The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2023 Americas Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely by our international pool of judges and Grand Jury during the Summer of 2023.
The winners were announced on 9 September 2023 on Zoom with organizers and Grand Jury members joining in from all corners of the world. Â
Judges
The judging panel included our regular judges from all over the Americas region, along with many of our IICCT alumni and other specialists from the local area and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
All judging was anonymised, included at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes were awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.
All Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in this competition are eligible to enter the World Final in October 2023.
Competition Highlights
This year, the rare occasion of two entries receiving the same score for a Gold prize happened twice. The Gold winners in the Micro-batch, plain/origin dark bar category: Feliu (Mexico) with their Soconusco 71% and Qantu (Canada) with their Gran Blanco 70% both scored 90.7, and in addition, both of them received four special prizes. The other double-gold score came in the Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces category: Peruvian Cacaosuyo‘s Piura Nibs and Brazilian MOA Chocolates’ 70% Com Cupuaçu also scored 90.7 points.
The competition saw the quality of entries elevate to the point that all the overall winners scored 90 points or above. Cacao Hunters from Colombia came back to the competition with a bang, winning both the Plain/origin dark and milk bar categories with their Arauca 70% and the Tumaco Leche 53% bars scoring 90.7 and 90.4 respectively.Â
Among the trends this season, we saw the renaissance of the classic milk chocolate, or the purposeful use of vanilla, as well as the addition of local fruits and herbs, such as ‘pitaya de mayo’ (a type of cactus fig in Mexico), Andean lavender, rica rica, cupuaçu, or sunfo.
The 2023 Americas Winners are:
(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)
‘Best in competition’ overall winners
Plain/origin dark bar categories
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Arauca 70% (91.7)Plain/origin milk bar categories
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tumaco Leche 53% (90.4)Flavoured bar categories
Gold: Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Pitaya de mayo 58% (91.0)Filled chocolates
Gold: St. Croix Chocolate Company (United States) – Macadamia bonbon (89.8)Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Arauca 70% (91.7)
+ Gold: Colombia
+ Gold: Growing Country
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Sierra Nevada 72% (90.7)
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tumaco 70% (90.5)
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tatacoa 70% (90.5)
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Colombia 66% Oscuro (90.3)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Chuncho – Cuzco (90.2)
Silver: Boho Chocolate (United States) – 70% Colombia / Sierra Nevada (89.0)
+ Gold: USA
Silver: Amano Chocolate (United States) – Cuyagua (88.9)
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tumaco 82% (88.8)
Silver: Amano Chocolate (United States) – Madagascar (88.5)
Silver: Boho Chocolate (United States) – 70% Dominican Republic / OKO Caribe (87.6)
Silver: Amano Chocolate (United States) – Macoris (87.3)
Bronze: Legado Cacao (Colombia) – Legado OrinoquÃa 80% (86.5)
Bronze: Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) – 62% Dark Oko Caribe (86.4)
Bronze: Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) – 70% Dark Oko Caribe (86.4)
Bronze: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Piura Quemazon 70% (86.3)
Bronze: Amano Chocolate (United States) – Guayas (85.9)
Bronze: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Los Rios 72% (85.8)
Bronze: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Perla Negra 74% (85.8)
Bronze: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Arhuacos 72% (85.7)
Bronze: Wolter (Mexico) – Quetzalli 64% (85.5)
Micro-batch – Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Soconusco 71% (90.7)
