Americas 2018 Competition Winners

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2018 Americas Competition, which was judged remotely by our international Grand Jury and in Hoboken, in the New York Metropolitan Region.

The 2018 Americas competition saw a record number of entries from North and Latin America and the Caribbean with over 800 products entered by 130 chocolate companies from 16 different countries. This year’s Asia-Pacific competition was held as a separate competition for the first time in Asia, hosted in Taiwan.

International Judges

The judging panel included judges from USA, Europe, Japan, South America and the USA and members of our international Grand Jury panel around the world.

All judging is anonymised, included at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.

All Gold, Silver and Bronze winners are eligible to enter the World Final, with the exception of winners of our Cacao Growing Country Support competitions in Peru and Central America.

Best in competition

Overall ‘best in competition’ single Golds were awarded for the best bar in the combined dark and combined milk chocolate categories, as voted for by the Grand Jury after all other scores have been compiled.

Prizes are awarded only to entries that meet the required standard in each category.

** Bean-to-bar chocolatier products – recognising the growing trend of flavoured bars and filled chocolate made by chocolate makers, winning products made with an entrant’s own chocolate are marked with (**).

(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)


'Best in competition' overall winners

Plain/origin dark bar categories

Gold: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Guasare

Plain/origin milk bar categories

Gold: Nugali  (Brazil) - Ao Leite 45% cocoa

Plain/origin bars

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Guasare

Silver: Amano Chocolate Company  (United States) - Amano Macoris

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - Cuzco Select 72%

Silver: Cacao 70  (Canada) - Lights Out 70%

Silver: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Arauca 70%

Silver: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Tumaco 70%

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Chuncho-Cuzco

Silver: Cocama  (Peru) - Chocoazú 70%

Silver: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Canoabo 70%

Silver: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Carenero 70%

Silver: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Choroni 70%

Silver: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Ocumare 70%

Silver: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Río Caribe 70%

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Wild Bolivia 74% Dark

Silver: Harper Macaw  (United States) - 70% Brazilian Rainforest Blend

Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Copan

Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Hispaniola 70%

Silver: Jacek Chocolate Couture  (Canada) - 70% Colombia

Silver: Jacek Chocolate Couture  (Canada) - 70% Costa Rica

Silver: Kahkow  (United States) - Mata Larga Collection One

Silver: La Rifa Chocolatería  (Mexico) - Barra Blanco Jaguar

Silver: Mānoa Chocolate Hawaii  (United States) - Hawaii Chocolate

Silver: Maraná  (Peru) - Cusco 70% - Dark Chocolate

Silver: Maraná  (Peru) - Piura 70% - Dark Chocolate

Silver: Maraná  (Peru) - San Martin 70% - Dark Chocolate

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - La Cumbia 70%

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Manabí 65%

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Raw 70%

Silver: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Hacienda Victoria

Silver: White Label Chocolate  (United States) - Wild Harvest, Bolivia

Bronze: Amano Chocolate Company  (United States) - Amano Cuyagua

Bronze: Amano Chocolate Company  (United States) - Amano Guayas River Basin

Bronze: Amano Chocolate Company  (United States) - Amano Ocumare

Bronze: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Tumaco 82%

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Cuzco 80

Bronze: Cocama  (Peru) - Piura 70%

Bronze: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate  (United States) - 72% Belize, Toledo

Bronze: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Sur del Lago 70%

Bronze: French Broad Chocolates  (United States) - 73% Guatemala Dark Chocolate

Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Cap Haitien

Bronze: Innato  (Peru) - Innato Jaén 72%

Bronze: LetterPress Chocolate  (United States) - Ucayali, Peru 70% Dark - Limited Reserve

Bronze: Nina Fine Chocolates  (Peru) - Nina 70%

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Los Ríos 72%

Bronze: Sirene  (Canada) - Lachua

Bronze: Sirene  (Canada) - Tingo Maria

Bronze: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Esmeraldas

Bronze: Tinkiy  (Peru) - Paru

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: Kin+Pod  (Canada) - 70% Tumaco Colombia

Silver: Cacao 70  (Canada) - SE - Asochivite 70%

Silver: Chocotenango  (United States) - Honduras

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Kokoa Kamili, Tanzania- 2014

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Maya Mountain, Belize - 2015

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Maya Mountain, Belize- 2016

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Tumaco, Colombia - 2017

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Zorzal Comunitario, Dominican Republic- 2016

