The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the British Chocolatier Competition, which was judged in York, at York Cocoa Works, 28 – 29 September 2018.
The British Chocolatier Competition is the UK’s only chocolate competition dedicated purely to chocolatier products made in the UK by British chocolate companies.
The Competition celebrates the craft of chocolatiers and chocolate companies who create filled chocolates, truffles, ganaches, caramels, fondants, enrobed fruits and nuts, and spreads made from chocolate couverture or from their own bean-to-bar chocolate and includes flavoured chocolate bars made from chocolate couverture.
Judges
The judging panel included regular UK judges, along with pastry chefs, restaurateurs, journalists and other specialists from the York area and members of our regular judging panel and international Grand Jury.
- Winners
- Finalists
- Judges
- Grand Jury
Prizes
The entry categories included flavoured chocolate bars, filled chocolates and spreads and are based on yearly feedback from our entrants and in consultation with the fine chocolate industry. All judging is anonymised, including at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.
Awards are awarded only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize. Winners will be presented at the British Chocolatier Prize Ceremony at York Cocoa Works on the evening of 17 October 2018, as part of UK Chocolate Week. Invitations will be sent separately.
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Bronze: Choc Amor (United Kingdom) - Kalamata Olive Oil
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: Choc Amor (United Kingdom) - Chilli Cappuccino
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Choc Amor (United Kingdom) - Brown Butter & Nibs
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Choc Amor (United Kingdom) - Coffee & Lemon with hint of chilli
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: L'Amethyste Patisserie (United Kingdom) - Mokaya pure dark
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: L'Amethyste Patisserie (United Kingdom) - Black Forest
Silver: Ben Le Prevost Chocolatier (United Kingdom) - Buttered rum
Bronze: Baravelli's (United Kingdom) - Blue Slate Gin
Bronze: Fifth Dimension Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Whisky (Water Ganache)
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Bronze: L'Amethyste Patisserie (United Kingdom) - Porcini Maracaibo truffle
Bronze: Realm Of Cream (United Kingdom) - Constantine 7
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Fifth Dimension Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Cambodian Curry
Bronze: Fifth Dimension Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Blackcurrant & Pernod
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Winchester Cocoa Company (United Kingdom) - Yuzu and chilli
Silver: Realm Of Cream (United Kingdom) - Balberry
Silver: Realm Of Cream (United Kingdom) - Stardust
Bronze: Realm Of Cream (United Kingdom) - Apple season
Bronze: Winchester Cocoa Company (United Kingdom) - Christmas pudding truffle
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Gold: Fifth Dimension Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Hazelnut
Bronze: Baravelli's (United Kingdom) - Honey roast Almond and Bee Pollen Praline
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Silver: Baravelli's (United Kingdom) - Pistachio and Panela Praline
Bronze: Baravelli's (United Kingdom) - Hazelnut, muscovado and raspberry praline
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Fifth Dimension Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Arctic Thyme Caramel
Silver: Winchester Cocoa Company (United Kingdom) - Ginger and muscovado sugar caramel
Bronze: Julia Wenlock, Toot Sweets (United Kingdom) - Jersey Black Butter Caramel
Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
Silver: Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom) - Gianduja Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (**)
Spreads with milk chocolate
Bronze: Realm Of Cream (United Kingdom) - Gossip - Salty caramel to spread
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
