The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2026 Asia-Pacific Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely during March and April 2026. The Prize ceremony was held on Saturday, 4th April starting at 2pm local time in Kyoto, Japan as part of the Kyoto Coffee Chocolate Festival with the help of our local partner Jeffrey Lee from Cult de Choco.
The event was broadcast live on our YouTube channel with winners accepting their certificates in person from our co-founders Monica Meschini and Martin Christy.
This competition focuses on fine, craft and micro-batch chocolate makers who work directly from cacao beans to produce plain/origin and flavoured chocolate bars and craft chocolatiers making filled chocolates, dragées and spreads from the Asia-Pacific region.
Winners will go through to the World Final later in 2026.
Judges
The judging panel for this competition included our regular Asia-Pacific judges, along with many of our IICCT alumni, other specialists from the local area and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
Winners were selected by the Grand Jury after the main round of judging from the Grand Jury Finalists. While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry will receive a prize.
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 later in 2026.
Prizes
The winners of the 2026 Asia-Pacific Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition are:
(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)
'Best in competition' overall winners
Plain/origin dark bar categories
Gold: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Phuket Dark 70% (91.9)Plain/origin milk bar categories
Gold: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Tanzania 60% Darkmilk Chocolate (90.0)Flavoured bar categories
Gold: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Epices Orientales 65% Perfumer Series (90.9)Filled chocolates
Gold: Tomohiro Onuki (Japan) - Shōyu and Yuzu (90.9)Plain/origin bars
Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Phuket Dark 70% (91.9) (**)
+ Gold: Thailand
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Growing Country
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Nakhon Si Thammarat Dark 75% (90.3) (**)
Silver: MURATA (Japan) - Peru Piura 70% (89.8) (**)
+ Gold: Japan
Silver: SUNNY CHOCOLATE (Japan) - Sora (alto Beni, Bolivia 70%) (89.6) (**)
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Ayutthaya Dark 70% (89.5) (**)
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Nakhon Si Thammarat Rough Ground - 65% (89.4) (**)
Silver: Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - (Japan) - 'Arhuaco Lot 1 (89.4) (**)
+ Gold: Rough ground
Silver: San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) - Chiang Rai (89.1) (**)
Silver: Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - (Japan) - 'Arhuaco (89.0) (**)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Ancestral Slow Heating 70% T1 (88.9) (**)
+ Gold: Taiwan
Silver: San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) - Noir House Blend (88.9) (**)
Silver: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Belize Maya Mountains 70% Dark chocolate (88.8) (**)
+ Gold: China
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Nakhon Si Thammarat Dark 70% - Red Pod (88.7) (**)
Silver: meets chocolate INNOCENTURE (Japan) - Venture Arhuaco (88.6) (**)
Silver: San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) - Phatthalung (88.4) (**)
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Venezuela Choroni 70% (88.3) (**)
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Chanthaburi Dark 70% (88.3) (**)
Silver: Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - (Japan) - Fruity-india (88.3) (**)