+ Gold: Mexico
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Growing Country
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Gold: Qantu (Canada) – Gran Blanco 70% (90.7)
+ Gold: Canadian
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Organic
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Almendra Blanca, 77% (90.4)
+ Gold: USA
Silver: Tsinane (Peru) – Dark 70% (90.2)
Silver: Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Flor de un dÃa 70% (90.0)
Silver: TA.CHO taller de chocolate (Mexico) – Tara 73% Finca “Frida”. (90.0)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Boyaca 73% (89.8)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Asochivite 77% (89.7)
Silver: Animä Cacao (Mexico) – 70% Cacao Blanco Jaguar (89.5)
Silver: Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Ucayali 72% (89.5)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – El Ganso (89.2)
Silver: Qantu (Canada) – Chaska 70% (89.1)
Silver: Palette de Bine (Canada) – Chuao Venezuela 70% (89.0)
Silver: Barberis (Peru) – Chocolate Bitter 70% de Cacao Bellavista (88.9)
Silver: Cocobel (Trinidad and Tobago) – Couva – 70% dark with Cane Jaggery (88.9)
Silver: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – Honduras Copan 70% (88.8)
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – 70% Davao (88.8)
Silver: Mission Chocolate (Brazil) – Rapadura (Unrefined Brazilian Sugar) (88.8)
+ Gold: Brazil
Silver: Kahkow (United States) – Los Bejucos 65% – Denomination of Origin (88.7)
Silver: Schoki Chocolate (Canada) – 72% Tanzania (88.7)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Ucayali 70% (88.6)
Silver: Tsinane (Peru) – DARK 80% (88.6)
Silver: JACEK Chocolate Couture (Canada) – Dominican Republic – 70% (88.6)
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – 70% Costa Esmeraldas (88.4)
Silver: Qantu (Canada) – Morropon 70% (88.4)
Silver: DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) – Semuliki 72 (88.2)
Silver: Fresco (United States) – Polochic Valley 70% Light Roast (88.1)
Silver: Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Ténébris 70% organic (88.1)
Silver: Kahkow (United States) – La Esmeralda 67%, Single Estate (88.0)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – El Carmen 77% (88.0)
Silver: Tsinane (Peru) – DARK 75% (87.9)
Silver: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – Uganda Semuliki Forest 70% (87.8)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Limited Release, Kerala (87.8)
Silver: Noel Verde (Ecuador) – Noel Verde RÃo Esmeraldas 65% (87.8)
Silver: MÃstika Chocolate (Costa Rica) – Barra Chocolate 70% (87.7)
Silver: Allo Simonne (Canada) – 70% Zorzal, Republique Dominicaine (87.7)
Silver: Animä Cacao (Mexico) – 70% Cacao Trinitario Hacienda R (87.7)
Silver: Argencove (Nicaragua) – Mombacho 70% (87.7)
Silver: Bixby & Co. (United States) – Belize Dark Chocolate Bar (87.5)
Silver: Mestiço Chocolates (Brazil) – Hidromel 77% (87.4)
+ Special: Fermentation additions
Silver: Mindo Chocolate (Ecuador) – 67% Puro (87.4)
Silver: Mindo Chocolate (Ecuador) – 70% Rustico (87.4)
Silver: Animä Cacao (Mexico) – 70% CACAO SOCONUSCO, HULAR (87.3)
Silver: Animä Cacao (Mexico) – 70% Cacao Trinitario Ostuacán, Chiapas (87.3)
Silver: Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Lumina 70% organic (87.2)
Silver: Allo Simonne (Canada) – 74% Sierra Nevada, Colombie (87.2)
Silver: Spinnaker Chocolate (United States) – 70% Tanzania (87.2)
Silver: Argencove (Nicaragua) – Cocibolca 70% (87.1)
Silver: Sleep Walk Chocolateria (United States) – Sleep Walk Chocolateria Blanco Jaguar (87.1)
Silver: Utopia Tropical (Brazil) – Wild Dark Chocolate Tocantins 72% (87.1)
Silver: Honoka’a Chocolate Co. (United States) – Honoka’a Chocolate Co Estate Bar (87.0)
Silver: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Ambanja, Madagascar 70% (87.0)
Bronze: JACEK Chocolate Couture (Canada) – Colombia – 70% (86.9)
Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) – Cap-Haitien 70% (86.9)
Bronze: Qantu (Canada) – Chuncho 70% (86.8)
Bronze: Delirio Chocolate (Venezuela) – Dark Chocolate 65% Cacao Carenero (86.8)
Bronze: McGuire Chocolate Company (Canada) – Santa Maria 70% (86.8)
