On Monday, 14th July, The International Chocolate Awards announced the winners of the 2025 World Craft Drinking Chocolate Competition at a virtual ceremony from Artisan HUB in Bucharest. Along with the winners, the list of the Grand Jury Finalists with their final scores is also published.
The judging panel was a carefully selected group of our most experienced judges with a professional culinary background, who tasted the entries in anonymised judging, together with the permanent members of our Grand Jury.
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.
Click here to view the Winners list.
Scores
Scores were published for each finalist product, using the IICCT scoring system, which is tuned to match the scoring scale used in specialty coffee.
The International Chocolate Awards is continuing its drive for transparency and standardisation in chocolate sensory evaluation, using the flavor profiling system from our parent body, the IICCT. As part of this initiative, we are now listing the scores for all winners and finalists, giving consumers a better guide for chocolate quality and entrants something extra to celebrate along with their medals. The scores given are similar to those used in specialty coffee, where 80 and above indicates fine chocolate quality and scores above 90 suggest extraordinary quality and craft. The prize break points are set by the Grand Jury for each category, according to the product type.
The 2025 World Craft Drinking Chocolate Grand Jury Finalists are:
Plain/origin dark drinking chocolate (made with water)
Rila Kakao (Thailand) – 72%prachuap Chocolate Drink (90.86)Infinite cacao (Thailand) – Dark 66% RayongChan (89.60)
Rila Kakao (Thailand) – 70%chanthaburi Chocolate Drink (88.34)
SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) – Taiwan Pingtung 70% (87.68)
SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) – Thailand 70% (87.68)
SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) – Peru Piura 71% (86.55)
Rila Kakao (Thailand) – 70%chiangmai Chocolate Drink (86.38)
AHERZ (Austria) – Ritualkakao – 100% Kakao (85.96)
Oligin (Thailand) – Sri Saket 78 (85.52)
Harem Chocolate (Turkey) – Drinking Chocolate Plain-ecuador (82.60)
Plain/origin dark drinking chocolate (prepared with milk)
Rila Kakao (Thailand) – 70%chanthaburi Milk Chocolate Drink (89.72)CHAROENDEE CHOCOLATE (Thailand) – Rainy Bliss Dark 70% (88.10)
Nana Craft Chocolate (Thailand) – ์nana ’nan‘ Origin Dark 70% (88.04)
Charlee (Thailand) – Kamphaeng Phet 75% (87.83)
Goodbeans (Thailand) – Goodbeans Nan Origin (87.83)
AfterChoc.Chocolate (Thailand) – Signature Blend 75% ,Thailand (87.73)
chocoTales of Warsaw (Poland) – Dark 70% Philipines Regalo (87.31)
Infinite cacao (Thailand) – Dark 72% Rayong Signature (87.24)
CHAROENDEE CHOCOLATE (Thailand) – Cozy Winter Dark 75% (87.22)
AfterChoc.Chocolate (Thailand) – Nanthaburi Blend Dark Chocolate 75% (87.15)
Rila Kakao (Thailand) – 70%chiangmai Milk Chocolate Drink (86.70)
Rila Kakao (Thailand) – 72%prachaup Milk Chocolate Drink (86.64)
AllYouWant (China) – 70% Ecuador Dark Drinking Chocolate (86.63)
SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) – Mexico 70% (86.55)
Chocoholic Thailand (Thailand) – Phatthalung 75% Dark Chocolate (86.18)
Aroko Chocolate (Italy) – Chuao D.O.C.C. 74% (86.13)
Charlee (Thailand) – Tak 75% (86.12)
Charlee (Thailand) – Central North 75% (86.07)
San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) – Chonburi (86.02)
Oligin (Thailand) – Sri Saket 78M (86.00)
Casa Kakau (Bulgaria) – Drinking Chocolate 70% (85.96)
San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) – Sisaket (85.92)
Rio Nuevo Chocolate (United Kingdom) – 60% Drinking Chocolate (85.91)
Sakulthai chocolate (Thailand) – Surin 80% (85.80)
San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) – Krabi (85.68)
San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) – Nakhon Si Thammarat (85.53)
Boo Chocolate (Thailand) – Boo Chiangrai Dark 100% (85.16)
Amber’s Chocolate Thailand (Thailand) – Amber’s Single-Origin Liquid Chocolate (85.00)
Goodbeans (Thailand) – Goodbeans Chiangrai Origin (84.90)
San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) – Mae Fah Luang – Chiang Rai (84.82)