Silver: Lucid Chocolatier (New Zealand) - 76% Chuncho Pamuco (88.2) (**)
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Mexico Soconusco 68% (88.1) (**)
Silver: Terve Chocolate (Indonesia) - Aceh 70% Kudeungoe Sugata Indonesia (88.1) (**)
Silver: LIVES CHOCOLATE (Japan) - Tanzania 70% (88.1) (**)
Silver: Yosano Roaster Chocolate (Japan) - Yosano Roaster Chocolate Belize 73％ (88.1) (**)
Silver: Mamano Chocolate (Japan) - ７０％ Matured Cacao Medium Roast ー Crunchy (88.1) ( * conche) (**)
Bronze: Lucid Chocolatier (New Zealand) - 76% Ballevista (87.7) (**)
Bronze: Simtret (China) - 70%Dark Ecuador Costa Esmeraldas (87.7) (**)
Bronze: SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Peru Piura 71% (87.6) (**)
Bronze: MURATA (Japan) - Peru Cusco 70% (87.6) (**)
Bronze: Charoendee Chocolate (Thailand) - Rainy Bliss Dark 70% (87.6) (**)
Bronze: Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - (Japan) - Fruity-tanzania (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Bean To Light (China) - 70% Uganda Dark Chocolate (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Rainbow cacao & chocolate (Taiwan) - 70% Dark Chocolate (87.4) ( * Chung-chu Chen) (**)
Bronze: Navi Cacao&Coffee (China) - 75% Tanzania Bean to Bar Chocolate (87.4) (**)
Bronze: PATYA Chocolate (Thailand) - Dark 70% Chonburi (87.4) (**)
Bronze: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Chuao 70% Dark Chocolate (87.3) (**)
Bronze: Simtret (China) - 70%Dark Venezuela Chuao (87.2) (**)
Bronze: CALATIR (Japan) - Fenêlat Venezuela - Chuao (87.2) (**)
Bronze: Five beans (China) - Uganda 70% (87.2) (**)
Bronze: deeper² (China) - Colombia 70% (87.1) (**)
Bronze: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Guasare (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - (Japan) - Fruity-madagascar (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Buono Chocolate (China) - 70% Tanzania Dark Chocolate (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Yosano Roaster Chocolate (Japan) - Yosano Roaster Chocolate Dominican 73％ (87.0) (**)
Bronze: San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) - Nakhon Si Thammarat (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Bean To Light (China) - 70% Tanzania Dark Chocolate (86.9) (**)
Bronze: MAGIE DU CHOCOLAT (Japan) - Peru 62 (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Peru Piura 70% (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Choco bean to bar Chocolate (China) - Tanzania 70% Dark Chocolate (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Bricks (China) - 70% Ecuador Esmeralda Dark Chocolate (86.8) (**)
Bronze: CHO-MEAL CHOCOLATE (Taiwan) - Liangshan Love Song 70% Dark Chocolate (86.6) ( * By Myself Chung-Sheng Chen) (**)
Bronze: Simtret (China) - 70%Dark Uganda Semuliki (86.6) (**)
Bronze: deeper² (China) - Tanzania 70% (86.6) (**)
Bronze: 塞缪尔·卢克 (China) - Uganda 70% Dark Chocolate (86.5) (**)
Bronze: Naroon (China) - 70% Tanzania Dark Chocolate (86.5) (**)
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Gold: Lucid Chocolatier (New Zealand) - 86% Chuncho Especial (89.5) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Silver: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - 85% Dark Chocolate (88.6) (**)
Silver: Rainbow cacao & chocolate (Taiwan) - 85% Dark Chocolate (87.4) ( * Chung-chu Chen) (**)
Bronze: Tjaruvalj Cocoa (Taiwan) - Tjailjaking 95% Dark Chocolate (87.1) ( * Tjaruvalj cocoa studio) (**)
Bronze: Moondeer (Taiwan) - Kaohsiung 90% Dark Chocolate (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Ancestral Heating 85% (86.8) (**)
100 % plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Love Brown Cacao (Taiwan) - Pure Love 100% Dark Chocolate (89.3) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Growing Country
