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D.A.CH. Craft Chocolatier Competition 2025 – Grand Jury Finalists

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalist entrants of the 2025 DACH Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely May 2025, with final Grand Jury decisions in May 2025. This competition judged the craft chocolatier entries from Germany, Austria and Switzerland with the help of our local partner and Grand Jury member Michaela Schupp from Chocolats-de-luxe.de in Hannover, Germany.

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.

Judges

Winners

The 2025 DACH Craft Chocolatier Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)


Tafeln mit Geschmackszusatz

Tafeln - mit Zusatz - eingerührte / untergemischte Zutaten - weisse Schokolade

Chocolate Vision (Germany) - Houjicha (88.20)

Ganache, Taler, Ganache Pralinen, Trüffel

Gefüllte Pralinen - Milch mit und ohne Zusatz - Ganaches und Trüffel

Chokumi - Pralinen & Schokoladen (Germany) - Milky caramel & Maldon Sea Salt (87.38)

Gefüllte Pralinen - gemischte Schokoladen Ummantelung / Füllung mit und ohne Zusatz - Ganaches und Trüffel

LABRIQ by Maison Köller (Germany) - Tonka (89.55)
PralinenArt by Cindy Welz (Germany) - Raspberry Chocolate (83.40)
Anna Reckmann Pâtisserie - Chocolaterie (Germany) - Praline Kaffee-Kardamom (82.95)
Pralilinen (Germany) - Maracuja-Hasselnuss (82.59)

Nüsse

Gefüllte Pralinen - ohne Zusatz dunkel - Nuss Pralinen

LABRIQ by Maison Köller (Germany) - Valencia (87.83)
Chokumi - Pralinen & Schokoladen (Germany) - Dunkles Haselnussnougat (83.21)

Gefüllte Pralinen - mit Zusatz dunkel - Nuss Pralinen und Gianduja, ganze umhüllte Nüsse

AHERZ (Austria) - Tonka Mandeln Vegan (83.10)

Gefüllte Pralinen - Milch (mit und ohne Zusatz) - Nuss Pralinen

LABRIQ by Maison Köller (Germany) - Piémontais Lait (88.45)
LABRIQ by Maison Köller (Germany) - Brisbane (85.55)
LABRIQ by Maison Köller (Germany) - Dragee Brisbane (84.48)

Nut based pralines with white chocolate

PralinenArt by Cindy Welz (Germany) - Nougat - Trilobata Prestige (87.86)

Gefüllte Pralinen - Milch (mit und ohne Zusatz) - Nuss Pralinen ...

Anna Reckmann Pâtisserie - Chocolaterie (Germany) - Praline Parmesan-Haselnuss (87.45)
Anna Reckmann Pâtisserie - Chocolaterie (Germany) - Praline Pekanknusper (85.67)
LABRIQ by Maison Köller (Germany) - Coconut (82.59)