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European Craft Chocolatier Competitions 2021-22 -Winners

april 7, 2022 7:45 pm by International Chocolate Awards in Results, Winners

Craft Choc Winners plus British pouring choc Teaser

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the European Craft Chocolatier combined competitions, which were judged in late 2021 and early 2022 and included DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), Scandinavian, Eastern European, French, Benelux and British entrants. The prize ceremony took place on April 7, 2022 in a virtual setting.

Winners of these rounds will pass through to the World Final organized later in 2022.

This craft competition awards prizes for craft chocolatier products including filled chocolates/bonbons, pralines, enrobed fruits and nuts and chocolate spreads made with bean-to-bar chocolate as well as flavoured bars made with couverture. Plain/origin and flavoured bean-to-bar products from all European chocolate makers are judged at the 2021-22 European Bean-to-bar Chocolate Maker competition.

Craft Chocolatier Competitions

For the 2021-22 season, we’re relaunching our filled chocolate competitions as “Craft Chocolatier Competitions”, with an increasing focus on cacao sourcing and traceability. With these ideals in mind, we have made the decision that, starting with the 2021-22 season, all our chocolatier competitions will now be solely dedicated to dark and milk chocolate products made with cacao with an identifiable and traceable source. (Note: this rule does not currently apply to white chocolate or cocoa butter). This new approach reflects not only current trends in craft chocolate, but also our own founding philosophy and focus on fine cacao.

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 and members of our permanent international Grand Jury and guest judges.

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Prizes

The categories judged included filled chocolates, enrobed fruits and nuts and chocolate spreads, as well as flavoured bars (not bean-to-bar) 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 Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.

 

** 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 (**).

Awards are awarded only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize.

(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)

Repen met toegevoegde smaak

Melkchocoladerepen met insluitsels of stukjes

Silver: chocoMe  (Hungary) – chocoMe Entrée F130

Combination chocoladerepen met een infusie of aroma

Bronze: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Mastic, vanilla, cardamom Chocolate Bar

Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines en truffels

Donkere chocolade ganaches of truffels zonder toegevoegde smaak

Gold: Andreas Muschler  (Germany) – Emelie

+ Special: Classic

Gold: Ara Chocolat  (France) – Ganache Nature Agua Viva Criollo (**)

Ganaches of truffels van donkere chocolade met toegevoegde smaak

Gold: Harrer Chocolat  (Hungary) – green coriander (**)

Silver: Harrer Chocolat  (Hungary) – Kaffirlime lemongrass (**)

Silver: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Black cherry dark chocolate ganache

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Quince fruit and alcohol dark ganache

Silver: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Spicy mango dark ganache

Silver: Suklaa Täplä  (Finland) – Cloudberry Night

Bronze: Chococo  (United Kingdom) – Tangerine Dream

Bronze: Fjåk Chocolate  (Norway) – Lervig Christmas beer bonbon (**)

Bronze: La Fèverie by Hasnaâ  (France) – Ganache au vin – Pauillac

Bronze: La Fèverie by Hasnaâ  (France) – Ganache au vin – Pomerol

Bronze: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Lemongrass coconut spicy dark ganache

Bronze: Shinichi Asaba  (Belgium) – Dark chocolate with quince and Earl Grey

Ganaches of truffels van melkchocolade

Silver: Andreas Muschler  (Germany) – Mogador

Silver: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) – Green Cinnamon (**)

Bronze: La Fève by Pavel Pavlov  (Bulgaria) – Rose geranium

Bronze: Ten Watch Chocolates  (United Kingdom) – Beurre Noisette Bonbon

Ganaches of truffels van witte chocolade

Gold: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) – Black Currant (**)

Silver: La Vie Chocolat  (Czech Republic) – Strawberries with balsamic

Silver: Summerbird  (Denmark) – Chocolate Truffles Liquorice (**)

Bronze: Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier  (Norway) – Pasjonsfest med yoghurt

Bronze: PetriS Chocolate  (Finland) – Rosmarin – Seabuckthorn

Bronze: Trondheim Sjokolade  (Norway) – Yuzu Cheesecake

Ganaches of truffels met een coating of vulling van gemengde donkere/melk/witte chocolade