Silver: 羚巧 (China) - 100% Costa Esmeraldas Dark Chocolate (88.5) (**)
Silver: Navi Cacao&Coffee (China) - 100% Ecuador Bean to bar Chocolate (88.4) (**)
Silver: Rainbow cacao & chocolate (Taiwan) - 100% Dark Chocolate (88.1) ( * Chung-chu Chen) (**)
Bronze: 可愛巧坊(有機農園) (Taiwan) - 100% Dark Chocolate (87.6) ( * Own farm) (**)
Bronze: nimit (Thailand) - Lertloer (87.4) (**)
Bronze: ANNANA (Philippines) - X'mas Eve - 100% (86.9) (**)
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Bronze: Daito Cacao (Japan) - Arriba Milk(cacao 50％) (86.3) (**)
Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Tanzania 60% Darkmilk Chocolate (90.0) (**)
+ Special: Chocolate Maker
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Phuket Milk 60% (89.7) (**)
+ Gold: Growing Country
+ Gold: Cacao Grower
Silver: Simtret (China) - 55%peru Chuncho (89.4) (**)
Silver: Little Hey Cacao (China) - 60% Tanzania Milk Chocolate (88.8) (**)
Silver: 可愛巧坊(有機農園) (Taiwan) - 66% Dark Milk Chocolate (88.0) ( * Own farm) (**)
Silver: Bang Pho Chocolate (Thailand) - Milk Chocolate 55% - Sao Bang Pho (87.6) (**)
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Nakhon Si Thammarat Milk 58% (87.5) (**)
Silver: Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - (Japan) - Fruity-milk (87.4) (**)
Bronze: Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - (Japan) - Nutty-milk (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Ecuador Arriba Milk 60% (86.6) (**)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Honduras Mayan Red Milk 60% (86.6) (**)
Bronze: Cacao Republic (Thailand) - 50% Milk Chocolate (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Puerto Rico 50% Darkmilk Chocolate (85.9) (**)
Bronze: deeper² (China) - Tanzania Dark Milk 62% (85.8) (**)
Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Madagascar Milk 50% (85.7) (**)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative sugars
Gold: Rila Kakao (Thailand) - Ubon Dark 70% - Palmyra Sugar (89.8) (**)
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Nakhon Si Dark 70% - Coconut Sugar (89.6) (**)
Silver: Buono Chocolate (China) - 75% Uganda Dark Chocolate (89.5) (**)
Silver: Bang Pho Chocolate (Thailand) - Dark Chocolate 70% - Disco Coconut Sugar (88.9) (**)
Silver: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Venezuela 50% (88.0) (**)
Silver: L'Abeille (Japan) - Acacia Madagascar 65% (87.8) (**)
Silver: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Uganda 50% (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Bolivia Alto Beni With Date Sugar (86.9) (**)
Bronze: L'Abeille (Japan) - Chrisutmas Bush Ecuador Milk (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Honduras 70% (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - 70% Coconut Sugar Dark Chocolate (86.6) (**)
Bronze: Amber's Chocolate Thailand (Thailand) - 70% Khlung (86.0) (**)
Bronze: 默尔索MOERSO (China) - Chuffed Deer in the Rainforest(雨林熹鹿） (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Charoendee Chocolate (Thailand) - The Rainbow Mist (85.5) (**)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with special cacao fermentations
Gold: Love Brown Cacao (Taiwan) - Eternal Love 72% Dark Chocolate (90.6) (**)
Silver: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Hainan 55% Darkmilk Chocolate (90.1) (**)
Silver: Love Brown Cacao (Taiwan) - My Little Sweetheart 70% Dark Chocolate (89.5) (**)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Custard Apple Fermentation 70% (88.8) (**)
Silver: SATURNBIRD (China) - 73%Dark Chocolate (88.3) (**)
Silver: SATURNBIRD (China) - 75% Dark Chocolate (87.5) (**)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with other Theobromas
Gold: SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Dark Milk Cupuaçu 68% (89.9) (**)
