Milk Chocolate
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Giuinott
+ Gold: Gianduiotto
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) – Dark Cremino with Maldon Salt Flakes
Silver: Gardini (Italy) – “Insolito” Gianduia e Sale Dolce
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cardamomo Malva
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Cannella Calendula
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Menta Liquirizia
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Pistacchio
Bronze: Pasticceria Ugetti (Italy) – Gianduiotto
Dark chocolate enrobed marzipan
Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Wild Oregano and Lemon of Sorrento
+ Special: Local ingredients
Bronze: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Piura Violetta
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Nocciola Piemonte Bassinata al Gianduja
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée al Caffè
Bronze: Ciocomiti (Italy) – Ciocomiti Fave Cacao Ricoperte Cuvèe 71% (**)
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Silver: le fleuve (Japan) – Croissant Praline
Bronze: le fleuve (Japan) – Soba Praline
Bronze: Teabites (United Kingdom) – Macadamia ChaCha
Nut based pralines with combination chocolate
Gold: Gardini (Italy) – Cremino Bigusto con Noci di Romagna
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Gardini (Italy) – Cremino Bigusto con Amarene
Silver: Gardini (Italy) – Cremino Bigusto con Liquerizia
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Piccolo Gianduja
Silver: Sverre Sætre Konditori (Norway) – Vaffelhjerte
Bronze: Giuseppe Manilia (Italy) – Tartufino Gianduia
Bronze: LeSaint French Chocolate (United States) – Almond Praline Pavé
Combination chocolate enrobed marzipan
Bronze: Guild Chocolates (Canada) – Fruity Hibiscus Bonbon
Combination chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: chocoMe (Hungary) – chocoMe Raffinée 301/C
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée al Coriandolo
Bronze: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Mokaccino
Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée al Pepe Rosa
Silver: Cacao Farm Formosa 福爾摩莎可可農場 (Taiwan) – 55% Honey Macadamia (**)
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Pinolo alla Camomilla
Silver: Cona’s (Taiwan) – Organic Ruby Black Tea Macadamia
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Cona’s (Taiwan) – Oriental Beauty Tea and Apple
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Palato Hand Crafted Chocolate (Honduras) – White Chocolate with Lemon Almonds (**)
Bronze: chocoMe (Hungary) – chocoMe Raffinée 301/B
Bronze: Cona’s (Taiwan) – Tie Guan Yin Macadamia
Bronze: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Dragées Pistacchio e Arancia
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Silver: Chuang Chocolate (Taiwan) – Beauty Green – Fiona
Bronze: La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy) – Honey Moor
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Luphia (United States) – Mille Feuille Toffee – Orange Confit
Silver: Naschkatze Münster (Germany) – Karamell auf Haselnussknuspernougat
Bronze: Ariqua Denis Chocolatier (Belgium) – Caramel Beurre Salé
Others – fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Gold: Cacao Farm Formosa 福爾摩莎可可農場 (Taiwan) – Pancodi – 72% Yuzu Jelly (**)
Silver: Cacao Farm Formosa 福爾摩莎可可農場 (Taiwan) – Pancodi – 72% Mango Jelly (**)
Silver: Garcia Nevett (United States) – Tequila Lime
+ Special: Alcohol
Bronze: Q sweet 精品甜點 (Taiwan) – Calamansi Island
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Maychoco (Spain) – Mango Bañado en Bean to Bar 70% Perú (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Foresta Nera
Silver: Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) – Sgranfgnòn Boero
+ Gold: Boero
Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Boero
Bronze: Andreas Muschler (Germany) – Orangeatstäbchen
Dark chocolate enrobed manon/butter/cream
Gold: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) – Rose Geranium (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Bronze: Chuang Chocolate (Taiwan) – High Ball
Milk chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Silver: Cacao Farm Formosa 福爾摩莎可可農場 (Taiwan) – Pancodi – 52% Lychee Jelly (**)
Silver: Cacao Farm Formosa 福爾摩莎可可農場 (Taiwan) – Pancodi – 52% Pink Guava Jelly (**)
White chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Yogurt e Lampone
Bronze: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Cheesecake alla Fragola
Bronze: Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Liquirizia e Arancio
Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) – +55
Silver: Pasticceria Ugetti (Italy) – Crema Spalmabile Gianduia
+ Special: Classic
Spreads with milk chocolate
Gold: Gardini (Italy) – Crema all’Olio EVO
+ Special: Local ingredients
White spreads
Spreads with white chocolate
Gold: Cona’s (Taiwan) – Cona’s Roasted Oolong Tea Spread
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Cona’s (Taiwan) – Cona’s Pineapple Spread
Silver: Cona’s (Taiwan) – Cona’s Ruby Black Tea Spread
Ingredients from cacao
Cocoa Powder
Silver: Chocolaterie Morin (France) – Poudre Pur Cacao 100% Pérou Chanchamayo
Bronze: Chocolat Madagascar (Madagascar) – Organic Natural Cocoa Powder
Cocoa Butter
Gold: Tesoro Amazonico (Peru) – Manteca Piura
Silver: Chocolaterie Morin (France) – Beurre de Cacao Pérou
Bronze: COFE (Taiwan) – Cold Pressed Taiwan Cacao Butter
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
