The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2020 Canadian Chocolatier Competition, which was judged by our panel of British judges and Grand Jury working with remote judging.
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 Canadian judges, along with pastry chefs, journalists, specialists and members of our international judging panel and 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 given only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize. Winners of the competition go forward to to the World Final.
Please note: This is a temporary posting of the winners. A full post including a list of judges and Grand Jurors will be published shortly, including scores compiled using our new judging system.
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Centre and Main Chocolate Co. (Canada) - Preserved Lemon & Winter Savory
+ Special: Gastronomic
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Silver: Etat de Choc (Canada) - Passion
+ Special: Innovation
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Silver: Etat de Choc (Canada) - Noisettes, Chocolat Noir & Sarrasin
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Etat de Choc (Canada) - Cari
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Those Chocolates (Canada) - Bullrider
Silver: Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Earl Grey + Bergamot Pate de Fruit Bar
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Bronze: Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Black Currant Bar
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Centre and Main Chocolate Co. (Canada) - Caramel Apple
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: QUEST XO CHOCOLATE (Canada) - Citrus Poppy Seed Bar
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Silver: Karat Chocolate (Canada) - PB & J
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Passion Fruit + Praline Bonbon
Silver: Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Black Currant Bonbon
Silver: Guild Chocolates (Canada) - FruiTea Bonbon
+ Special: Innovation
Silver: Inspiration Chocolates (Canada) - Strawberry-Rhubarb Licorice
Bronze: Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Lady Earl Grey Bonbon
Nuts
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Gold: Karat Chocolate (Canada) - Cafe au CoCo
+ Special: Local ingredients
Combination chocolate enrobed marzipan
Silver: Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Fruity Hibiscus Bonbon
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars. (**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