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Silver: SATURNBIRD (China) - 33%White Chocolate (87.7) (**)
+ Special: Fermentation additions
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Epices Orientales 65% Perfumer Series (90.9) (**)
+ Special: Eclectic
Silver: Charoendee Chocolate (Thailand) - Drunken Daddy (90.4) (**)
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Phuket Dark 70% - White flowers (90.1) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Silver: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Souffle Violette 60% Perfumer Series (89.9) (**)
Silver: 루키홍 (Lookie hong) (South Korea) - Apple Cinnamon (89.9) (**)
Silver: Humming Bird Bean to Bar Chocolate Toyama (Japan) - Toyama Bay Firefly Squid (89.7) (**)
Silver: Charoendee Chocolate (Thailand) - Kleeb Lamduan (89.6) (**)
Silver: Yosano Roaster Chocolate (Japan) - Chocolate Sparkling 70％ (89.2) (**)
Silver: Infinite cacao (Thailand) - Dark61% Farang Shae Buay (88.9) (**)
Silver: Kaori Kakao (Thailand) - Salted Red Berry 65% (88.9) (**)
Silver: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - Ruby Black Tea Dark Chocolate (88.6) (**)
Silver: Choc-A-Dii (Thailand) - Amico Punna : Coffee Series 60% (88.2) (**)
Silver: Choco Forest (Japan) - ゴマ × 黒ニンニク (88.0) (**)
Silver: Charoendee Chocolate (Thailand) - Budsaba (87.8) (**)
Silver: CiaoYu (Taiwan) - Pingtung Cocoa & TW Tieguanyin Chocolate (87.8) (**)
Silver: Saturdays (Japan) - India,Coimbatore & Nihonshu (Daiginjyo) (87.8) (**)
Silver: Saturdays (Japan) - Trinidad Tobago & Nihonshu (Daiginjyo) (87.6) (**)
Silver: 福予FORU巧克力 (China) - 海南三重光特调巧克力 (87.5) (**)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Funny Distillery Taiwan Rum 72% (87.5) (**)
Silver: Little Hey Cacao (China) - 64% B.Pepper Pineapple, Tanzania Dark (87.4) (**)
Silver: Phoebe Pâtisserie (Taiwan) - 65% Osmanthus Coffee Dark Chocolate (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Humming Bird Bean to Bar Chocolate Toyama (Japan) - Kombu (kelp) (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Humming Bird Bean to Bar Chocolate Toyama (Japan) - Shogawa Yuzu (toyama, Japan) (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Love Brown Cacao (Taiwan) - Red Oolong Tea 70% Dark Chocolate (86.9) (**)
Bronze: FILFIL Cacao Factory (Japan) - Azuki Beans and Cacao Dark chocolate (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Simtret (China) - 70%Dark Galanga (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Choc-A-Dii (Thailand) - Lui-Suan : Dark Chocolate 64% (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - (Japan) - Savory-ghana (86.5) (**)
Bronze: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Kudou Hami-melon 55% Dark Chocolate (86.5) (**)
Bronze: 福予FORU巧克力 (China) - 草莓玫瑰特调巧克力 (86.4) (**)
Bronze: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Dark 65% Trang - Dry Aged Lemongrass (86.4) (**)
Bronze: Sinki Chocolatemaker (China) - Azacca&Talus 70% (86.4) (**)
Bronze: Infinite cacao (Thailand) - Dark63% Cola & Honey (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Charoendee Chocolate (Thailand) - Black Ruby (86.2) (**)
Bronze: MAGIE DU CHOCOLAT (Japan) - Yuzu (86.1) (**)
Bronze: Sinki Chocolatemaker (China) - Fruit Gose Inspiration(N01)80% (86.1) (**)
Bronze: Amber's Chocolate Thailand (Thailand) - September Bloom (86.0) (**)
Bronze: ORIGIN (Taiwan) - 70% Light Roasted Coffee Dark Chocolate (85.8) (**)
Bronze: Chocolat Philippe (Australia) - Chai Papua New Guinea (85.8) (**)
Bronze: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - Cinnamon Dark Chocolate (85.6) (**)