Bronze: Sleep Walk Chocolateria (United States) – Sleep Walk Chocolateria El Vado (86.8)
Bronze: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – 71% Malvar (86.8)
Bronze: Chokola Bean to Bar (United States) – Kokoa Kamilli, Tanzania 75% (86.7)
Bronze: Huma Chocolate (Ecuador) – Esmeraldas 70% Cacao Ecuador (86.7)
Bronze: Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Tanzanie 79% organic (86.7)
Bronze: Mindo Chocolate (Ecuador) – 70% Panela (86.6)
Bronze: Qantu (Canada) – Bagua 70% (86.6)
Bronze: Schoki Chocolate (Canada) – 72% Republic Dominican (86.6)
Bronze: Camilo’s Chocolate Inc (Canada) – Camilo’s Chocolate Zorzal 70% (86.5)
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Esmeraldas 70% (86.5)
Bronze: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – El Mamey, 75% Dark Chocolate (86.5)
Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) – Hispaniola 70% (86.5)
Bronze: Sirene (Canada) – Lachua 73% (86.5)
Bronze: Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby (Canada) – Dominican Republic (86.4)
Bronze: Les Chocolats Monarque (Canada) – Belize 75% (86.3)
Bronze: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Wild Bolivia 70% (86.3)
Bronze: DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) – Kilombero 72% (86.2)
Bronze: Heritage Food Crafters (United States) – 70% Haiti (86.2)
Bronze: Mucho Chocolate (Mexico) – Encanto Del Madrigal (86.2)
Bronze: Cocobel (Trinidad and Tobago) – 72% Single Estate Dark Chocolate (86.2)
Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) – Zorzal 70% (86.2)
Bronze: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Ucayali River, Peru 70% (86.0)
Bronze: Raphio Chocolate (United States) – 72% Madagascar (85.7)
Bronze: DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) – Johnson Mountain 72% (85.7)
Bronze: Honoka’a Chocolate Co. (United States) – Pure Hawaiian Cacao 70% Bar (85.7)
Bronze: Wild Mountain Chocolate (Canada) – Madagascar 65% Cocoa (85.7)
Bronze: Sirene (Canada) – Chuao (85.6)
Bronze: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Esmeraldas, Ecuador 70% (85.5)
Bronze: Sleep Walk Chocolateria (United States) – Sleep Walk Chocolateria Barra de la Casa (85.5)
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Gold: Wallace Craft Chocolate (Canada) – Oko Caribe Dominican Republic 92% Dark (88.5)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Silver: Enna Chocolate (United States) – Bon’Bulak 100% Pure Dark Chocolate (88.1)
+ Gold: 100%
Silver: Chocolate Sierra Sagrada (Colombia) – Sierra Sagrada 100% Sierra Nevada (87.9)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Rupa Rupa 100 (87.7)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Raw 90% (87.7)
Silver: Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) – 85% Dark Oko Caribe (87.7)
Silver: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – Uganda Semuliki Forest 85% (87.7)
Silver: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – Venezuela Piaroa 85% (87.7)
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – 88% Costa Esmeraldas (87.6)
Silver: MUZEÂ (Ecuador) – 100% Simply Cacao (87.4) ( * HUMA CHOCOLATE)
Silver: Schoki Chocolate (Canada) – 85% Nicaragua (87.3)
Silver: Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Soconusco 100% (87.1)
Bronze: Honoka’a Chocolate Co. (United States) – Pure Hawaiian Cacao 85% Bar (86.8)
Bronze: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Ancient Ecuador 85% (86.6)
Bronze: Heritage Food Crafters (United States) – 85% Philippines (86.6)
Bronze: Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) – 95% Dark Oko Caribe (86.6)
Bronze: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – Venezuela Chuao 85% (86.6)
Bronze: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – Dominican Republic Zorzal 85% (86.2)
Bronze: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – Dark Night, 100% Dark Chocolate (85.9)
Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) – Hispaniola 85% (85.8)
Bronze: Chocolate Sierra Sagrada (Colombia) – Sierra Sagrada 85% Sierra Nevada (85.7)
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – Tumaco Leche 53% (90.4)
+ Gold: Growing Country
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) – 50% Milk Oko Caribe (87.1)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Piura Milk (86.9)
