The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of our third Eastern European Competition, which was judged from 8 – 11 September, 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. The competition encompasses Eastern, Central and North Eastern Europe and is the first international competition to support the growing interest in fine cacao and fine chocolate making in these regions.
Judges
The judging panel was made up of member of our Grand Jury and international judges who traveled to Budapest, joined by local chefs, journalists, bloggers and chocolate specialists.
- Winners
- Finalists
- Judges
- Grand Jury
Prizes
The categories judged included flavoured bars, filled chocolates and spreads and are based on yearly feedback from our entrants and in consultation with the fine chocolate industry. Plain/origin and plain milk or white bars were judged at the European plain/origin bar competition in Amsterdam, 9 – 12 June 2017. 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.
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Espresso (**)
Bronze: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Grandmother's Herbs (**)
Bronze: Míšina čokoláda (Misha's chocolate) (Czech Republic) - Dark Chocolate 75% & Orange (**)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Silver: Casa Kakau (Bulgaria) - Dark & Cranberry (**)
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Nicaragua Chino 70%+Caramellcacaonibs (**)
Silver: Sweetic (Hungary) - Caramelized pecan & granola dark chocolate bar
Bronze: Chocomaze (Slovakia) - Peru dark organic chocolate with tonka beans and aridan fruit
Bronze: chocoMe (Hungary) - Délice Carré 72.2% dark chocolate bar with Kampot pepper
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Quadrat szilvás - Quadrat plum
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Winter Warmer (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Cappuccino (**)
Silver: Sweetic (Hungary) - Piemonte hazelnut & granola milk chocolate bar
Bronze: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Nicaragua Chuno 60% dark milk+ Caramel cacaonibs (**)
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Orange Gin (**)
Silver: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Quadrat gesztenyével - Quadrat with chestnut
Bronze: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Quadrat naranccsal - Quadrat with orange
Flavoured white chocolate bars
Gold: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Hibiskus (**)
Silver: chocoMe (Hungary) - Entrée/Carré BL101
Silver: chocoMe (Hungary) - Entrée/Carré BL102
Silver: chocoMe (Hungary) - Entrée/Carré BL105
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Raspberries/Málna (**)
Bronze: chocoMe (Hungary) - Entrée/Carré BL104
Bronze: Maya Chocolate (Hungary) - Dulcey blonde chocolate with Roasted Walnuts & Plum & Ceylon Cinnamon
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Dupla meggy - Double sour cherry
Silver: Gingalló Csokoládé (Hungary) - Szilvapálinkás kocka / Plum "pálinka"
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Chocolala (Estonia) - Handcraft Gin and juniper berries ganache enrobed in milk chocolate
Silver: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Yuzu-caramel
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Bronze: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Dupla kajszi-karamel - Double apricot-caramel
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Fekete szilva - Black plum
Silver: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Spicces gesztenye - Tipsy chestnut
Silver: ChocoCard (Hungary) - Dominican rum
Silver: Lady Lavender Csokoládé Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Zölddió likőr bonbon/Green walnut liquor bonbon
Bronze: Zangio Chocolate (Hungary) - Bergamot chocolate
Nuts
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: ChocoCard (Hungary) - Passion fruit and hazelnut dragée
Bronze: ChocoCard (Hungary) - Blackcurrant, violet and hazelnut dragée
Milk chocolate enrobed marzipan
Gold: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Dupla narancs - Double orange
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Silver: ChocoCard (Hungary) - Taste of Italy
Silver: Lyra (Slovakia) - Absolut Caramel
Bronze: chocoMe (Hungary) - Cantonese macadamia nut coated with blond chocolate and tonka beans
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Silver: Chocolala (Estonia) - Bonbons filled with birch sap caramel
Bronze: Chocofacture (Hungary) - Spicy Kiss
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Gingalló Csokoládé (Hungary) - Sós karamell / Salty caramel
Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Silver: ChocoCard (Hungary) - Voatsiperifery-berry (blueberry dragée) (**)
Bronze: ChocoCard (Hungary) - Ginger and matcha dragée
Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Silver: Lyra (Slovakia) - Absolut Physalys
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