Silver: Elemento Chocolates  (Peru) - Awajún Blend Tostado Intenso 70% ( * Rainforest SAC)

Silver: Fresco  (United States) - Polochic 70% Light Roast

Silver: Fresco  (United States) - Polochic 70% Medium Roast

Silver: Fresh Coast Chocolate Co.  (United States) - Belize 70%

Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate  (United States) - Ucayali, 70%

Silver: Qantu  (Canada) - Bagua 70%

Silver: Qantu  (Canada) - Chaska 70%

Silver: Qantu  (Canada) - Chuncho 70%

Silver: Qantu  (Canada) - Gran Blanco 70%

Silver: Stone Grindz Chocolate  (United States) - Ucayali River, Peru 70%

Silver: Stone Grindz Chocolate  (United States) - Wild Bolivia 70%

Silver: Wolter  (Mexico) - Quetzalli Agua Selva 2T 70%

Bronze: Avanaa  (Canada) - Zorzal

Bronze: Boho Chocolate  (United States) - 70% Maya Mountain Dark Chocolate / Belize

Bronze: Brasstown Chocolate  (United States) - Bolivian Wild 70%

Bronze: Brasstown Chocolate  (United States) - Peru Ucayali 70%

Bronze: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Arhuacos 72%

Bronze: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Sierra Nevada 67%

Bronze: Chaleur B Chocolat  (Canada) - Tanzanie 79%

Bronze: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Abmanja, Madagascar - 2016

Bronze: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Costa Esmereldas, Ecuador- 2016

Bronze: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Hacienda Azul, Costa Rica- 2016

Bronze: Fresco  (United States) - Polochic 70% Dark Roast

Bronze: Fresh Coast Chocolate Co.  (United States) - Tanzania 70%

Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate  (United States) - Esmeraldas, 70%

Bronze: Millcreek Cacao Roasters  (United States) - Millcreek Cacao Roasters Pure 70% Arriba Nacional Bar

Bronze: Mission Chocolate  (Brazil) - Puerto Rico 72%

Bronze: Qantu  (Canada) - Morropon 70%

Bronze: TA.CHO taller de chocolate  (Mexico) - "Consuelo 73%" Finca "La Joya"

Bronze: Tinkiy  (Peru) - willka

Bronze: Xocolatisimo  (El Salvador) - San José Real de La Carrera 65%

Bronze: Xocolatisimo  (El Salvador) - San José Real de La Carrera 75%

Bronze: Zak's Chocolate  (United States) - 70% Dark Peru San Martin

High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)

Gold: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Chawpi Tuta

Silver: Chocotenango  (United States) - Wild Bolivia

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Maya Mountain, Belize- 2016

Silver: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Chuao 85%

Silver: Fresco  (United States) - Polochic 100%, Light Roast

Silver: Monarch Chocolates  (Canada) - Honduras 100%

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Raw 100%

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Raw 85% with Coconut Sugar

Silver: Stone Grindz Chocolate  (United States) - Hacienda Victoria 85%

Silver: Tinkiy  (Peru) - Qonopa

Silver: Xocolatisimo  (El Salvador) - San Jose Real de La Carrera 85%

Bronze: Brasstown Chocolate  (United States) - Blend 85%.

Bronze: Cacaoterra/Xiquipil  (El Salvador) - Cacaoterra EL Xiquipil Parras Lempa 85%

Bronze: Jacek Chocolate Couture  (Canada) - 90% Dominican Republic

Bronze: Kakaw Museo  (Mexico) - Tableta de Origen La Rioja- Xocolate Chiapas

Rough ground/textured plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Piura Batan

Silver: Ultimately Chocolate by Finnia, Inc.  (Canada) - CacaoCookie(TM)

Bronze: Mindo Chocolate Makers  (United States) - Pure Rustic

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars made with alternative natural sugar

Gold: Palette de Bine  (Canada) - Palette de Bine "Bine à l'érable" Wild Bolivia 70%

Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate  (United States) - Asochivite with Maple Sugar, 70%

Silver: Juanchoconat  (Colombia) - 76% raw cacao with panela sugar ( * Juan choconat)

Bronze: ChocoSol Traders  (Canada) - Mexico Profundo Blend

Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Maple

Bronze: Le Caméléon  (Mexico) - Soconusco VIII

Bronze: Mademoiselle Miel  (United States) - Mademoiselle Miel / Maple Sweetened 70%

Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Gold: Nugali  (Brazil) - Ao Leite 45% cocoa