Bronze: ORIGIN (Taiwan) - 70% Fleur de sel & Pepper Dark Chocolate (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Bricks (China) - 70% Blueberry & Osmanthus Dark Chocolate (85.5) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Dark 65% Popped Rice with Pho spice (90.6) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Chuao 70% -almond- (88.8) (**)
+ Special: Classic
Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Tokyo -Full Moon Salt- (88.7) (**)
Silver: Charoendee Chocolate (Thailand) - Foi Thong (88.3) (**)
Silver: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Moromi & Walnut (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Osmanthus&persimmon 65% Chocolate (86.9) (**)
Bronze: cocomas chocolate (Japan) - Rice Cracker Chocolate (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Figs & Gin 60% Dark Chocolate (86.2) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Gianduja Coffee Tonka (86.0) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: 叁言SANYAY (China) - Tanzania Qimen Black Tea 60% (90.2) (**)
Silver: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Jardin D’automne 55% Perfumer Series (89.3) (**)
Silver: Charoendee Chocolate (Thailand) - Sawan (89.2) (**)
Silver: AllYouWant (China) - 55% Day Dream Champagne Milk Chocolate (88.3) (**)
Silver: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Roasted Pineapple 40% Milk Chocolate (88.2) (**)
Silver: San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) - Asian Spice Salted Caramel (87.9) (**)
Silver: Bricks (China) - 65% Pepper & Chilli Dark Milk Chocolate (87.7) (**)
Silver: Charoendee Chocolate (Thailand) - Saneh Chan (87.6) (**)
Silver: Lucid Chocolatier (New Zealand) - 54% Sheep Milk Dulce de Leche (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Bricks (China) - 55% Durian Milk Chocolate (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Evergreen Hotel (Taiwan) - Tieguanyin Tea Latte (86.6)
Bronze: il (China) - 60% Tonka Milk Chocolate (86.5) (**)
Bronze: PATYA Chocolate (Thailand) - Thai Milk Tea (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Moondeer (Taiwan) - Tieguanyin Tea-Infused Milk Chocolate (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Oriental Beauty Tea 55% Chocolate (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Blend Cacao Milk 45% Umakara-Shoyu (85.9) (**)
Bronze: SATURNBIRD (China) - Xihu Longjing Milk Chocolate (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Madagascar Project Milk With Ylang Ylang (85.8) (**)
Bronze: 凤禾堂 Feng He Tang Confectionery (China) - Hainan Xiangke #16 Salty Coconut 65% (85.7) (**)
Bronze: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Yuzu (85.5) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Hojicha & Kinako (90.2) (**)
Silver: Choco Forest (Japan) - ラベンダー×海塩 (90.0) (**)
Silver: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Narcissus Imaginaire 55% Perfumer Series (89.2) (**)
Silver: cacaoken (Japan) - Fukuoka Ariake Nori Chocolate (87.5) (**)
Silver: Flavor Hunter (China) - Salty Milk Tea with Milk Skin Milk Choco (87.3) (**)
Silver: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Japanese Black Tea & Mizuo Yuzu (87.2) (**)
Bronze: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Apple Butter Crisp 55% Milk Chocolate (86.2) (**)
Bronze: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Goma (85.6) (**)
Bronze: L'Abeille (Japan) - Pajarito58% Honey Nuts (85.5) (**)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Sinki Chocolatemaker (China) - Berry Puree IPA 45% (89.6) (**)
Silver: CiaoYu (Taiwan) - Taiwan Cocoa&Green Tea White Chocolate (88.9) (**)
Silver: Bamboo Sweets (New Zealand) - Qilan Oolong Tea White Chocolate (88.0) (**)
Silver: IPPUKU&MATCHA (Japan) - Uji Matcha Milk (87.8) (**)
Silver: Sinki Chocolatemaker (China) - Pineapple-Mango IPA 45% (87.4) (**)
Silver: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Mughal Impression 35% White chocolate (87.2) (**)
