The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalist entrants of the 2026Â Canadian Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely in Spring 2026 and which was, for the first time, organised as a whole independent competition including all categories (except drinking chocolate) as part of our World Final series.
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 2026 Canadian Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Cap Haitien 70% (87.24)Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Hispaniola 70% (86.58)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Huila Colombie 75% (86.06)
Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Qantu (Canada) - Malingas 75% (90.50)Qantu (Canada) - Gran Blanco 70% (88.64)
Common Ground Cacao (Canada) - Maranon - Single origin 72% (88.46)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - 70% Nantou (88.28)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - 70% Costa Esmeraldas (87.96)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - 70% Tuao (87.76)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Ambanja 72% (87.56)
Palette de Bine (Canada) - Kahalu’u Hawaii 70% (87.06)
Qantu (Canada) - Chaska 70% (86.92)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - O'payo 72% (86.86)
Choco de Léa (Canada) - O'tuma 70% (86.80)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Maya Mountain 72 % (86.53)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - 75% Tupi (86.13)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Tupi 72% (86.00)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - 70% Kisinga (85.92)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Semuliki 72% (85.83)
Cocoaro Craft Chocolate (Canada) - Kokoa Kamili Tanzania 70% (85.59)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Morumbi 72% (84.78)
Evertide Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Pisa Haiti 75% Dark (84.29)
Evertide Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Semuliki Forest Uganda 75% Dark (84.18)
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Semuliki 90% (85.67)Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Hispaniola 85% (85.17)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Kilombero 88% (84.12)
100 % plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Spice Isle Craft Chocolate (Canada) - 100% Classic Dark Chocolate (88.78)Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - 100% Tupi (86.28)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Zorzal 100% (85.10)
Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Qantu (Canada) - Dark Milk 60% Oh La Vache! (88.53)Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Goat's Milk (86.78)
Black Jaguar Chocolate (Canada) - Dark Milk (86.01)
Schoki Chocolate & Nelson's Chocofellar (Canada) - Madagascar 62% Buttermilk (85.57)
Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Dark Milk (83.66)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative sugars
Etat de Choc (Canada) - Érable (86.66)Common Ground Cacao (Canada) - Cacao Pulp White Cacao - No Sugar 66% (84.46)
Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Maple (83.83)
Palette de Bine (Canada) - Bines à l’érable, Esmeraldas 85% (83.26)
Living Lotus Chocolate (Canada) - 70% Awajún Dark Chocolate (82.80)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with other Theobromas
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Chocolat Noir Jaguar 70% (85.53)Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Etat de Choc (Canada) - Blanc + Vanille (85.56)Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Black Pepper Cardamom 72% (87.32)The Organic House (Canada) - Nature's Candy - Soursop 70% (87.30)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Single Malt (87.27)
Chachalate (Canada) - Silver Tip Jasmine Tea (86.45)
The Organic House (Canada) - Kumquat Dark Madagascar 70% (86.41)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Chocolat Noir 70% Au Whisky (86.40)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Only in Canada 72% (86.25)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Ocean Mysteries (85.93)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Tanduay Rum (85.79)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Wallflower Gin (83.58)
The Organic House (Canada) - Oolong Orchard 65% Thailand (83.56)
Palette de Bine (Canada) - Yuzu de Laval & Clavalier d"Amérique (83.28)
Qantu (Canada) - Whisky Québécois Single Malt (83.27)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Forest & Sea (87.49)The Organic House (Canada) - Rosemary Focaccia 65% Thailand (87.17)
The Organic House (Canada) - Cinnamon Bun 65% Thailand (86.98)
Chachalate (Canada) - Golden Osmanthus (86.35)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Anise Hyssop Fig 72% (84.79)
Etat de Choc (Canada) - Huile rouge (84.77)
Chachalate (Canada) - Yuzu Strawberry (84.10)
Evertide Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Hot Ginger Lime 75% Dark (83.23)
Qantu (Canada) - Black Walnut 70% (82.55)
Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Toffee & Nib (82.35)
Black Jaguar Chocolate (Canada) - Maitake Toffee Nibs (82.34)
DWN Craft Chocolatier (Canada) - Forest Dark Chocolate Bar (82.08)
Chachalate (Canada) - Fig & Olive Oil (82.04)
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Barre Au Gianduja, Sarrasin Et Melilot (90.04)Allo Simonne (Canada) - Barre Au Gianduja (88.39)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Barre Au Gianduja Et Grué de Cacao (87.87)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Barre Au Gianduja Et Noisettes Entières (87.83)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Barre Au Gianduja, Café Et Citron (85.14)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Barre Au Gianduja, Genévrier Et Griotte (82.77)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Qantu (Canada) - Milk 55% Maple Moo...ments (86.74)Common Ground Cacao (Canada) - Mazamari Single Origin 53% (86.64)
Cocoaro Craft Chocolate (Canada) - Strawberry Shiso (85.66)
Palette de Bine (Canada) - Mexique 60% Horchata de Chufa (82.94)
Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Orange (82.11)
DesBarres Chocolate (Canada) - Brown Sugar Latte 52% (81.98)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Common Ground Cacao (Canada) - Pineapple Habanero Coconut 54% (87.54)DWN Craft Chocolatier (Canada) - Vodka Ginger Fizz Dark Milk Chocolate (85.24)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Strawberry White (90.18)Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Raspberry White (88.96)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Chocolat Aux Framboises Et Citron (88.80)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Durian White (87.38)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Calamansi White Chocolate (85.76)
Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Blackberry White (82.15)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Common Ground Cacao (Canada) - Caramel Vanilla Creme Brulee (86.42)Kasama Chocolate (Canada) - Moreyna (83.55)
Black Jaguar Chocolate (Canada) - White Jaguar Macambo Nibs (82.76)
Combination chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Chocolat Noir Aux Fleurs de Mélilot 75% (83.89)Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Mellis Chocolate (Canada) - Passion Fruit (87.05)Monde du Chocolat (Canada) - Lychee Osmanthus (86.52)
Mellis Chocolate (Canada) - Hawthorn Sesame (85.36)
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Monde du Chocolat (Canada) - Guava Camellia Oolong (86.73)Mellis Chocolate (Canada) - Apricot Osmanthus (86.44)
Mellis Chocolate (Canada) - Grapefruit Geranium (85.74)
Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Rhubarb Cooler (83.12)
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Aroma: White Cedar (86.91)Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup (82.68)Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup (84.45)Nut based pralines with combination chocolate
The Jewelled Cocoa Bean (Canada) - Salted Caramel Pecan Bonbon (87.87)Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Lambton (83.25)
Combination chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Revolution: Blueberry Hazelnut (84.88)Caramels
Combination chocolate enrobed caramels
Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Revolution: Lemon + Black Currant (86.14)Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
White chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Monde du Chocolat (Canada) - Yuzu Mango Coconut (84.92)Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Tartinade Sarrasin / Buckwheat spread (90.02)Allo Simonne (Canada) - Tartinade Chocolat Jaguar / Spread (89.37)
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