Silver: Cacao 70  (Canada) - Smooth Operator 45%

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Lecherita

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Brown Butter Milk Chocolate

Silver: Mamuschka  (Argentina) - Chocolate Leche Mamuschka

Bronze: Me To We  (Canada) - Me To We Milk Chocolate 42% ( * Ecuatoriana de Chocolates)

Plain/origin 'dark' milk chocolate bars (50% and over)

Gold: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Intense Milk

Silver: Askinosie Chocolate  (United States) - Coconut Milk Chocolate Bar

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - Peru Select 60% (**)

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Piura Milk

Silver: Castronovo Chocolate  (United States) - Rare Cacao Collection: Sierra Nevada Dark Milk 63%

Silver: Castronovo Chocolate  (United States) - Signature Collection: Tumaco, Colombia Dark Milk 60%

Silver: Elemento Chocolates  (Peru) - Awajún Blend con Leche 52% ( * Rainforest SAC)

Silver: Harper Macaw  (United States) - 57% Brazilian Rainforest Blend

Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Copan Dark Milk

Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Dark Milk Nicaragua

Silver: Limited Chocolate  (United States) - Fiji Amelonado 2017 - 55% Milk Chocolate

Silver: Sirene  (Canada) - Lachua Dark Milk (**)

Bronze: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Vanua Milk

Bronze: Tinkiy  (Peru) - Cholon (**)

Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Gold: Melangeria Dimaggio  (Brazil) - Milk Chocolate 49,5% BigMix

Silver: Belize Chocolate Company  (Belize) - Belize Chocolate Company Milk bar

Silver: Ultimately Chocolate by Finnia, Inc.  (Canada) - Buttermilk 48%

Bronze: Mamuschka  (Argentina) - Chocolate Leche Micro Batch

Rough ground/textured plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Bronze: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Milk Old School

Plain/origin white chocolate bars

Gold: Elemento Chocolates  (Peru) - Chocolate Blanco ( * Rainforest SAC)

Silver: Cacaoterra/Xiquipil  (El Salvador) - Cacaoterra/Shaw's White chocolate (Honduras)


Flavoured bars

Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Askinosie Chocolate  (United States) - Dark Chocolate + Red Raspberry CollaBARation™ Bar (**)

Silver: Bakáu  (Peru) - Chocolate & Café (65%) (**)

Silver: Brasstown Chocolate  (United States) - Chili 70% (**)

Silver: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Café de Edi 61% (**)

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Cedroncillo

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Mango Buena (**)

Silver: DesBarres Chocolate  (Canada) - BlackPepper Cardamom (**)

Silver: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate  (United States) - 68% Espresso Dark Chocolate (**)

Silver: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Orange Jazz

Silver: Harper Macaw  (United States) - Bourbon Barrel Aged (**)

Silver: K+M Extravirgin Chocolate  (United States) - K+M Extravirgin 75% Dark Chocolate Nicaragua (**)

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Andean Mint

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Andean Rose

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Jasmine

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Lemon Verbena

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Lemongrass

Silver: Wolter  (Mexico) - Quetzalli Criollo Pasión 70% (**)

Silver: Xocolatl de Davíd  (United States) - Smoked Chile & Honey

Bronze: Amacao  (Ecuador) - Hot Peper, Lemon & Salt

Bronze: Boho Chocolate  (United States) - 70% Dark Chocolate Maya Mountain Spicy Chai (**)

Bronze: Cultura Craft Chocolate  (United States) - 75% Gin + Juniper

Bronze: DesBarres Chocolate  (Canada) - Orange Spice (**)

Bronze: French Broad Chocolates  (United States) - Scorpion Dark Chocolate (**)

Bronze: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Irving Farm Coffee Chocolate 68% (**)

Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Orange Cardamom (**)

Bronze: K+M Extravirgin Chocolate  (United States) - K+M Extravirgin Dark Chocolate 75% Peru (**)

Bronze: Millcreek Cacao Roasters  (United States) - Millcreek Cacao Roasters Chuno 78% Whiskey Bar (**)

Bronze: Mucho Chocolate  (Mexico) - Carmin (**)

Bronze: Nina Fine Chocolates  (Peru) - Nina 45% with Majambo & Coco (**)

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Allspice / Sweet Pepper

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Cardamom

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Orange

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Passion Fruit

Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Mission Chocolate  (Brazil) - Three Theos: Theobroma Cacao+Bicolor+Cupuaçu (**)

Silver: Amano Chocolate Company  (United States) - Raspberry Rose (**)