Silver: IPPUKU&MATCHA (Japan) - Uji Matcha (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Kaori Kakao (Thailand) - Taro White Chocolate 45% (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Coconut Milk and Matcha White Chocolate (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Lucid Chocolatier (New Zealand) - 40% Sheep Milk Dulce de Leche (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Mason Chocolates (Indonesia) - Cacao Leaf 42% White Chocolate (85.6) (**)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: IPPUKU&MATCHA (Japan) - Hojicha Salt (90.1) (**)
Silver: CHO-MEAL CHOCOLATE (Taiwan) - Cupid Rose Roselle White Chocolate (89.0) (**)
Silver: Little Hey Cacao (China) - 36% Strawberry Matcha Latte (88.3) (**)
Silver: Bricks (China) - 40% Rose & Sea Moss White Chocolate (88.2) (**)
Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Aonori Chocolate (87.9) (**)
Silver: Auro Chocolate (Philippines) - Sushi White Chocolate (87.9) (**)
Bronze: SATURNBIRD (China) - Black Soybean Milk Chocolate Crisps (86.4) (**)
Bronze: IPPUKU&MATCHA (Japan) - Matcha Seasalt & Pinkpepper (86.2) (**)
Bronze: Auro Chocolate (Philippines) - Calamansi Cheesecake (86.1) (**)
Bronze: chocolumbus (Japan) - Amaou Strawberry Chocolate (85.7) (**)
Bronze: ICHIJI (Japan) - White Chocolate With Cacao Nibs (85.7) (**)
Combination chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: deeper² (China) - Cinnamon Roll (88.3) (**)
+ Special: Recipe
Combination chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: The Cocoa Project (Vietnam) - 60 Days Milk Chocolate Spices (90.7)
Silver: The Cocoa Project (Vietnam) - 60 Days Milk Osmanthus Tea & Peach (87.8)
Silver: The Cocoa Project (Vietnam) - 60 Days Dark Salted Lemon Hibiscus (87.1)
Bronze: The Cocoa Project (Vietnam) - 60 Days Dark Chocolate Orange & Lemon (85.6)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Tatsunori Sato (Japan) - Curaray (90.8)
+ Special: Innovation
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Bonbon Chili Lime (90.2) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Verseau (Japan) - Wasabi (90.1)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Bonbon Phở (89.1) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Tomohiro Onuki (Japan) - Singani (87.5) (**)
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Caramel Peanuts (87.4) (**)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Caramel Kanzuri (86.7) (**)
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Silver: LA BASE de Chez Lui (Japan) - Jasmine Blossom (87.7) (**)
Silver: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Kyoto Honey & Sweet Osmanthus (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Japanese Black Tea & Yuzu Caramel (86.1) (**)
Bronze: Tomohiro Onuki (Japan) - Chamomile (85.8) (**)
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Evergreen Sky Catering (Taiwan) - Red Oolong Tea and Yuzu Flavor Chocolate (90.2)
Silver: OneBite Nama (China) - One Bite Tangerine Sour Plum Nama (87.9)
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Tomohiro Onuki (Japan) - Shōyu and Yuzu (90.9) (**)
Silver: Tatsunori Sato (Japan) - S Kazenomori & Sakura (89.8)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Verseau (Japan) - Daidai (89.2)
Silver: Tomohiro Onuki (Japan) - Yukishio Sea Salt & Golden Sesame (89.2) (**)
Silver: Tatsunori Sato (Japan) - Guayusa Tea (89.1)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Silver: Tatsunori Sato (Japan) - S Kazenomori & Budo Sansho (89.1)
Silver: Rico Kagurazaka (Japan) - Ganache Hojicha Hazelnut (88.9) (**)
Silver: LA BASE de Chez Lui (Japan) - Osmanthus and Dong Ding Oolong (88.7) (**)
Silver: Tatsunori Sato (Japan) - Amazon Honey (88.6)
