The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalist entrants of the 2025 European Open Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely April-May 2025, with final Grand Jury decisions in May 2025. This competition combined the French, Benelux, Scandinavian and Eastern European craft chocolatier entries.
The judging panel included our regular judges, along with many of our IICCT alumni and other specialists from the local area and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and a main round of judging. The Finalists are the nominations from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting.
While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry will receive a prize.
The 2025 European Open Craft Chocolatier Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Eventyr Håndverkssjokolade (Norway) - Santa Ana Og Skogsbær (91.46)La Carambole (Netherlands) - Vegan Passion Decadence (90.63)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Ganache au Thé Awa-Bancha (88.83)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Coffee Ganache (88.15)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - White Temple Tea & Honey (86.63)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Ganache Bourgeon de Cassis (86.25)
Chocolala (Estonia) - Raspberry-matcha-black Sesame Bonbon (83.53)
Eventyr Håndverkssjokolade (Norway) - Eventyr Trøffel (82.13)
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Rum Ganache Milk Chocolate Bonbon (86.26)Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Prinsessan (86.88)Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Carin (83.94)
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
La Carambole (Netherlands) - Green Pumpkin Beanie (89.38)Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Magnus (88.83)
Chocolala (Estonia) - Raspberry-matcha-black Sesame Crunch (86.65)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Cherry-Lemon (85.99)
La Carambole (Netherlands) - Marocco (85.93)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Bilberry-Yogurt (85.28)
Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Grand (85.06)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Lingonberry-Raspberry (84.49)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Yuzu-Orange (82.69)
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Louis Fouquet (France) - Praliné Feuilleté Noisette Noir (87.00)La Carambole (Netherlands) - A Bitter Flower (86.43)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Hazelnut-Clementine (85.38)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Praliné Amandes du Lot-et-Garonne (82.62)
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Hazelnut Dark Chocolate Dragée (88.75)chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Åkesson,voatsiperifery (88.68)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Kamili 70%, Piemonte (87.38)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Chuao Bean Dragée 72% (87.03)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Rugoso 70%, Macadamia (83.95)
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Louis Fouquet (France) - Gianduja Pistache Lait (86.53)Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Almond Coriander Milk Chocolate Dragée (83.22)Nut based pralines with white chocolate
Míšina čokoláda (Czech Republic) - Matcha Pistachio & Grapefruit Pralines (84.17)White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Flore Confectionery (Hungary) - Sweet Sushi Dragee (89.15)Flore Confectionery (Hungary) - Smoke Signals Chocolate Dragée (88.55)
Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic) - Kampot Pepper in White Chocolate 40% (85.90)
Flore Confectionery (Hungary) - Willy Tonka Chocolate Dragée (84.68)
Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Tokaj Dragee (84.53)
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Extra Dark Thyme Caramel (87.56)Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Sitter (87.43)
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Brown Cheese Caramels & Milk Chocolate (89.97)Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Seabuck thorn - HoneyCaramel (89.10)
Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Dark Chocolate Mandarin Paste (85.42)Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Dark Chocolate Candied Lemon Zest (86.05)Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Dark Chocolate Sour Cherry (85.93)
White chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Ginger With Raspberry White Chocolate (82.85)Dark chocolate enrobed manon/butter/cream
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Frederiksdal Cherry (85.75)Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Hansens Hindbær (85.63)
Eventyr Håndverkssjokolade (Norway) - Santa Ana Trøffel Med Trøffel (82.03)
Other fillings with dark chocolate
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Raffinée Coconut,akesson,raspb. (84.93)Other fillings with milk chocolate
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Salty Liquorice Milk Chocolate Dragée (84.88)Spreads
Spreads with milk chocolate
Louis Fouquet (France) - Pâte À Tartiner Pistache (89.45)Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Orange & Almonds Chocolate Spread (82.32)
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