British Chocolatier Competition 2018 – Winners

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the British Chocolatier Competition, which was judged in York, at York Cocoa Works, 28 – 29 September 2018.

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.

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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 awarded only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize. Winners will be presented at the British Chocolatier Prize Ceremony at York Cocoa Works on the evening of 17 October 2018, as part of UK Chocolate Week. Invitations will be sent separately.

(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)


Flavoured bars

Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

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

Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Silver: Choc Amor  (United Kingdom) - Chilli Cappuccino

Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Choc Amor  (United Kingdom) - Brown Butter & Nibs

White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Choc Amor  (United Kingdom) - Coffee & Lemon with hint of chilli


Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles

Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: L'Amethyste Patisserie  (United Kingdom) - Mokaya pure dark

Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: L'Amethyste Patisserie  (United Kingdom) - Black Forest

Silver: Ben Le Prevost Chocolatier  (United Kingdom) - Buttered rum

Bronze: Baravelli's  (United Kingdom) - Blue Slate Gin

Bronze: Fifth Dimension Chocolates  (United Kingdom) - Whisky (Water Ganache)

Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles

Bronze: L'Amethyste Patisserie  (United Kingdom) - Porcini Maracaibo truffle

Bronze: Realm Of Cream  (United Kingdom) - Constantine 7

Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles

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

Bronze: Fifth Dimension Chocolates  (United Kingdom) - Blackcurrant & Pernod

Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling

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

Silver: Realm Of Cream  (United Kingdom) - Balberry

Silver: Realm Of Cream  (United Kingdom) - Stardust

Bronze: Realm Of Cream  (United Kingdom) - Apple season

Bronze: Winchester Cocoa Company  (United Kingdom) - Christmas pudding truffle


Nuts

Nut based pralines with dark chocolate

Gold: Fifth Dimension Chocolates  (United Kingdom) - Hazelnut

Bronze: Baravelli's  (United Kingdom) - Honey roast Almond and Bee Pollen Praline

Nut based pralines with milk chocolate

Silver: Baravelli's  (United Kingdom) - Pistachio and Panela Praline

Bronze: Baravelli's  (United Kingdom) - Hazelnut, muscovado and raspberry praline


Caramels

Dark chocolate enrobed caramels

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

Silver: Winchester Cocoa Company  (United Kingdom) - Ginger and muscovado sugar caramel

Bronze: Julia Wenlock, Toot Sweets  (United Kingdom) - Jersey Black Butter Caramel


Spreads

Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)

Silver: Solkiki Chocolatemaker  (United Kingdom) - Gianduja Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (**)

Spreads with milk chocolate

Bronze: Realm Of Cream  (United Kingdom) - Gossip - Salty caramel to spread


(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

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