Eastern European Competition 2017 – Winners

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)
Barrette aromatizzate
Barrette cioccolato fondente con infusione o aromi
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) – Espresso (**)
Bronze: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) – Grandmother’s Herbs (**)
Bronze: Míšina čokoláda (Misha’s chocolate) (Czech Republic) – Dark Chocolate 75% & Orange (**)
Barrette di cioccolato fondente con inclusioni o pezzi
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
Barrete cioccolato fondente ripiene
Gold: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) – Quadrat szilvás – Quadrat plum
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) – Winter Warmer (**)
Barrette di cioccolato al latte con inclusioni o pezzi
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 (**)
Barrette di cioccolato al latte ripiene
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
Barrette al cioccolato bianco aromatizzato
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, paletes, praline e tartufi alla ganache
Ganache o tartufi con cioccolato fondente aromatizzato
Gold: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) – Dupla meggy – Double sour cherry
Silver: Gingalló Csokoládé (Hungary) – Szilvapálinkás kocka / Plum “pálinka”
Ganache o tartufi al cioccolato al latte
Gold: Chocolala (Estonia) – Handcraft Gin and juniper berries ganache enrobed in milk chocolate
Silver: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) – Yuzu-caramel
Ganaches o tartufi di cioccolato bianco
Bronze: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) – Dupla kajszi-karamel – Double apricot-caramel
Ganache o tertufi prodotti utilizzando ciccolati misti Fondente /latte/bianco per copertura o ripieno
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
Praline a base di noci e noci ricoperte
Dragées di cioccolato fondente, noci intere ricoperte
Gold: ChocoCard (Hungary) – Passion fruit and hazelnut dragée
Bronze: ChocoCard (Hungary) – Blackcurrant, violet and hazelnut dragée
Marzapane ricoperto al cioccolato la latte
Gold: Cadeau Bonbon Manufaktúra (Hungary) – Dupla narancs – Double orange
Dragées di cioccolato bianco, noci intere ricoperte
Silver: ChocoCard (Hungary) – Taste of Italy
Silver: Lyra (Slovakia) – Absolut Caramel
Bronze: chocoMe (Hungary) – Cantonese macadamia nut coated with blond chocolate and tonka beans
Caramello
Caramello ricoperti con cioccolato fondente
Silver: Chocolala (Estonia) – Bonbons filled with birch sap caramel
Bronze: Chocofacture (Hungary) – Spicy Kiss
Caramello ricoperto con cioccolato al latte
Gold: Gingalló Csokoládé (Hungary) – Sós karamell / Salty caramel
Altre -frutti/zucchero/burro/crema
Frutti interi ricoperti di cioccolato fondente
Silver: ChocoCard (Hungary) – Voatsiperifery-berry (blueberry dragée) (**)
Bronze: ChocoCard (Hungary) – Ginger and matcha dragée
Frutti interi ricoperti di cioccolato al latte
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.