Silver: Ambrosia Pastry Co  (Canada) - Seabuckthorn and Candied Ginger (**)

Silver: Boho Chocolate  (United States) - 62% Dark Maya Mountain Nib Crunch (**)

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Piura Nibs

Silver: Chocolate San Jose  (Ecuador) - Hacienda San Jose 80% Dark Chocolate With Nibs

Silver: Dark Forest Chocolate  (United States) - Coffee and Dark Chocolate

Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Honey Lavender

Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker  (Canada) - Toffee & Nib (**)

Silver: Innato  (Peru) - Innato Jaén Passion Fruit 65%

Silver: Madre Chocolate  (United States) - Triple Cacao (**)

Silver: Milla Chocolates  (United States) - Blood Orange Bar

Silver: Mission Chocolate  (Brazil) - Brazil Biomes: Cupuaçu 72% (**)

Silver: Nina Fine Chocolates  (Peru) - Nina 70% with Nibs (**)

Silver: Nugali  (Brazil) - Pimenta Rosa 63% cocoa (**)

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Coffee

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Ginger & Chia Seeds

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Goldenberry

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Salt & Nibs

Silver: Q'uma Chocolate  (Peru) - Maras Salt 70% Cacao - Peru (**)

Silver: Shattell Chocolate  (Peru) - Dark Chocolate Bar 70% cacao Pucacaca Peru with Majambo (**)

Silver: TCHO  (United States) - Mint Chip Gelato (**)

Silver: TCHO  (United States) - Orange + Toffee (**)

Bronze: Angovi  (Ecuador) - Angovi Sal Ahumada 65% (**)

Bronze: Armando canelon chocolates  (Venezuela) - caramelo de sani (rio caribe 65%) (**)

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Inka Berry (**)

Bronze: Conexión Chocolate Ecuador  (Ecuador) - Conexion Chocolate 70% Wasabi & Cacao Nibs (**)

Bronze: DesBarres Chocolate  (Canada) - Mzuzu Mocha

Bronze: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate  (United States) - Brown Butter with Nibs & Sea Salt (**)

Bronze: Jacek Chocolate Couture  (Canada) - The Edmund (**)

Bronze: Mamuschka  (Argentina) - 63% con Pistachos Confitados (**)

Bronze: Mission Chocolate  (Brazil) - Brazil Biomes: Goiabada 72% (**)

Bronze: Nina Fine Chocolates  (Peru) - Nina 85% with Sweet & Salty Majambo Crumbs (**)

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Raspberry

Bronze: Xocolatl de Davíd  (United States) - Hibiscus & Chile

Dark chocolate bars with a filling

Bronze: Mostly Chocolate  (United States) - Hazelnut & Poprocks Bar

Rough ground flavoured dark chocolate bars

Gold: Wolter  (Mexico) - Quetzalli 70% con Sal de Chicatana y Cardamomo (**)

Silver: ChocoSol Traders  (Canada) - Jaguar Swirl (**)

Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Mānoa Chocolate Hawaii  (United States) - Ghost Pepper

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Lucuma (**)

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Hudson Valley Bourbon Dark Milk

Silver: K+M Extravirgin Chocolate  (United States) - K+M Extravirgin Milk Chocolate Nicaragua (**)

Silver: K+M Extravirgin Chocolate  (United States) - K+M Extravirgin Milk Chocolate Winter Spice

Silver: TCHO  (United States) - Mokaccino (**)

Bronze: Chocotenango  (United States) - Zanzibar (**)

Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Stone Grindz Chocolate  (United States) - Ginger & Coconut Milk 55% (**)

Silver: Art of Chocolate / Cacao Santa Fe  (United States) - Prickly Pear, Hibiscus,Lime (**)

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Banana Maras Salt (**)

Silver: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Quinoa Crunch (**)

Silver: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Marcona Almonds in Milk Chocolate

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Corazon de Dahlia Quinoa Crunch (**)

Silver: Harper Macaw  (United States) - Fall Spice (**)

Silver: Harper Macaw  (United States) - Raspberry Cheesecake (**)

Silver: Le Caméléon  (Mexico) - Mexicanismo No. 2 Chocolate de leche con Chapulines

Silver: Millcreek Cacao Roasters  (United States) - Millcreek Cacao Roasters 45% Arriba Milk Rum Raisin

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Coconut Cream Chocolate with Raspberry

Silver: Sirene  (Canada) - Old Friend (**)