Silver: Luzz Cacau (Brazil) – 52% Ao Leite Luzz Cacau (86.8) ( * LUZZ CACAU)
Silver: CHoKolaHÂ (Brazil) – Ao Leite (86.0)
+ Gold: Organic
Micro-batch – Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Qantu (Canada) – Crème de la crème 45% (90.2)
+ Gold: Canadian
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Silver: Sirene (Canada) – Lachua Dark Milk (90.1)
Silver: Miroh! Chocolate Makers (Brazil) – Idukki Dark Milk 54% cacau (90.0)
+ Gold: Brazil
Silver: Gansett Craft Chocolate (United States) – 50% Milk Chocolate (89.5)
+ Gold: USA
Silver: Cuore di Cacao Chocolateria (Brazil) – Milk 46% Cacao (89.1)
+ Gold: Growing Country
Silver: Spinnaker Chocolate (United States) – 58% Madagascar Dark Milk (88.5)
Silver: Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Milk chocolate 51% (88.5)
Silver: Godsend (United States) – Tumaco Dark Milk (88.1)
Silver: Miroh! Chocolate Makers (Brazil) – Chocolate ao leite 42% cacau (88.0)
Silver: Chocs ‘n Boxes (United States) – Hamili 50% Dark Milk Chocolate (87.9)
Silver: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – La Jaguita, 55% Dark Milk Chocolate (87.9)
Silver: Honoka’a Chocolate Co. (United States) – Goat Milk Bar (87.8)
Silver: Heritage Food Crafters (United States) – 58% Dark Milk (87.7)
Silver: Mestiço Chocolates (Brazil) – Crema 45% ao leite (87.4)
Silver: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – Goat Milk 70% bar (87.3)
+ Special: Non-cow milk
Silver: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – Chi Chi, 55% Dark Milk Chocolate (87.3)
Silver: Pé de Chocolate (Brazil) – Chocolate ao Leite 38% Cacau Amazônia (87.3)
Silver: Martinus Chocolate de Origem (Brazil) – Chocolate 56% oa Leite (87.3)
Silver: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – Las Mariposas, 55% Dark Milk Chocolate (86.6)
Silver: Camilo’s Chocolate Inc (Canada) – Camilo’s Chocolate Zorzal 51% dark milk (86.5)
Silver: Rhyme and Reason Chocolate Company (United States) – Artisan Milk Chocolate (86.3)
Silver: Mindo Chocolate Makers (United States) – Dark Milk Chocolate (86.2)
Silver: Black Jaguar Chocolate (Canada) – 55% Dark Milk (86.1)
Bronze: Benevides Chocolates (Brazil) – Chocolate 43% cacau ao leite (85.8)
Bronze: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – Mi Amorcito, 45% Milk Chocolate (85.8)
Bronze: Delirio Chocolate (Venezuela) – Chocolate con Leche Güelitos (85.5)
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Classic Milk (85.4)
Bronze: Miroh! Chocolate Makers (Brazil) – Rio Caribe dark milk 58% cacau (85.4)
Bronze: Miroh! Chocolate Makers (Brazil) – Kubaly Milk 45% Edicão Limitada (85.0)
Bronze: Wallace Craft Chocolate (Canada) – 45% Milk Chocolate Liberia (84.8)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients
Gold: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Theobroma Grandiflorum/Cupuazú (91.0)
+ Gold: Organic
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Silver: Qantu (Canada) – Oat Milq 50% (91.0)
+ Special: Alternate vegan milk
+ Special: Alternate sugars
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Asochivite with Maple Sugar (89.5)
Silver: Les Chocolats Monarque (Canada) – Jaguar 75% (88.5)
Silver: Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Vegan white chocolate (88.4)
Silver: Mademoiselle Miel (United States) – Mademoiselle Miel Dark Bar 70% (88.4)
Silver: Choco de Léa (Canada) – Oat M!lk Chocolate (88.3)
+ Special: Ingredients
Silver: Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) – 60% Coconut Milk (87.8)
Silver: Orinoco Chocolate Co. (United States) – Patanemo, Venezuela, 70% Bar (87.6)
Silver: Orinoco Chocolate Co. (United States) – Kokoa Kamili, Tanzania, 70% Bar (87.3)
Silver: Maribea (United States) – White Chocolate- Dairy Free (87.1)
Silver: Chocolate Sierra Sagrada (Colombia) – Sierra Sagrada 55% Sierra Nevada Oats (87.1)
Silver: Kahkow (United States) – 39% Vegan White Chocolate (87.1)
Silver: Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Vegan chocolate 51% (87.1)
Silver: Allo Simonne (Canada) – Chocolat Jaguar 70% Theobromas (86.2)
Bronze: Orinoco Chocolate Co. (United States) – Mérida Criollo, Venezuela, 74% Bar (85.7)
