Prizes

(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)

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'Best in competition' overall winners

Plain/origin dark bar categories

Gold: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Guasare

Plain/origin milk bar categories

Gold: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Milk of Nicaragua

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Plain/origin bars

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Guasare

Silver: Amano Chocolate Company  (United States) - Amano Macoris

Silver: Amano Chocolate Company  (United States) - Amano Ocumare

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - Cuzco Select 72%

Silver: Chocolaterie Morin  (France) - Honduras 70%

Silver: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Canoabo 70%

Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - Chuno 70% Triple Turned

Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - Nicaliso

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Wild Bolivia 74% Dark

Silver: Maraná  (Peru) - Cusco 70% - Dark Chocolate

Silver: Maraná  (Peru) - Piura 70% - Dark Chocolate

Silver: Nina Fine Chocolates  (Peru) - Nina 70%

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Manabí 65%

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Raw 70%

Bronze: Cacao 70  (Canada) - Lights Out 70%

Bronze: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Tumaco 70%

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Chuncho-Cuzco

Bronze: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Choroni 70%

Bronze: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Ocumare 70%

Bronze: French Broad Chocolates  (United States) - 73% Guatemala Dark Chocolate

Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - Chuno 70% - Double Turned

Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - Medagla 70%

Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - O'Payo 68%

Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - Rugoso 70% Bad Fermentation

Bronze: Harper Macaw  (United States) - 70% Brazilian Rainforest Blend

Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Copan

Bronze: London Chocolate  (United Kingdom) - London Chocolate: Madagascar (Mava Ottange)

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - La Cumbia 70%

Bronze: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Esmeraldas

Bronze: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Hacienda Victoria

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: TA.CHO taller de chocolate  (Mexico) - "Consuelo 73%" Finca "La Joya"

Silver: Ara Chocolat  (France) - Tolita 72%

Silver: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Arhuacos 72%

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Maya Mountain, Belize- 2016

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Tumaco, Colombia - 2017

Silver: MILTOS  (Japan) - Madagascar, Sambirano

Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Venezuela Chuao 70%

Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Vietnam Ben Tre 70%

Silver: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Madagascar 66%

Silver: Qantu  (Canada) - Chaska 70%

Silver: Qantu  (Canada) - Chuncho 70%

Silver: Qantu  (Canada) - Gran Blanco 70%

Silver: Solkiki Chocolatemaker  (United Kingdom) - 70% Gran Chililique - Chulucanas, Piura, Peru

Silver: Svenska Kakaobolaget  (Sweden) - Tanzania 74%

Silver: Svenska Kakaobolaget  (Sweden) - Ucayali 72%

Silver: The Smooth Chocolator  (Australia) - Piura Blanco Peru 67%

Silver: The Smooth Chocolator  (Australia) - Ramnath Trinidad 67%

Silver: The Smooth Chocolator  (Australia) - Tanzania Kokoa Kamili 70%

Silver: Wellington Chocolate Factory  (New Zealand) - Peru Chocolate Bar

Silver: Zoto  (Belgium) - El Castillero 70% ( * Chocolatoa)

Bronze: Ara Chocolat  (France) - Antioquia 70%

Bronze: Ara Chocolat  (France) - Chuncho 70% - 4 days of fermentation

Bronze: Cacao 70  (Canada) - SE - Asochivite 70%

Bronze: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Kokoa Kamili, Tanzania- 2014

Bronze: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Maya Mountain, Belize - 2015

Bronze: Dandelion Chocolate Japan  (Japan) - 70% Maya Mountain, Belize

Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate  (United States) - Ucayali, 70%

Bronze: green bean to bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Tanzania 70%

Bronze: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Nicaragua 24 mesi

Bronze: Hogarth Craft Chocolate  (New Zealand) - Porcelana

Bronze: Legast  (Belgium) - Maleku

Bronze: Martin Mayer Schokoladen  (Austria) - El Cibao (Öko Caribe) - Dominican Republic

Bronze: Qantu  (Canada) - Bagua 70%

Bronze: Stone Grindz Chocolate  (United States) - Ucayali River, Peru 70%

High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)

Gold: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - 曾志元85%巧克力

Silver: Bonny Chocolate (邦尼巧克力工坊）  (Taiwan) - 85% Dark Chocolate Bars

Silver: Chocotenango  (United States) - Wild Bolivia

Silver: Coup De Chocolat  (Belgium) - Jerome

Silver: Fresco  (United States) - Polochic 100%, Light Roast

Silver: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - Malagos 85% Dark Chocolate