Silver: LA BASE de Chez Lui (Japan) - Aomoji and vanilla (88.1) (**)
Silver: le fleuve (Japan) - Wild Honey and Yuzu (87.9)
Silver: Tatsunori Sato (Japan) - Yamatotachibana &Budo Sansho (87.7)
Silver: Rico Kagurazaka (Japan) - Ganache Kinako Hojicha (87.5) (**)
Silver: le fleuve (Japan) - Saffron Milk (87.1)
Bronze: Tomohiro Onuki (Japan) - Dong Ding Oolong Tea (86.6) (**)
Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Champagne aux Raisins (86.4)
Bronze: Echocolate (China) - Yuzu Whisky (86.2) (**)
Bronze: le fleuve (Japan) - Jasmine Flower Ganache (86.1)
Bronze: Rico Kagurazaka (Japan) - Ganache Hojicha Espresso (85.9) (**)
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Gianduiotto Nagano (dark) (86.9)
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: UNE FLAIR (Taiwan) - Vinous Nectar & Agarwood (90.4) (**)
Bronze: 可愛巧坊(有機農園) (Taiwan) - 70% Flavored Chocolate Solid Bar (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Tatsunori Sato (Japan) - "Amande Chocolat ーAmazon Vanillaー" (85.7)
Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: Mamano Chocolate (Japan) - Jungle Peanut Caramel Chocolat (86.5) (**)
Bronze: Mamano Chocolate (Japan) - Jungle Macambo Caramel Chocolat (85.8) (**)
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: Rico Kagurazaka (Japan) - Hokkaido White Macadamia (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Rico Kagurazaka (Japan) - Hokkaido White & Piemonte Hazelnuts (85.7) (**)
Combination chocolate enrobed marzipan
Gold: le fleuve (Japan) - Citrus and Almonds (89.2)
Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Bronze: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Candied Ginger Enrobed W/ 65% Chocolate (86.7) (**)
Combination enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Gold: Auro Chocolate (Philippines) - Provence (89.5) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Bronze: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Mango Enrobed With 65% Dark Chocolate (86.5) (**)
Bronze: UNE FLAIR (Taiwan) - Fruit Inlay Rum Golden Coin (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Rico Kagurazaka (Japan) - Chardonnay Chocolat(Dark) (85.5) (**)
Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Rico Kagurazaka (Japan) - Hokkaido Milk Cranberry Chocolate (90.0) (**)
Silver: Rico Kagurazaka (Japan) - Chardonnay Chocolat(Hokkaido Milk) (88.6) (**)
Silver: UNE FLAIR (Taiwan) - The Golden Ore of Puli (88.5) (**)
Silver: Rico Kagurazaka (Japan) - Merlot Chocolat(Hokkaido Milk) (87.6) (**)
Silver: UNE FLAIR (Taiwan) - Ruby Tomato & Pink Pepper (87.4) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: SATURNBIRD (China) - Cinnamon Apple Milk Chocolate (84.2) (**)
White chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Silver: Auro Chocolate (Philippines) - Pineapple Crunch (87.4) (**)
Dark chocolate enrobed manon/butter/cream
Silver: L'Abeille (Japan) - Chocolate Comb Honey (87.6) (**)
Other fillings with milk chocolate
Gold: UNE FLAIR (Taiwan) - The Black Pearl of Aomori (90.5) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Spread Gianduja (86.3) (**)
Ingredients from cacao
Cocoa Powder
Gold: YiranCoCoA (Taiwan) - Cocoa Power (89.0) (**)
Bronze: Thaikudsan 100% Cocoa Powder (Thailand) - Signature Cocoa 100% (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Single Origin Vietnam Cacao Powder (84.3) (**)
Cocoa Butter
Gold: Sa-rarn Chocolate (Thailand) - Surat Thani Cocoa Butter (88.1) (**)
Silver: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Single Origin Vietnam Cacao Butter (85.7) (**)
Silver: Infinite cacao (Thailand) - Cacao butter (85.6) (**)
Bronze: CHO-MEAL CHOCOLATE (Taiwan) - Cho-Meal Cacao Butter (84.4) ( * By Myself Chung-Sheng Chen) (**)
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