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Oat Milk (85.6)
Bronze: Chocolates Para Ti (Bolivia) – Chocolate Blanco (85.2)
Bronze: The Organic House (Canada) – Thailand – Chanthaburi – 70% Cacao (84.9)
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Gold: Belmont Estate (Grenada) – Pure White (88.2)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Organic
+ Gold: Growing Country
+ Special: Self-made cocoa butter
Silver: Odle Chocolates (Brazil) – Doce de Leite – Chocolate Branco (87.9)
Silver: Utopia Tropical (Brazil) – Wild White Purus 38% (86.5)
Bronze: Belmont Estate (Grenada) – Creamy Caramel (85.0)
Bronze: Heritage Food Crafters (United States) – 35% White (84.8)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Pitaya de mayo 58% (91.0) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Melisa Toronjil (90.8) (**)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Lemongrass (90.6) (**)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Limited Release, Caramelized Onion (90.1) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Andean Lavender (89.4) (**)
Silver: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate (United States) – Straight Bourbon Whiskey Dark Chocolate (89.3) (**)
+ Special: Cacao flavoring/aging
Silver: Sirene (Canada) – Mayan Spice (89.3) (**)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Special Reserve, Las Palomas Coffee (89.2) (**)
+ Special: Ingredients
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Spring Awakening (89.0) (**)
+ Special: Cacao flavoring/aging
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Tanduay Rum (88.9) (**)
Silver: Huma Chocolate (Ecuador) – Choco Chapo 60% Cacao (88.9)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Rica Rica (88.9) (**)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Limited Release, Pure Passion Fruit (88.9) (**)
Silver: PURE Chocolate Jamaica (Jamaica) – 70% dark chocolate with cinnamon (88.8) (**)
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – PIMIENTA 70% (88.7) (**)
Silver: The Organic House (Canada) – Cup of Coffee – 65% Cacao (88.7) (**)
Silver: Amano Chocolate (United States) – Mango Chili (88.5) (**)
Silver: Spinnaker Chocolate (United States) – 70% Belize with Bourbon (88.5)
Silver: Nicolas Chocolate do Belga (Brazil) – Dark wild cocoa flavoured with Cupuaçu (88.4) (**)
Silver: PANGOAÂ (Peru) – Chocolate 68% con Moena Alcanforada (88.4) (**)
+ Special: Ingredients
Silver: Mayak Chocolate (Honduras) – 65% dark chocolate whit tamarind (88.1) (**)
Silver: JACEK Chocolate Couture (Canada) – Whisky – 70% (88.1) (**)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Lemon Verbena (87.9) (**)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Hoja Santa (87.9) (**)
Silver: The Organic House (Canada) – Banana Foster 65% Cacao (87.7) (**)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Maker’s Choice, Black Urfa Chili (87.7) (**)
Silver: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Almond Butter & Black Lava Salt 80% (87.7) (**)
Silver: PANGOAÂ (Peru) – Chocolate 68% con Cedron (87.6) (**)
Silver: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Orange Jazz Bar (87.3)
Silver: Mindo Chocolate Makers (United States) – 70% Vanilla Rustic (87.2) (**)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Pomelo (87.1) (**)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Special Reserve, Lawley’s Rum (87.1) (**)
Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) – PB & Joy (87.0) (**)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Sunfo (87.0) (**)
Silver: PURE Chocolate Jamaica (Jamaica) – 70% dark chocolate with Jerk Seasoning (87.0) (**)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Pino MarÃtimo (86.9)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Peppermint (86.8) (**)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Passion Fruit (86.8) (**)
Silver: Enna Chocolate (United States) – Chocorua Rye Barrel-Aged Dark Chocolate (86.7) (**)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Special Reserve, Putnam Rye Whiskey (86.5) (**)
Silver: Gansett Craft Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate Brown Butter Sage (86.5) (**)
Silver: Sleep Walk Chocolateria (United States) – Sleep Walk Chocolateria Picante (86.4)