San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) – Phatthalung (84.67)
San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) – Rayong (84.65)
Aroko Chocolate (Italy) – Porcelana (84.58)
Rila Kakao (Thailand) – 65%ubon Milk Chocolate Drink (84.38)
Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate (United States) – Belize Drinking Chocolate (84.31)
AHERZ (Austria) – Dunkle Trinkschokolade Haiti PISA (84.13)
Wewish (Thailand) – Winter Rain (84.03)
AllYouWant (China) – 60% Uganda Drinking Dark Chocolate (83.80)
Nugali (Brazil) – Hot Chocolate Tablets (83.40)
Sakulthai chocolate (Thailand) – Surin 100% (83.22)
San Marzano x Noir Chocolate Bar (Thailand) – Noir House Blend (83.10)
Kaori Kakao (Thailand) – First Lady Dark 80% (83.08)
Sa-rarn Chocolate (Thailand) – Surat Thani Dark 70% (82.93)
Utopick Cacao (Spain) – Chocolate a la Taza (82.50)
Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom) – 59% Chuao Drinking Chocolat (82.14)
Kaicao (Spain) – 100% Pure Ceremonial Cacao (81.98)
Flavoured dark drinking chocolate (prepared with water)
Choc-A-Dii (Thailand) – ‚choco Roselle‘ Flavor Dark 60% (90.38)Harem Chocolate (Turkey) – Drinking Chocolate Cardamom-ecuador (82.00)
Flavoured dark drinking chocolate (prepared with milk)
Chocoholic Thailand (Thailand) – Phatthalung Harmony Trang Red Pepper (88.28)Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom) – 54% Pineapple Fig Leaf Drinking Chocolat (87.25)
Kaori Kakao (Thailand) – Ichigo Berries Flavor Dark 73% (86.63)
Alex Yu (Taiwan) – Mu Pingtung Cocoa & Shanlinxi Oolong Tea (86.48)
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) – Salty Cinnamon Dark Chocolate (86.43)
Allo Simonne (Canada) – Chocolat Chaud 61% À L’érable Et Tonka (86.25)
Alex Yu (Taiwan) – MU Pingtung Cocoa Yuenyeung Drinking (86.16)
Cuna de Piedra (Mexico) – Comalcalco 60% Cacao Lavado + Cardomomo (84.93)
Midunu Chocolates (Ghana) – Adwoa Dark Drinking Chocolate with Spice (84.85)
BRICKS (China) – Nicaragua With Chilli and Pepper 72% (84.74)
Cuna de Piedra (Mexico) – Oaxaca 60% Cacao Lavado + Cinnamon (84.65)
A-TYPICA (France) – Chocolat Chaud Antillais (84.00)
Chocoholic Thailand (Thailand) – Yellow Bell (83.98)
CHAROENDEE CHOCOLATE (Thailand) – Heaven Moon (83.94)
Goodbeans (Thailand) – Thai Lod Chong Goodbeans (83.08)
Alex Yu (Taiwan) – MU Taiwan Cocoa & Coffee Chocolate (82.96)
Plain/origin milk drinking chocolate (with milk chocolate/milk powder)
Chocoholic Thailand (Thailand) – RuenRom (85.58)Flavoured milk drinking chocolate (with milk chocolate/milk powder)
Flow Cacao roasters (Bulgaria) – Drinking Chocolate 60% With Coconut Milk (85.73)LIM Chocolate (Italy) – Drinking Spicy Chocolate (85.17)
Manam Chocolate (India) – Guntur Chilli Drinking Chocolate Mix (83.95)
White drinking chocolate
Alex Yu (Taiwan) – Mu Shanlinxi Oolong Tea White Chocolate (90.73)Plain/origin cocoa powder drinks (prepared with milk)
Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Almendra Blanca Hot Cocoa (87.00)Sa-rarn Chocolate (Thailand) – Cacao Powder (86.54)
Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – El Carmen Hot Cocoa (86.23)
Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Asochivite Hot Cocoa (84.25)
Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – House Blend Hot Cocoa (83.90)
Junglegold Bali (Indonesia) – Pure Bali Cacao (82.04)
Flavoured cocoa powder drinks (prepared with milk)
Dein Kakao (Germany) – Rosas Mischung – Organic Cocoa Powder (82.34)Kakaotee / Infusionen
CHAROENDEE CHOCOLATE (Thailand) – Charoen-tea by Charoendee: Shiny Star (91.65)可愛巧坊 (Taiwan) – 可可露cocoa Dew (87.60)
CHAROENDEE CHOCOLATE (Thailand) – Charoen-tea by Charoendee: a Day in Siam (87.04)
Charlee (Thailand) – House Blend Cocoa Tea (86.53)
Eden Reserve Cacao Royale (Grenada) – Eden Reserve – Nen Nen Cocoa Tea (83.68)
CHAROENDEE CHOCOLATE (Thailand) – Charoen-tea by Charoendee: Charoenchai (82.93)
CHAROENDEE CHOCOLATE (Thailand) – Charoen-tea by Charoendee: After Sunrise (82.30)
Alcoholic drinks/liquors made with chocolate or cacao (Pilot category)
Eden Reserve Cacao Royale (Grenada) – Eden Reserve PhytoMed Honey Cacao Bitter (88.84)A-TYPICA (France) – Liqueur de Cacao (86.38)