Silver: TCHO  (United States) - Maker's Series: Sesame Crisp (**)

Bronze: Cacaosuyo  (Peru) - Cortadito (**)

Bronze: Eclat Chocolate  (United States) - Coffee & Cardamom Bar

Bronze: Nugali  (Brazil) - Castanha do Pará 45% cocoa (**)

Bronze: TCHO  (United States) - Toffee + Sea Salt (**)

White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Raspberry Bar (**)

Silver: ChocoSol Traders  (Canada) - Jaguar Pure (**)

Silver: Melangeria Dimaggio  (Brazil) - Tanned White Chocolate 42% with "Cumaru" (**)

Silver: Only Child Chocolate Co  (United States) - Hedgehog in the Fog

Bronze: Mamuschka  (Argentina) - Patagonian Berries & Flowers

White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Blackcurrant bar (**)

Silver: Beth's Chocolate  (United States) - Lemon Pepper Squares

Silver: ChocoSol Traders  (Canada) - Jaguar Crunch (**)

Silver: Eclat Chocolate  (United States) - Green Tea & Roasted Rice Bar

Silver: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Mango Chili Bar (**)

Bronze: Angovi  (Ecuador) - Angovi Chocolate Blanco con Nibs

Bronze: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Rosemary Sea Salt

Bronze: Vivra Chocolate  (United States) - Hibiscus Bar


Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles

Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Silver: Garcia Nevett  (United States) - Patanemo

Bronze: Chocolaterie Tessa  (United States) - 70% Madagascar

Bronze: Chocolaterie Tessa  (United States) - 72% Tanzania

Bronze: Eclat Chocolate  (United States) - Peruvian Truffles (**)

Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Beth's Chocolate  (United States) - Pomegranate

Silver: Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier  (United States) - Black Sesame Ginger

Silver: Compania de Chocolates  (Argentina) - Ron & Tobacco Bombon (**)

Silver: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Cherry Almond

Silver: Garcia Nevett  (United States) - Florida Keys Sea Salt

Bronze: The Secret Chocolatier  (United States) - Plum Rooibos Truffle

Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Que Bo! Chocolatería Mexicana Evolutiva  (Mexico) - Bombón de Maracuya con Pimienta Rosa (**)

Silver: Beth's Chocolate  (United States) - Maple Liqueur

Silver: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Pumpkin Spice Truffle

Silver: Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate  (United States) - Forbidden Rice

Bronze: Beth's Chocolate  (United States) - ¡Mexican Fiesta!

Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier  (United States) - Passionfruit

Silver: Phiabella Chocolates  (United States) - Shalimar Garden

Bronze: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Lemon Pepper in White Chocolate Truffle

Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling

Gold: Mostly Chocolate  (United States) - S'mores

Silver: Beth's Chocolate  (United States) - Cappuccino

Silver: Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier  (United States) - Cardamom Rose

Silver: Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier  (United States) - Raspberry Pistachio

Silver: Giovanna Maggiolo Chocolate Artesanal  (Peru) - Malta & Jengibre

Silver: Mostly Chocolate  (United States) - Carrot Cake

Silver: Sibö Chocolate Costa Rica  (Costa Rica) - Lime & Basil Truffle (**)

Silver: Xocolatisimo  (El Salvador) - Bonbon Fruta de la Pasión (**)

Bronze: Cacaoterra/Xiquipil  (El Salvador) - Cacaoterra/Shaw's Rosa de Jamaica (Hibiscus) Truffle (**)

Bronze: Garcia Nevett  (United States) - Matcha

Bronze: Phiabella Chocolates  (United States) - Blue Jasper

Bronze: Wolter  (Mexico) - Bombón de café de olla (**)


Nuts

Nut based pralines with dark chocolate

Gold: Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate  (United States) - Pumpkin Sesame and Mole

Nut based pralines with milk chocolate

Gold: Chocolat du Jour  (Brazil) - Peanut Praliné Bonbon (**)

Silver: Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier  (United States) - Five Spice Praline

Silver: Chocolaterie Tessa  (United States) - Almond Praline

Bronze: Milla Chocolates  (United States) - Hazelnut Bon Bon

Bronze: Mostly Chocolate  (United States) - Hazelnut & PopRocks

Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Gold: Luphia  (United States) - Caramelized Almonds + Milk Chocolate

Silver: Chocolat du Jour  (Brazil) - Chocopop (**)

Bronze: Le Caméléon  (Mexico) - Nibs de cacao confitados con chocolate de leche

White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Gold: Luphia  (United States) - Matcha Chocolate Almonds