Silver: Askinosie Chocolate (United States) – Fruit Punch Dark Chocolate Bar (86.4) (**)
Silver: Semilla Escuela de Cacao y Chocolate ( Semilla, Cocoa. And Chocolate School ) (Nicaragua) – Chocolate con Ron de Café (86.4) (**)
Silver: Odle Chocolates (Brazil) – Chocolate 60% Cacau Com Cachaça (86.1) (**)
Bronze: oodaalolly (United States) – Dark Chocolate with Calamansi (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Jacobean Craft Chocolate (Canada) – Raspberry : Dark (70%) (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Bixby & Co. (United States) – Split Rock Bourbon Bar (85.7) (**)
Bronze: Boho Chocolate (United States) – 70% Spicy Chai (85.7) (**)
Bronze: K+M Chocolate (United States) – K+M Extravirgin Madagascar 75% Dark (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Limited Release, Fresh Mint (85.4) (**)
Bronze: The Organic House (Canada) – Lavender & Maple 70% Cacao (85.3)
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Special Reserve, Brown Butter (85.2) (**)
Bronze: Allo Simonne (Canada) – 68% à l’érable, Agrofloresta, Mexique (85.2)
Bronze: Wild Mountain Chocolate (Canada) – Orange 60% Cocoa (85.2) (**)
Bronze: Honoka’a Chocolate Co. (United States) – Barrel Aged Kuleana Rum Works Bar (85.1) (**)
Bronze: DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) – Raspberry Cordial (84.9) (**)
Bronze: Gansett Craft Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate Raspberry (84.9) (**)
Bronze: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) – PIPILONGO 70% (84.6) (**)
Bronze: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Single Malt (84.5) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Piura Nibs (90.7) (**)
Gold: MOA Chocolates (Brazil) – 70% Com Cupuaçu (90.7) (**)
+ Special: Biome
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) – Raw 101% (89.3)
Silver: Moku Chocolate (United States) – Cherry Chai (89.1) (**)
Silver: Argencove (Nicaragua) – Saffron (88.8) (**)
Silver: Cuore di Cacao Chocolateria (Brazil) – Dark 60% Cupuaçu (88.4) (**)
Silver: Jangala, Cacao & Selva (Mexico) – SAL DE GUSANO DE MAGUEY 70% Cacao Barra (87.7) (**)
Silver: Nugali (Brazil) – Dark Chocolate 63% With Cupuaçu Brittle (87.1)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – El Carmen with Coffee (87.0) (**)
Silver: Mindo Chocolate (Ecuador) – 77% Cardamomo (86.9) (**)
Silver: Avanaa (Canada) – Cherry Cherie (86.9) (**)
Silver: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Bourbon Pecan & Dark Cherry 70% (86.8) (**)
Silver: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Almendra Blanca with Almonds (86.6) (**)
Silver: Pasión de Cacao (Mexico) – 65% Five Spice (86.5) (**)
Silver: Spinnaker Chocolate (United States) – 70% Uganda with Bee Pollen and Salt (86.3)
+ Special: Eclectic
Silver: Palette de Bine (Canada) – Femmes exceptionnelles + sel de mer 72% (86.2) (**)
Silver: Argencove (Nicaragua) – Banana, Cinnamon and Cloves (86.1) (**)
Silver: Mission Chocolate (Brazil) – Baru 70% (Brazil Biomes) (86.0)
Bronze: Argencove (Nicaragua) – Caramelized Cacao Nibs (85.7) (**)
Bronze: Hoja Verde Chocolate (Ecuador) – Chocolate 58% + Uvilla Orgánico (85.7)
Bronze: Chocs ‘n Boxes (United States) – 70% Dark Chocolate with Orange Peel (85.2) (**)
Bronze: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Blueberry Cardamom 85% (85.2) (**)
Bronze: Amano Chocolate (United States) – Raspberry Rose (85.1) (**)
Bronze: Chocopunto by Mabel (Dominican Republic) – 70% Dark With Nibs (84.9)
Bronze: Jacobean Craft Chocolate (Canada) – Dark Raspberry Peppercorn Crunch (84.9) (**)
Bronze: Spinnaker Chocolate (United States) – 70% Colombia with Ghost Chili Salt (84.7) (**)
Bronze: Delirio Chocolate (Venezuela) – Dark Chocolate with Orange (84.5) (**)
Bronze: Eldora Chocolate (United States) – 70% Dark Chocolate bar with Coffee nibs (84.5) (**)
Bronze: Benevides Chocolates (Brazil) – Chocolate 55% cacau com cupuaçu (84.5) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) – Honey Lavender (88.6) (**)
+ Special: Ingredients
Silver: Atucun (Honduras) – Atucun Chocolate Cacao Elixir (87.4)
Silver: TCHO (United States) – TCHO Choco Latté (86.2) (**)