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Raw 100%

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Raw 85% with Coconut Sugar

Bronze: Åkesson's  (United Kingdom) - Madagascar - Bejofo Estate - 100% Criollo Cocoa - Organic ( * Damiens Chocolats)

Bronze: Amazon food company  (Vietnam) - Bapula Chocolate Baria Organic 92%

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Chawpi Tuta

Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - La Dalia 85%

Bronze: Zart Pralinen Chocolate Makers  (Austria) - La Dalia Tenor 100%

Rough ground/textured plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan #9, 70%, Double Ferment, Rough Ground

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Piura Batan

Silver: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Colombia Tumaco 75%

Bronze: Antica Dolceria Bonajuto  (Italy) - From Bean to Bar Bonajuto - Gran Nativo Blanco

Bronze: Gardini  (Italy) - "Rustico"

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars made with alternative natural sugar

Gold: Aruntam - Sensory Chocolate  (Italy) - Trinitario Fine Raw Chocolate 72½ Kokoa Kamili Organic Cacao Single Origin Mbingu, Tanzania

Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate  (United States) - Asochivite with Maple Sugar, 70%

Silver: Palette de Bine  (Canada) - Palette de Bine "Bine à l'érable" Wild Bolivia 70%

Bronze: Aruntam - Sensory Chocolate  (Italy) - Curarai Acriollado Amazonico Ecuador Fine Raw Chocolate 72½ Single Origin Archidona, Napo

Bronze: Aruntam - Sensory Chocolate  (Italy) - Nacional Blanco Acriollado Fine Raw Chocolate 72½ Single Region Piura, Perú

Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Maple

Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Silver: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Madagascar and Ghana 44% cacao

Silver: Rosehill Estate Chocolates  (Sweden) - Tobago Estate Chocolate Laura Pralus ( * Pralus)

Bronze: Cacao 70  (Canada) - Smooth Operator 45%

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Lecherita

Bronze: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Brown Butter Milk Chocolate

Plain/origin 'dark' milk chocolate bars (50% and over)

Gold: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Milk of Nicaragua

Silver: Åkesson's  (United Kingdom) - Brazil - Fazendan Sempre Firme - 55% Dark Milk Chocolate

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Intense Milk

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Piura Milk

Silver: Cacaotier Gokan  (Japan) - Cacaotier Bar (Piura Lacte)

Silver: Duffy's  (United Kingdom) - Duffy's Honduras Mayan Red 61% Milk

Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - O'Payo Milk 50% - Organic

Silver: Hogarth Craft Chocolate  (New Zealand) - Alto Beni Dark Milk

Silver: PARADAi Chocolate  (Thailand) - Thailand Nakhon Si Thammarat - Dark Milk 58%

Bronze: Bakáu  (Peru) - Peru Select 60% (**)

Bronze: Castronovo Chocolate  (United States) - Signature Collection: Tumaco, Colombia Dark Milk 60%

Bronze: Harper Macaw  (United States) - 57% Brazilian Rainforest Blend

Bronze: Limited Chocolate  (United States) - Fiji Amelonado 2017 - 55% Milk Chocolate

Bronze: MILTOS  (Japan) - Brazil milk

Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Venezuela Chuao Dark Milk 60%

Bronze: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Dark Milk of Tanzania

Bronze: Sweets Escalier  (Japan) - Peru piura milk 60%

Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Gold: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Milk of Madagascar

Plain/origin white chocolate bars

Gold: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - L'essence de cacao White

Silver: Åkesson's  (United Kingdom) - Madagascar - Bejofo Estate - 43% Single Plantation White Chocolate - Organic ( * Damiens Chocolats)

Bronze: Cacaoterra/Xiquipil  (El Salvador) - Cacaoterra/Shaw's White chocolate (Honduras)

Bronze: Chocolat Madagascar  (Madagascar) - Chocolat Madagascar White Gold, 45% cocoa

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Flavoured bars

Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Regent Taipei x Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Tie Guan Yin Tea 62% (**)

Silver: ChocoCard  (Hungary) - Voatsiperifery 69% (**)

