Eastern European Winners 2015
The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of our first Eastern European Competition, which was judged from 17 – 20 September, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Eastern European encompasses Eastern, Central and North Eastern Europe and is the first international competition to support the growing interest in fine cacao and chocolate 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 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)
Tafeln mit Geschmackszusatz
Tafeln – mit Zusatz – eingerührte / untergemischte Zutaten – dunkel
Silver: Chocolate Naive (Lithuania) – Organic dark chocolate with berries
Silver: Chocolate Naive (Lithuania) – Organic dark chocolate with hops
Bronze: Chocolate Naive (Lithuania) – Organic dark chocolate with honey
Tafeln – mit Zusatz – Einschlüsse / Stücke – dunkel
Gold: Fabric Chocolate (Hungary) – Mexican Dark Chocolate 66% with Cocoa Bean Tuille
Bronze: chocoMe (Hungary) – G102 dark chocolate bar with red fruits
Bronze: Jordi’s Chocolate (Czech Republic) – Dark Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs
Tafeln – mit Zusatz – gefüllt – dunkel
Gold: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) – Wine – Luka Cabernet Savignon boros csokoládé
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) – Plum – Aszaltszilvás csokoládé
Tafeln – mit Zusatz – eingerührte / untergemischte Zutaten – Milchschokolade
Gold: Chocolate Naive (Lithuania) – Dark-milk chocolate with Porcini
Silver: Chocolate Naive (Lithuania) – Organic caramel milk chocolate
Bronze: Chocolate Naive (Lithuania) – Organic dark milk chocolate with peanuts and salt
Tafeln – mit Zusatz – Einschlüsse / Stücke – Milchschokolade
Gold: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) – Cardamom – Karamelizált karadamom csokoládé
Bronze: Chocomaze (Slovakia) – Salty’n sweet
Bronze: Jordi’s Chocolate (Czech Republic) – Milk Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs
Tafeln – mit Zusatz – gefüllt – Milchschokolade
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) – Apricot – Kajszibarackos csokoládé
Tafeln – mit Zusatz – weisse Schokolade
Gold: Fabric Chocolate (Hungary) – White Chocolate with Cinnamon and Lemon
Silver: Jordi’s Chocolate (Czech Republic) – White Chocolate with cocoa nibs
Bronze: Jordi’s Chocolate (Czech Republic) – White Chocolate with Green Darjeeling Tea
Ganache, Taler, Ganache Pralinen, Trüffel
Gefüllte Pralinen – mit Zusatz dunkel – Ganaches und Trüffel
Gold: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) – Málna mánia / Raspberry mania
Silver: Bonbonier Chocolate (Hungary) – Blaufrankisch truffle
Bronze: Chocolala (Estonia) – Juniper berries and black chokeberry chocolate
Gefüllte Pralinen – Weisse Schokolade mit und ohne Zusatz – Ganaches und Trüffel
Gold: ChocoCard (Hungary) – Mango bonbon with caramellized white chocolate
Bronze: Bonbonier Chocolate (Hungary) – Rosé Spritzer
Gefüllte Pralinen – gemischte Schokoladen Ummantelung / Füllung mit und ohne Zusatz – Ganaches und Trüffel
Silver: ChocoCard (Hungary) – Tonka bean praliné
Silver: Chocolala (Estonia) – Spruce sprout chocolate
Bronze: Bonbonier Chocolate (Hungary) – Chivas Regal Truffle
Bronze: Bonbonier Chocolate (Hungary) – Mint and lime
Bronze: Sweetic (Hungary) – Yuzu-Matcha-Ginger Praline
Bronze: Zangio Chocolate (Hungary) – Black current
Bronze: Zangio Chocolate (Hungary) – Juniper chocolate
Nüsse
Gefüllte Pralinen – ohne Zusatz dunkel – Cremino
Gold: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) – Figaro
Gefüllte Pralinen – mit Zusatz dunkel – Nuss Pralinen und Gianduja, ganze umhüllte Nüsse
Gold: chocoMe (Hungary) – Raffinée Almond with Voatsiperifery pepper
Silver: chocoMe (Hungary) – Raffinée Almond with Arabica coffee flavoured dark chocolate and cardamom
Gefüllte Pralinen – Milch (mit und ohne Zusatz) – schokolierte, ganze Nüsse
Gold: chocoMe (Hungary) – Raffinée Almond with tonca bean
Silver: chocoMe (Hungary) – Raffinée Pecan with salty caramel
Weisse Dragées, umhüllte ganze Nuss
Gold: chocoMe (Hungary) – Raffinée Almond with salty blonde chocolate and crispy wafer
Sonstiges – Frucht/ Zucker /Butter / Sahne
Dunkle ganze Früchte ummantelt
Silver: chocoMe (Hungary) – Voilé Spanish orange peel coated with dark chocolate
Bronze: chocoMe (Hungary) – Voilé Spanish lemon peel coated with dark chocolate
Milch ganze Früchte ummantelt
Gold: chocoMe (Hungary) – Raffinée Raspberry coated with white chocolate
Bronze: Chocolate Naive (Lithuania) – Organic cherries covered in chocolate
Aufstriche
Aufstriche – mit Milch-Schokolade
Gold: Chocolala (Estonia) – Raspberry spread
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.