The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the Scandinavian Competition which was judged in Copenhagen, Denmark from 2-5 May 2017.
The judges were drawn from local experts, food journalists and pastry chefs and members of our permanent international Grand Jury and guest judges.
The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and two days of Main round judging. The Finalists are the nominations from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting. The Grand Jury follow strict rules, which you can read here (PDF).
While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry received a prize.
The 2017 Scandinavian Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - Barba sea saltDark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Vintage Plantations Chocolates (Sweden) - Vintage Plantations 65% with AngelicaXOCO by Corina (Norway) - 75% dark juniper and blue berries
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Dark Nibs
Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - Pecan Cherry Bar
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Omnom Chocolate (Iceland) - Sea Salted Almonds + MilkMalmö Chokladfabrik (Sweden) - Malmö Chokladfabrik Liquorice & Sea Salt (Lakrits & Havssalt)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Milk Nuts
Flavoured white chocolate bars
Omnom Chocolate (Iceland) - Lakkrís + Sea SaltOmnom Chocolate (Iceland) - Coffee + Milk
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Sylvain Marron Chocolatier Pâtissier (Sweden) - madagascarNordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - arctic o'payo
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Mercedes Chocolaterie (Finland) - Fusion (Ljung honey and Sansho praline)Chokladfabriken (Sweden) - Cardamom
Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - vinmarksfersken ganache
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier (Norway) - Sjokoladefryd - Caramel & almondJentene på Tunet – Chocolatier (Norway) - Sjokoladefryd - Liquorice
Mercedes Chocolaterie (Finland) - Åland meets Venezuela (Sea Buckthorn praline)
Cacaofoni (Sweden) - Salty liquorice
Cacaofoni (Sweden) - Rose rosé
Cacaofoni (Sweden) - Hemp grapefruit
Chocolatte (Sweden) - Coffee 2.0
Chocolatte (Sweden) - Cherry/raspberry balsamico
Sylvain Marron Chocolatier Pâtissier (Sweden) - sudachi
Geiranger Sjokolade (Norway) - Vesterås-Brunost , Browncheese
Geiranger Sjokolade (Norway) - KINN - Øl, Beer
Choco Chocolate Sweden (Sweden) - Liquorice and lemon
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Chocolatte (Sweden) - Creamy dreamy hazelnutDark chocolate enrobed marzipan
Geiranger Sjokolade (Norway) - Cruise -Norsk Akevitt , Norwegian AquavitCaramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - muscovado caramelMilk chocolate enrobed caramels
Chokladfabriken (Sweden) - Salted caramelChoco Chocolate Sweden (Sweden) - Citrus and liquorice caramel