Gold: Fifth Dimension Chocolates  (United Kingdom) – Pineapple & Tomato

+ Special: Gastronomic

Gold: Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier  (Norway) – Multe og tindved

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Chococo  (United Kingdom) – Mango + Passionfruit

Silver: Chocolatte  (Sweden) – Vanilla caramel / blackcurrant

Silver: Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier  (Norway) – Karamellpasjon

Silver: Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier  (Norway) – Lakris og banan

Silver: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Irish coffee Piura ganache

Bronze: Chococo  (United Kingdom) – Rhubarb + Vanilla

Bronze: Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier  (Norway) – Kremet bringebær

Bronze: Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier  (Norway) – Pærefull

Bronze: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Blackberry lavanda two layers ganache

Bronze: Trondheim Sjokolade  (Norway) – Cinnamon Bun

Noten

Pralines op basis van noten

Gold: La Fèverie by Hasnaâ  (France) – Praliné Noisette Croustillant

+ Special: Local ingredients

Bronze: SIGOJI  (Belgium) – Pavé Cinacien – Noisettes Cafe

Pralines op basis van noten met melkchocolade

Silver: SIGOJI  (Belgium) – Pave Cinacien – Praline Cacahuetes

Bronze: Jentene på Tunet – Chocolatier  (Norway) – Hasselknas

Bronze: Shinichi Asaba  (Belgium) – Umami , Bonbon Au Chocolat With Miso

Bronze: Solkiki Chocolatemaker  (United Kingdom) – Peanut Esmeraldas Bonbon (**)

Pralines op basis van noten met melkchocolade …

Silver: Das Bernsteinzimmer  (Germany) – Pekan – Karamell – Tarte

+ Special: Organic

Silver: Fifth Dimension Chocolates  (United Kingdom) – Pistachio Cremino

+ Special: Classic

Silver: La Fève by Pavel Pavlov  (Bulgaria) – Pecan

Silver: Solkiki Chocolatemaker  (United Kingdom) – Gran Palo and Piedmont Hazelnut Bonbon (**)

Melkchocolade dragees, omhulde hele noten …

Bronze: Lyra  (Slovakia) – Maximum Hazelnuts Caramel

Nut based pralines with white chocolate

Silver: Fjåk Chocolate  (Norway) – Bergamot caramel & breton biscuit (**)

Karamels

Karamel omhuld met melkchocolade

Gold: Chococo  (United Kingdom) – Molasses + Brown Butter Caramel

+ Special: Local ingredients

+ Special: Classic

Bronze: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Salty caramel milk chocolate

Bronze: SIGOJI  (Belgium) – Truffe Passion – Poire Piment D’espelett

Bronze: Trondheim Sjokolade  (Norway) – Liquorice Caramel

Karamel omhuld met witte

Gold: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Coffee whisky white chocolate caramel

Overige – fruit/suiker/boter/crème

Donkere chocolade gevuld met een zachte gelei/pasta van fruit

Bronze: Harrer Chocolat  (Hungary) – Peru – ginger passionfruit dragée (**)

Met donkere chocolade omhuld heel fruit

Silver: Andreas Muschler  (Germany) – Orangeatstäbchen

Melkchocolade gevuld met een zachte gelei/pasta van fruit ..

Gold: PetriS Chocolate  (Finland) – Raspberry Liquorice

+ Special: Vegan

Met witte chocolade omhulde manon/boter/crème

Bronze: Friis-Holm Chokolade  (Denmark) – Absinthe (**)

Smeerpasta

Donkere chocoladepasta (geen melkpoeder)

Gold: Bonneheure  (Switzerland) – Crema di Nocciole e Cacao (**)

Gold: Solkiki Chocolatemaker  (United Kingdom) – Piedmont Hazelnut Chocolate Spread (**)

+ Special: Classic

Silver: HILL BAR  (France) – Nocciola

Melkchocoladepasta

Bronze: Fjåk Chocolate  (Norway) – Gingerbread milk chocolate spread (**)

(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

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