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Irving Farm Coffee Chocolate 68% (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan 62%, Black Pepper (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan 62%, White Pepper & Fleur de Sel (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Magao (Wild Pepper) 62% (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Regent Taipei x Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Charcoal Oolong Tea 62% (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Regent Taipei x Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Red Jade Tea 62% (**)

Silver: Harrer Chocolat  (Hungary) - Peru 72% with Charapita Chili (**)

Silver: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - C'est la vie

Silver: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - C'est la vie

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Andean Mint

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Andean Rose

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Cardamom

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Lemon Verbena

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Lemongrass

Bronze: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Café de Edi 61% (**)

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Cedroncillo

Bronze: Choc Amor  (United Kingdom) - Kalamata Olive Oil

Bronze: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Orange Jazz

Bronze: French Broad Chocolates  (United States) - Scorpion Dark Chocolate (**)

Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Ancient Coffee 62% (**)

Bronze: Georgia Ramon  (Germany) - Kardamom (**)

Bronze: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - elixir

Bronze: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - elixir

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Allspice / Sweet Pepper

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Jasmine

Bronze: T'a Milano  (Italy) - Tavoletta al limone

Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Mission Chocolate  (Brazil) - Brazil Biomes: Cupuaçu 72% (**)

Silver: Åkesson's  (United Kingdom) - Madagascar - Bejofo Estate - 75% Trinitario Cocoa & "Wild" Voatsiperifery Pepper - Organic

Silver: Åkesson's  (United Kingdom) - Madagascar - Bejofo Estate - 75% Trinitario Cocoa & Black Pepper - Organic

Silver: Åkesson's  (United Kingdom) - Madagascar - Bejofo Estate - 75% Trinitario Cocoa & Pink Pepper - Organic

Silver: Amano Chocolate Company  (United States) - Raspberry Rose (**)

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Piura Nibs

Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Chuao 70% - Nibs

Silver: Hogarth Craft Chocolate  (New Zealand) - Manuka Honey & Cocoa Nib (**)

Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Toffee & Nib (**)

Silver: Mission Chocolate  (Brazil) - Three Theos: Theobroma Cacao+Bicolor+Cupuaçu (**)

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Coffee

Bronze: Ambrosia Pastry Co  (Canada) - Seabuckthorn and Candied Ginger (**)

Bronze: Cacaotier Gokan  (Japan) - Cacaotier Bar (Mikkabi Mikan)

Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Papua New Guinea 70%, Taiwan Mango (**)

Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Honey Lavender

Bronze: Maitre Chocolatier Wenschitz  (Austria) - Handmade Arriba 72% Blumig

Bronze: Marou Chocolate  (Vietnam) - Maison Marou - Caramelized Popped Rice (**)

Bronze: Meiji  (Japan) - Dominica with Yuzu Chenpi (**)

Bronze: Nugali  (Brazil) - Pimenta Rosa 63% cocoa (**)

Bronze: Samurai Nanbu Cracker Tablet supervised by Chocolatier Hideaki Sarudate  (Japan) - Nanbu Tablet with Sesame Cracker

Bronze: Theo and Philo Chocolate  (Philippines) - 65% Dark Chocolate with Black Sesame, Cashew and Pili Nuts (**)

Dark chocolate bars with a filling

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Chinotto di Savona

Silver: Clement  (Germany) - Clement Single Malt Whisky Schokolade

Silver: Martin Mayer Schokoladen  (Austria) - Hauszwetschke - Tafel 70g (**)

Bronze: Gardini  (Italy) - "Insolito" , Gianduia Salata

Rough ground flavoured dark chocolate bars

Gold: Wolter  (Mexico) - Quetzalli 70% con Sal de Chicatana y Cardamomo (**)

'Naked' filled dark chocolate bars (filling only, no coating)

Gold: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Gianduja-Fondente (**)

Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Japanese strawberry "Amaou" (**)

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Lucuma (**)

Silver: Choc Amor  (United Kingdom) - Chilli Cappuccino

Silver: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Yuzu (**)

Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - O'Payo Milk Sansho Pepper (**)

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Hudson Valley Bourbon Dark Milk

Silver: K+M Extravirgin Chocolate  (United States) - K+M Extravirgin Milk Chocolate Nicaragua (**)

Silver: K+M Extravirgin Chocolate  (United States) - K+M Extravirgin Milk Chocolate Winter Spice

Silver: Mānoa Chocolate Hawaii  (United States) - Ghost Pepper

Silver: TCHO  (United States) - Mokaccino (**)