Bronze: Sleep Walk Chocolateria (United States) – Sleep Walk Chocolateria Mole (85.8)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Leche y Vainilla 52% (90.1) (**)
Silver: McGuire Chocolate Company (Canada) – Hanky Panky (89.9) (**)
Silver: McGuire Chocolate Company (Canada) – 46% Pumpkin Spice Milk Chocolate (89.3) (**)
Silver: Palette de Bine (Canada) – Colombie Huila 50% Lait+Beurre Noisette (88.8)
Silver: The Organic House (Canada) – Orange Forward – Honduras Copan 60% (87.5) (**)
Silver: Cocoaro Craft Chocolate (Canada) – Raspberry & Vanilla (87.4) (**)
Silver: Bixby & Co. (United States) – Maine Grains Oat Milk Bar (86.1) (**)
Bronze: Gansett Craft Chocolate (United States) – 50% Milk Chocolate Coffee (85.8) (**)
Bronze: Zimt Chocolates (Canada) – Sweet Orange Cardamom Milkless Way (85.8) (**)
Bronze: Jacobean Craft Chocolate (Canada) – Liquorice (85.7) (**)
Bronze: Belú Cacao (El Salvador) – Milk Chocoalte with Mint (85.7) (**)
Bronze: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Limited Release, Passion Fruit & Cream (85.4) (**)
Bronze: Roxy’s Chocolate (Canada) – Mokaccino (85.3) (**)
Bronze: Belmont Estate (Grenada) – Pure Grenada (85.2) (**)
Bronze: Miroh! Chocolate Makers (Brazil) – Chocolate ao leite com café Blum`s (85.2) (**)
Bronze: K+M Chocolate (United States) – Milk Chocolate Golden Milk (84.8) (**)
Bronze: The Organic House (Canada) – Maya Mylk Chocolate 55% Cacao (84.7) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – La Isla Bonita 55% Hazelnut Inclusion (90.9) (**)
Silver: Negro Doce (Brazil) – Negro Doce Crocante de café (89.4) (**)
Silver: Mission Chocolate (Brazil) – Rabanada (Brazilian French Toast) (88.6) (**)
Silver: Mindo Chocolate Makers (United States) – Apricot Cardamom Milk Chocolate (88.6) (**)
Silver: Boho Chocolate (United States) – Smoked Hickory Sea Salt (88.4) (**)
Silver: Ju Arléo Chocolates (Brazil) – 36% cacau ao leite com cupuaçu (87.7) (**)
Silver: Sirene (Canada) – Ch’abil (87.3) (**)
Silver: Boho Chocolate (United States) – 51% Milk / Coconut + Lemongrass (86.0) (**)
Bronze: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – La Isla Bonita 55% Nibbly Nibs Inclusion (85.7) (**)
Bronze: Chocs ‘n Boxes (United States) – Kape Krunch Milk Chocolate (85.5) (**)
Bronze: oodaalolly (United States) – Vizcaya Lemon (85.4) (**)
Bronze: Schoki Chocolate (Canada) – 62% Dark Milk & Cocoa Nibs (85.3) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
Silver: St. Croix Chocolate Company (United States) – Burnt Cinnamon and Bourbon (87.2) (**)
Bronze: CHoKolaHÂ (Brazil) – Chocolate ao Leite – Recheado (85.2) (**)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Strawberry White (89.6) (**)
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Raspberry White (89.3) (**)
Silver: Benevides Chocolates (Brazil) – Chocolate Branco com Canjica Baiana (88.4) (**)
Silver: Jacobean Craft Chocolate (Canada) – Partridge berry (Lingonberry) (87.6) (**)
Silver: McGuire Chocolate Company (Canada) – The Latte Bar (86.7) (**)
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Blueberry Lemon Lavender (86.4) (**)
Silver: Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Blackberry White (86.1) (**)
Bronze: The Organic House (Canada) – Raspberry White Chocolate – 55% Cacao (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Mestiço Chocolates (Brazil) – Framboesa e Limão (84.5) (**)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Odle Chocolates (Brazil) – Chocolate Branco com Maracujá (89.0) (**)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Lemon White Chocolate (88.2) (**)
Silver: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Lemon Pepper Bar (88.1)
Silver: Luzz Cacau (Brazil) – Doce de Leite Com Coco Luzz Cacau (88.0) (**)
Silver: Askinosie Chocolate (United States) – Sweet Potato Pie White Chocolate Bar (87.1) (**)
Silver: Argencove (Nicaragua) – Pecan Pie (86.8) (**)
Silver: Moonch Cacao (Mexico) – Caramelizado con Nibs de Cacao (Chako+) (86.6) (**)
Silver: Mission Chocolate (Brazil) – Arroz Doce (Rice pudding) (86.5) (**)
Silver: Argencove (Nicaragua) – Caramelized white chocolate and almonds (86.3) (**)
Silver: Odle Chocolates (Brazil) – Chocolate Branco Abacaxi Com Coco (86.1) (**)
Bronze: Mission Chocolate (Brazil) – Paçoca (White chocolate with peanuts) (84.9) (**)