Caramels

Dark chocolate enrobed caramels

Gold: Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier  (United States) - Oregano Caramel

Silver: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Rosemary Orange Caramel

Silver: French Broad Chocolates  (United States) - Vanilla Bourbon Caramel (**)

Silver: Garcia Nevett  (United States) - Orange Honey Caramel

Silver: Milla Chocolates  (United States) - Black Sesame Caramel Bon Bon

Bronze: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Brown Butter Bourbon Caramels (**)

Milk chocolate enrobed caramels

Gold: Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier  (United States) - Mango Caramel

Silver: Chocotenango  (United States) - Tropical caramel (**)

Silver: Forte Chocolates  (United States) - Milk Sea Salt Caramel

Silver: Sibö Chocolate Costa Rica  (Costa Rica) - Sea Salt Vanilla bean Caramel (**)

Bronze: Chocolaterie Tessa  (United States) - Banana Caramel

Bronze: Chocolaterie Tessa  (United States) - Milk Chocolate Salted Butter Caramel


Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc

Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée

Silver: Beth's Chocolate  (United States) - Fig-in-a-Box

Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit

Gold: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Dark Chocolate Covered Dehydrated Goldenberry

Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Chocolate Tumbled Raspberries (**)

Silver: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Dark Chocolate Covered Dehydrated Banana

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Cocoa Cacao Beans Ginger

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Cocoa Cacao Beans Natural

Bronze: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Dark Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs

Bronze: Perla Organic Chocolate  (Ecuador) - Piña Deshidratada cubierta de chocolate 70% Cacao (**)

Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit

Bronze: Que Bo! Chocolatería Mexicana Evolutiva  (Mexico) - Mangos Enchilados con Chocolate de Leche al 50% Cacao (**)

Milk chocolate torrone/manon/butter/cream

Silver: The Secret Chocolatier  (United States) - Cinnamon Roll Bon Bon


Spreads

Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)

Silver: Castronovo Chocolate  (United States) - Castronovo Chocolate Honey

Bronze: Kahkow  (United States) - Chocodamia (**)

Spreads with milk chocolate

Gold: Arcay Chocolates  (United States) - Mango Passion Spread

Silver: Arcay Chocolates  (United States) - Pomegranate Balsamic Spread


National awards

Given to Grand Jury finalists when there are 10 or more entries from one country in a category

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars


Gold – Canadian: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Guasare

Gold – Ecuador: Paccari Chocolate  (Ecuador) - La Cumbia 70%

Gold – Peru: Bakáu  (Peru) - Cuzco Select 72%

Gold – USA: Fruition Chocolate Works  (United States) - Wild Bolivia 74% Dark

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars


Gold – Canadian: Kin+Pod  (Canada) - 70% Tumaco Colombia

Gold – Peru: Elemento Chocolates  (Peru) - Awajún Blend Tostado Intenso 70% ( * Rainforest SAC)

Gold – USA: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Maya Mountain, Belize - 2015

Special awards

Given for entries that qualify for the special category criteria

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold – Chocolate Maker: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Guasare
Gold – Directly Traded: Soma Chocolatemaker  (Canada) - Guasare
Gold – Growing Country: Bakáu  (Peru) - Cuzco Select 72%
Gold – Growing Country: Cacao Hunters  (Colombia) - Tumaco 70%
Gold – Growing Country: Franceschi Chocolate  (Venezuela) - Franceschi Chocolate Canoabo 70%
Gold – Organic: Maraná  (Peru) - Piura 70% - Dark Chocolate

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold – Chocolate Maker: Kin+Pod  (Canada) - 70% Tumaco Colombia
Gold – Directly Traded: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) - Maya Mountain, Belize - 2015
Gold – Growing Country: Elemento Chocolates  (Peru) - Awajún Blend Tostado Intenso 70% ( * Rainforest SAC)

(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

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

Triple MMM Special Award

A special prize given by our founding partners, Maricel Presilla, Martin Christy and Monica Meschini. The Triple MMM (or Mmm…) prize represents products chosen by the founders because of a personal appreciation of a product tasted during judging. This prize reflects personal enjoyment of the product awarded and is not based on the competition scores.

2018 Americas MMM: Dandelion Chocolate  (United States) – Maya Mountain, Belize – 2015

2018 Americas MMM: Mission Chocolate  (Brazil) – Three Theos: Theobroma Cacao + Bicolor + Cupuaçu (**)