Silver: Utopick Cacao  (Spain) - Gin Tonic (**)

Silver: Wellington Chocolate Factory  (New Zealand) - Raspberry Milk Chocolate Bar (**)

Bronze: Chitra'm Craft Chocolates  (India) - Chitra'm Craft Chocolates - Milk Chocolate (Mango Lassi) (**)

Bronze: Lyra  (Slovakia) - Coffee - Milk Chocolate

Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Gardini  (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte sale e liquerizia

Silver: Evers & Tochter Manufaktur  (Germany) - Milk Chocolate with Salt and Truffle

Silver: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Marcona Almonds in Milk Chocolate

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Corazon de Dahlia Quinoa Crunch (**)

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte con sale e olio EVO

Silver: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Caramel + Milk (**)

Silver: Svenska Kakaobolaget  (Sweden) - Lakrits (**)

Silver: TCHO  (United States) - Toffee + Sea Salt (**)

Silver: Theo and Philo Chocolate  (Philippines) - Milk Chocolate Adobo (**)

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Quinoa Crunch (**)

Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - O'Payo Milk Chunky Salty Liquorice (**)

Bronze: TCHO  (United States) - Maker's Series: Sesame Crisp (**)

Milk chocolate bars with a filling

Gold: Clement  (Germany) - Clement Jamaika Rum Schokolade

Silver: Martin Mayer Schokoladen  (Austria) - Weichsel Koriander - Tafel 70g (**)

Bronze: Millesime Chocolat  (Belgium) - Madagascar 2017 Lacté Praliné (**)

White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Kaitxo  (Spain) - Pistatxo Karamelizado

Silver: Harrer Chocolat  (Hungary) - Mango Maracuja (**)

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Azuki & Ten-cha

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Iwai Kuro Kinako

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Kokuto Kinako

Silver: Mamuschka  (Argentina) - Patagonian Berries & Flowers

Silver: Monsieur Truffe  (Australia) - Australian Plum (**)

Silver: Only Child Chocolate Co  (United States) - Hedgehog in the Fog

Silver: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Raspberry Bar (**)

Bronze: Ishiya  (Japan) - Matcha Grinded in Oil

Bronze: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Coffee + Milk (**)

Bronze: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Lakkrís + Sea Salt (**)

Bronze: T'a Milano  (Italy) - Tavoletta cioccolato bianco al Caramello e Sale delle Hawaii

White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Mango Chili Bar (**)

Silver: Bodrato Cioccolato  (Italy) - White chocolate bar with cranberry and cinnamon

Silver: ChocolaTas Vancouver Chocolates Ltd.  (Canada) - Whimsical White Tablet

Silver: Fjåk Chocolate  (Norway) - Caramelised White & Norwegian Gingerbread (**)

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Touji

Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Kakinotane challenge

Silver: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Black n' Burnt Barley (**)

Bronze: Fjåk Chocolate  (Norway) - White & Lingonberry (**)

Bronze: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Blackcurrant bar (**)

Bronze: Taucherli  (Switzerland) - Noel

White chocolate bars with a filling

Bronze: Amazing Cacao  (Russia) - White Chocolate Cappuccino (**)

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Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles

Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Piura Buffalo Cream

Silver: Mercedes Chocolaterie  (Finland) - Centenario Concha

Silver: Sweet Lollapalooza Fine Chocolates  (Canada) - Pure Nacional

Bronze: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - 72% Dark Chocolate Ganache (**)

Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Delaveaux Chocolatier  (France) - Ganache Mojito (**)

Silver: Ara Chocolat  (France) - Ganache olives noires Tanches de Nyons (**)

Silver: Au Bon Chocolat  (France) - Ardentes (**)

Silver: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Shanghai Nights

Silver: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - WuSong Fights the Tiger

Silver: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C.  (France) - chocolat rhum/raisin

Silver: Delaveaux Chocolatier  (France) - Ganache fruit de la passion (**)

Silver: Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier  (Belgium) - Ganache aux Olives Taggiasche

Silver: Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier  (Belgium) - Ganache Yuzu

Silver: Le Petit Chocolatier  (France) - Ganache thym et zestes de citron

Silver: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - Rhum (**)

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Bonet

Silver: Slitti  (Italy) - Pralina Irish Coffee (**)

