The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the British Chocolatier Competition, which was judged in the historic UK chocolate city of York, 9 – 10 September 2019.
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.
Winners of the competitions will go forward to to the World Final in Florence, on 7 – 12 October 2019.
Awards are awarded only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize.
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: Choc Amor (United Kingdom) - Bitter Orange
Bronze: Choc Amor (United Kingdom) - Kalamata Olive Oil
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: Choc Amor (United Kingdom) - Turkish Charm
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Winchester Cocoa Company (United Kingdom) - Grapefruit and Pink Peppercorn Bar
Bronze: Rococo Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Coffee Pecan Pie Artisan Bar
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Chococo (United Kingdom) - Tawny Port & Fig
Silver: Chococo (United Kingdom) - Blackcurrant Beauty
Silver: Chococo (United Kingdom) - Cabin Pressure Gin & Rosemary
Silver: L'Amethyste Patisserie (United Kingdom) - Gracinda Juniper
+ Special: Innovation
Silver: L'Amethyste Patisserie (United Kingdom) - Java Pepper Strawberry
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Bronze: L'Amethyste Patisserie (United Kingdom) - Bolivian Wild Cacao Milk Truffle
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Winchester Cocoa Company (United Kingdom) - Orange and Assam Tea bonbon
Silver: Fifth Dimension Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Bitter Orange Marmalade
Bronze: L'Amethyste Patisserie (United Kingdom) - Maracaibo Fermented Oats
Bronze: Rococo Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Dark Chocolate Amaretti
Bronze: Rococo Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Turmeric Latte Truffle
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Gold: Baravelli's (United Kingdom) - Maple & Pecan Praline
Gold: Rococo Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Vegan Raspberry Praline
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: Rococo Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Dark Chocolate Coffee Beans
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Silver: Fifth Dimension Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Sesame Crunch
Bronze: Winchester Cocoa Company (United Kingdom) - Pecan and Cinnamon Praline
Caramels
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Chococo (United Kingdom) - Gingerbread Caramel
+ Special: Recipe
Silver: Fifth Dimension Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Salt Caramel (Milk Chocolate)
Bronze: Ben Le Prevost Chocolatier (United Kingdom) - Mandarin & Star Anise
Bronze: Fifth Dimension Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Salt & Malt Caramel (White Chocolate)
Bronze: Rococo Chocolates (United Kingdom) - Miso Caramel
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
