The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Competition, which was judged in New York Metropolitan Region, 29 March-4 April 2017. For the first time, this year the Americas and Asia Pacific results will be announced as separate competitions, acknowledging the huge growth in entries in both regions.
The judging panel included judges from Europe, Japan, South America and the USA and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
The Grand Jury Finalists are the companies that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and four or more 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 entrant will receive a prize.
Winners will be announced in Hoboken, in the New York Metropolitan area on June 26 2017 at 7pm Eastern Time.
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The 2017 Asia-Pacific Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Malagos Chocolate (Philippines) - Malagos 65% Dark ChocolateFu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan No.1 62%
Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Fruity Berry-Like / Fine / Colombia / 65%
Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Fruity Citric / Fine / Bolivia / 67%
Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Fruity Berry-Like / Fine / Vietnam / 68%
Meiji (Japan) - Floral Dark 70％
Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - ARTISAN TABLETTE Bitter 72% MADAGASCAR
Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Artisan Tablette Bitter 72% Vietnam
Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Hogarth Craft Chocolate (New Zealand) - Gran Blanco - PeruThe Smooth Chocolator (Australia) - Madagascar 72%
The Smooth Chocolator (Australia) - Belize 70%
The Smooth Chocolator (Australia) - Vietnam 70%
Green bean to bar chocolate (Japan) - Bolivia 70%
Cacaodada (South Korea) - Dominican Republic 70%
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Jade Li Chocolatier (Taiwan) - Formosa 85Rough ground/textured plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Nutty Raw-Like / Haiti / 73%Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Fruity Citric / Bolivia / 67%
Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Fruity Berry-Like / Fine / Colombia / 65%
Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Savory Floral / Fine / Nicaragua / 70%
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Daito Cacao (Japan) - Hokkaido Rich MilkChocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Artisan Tablette High milk 40% Madagascar
Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - ARTISAN TABLETTE High Milk40% VIETNAM
Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Artisan Tablette High milk 40% Haiti
Plain/origin 'dark' milk chocolate bars (50% and over)
Monsieur Truffe (Australia) - Ecuador 55%Daito Cacao (Japan) - Earthly High Cacao Milk
VANILLABEANS (Japan) - Tablette chocolat High cacao milk
Meiji (Japan) - Dark Milk of Light Floral Cacao 55%
Meiji (Japan) - Vivid Milk
Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Artisan Tablette Bitter Milk 51% Vietnam
Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Artisan Tablette Bitter milk 51% Madagascar
Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Artisan Tablette Bitter milk 51% Haiti
Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Jasper and Myrtle (Australia) - Classic Milk ChocolateMusée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Peru White Cacao Milk 45
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Daito Cacao (Japan) - Raw Sugar WhiteCacao Kenkyusyo (Japan) - Cacao 40%
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Jasper and Myrtle (Australia) - Espresso Dark Chocolate - Bean to bar 66% DarkVANILLABEANS (Japan) - Tablette chocolat -Yuzu pepper-
Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Madagascar
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Rum Special
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Kilimanjaro
Marou Chocolate (Vietnam) - Lam Dong 64% & Coffee
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Jasper and Myrtle (Australia) - Bean to bar 66% Dark Chocolate with Himalayan Rock Salt and WakameVANILLABEANS (Japan) - Tablette chocolat-Sparkling-
VANILLABEANS (Japan) - Tablette chocolat -Wasabi-
Green bean to bar chocolate (Japan) - Madagascar 70% -Nibs-
Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan No.5 62%
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Black World
Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Madagascar sancho japanese pepper
Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Grenada Penja black pepper
Marou Chocolate (Vietnam) - Candied Ginger 65% Dark Chocolate
Marou Chocolate (Vietnam) - Caramelized Nibs & 65% Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Framboise BasilicMarou Chocolate (Vietnam) - Cashewnut Praliné 65% Dark Chocolate
'Naked' filled dark chocolate bars (filling only, no coating)
Hogarth Craft Chocolate (New Zealand) - Gianduia - Dark HazelnutMilk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Daito Cacao (Japan) - SamuraiIshiya (Japan) - Hokkaido Rich Milk & Salt
Cacao Kenkyusyo (Japan) - Japanese Sea Salt
Cacao Kenkyusyo (Japan) - Original Blend Coffee
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Ishiya (Japan) - Fuji appleIshiya (Japan) - Tokibi
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Wasabi