Silver: Sweet Lollapalooza Fine Chocolates  (Canada) - Herbsaint

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Torta Martinica Dream

Silver: 拾米屋米花/蘇怡帆  (Taiwan) - （premium)百年梅酒威士忌

Bronze: BETA5  (Canada) - Mandarin

Bronze: Chocolatier Reen  (Belgium) - Rhubarb

Bronze: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Cherry Almond

Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Truffle Yuzu

Bronze: Slitti  (Italy) - Pralina Lampone (**)

Bronze: Sweet Lollapalooza Fine Chocolates  (Canada) - Raspberry Noir

Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Pumpkin Spice Truffle

Silver: Andreas Muschler  (Germany) - ´Mogador ´

Silver: chocoMe  (Hungary) - chocoMe Petit 21 - Bite-sized milk chocolate squares with Piemonte hazelnut praline and Ethiopean Harrar coffee filling

Silver: Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate  (United States) - Forbidden Rice

Silver: Mercedes Chocolaterie  (Finland) - Cinnamon Calvados charm

Bronze: Que Bo! Chocolatería Mexicana Evolutiva  (Mexico) - Bombón de Maracuya con Pimienta Rosa (**)

Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Torta di cioccolato bianco e Albicocche al Cognac

Silver: Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier  (United States) - Passionfruit

Silver: Fifth Dimension Chocolates  (United Kingdom) - Cambodian Curry

Silver: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Lemon Pepper in White Chocolate Truffle

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Biancomangiare

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Elisa's Cake

Bronze: Bruno Chocolate  (Israel) - Strawberry cheesecake

Bronze: Chocolatte  (Sweden) - Basil & raspberry

Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling

Gold: Paola Francesca Bertani  (Italy) - Aleatica

Silver: BETA5  (Canada) - Gingerbread

Silver: BETA5  (Canada) - Negroni

Silver: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Green Lemon&Tender Ginger

Silver: Joel Vilcoq Chocolatier  (France) - Ganache bissap

Silver: Mostly Chocolate  (United States) - S'mores

Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Pistacchio Bronte

Silver: Winchester Cocoa Company  (United Kingdom) - Yuzu and chilli

Bronze: BETA5  (Canada) - Matcha - Yuzu

Bronze: BETA5  (Canada) - Tequila Sunrise

Bronze: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Snow Flower

Bronze: CsoKiss Manufaktura  (Hungary) - Gyulai Vadbodza bonbon / Gyulai's Wild Elderberry bonbon

Bronze: Seed Confections  (Canada) - Cranberry Sage

Bronze: Sweet Lollapalooza Fine Chocolates  (Canada) - Passion Kalamansi

Bronze: Sweet Lollapalooza Fine Chocolates  (Canada) - Teaism

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Nuts

Nut based pralines with dark chocolate

Gold: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Cremino Pistacchio (**)

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Cremino Cannella Calendula (**)

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Cremino Cardamomo Malva (**)

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Cremino Menta liquirizia (**)

Silver: Joel Vilcoq Chocolatier  (France) - Praliné pistache

Silver: Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate  (United States) - Pumpkin Sesame and Mole

Silver: Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier  (Belgium) - Praliné Sésame

Bronze: Chapon  (France) - Canela (**)

Bronze: Fifth Dimension Chocolates  (United Kingdom) - Hazelnut

Dark chocolate gianduiotto / cremino

Gold: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Giuinott (**)

Silver: Bardini  (Italy) - Cremino Bardini

Bronze: Bardini  (Italy) - Gianduiotto Bardini

Flavoured dark chocolate cremino

Gold: Gardini  (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Liquerizia

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Amarene

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Noci

Bronze: Gardini  (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Uvetta di Corinto

Dark chocolate enrobed marzipan

Silver: Sensaciones de Chocolate  (Spain) - Azahar

Bronze: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Piura Violetta

Bronze: Sawade Berlin  (Germany) - Walnuss auf Weinbrandmarzipan

Nut based pralines with milk chocolate

Gold: Giraudi  (Italy) - Pralina Pistacchio

Silver: Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier  (United States) - Five Spice Praline

Silver: Patrick Gelencser Chocolatier  (France) - Valencia praliné chocolat au lait

