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D.A.CH. and Eastern European Craft Chocolatier Competitions 2023 – Winners

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the D.A.CH. (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and Eastern European Craft Chocolatier competitions, which were judged remotely in Spring 2023. 

Winners of these rounds will pass through to the World Final organized later in 2023.

This craft competition awards prizes for craft chocolatier products including filled chocolates/bonbons, pralines, enrobed fruits and nuts and chocolate spreads made with bean-to-bar chocolate as well as flavoured bars made with couverture. Plain/origin and flavoured bean-to-bar products from all European chocolate makers were judged at the 2023 European, Middle Eastern and African Bean-to-Bar competition.

Craft Chocolatier Competitions

Starting with the 2021-22 season, we relaunched our filled chocolate competitions as “Craft Chocolatier Competitions”, with an increasing focus on cacao sourcing and traceability. With these ideals in mind, we have made the decision that, from the 2021-22 season onwards, all our chocolatier competitions will now be solely dedicated to dark and milk chocolate products made with cacao with an identifiable and traceable source. (Note: this rule does not currently apply to white chocolate or cocoa butter). This new approach reflects not only current trends in craft chocolate, but also our own founding philosophy and focus on fine cacao.

The International Chocolate Awards is an independent competition recognizing excellence in fine chocolate making and in the products made with fine chocolate.

Judges

The judges were drawn from local experts, food journalists, our IICCT Alumni and members of our permanent international Grand Jury.

Prizes

The categories judged included filled chocolates, enrobed fruits and nuts and chocolate spreads, as well as flavoured bars (not bean-to-bar). All judging is anonymized, including at the Grand Jury final session, where Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting.

** Bean-to-bar chocolatier products – recogniuing the growing trend of flavoured bars and filled chocolate made by chocolate makers, winning products made with an entrant’s own chocolate are marked with (**).

Awards are awarded only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize.

The 2023 D.A.CH. Craft Chocolatier Winners are:

(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)


Tafeln mit Geschmackszusatz

Tafeln – mit Zusatz – Einschlüsse / Stücke – dunkel

Silver: Schokov  (Austria) – Schokov Organic „No6“ Orange & Cacaonibs (87.4)

Tafeln – mit Zusatz – gefüllt – dunkel

Gold: LABRIQ by Maison Köller  (Germany) – Valencia (89.6) (**)

Silver: LABRIQ by Maison Köller  (Germany) – Breton (87.8) (**)

Tafeln – mit Zusatz – gefüllt – Milchschokolade

Silver: Trüffel Güse Hannover  (Germany) – Best Flirt ever! Coco & Cacao (86.7)

Bronze: LABRIQ by Maison Köller  (Germany) – Brisbane (84.9) (**)


Ganache, Taler, Ganache Pralinen, Trüffel

Gefüllte Pralinen – mit Zusatz dunkel – Ganaches und Trüffel

Silver: LA MARA Chocolaterie  (Germany) – Schwarze Vanille (86.8)

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

Gold: Léonie Corentin Chocolatier  (Germany) – Olive (88.8)

Silver: LA MARA Chocolaterie  (Germany) – Passionsfrucht Praline (87.3)

Silver: FischerS  (Germany) – Cherry C. Lady (86.9)

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

Gold: Léonie Corentin Chocolatier  (Germany) – Lavando (88.8)


Nüsse

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

Silver: Das Bernsteinzimmer  (Germany) – Pistachioporn (86.6)

Weisse Dragées, umhüllte ganze Nuss

Silver: Loompaland  (Germany) – Fairy Bites (86.4)

Bronze: AHERZ  (Austria) – Piemont Haselnuss Dragees Muzungu-Weiss (84.8) (**)

Gefüllte Pralinen – Milch (mit und ohne Zusatz) – Nuss Pralinen …

Silver: Naschkatze Münster  (Germany) – Karamell auf Haselnussknuspernougat (86.3)

Silver: Naschkatze Münster  (Germany) – Dulcey Espresso (86.3)

Gefüllte Pralinen – Milch (mit und ohne Zusatz) – schokolierte, ganze Nüsse …

Bronze: Loompaland  (Germany) – Macadamania (85.9)


Sonstiges – Frucht/ Zucker /Butter / Sahne

Dunkle ganze Früchte ummantelt

Silver: Léonie Corentin Chocolatier  (Germany) – Kandierte Orange (87.4)


Aufstriche

Aufstriche mit dunkler Schokolade (ohne Milchpulver)

Gold: AHERZ  (Austria) – Piemont Haselnusscreme 63% Nuss+Semuliki (88.8)

Aufstriche – mit Milch-Schokolade

Gold: chocolate valley Schokoladenmanufaktur  (Germany) – Aufstrich Passionsfrucht (88.4)


(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.


 

The 2023 Eastern European Craft Chocolatier Winners are:

(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)


Ganache, Taler, Ganache Pralinen, Trüffel

Gefüllte Pralinen – mit Zusatz dunkel – Ganaches und Trüffel

Gold: Harrer Chocolat  (Hungary) – Timutbors Bonbon (89.0) (**)

Silver: Harrer Chocolat  (Hungary) – Málna pálinkabonbon (87.9) (**)

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

Silver: Harrer Chocolat  (Hungary) – Sárgabarack pálinkabonbon (86.4) (**)


Nüsse

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

Silver: Chocolala  (Estonia) – Hazelnut praline in milk chocolate (87.8) (**)

Gefüllte Pralinen – Milch (mit und ohne Zusatz) – schokolierte, ganze Nüsse

Bronze: chocoMe  (Hungary) – Almond with Maldon salt, black sesame (84.7)

Weisse Dragées, umhüllte ganze Nuss

Bronze: Harrer Chocolat  (Hungary) – Pumpkin Dragee (84.7) (**)

Gefüllte Pralinen – Milch (mit und ohne Zusatz) – Nuss Pralinen …

Silver: Maria Magdalena Bizgan  (Romania) – Cremino with Dark Milk and White Choc (86.0)


Karamellpralinen

Gefüllte Pralinen – mit Zusatz dunkel – Karamel (auch ohne Zusatz)

Bronze: Chocolala  (Estonia) – Sea-buckthorn caramel in dark chocolate (84.5) (**)


(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.