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Kiwami Pineapple
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Wa Berry
AUDREY (Japan) - Milk chocolate & berry
es koyama (Japan) - Tumaco Leche ＆ Citrus Unshu（Satsuma Mandarin）＆ Cacao nib（Tumaco）
es koyama (Japan) - Kimchi×Chanchamayo 48％
es koyama (Japan) - Nara-zuke（Kamo-Nasu Eggplant）
es koyama (Japan) - Rakkyo（Allium Chinense）×Madagascar 51％
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
es koyama (Japan) - Green laver from YOSHINOGAWA-River ＆ Almond Praline with Yuzues koyama (Japan) - Chanchamayo 48％ ＆ Hazelnut Praline with Aka-Jiso（Red perilla from WAKAYAMA）
es koyama (Japan) - Real strawberry & Hazelnut Praline with Lime
Flavoured white chocolate bars
Ishiya (Japan) - Hokkaido Rich White & SaltJasper and Myrtle (Australia) - Caffe Bianco - White Chocolate with Coffee
Daito Cacao (Japan) - Hojicha（Charcoal Fire Roasting）
Daito Cacao (Japan) - Raw Sugar + Ginger
Ishiya (Japan) - Azuki & Ten-cha
Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Thai Curry Shrimp
Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Rose Lychee Nibs
Fossa Chocolate (Singapore) - Salted Egg Yolk Cereal Blond Chocolate
P. Chokko (South Korea) - Barra w+Coffee
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Waka
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Yoka
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Oriental
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Red World
Le Chocolat de H (Japan) - Japan All Stars
AUDREY (Japan) - White chocolates & berry
AUDREY (Japan) - Strawberry chocolate & berry
es koyama (Japan) - Three kinds of beans (Daitokuji-Temple Natto, Adzuki & Tanbaguro)
es koyama (Japan) - Matcha＆Hinona-zuke Kyoto
es koyama (Japan) - Japanese cinnamon leaf from Wakayama & Adzuki-bean
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Yu Chocolatier (Taiwan) - Yues koyama (Japan) - Elizabeth 71％（Colombia Arauca）
es koyama (Japan) - San Martin 70％（Peru）
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Yu Chocolatier (Taiwan) - Sherry LonganYu Chocolatier (Taiwan) - Aged Plum
Le Ruban Chocolat (Taiwan) - Chrysanthemum
Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Shiso Wasabi
es koyama (Japan) - Evaporated Soy Sauce＆Pedro Ximenez（Sierra Nevada70％）
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Le Ruban Chocolat (Taiwan) - White sesamees koyama (Japan) - Triple Tumaco（Colombia）
es koyama (Japan) - Strawberry＆Strawberry Leaf（Colombia Sierra Nevada）
es koyama (Japan) - Strawberry＆Fukinoto（youthful condition）（Nicaragua）
es koyama (Japan) - Kishu-Nankoume Plum from Wakayama & Sakura leaf
es koyama (Japan) - Smoked Soy Sauce from Wakayama（Madagascar 51％）
es koyama (Japan) - Completely Ripe Red Sansho from Wakayama (Peru Chanchamayo 48％)
es koyama (Japan) - Pu'er tea（Madagascar 51％）
es koyama (Japan) - Sake-Yuzu ＆ Sake-lees
es koyama (Japan) - Raspberry＆Raspberry Leaf
es koyama (Japan) - Chrysanthemum （Dominica 48％）
es koyama (Japan) - Absinthe ＆ Mango Passion Fruits（Peru Chanchamayo48％）
es koyama (Japan) - Chile:Pasilla de Oaxaca（Peru Chanchamayo 48％）
es koyama (Japan) - Keemun：Smoked with whiskey barrel wood chips（Madagascar51％）
es koyama (Japan) - Slow Cooked caramelized onion & Sierra Nevada 52%
es koyama (Japan) - Kaffir lime leaf 2017（Peru Chanchamayo48％）
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Kimuraya (Japan) - Dadachamameemon ChocolateFlavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Yu Chocolatier (Taiwan) - Woodfire-Sautéed Black Sesame Oil with Sea SaltYu Chocolatier (Taiwan) - Peppery Peat
Le Ruban Chocolat (Taiwan) - Longan flower and Pineapple
Le Ruban Chocolat (Taiwan) - Jasmine and Mango
Le Ruban Chocolat (Taiwan) - Oolong tea and longan
Le Ruban Chocolat (Taiwan) - Coriander
Le Ruban Chocolat (Taiwan) - Ginger, brown sugar and rosemary
Kimuraya (Japan) - Kijosyu chocolate
es koyama (Japan) - Two types of cassis liqueur, morning & night picking (Chanchamayo 63% & 48%)
es koyama (Japan) - Olive leaf & Olive oil（Peru Chanchamayo）
es koyama (Japan) - Kuromoji：branch ＆ leaf（Peru Chanchamayo）
es koyama (Japan) - Cassis with Timut pepper ＆ Coriander
es koyama (Japan) - Smoked Tofu (preserved in miso)
es koyama (Japan) - Real Red Rose（Peru Chanchamayo）
es koyama (Japan) - Vineyard after harvest~smoked Cabernet Sauvignon branches and raspberry Pedro Ximenez
Nuts
Dark chocolate enrobed marzipan
Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - BarloventoNut based pralines with milk chocolate
Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Puerto Cabelloes koyama (Japan) - Almond Praline：Pickled ginger with soy sauce
es koyama (Japan) - Almond Praline with Yuzu and Piment d'Espelette
Milk chocolate gianduiotto or cremino
Hogarth Craft Chocolate (New Zealand) - Milk Gianduia LogMilk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
es koyama (Japan) - Strawberry ＆ Lime dragée（Hazelnut）Nut based pralines with white chocolate
Ishiya (Japan) - Triple GomaWhite chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
es koyama (Japan) - Matcha & Yuzu dragée（Hazelnut）Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Caramel GingerOthers - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed manon/butter/cream
Chuang Chocolate (Taiwan) - Longan HoneyChuang Chocolate (Taiwan) - Raspberry & lavender
Chuang Chocolate (Taiwan) - Kaoliang Liquor & Oolong Tea