Silver: zChocolat  (France) - Barre Z lait

Bronze: zChocolat  (France) - Z lait

Milk chocolate gianduiotto or cremino

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Piccolo Gianduja

Silver: Giraudi  (Italy) - Gianduiotto Classico

Bronze: Davide appendino Bean[TO]Ciok  (Italy) - Gianduiotto (**)

Unflavoured milk chocolate cremino

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Cremino Tre Colori

Silver: Varvaro  (Italy) - Cremino a Tre Strati (**)

Milk chocolate enrobed marzipan

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Zuppa Inglese

Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Gold: Slitti  (Italy) - Mandorle d'Avola (**)

Silver: Luphia  (United States) - Caramelized Almonds + Milk Chocolate

Nut based pralines with white chocolate

Bronze: Bardini  (Italy) - Tartufo Bardini

White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Drageès di Pistacchio Siciliano, cioccolato bianco, polvere di arancia e sale marino

Silver: Luphia  (United States) - Matcha Chocolate Almonds

Bronze: Cona's  (Taiwan) - 有機紅玉茶夏果 (**)

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Caramels

Dark chocolate enrobed caramels

Gold: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Rosemary Orange Caramel

Silver: Chocolatte  (Sweden) - Liquorice and sea salt

Silver: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Pink Peppercorn Caramel

Silver: Fifth Dimension Chocolates  (United Kingdom) - Arctic Thyme Caramel

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Brown Butter Bourbon Caramels (**)

Silver: Malmstens Mat & Choklad  (Sweden) - ginger (**)

Bronze: Bennetts of Mangawhai  (New Zealand) - Sesame Caramel in Dark Chocolate

Bronze: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - Salted Caramel (**)

Milk chocolate enrobed caramels

Gold: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Milk Sea Salt Caramel

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Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc

Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée

Bronze: LoGA SoLAR, Ming Zhun Business Company and National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism Benit  (Taiwan) - Rose Litchi Chocolate

Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit

Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Boero

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Dark Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Dark Chocolate Covered Dehydrated Banana

Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit

Gold: Slitti  (Italy) - Black Cherry (**)

Silver: Que Bo! Chocolatería Mexicana Evolutiva  (Mexico) - Mangos Enchilados con Chocolate de Leche al 50% Cacao (**)

Silver: Slitti  (Italy) - Alkekengi (**)

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Uvetta cioccolato al latte e mandorla

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Spreads

Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)

Gold: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - +55 (**)

Silver: Hogarth Craft Chocolate  (New Zealand) - Dark Hazelnut Spread

Silver: La Botteghina del Cioccolato  (Italy) - La nocciolosa

Bronze: Kahkow  (United States) - Chocodamia (**)

Spreads with milk chocolate

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Buongiorno allo Zabaione

Silver: Giraudi  (Italy) - Giacometta Pistacchio

Bronze: Lyra  (Slovakia) - Spread praline

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Special awards

Given for entries that qualify for the special category criteria

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold – Chocolate Maker: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Guasare
Gold – Directly Traded: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Guasare
Gold – Organic: Maraná  (Peru) - Cusco 70% - Dark Chocolate

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold – Chocolate Maker: TA.CHO taller de chocolate  (Mexico) - "Consuelo 73%" Finca "La Joya"
Gold – Directly Traded: TA.CHO taller de chocolate  (Mexico) - "Consuelo 73%" Finca "La Joya"
Gold – Growing Country: TA.CHO taller de chocolate  (Mexico) - "Consuelo 73%" Finca "La Joya"
Gold – Organic: Wellington Chocolate Factory  (New Zealand) - Peru Chocolate Bar
Gold – Chocolate Maker: Legast  (Belgium) - Gran Nativo Blanco
Gold – Directly Traded: Legast  (Belgium) - Gran Nativo Blanco

High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)

Gold – Chocolate Maker: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - 曾志元85%巧克力
Gold – Directly Traded: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - 曾志元85%巧克力
Gold – Growing Country: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - 曾志元85%巧克力
Gold – Organic: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Raw 85% with Coconut Sugar

Plain/origin \'dark\' milk chocolate bars (50% and over)

Gold – Chocolate Maker: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Milk of Nicaragua
Gold – Directly Traded: Omnom Chocolate  (Iceland) - Milk of Nicaragua
Gold – Organic: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) - O'Payo Milk 50% - Organic
Gold – Growing Country: PARADAi Chocolate  (Thailand) - Thailand Nakhon Si Thammarat - Dark Milk 58%

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(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.