Bronze: Mademoiselle Miel (United States) – Mademoiselle Miel Rosemary Pine Nut Bar (84.5) (**)
White chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: TCHOÂ (United States) – TCHO Perfect Matcha (88.8) (**)
Combination chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: Jacobean Craft Chocolate (Canada) – Caffè Salted MOCHA (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Boho Chocolate (United States) – Golden Milk Swirl (85.5) (**)
Combination chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Bronze: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate (United States) – Chocolate Dipped Strawberries & Cream (85.1) (**)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Blueberry Cardamom (88.6) (**)
Silver: Phiabella Chocolates (United States) – Blue Jasper (87.1)
Silver: Phiabella Chocolates (United States) – Adagio (86.0)
Bronze: Phiabella Chocolates (United States) – Uptown Lowcountry (84.9)
Bronze: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Raspberry Fig Truffle (84.7)
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – Sir Chill Gin Ganache (89.4) (**)
+ Special: Alcohol
Silver: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – Negroni Ganache (88.8) (**)
+ Special: Alcohol
Silver: Faisan chocolates (United States) – Tea time (87.8)
Silver: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – Dominican Rum Ganache (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Pumpkin Spice Truffle (85.9)
Bronze: Colors Chocolate (Dominican Republic) – Lime Ganache (84.8) (**)
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Bronze: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Honey Lemon Truffle (85.2)
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Petrova Chocolates (United States) – Kalamansi Pecan bonbon (89.1)
+ Special: Eclectic
Silver: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Peanut Butter Truffle (88.0)
+ Special: Classic
Silver: Chocs ‘n Boxes (United States) – Pili – Dates Praline (87.3) (**)
+ Special: Eclectic
Silver: Chocs ‘n Boxes (United States) – Blueberry Compote – Lychee Ganache (86.7) (**)
Silver: LeSaint French Chocolate (United States) – Moroccan Mint Pavés (86.5)
Bronze: Le Caméléon (Mexico) – Col. XVIII no. 10 Alejandrina/Conchita (85.9)
Bronze: Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate (United States) – Stollen (85.6)
Bronze: Le Caméléon (Mexico) – Col. XVIII no. 13 Magda (84.5)
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Silver: LeSaint French Chocolate (United States) – Chocolate Nougat (86.0)
Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Silver: Cacaoterra/Xiquipil (El Salvador) – Cinnamon Dusted Chocolate Covered Almond (87.7) (**)
Bronze: Miroh! Chocolate Makers (Brazil) – Drágea de amêndoa de cacau (84.8) (**)
Bronze: Miroh! Chocolate Makers (Brazil) – Drágea de café (84.5) (**)
Combination chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: K+M Chocolate (United States) – Macadamia Dragee (84.7) (**)
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Petrova Chocolates (United States) – Tonka Bean caramel (89.2)
Silver: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Sea Salt Caramel in Dark Chocolate (88.9)
+ Special: Classic
Bronze: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) – Suntory Whiskey & Asian Pear Caramel (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Tart Cherry Whiskey Caramel (84.5)
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Forte Chocolates (United States) – Sea Salt Caramel in Milk Chocolate (88.2)
+ Special: Classic
Combination chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: St. Croix Chocolate Company (United States) – Macadamia bonbon (89.8)
Others – fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Other fillings with milk chocolate
Gold: Odle Chocolates (Brazil) – Pirapop – Chocolate ao Leite (88.2) (**)
Ingredients from cacao
Cocoa Powder
Silver: Hacienda Napaná (Mexico) – Cacao en Polvo Hacienda Napaná (86.7)
Cocoa Butter
Gold: Hacienda Napaná (Mexico) – Manteca de Cacao Hacienda Napaná (89.9)
Bronze: Kahkow (United States) – Organic Cacao Butter (85.8)
(*) Â Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
