The International Chocolate Awards is an independent competition recognising excellence in fine chocolate making and in the products made with fine chocolate.
Judges
The judges were drawn from local experts, food journalists and pastry chefs, members of our permanent international Grand Jury and guest judges.
- Winners
- Finalists
- Supporters
Prizes
The categories judged 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.
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Bronze: Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - Barba sea salt
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Vintage Plantations Chocolates (Sweden) - Vintage Plantations 65% with Angelica (**)
Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Dark Nibs (**)
Bronze: Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - Pecan Cherry Bar
Bronze: XOCO by Corina (Norway) - 75% dark juniper and blue berries (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Milk Nuts (**)
Bronze: Malmö Chokladfabrik (Sweden) - Malmö Chokladfabrik Liquorice & Sea Salt (Lakrits & Havssalt)
Bronze: Omnom Chocolate (Iceland) - Sea Salted Almonds + Milk (**)
Flavoured white chocolate bars
Gold: Omnom Chocolate (Iceland) - Coffee + Milk (**)
Gold: Omnom Chocolate (Iceland) - Lakkrís + Sea Salt (**)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - arctic o'payo
Silver: Sylvain Marron Chocolatier Pâtissier (Sweden) - madagascar
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - vinmarksfersken ganache
Bronze: Chokladfabriken (Sweden) - Cardamom
Bronze: Mercedes Chocolaterie (Finland) - Fusion (Ljung honey and Sansho praline)
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Cacaofoni (Sweden) - Salty liquorice
Silver: Geiranger Sjokolade (Norway) - KINN - Øl, Beer
Silver: Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier (Norway) - Sjokoladefryd - Liquorice
Silver: Sylvain Marron Chocolatier Pâtissier (Sweden) - sudachi
Bronze: Cacaofoni (Sweden) - Hemp grapefruit
Bronze: Choco Chocolate Sweden (Sweden) - Liquorice and lemon
Bronze: Chocolatte (Sweden) - Coffee 2.0
Bronze: Geiranger Sjokolade (Norway) - Vesterås-Brunost , Browncheese
Bronze: Mercedes Chocolaterie (Finland) - Åland meets Venezuela (Sea Buckthorn praline)
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Bronze: Chocolatte (Sweden) - Creamy dreamy hazelnut
Dark chocolate enrobed marzipan
Bronze: Geiranger Sjokolade (Norway) - Cruise -Norsk Akevitt , Norwegian Aquavit
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Nordic Chocolatiers (Denmark) - muscovado caramel
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Chokladfabriken (Sweden) - Salted caramel
Bronze: Choco Chocolate Sweden (Sweden) - Citrus and liquorice caramel
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
