The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalist entrants of the 2023 Canadian Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely in September-October 2023, with final Grand Jury decisions early October 2023.
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 2023 Canadian Craft Chocolatier Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Tablettes Aromatisées
Tablettes de chocolat noir avec inclusions ou morceaux
Etat de Choc (Canada) - Érable, Miso & Riz (86.40)Etat de Choc (Canada) - Barre Noisette (83.67)
Tablettes de chocolat noir avec fourrage
Etat de Choc (Canada) - Barre Pistache (89.27)Tablettes de chocolat blanc avec inclusions ou morceaux
BETA5 Chocolates (Canada) - Gingerbread Stroopwafel (86.48)BETA5 Chocolates (Canada) - Technicolour Crunch (86.45)
Hailed Coffee (Canada) - Cardamaella Almond (85.43)
Hailed Coffee (Canada) - Cardamaella Coffee (85.01)
Hailed Coffee (Canada) - Cardamaella (84.89)
Tablettes de chocolat combination avec inclusions ou morceaux
BETA5 Chocolates (Canada) - Kimchi Fried Rice (87.83)Ganaches, palets, pralines avec ganache, truffes
Ganaches ou truffes de chocolat noir aromatisées
McGuire Chocolate Company (Canada) - Single Origin Dark: Bejofo (84.52)McGuire Chocolate Company (Canada) - Bourbon Truffle (83.12)
JACOBEAN Craft Chocolate (Canada) - Signal Hill Whisky Ganache (80.71)
JACOBEAN Craft Chocolate (Canada) - Rasbperry Bliss (80.22)
Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat au lait
Mellis Chocolate (Canada) - Cacao Fruit (85.12)McGuire Chocolate Company (Canada) - Milk Chocolate Salted Caramel Truffle (81.13)
Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat blanc
Mellis Chocolate (Canada) - Buckthorn Vanilla (93.00)Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Haskap, Strawberry, Goat Cheese (85.98)
Ganaches ou truffes utilisant du chocolat noir/au lait/blanc pour l'enrobage et la garniture
McGuire Chocolate Company (Canada) - Cafe Latte (88.21)White Pine Chocolates (Canada) - Saffron Ginger Pear (86.41)
BETA5 Chocolates (Canada) - Gingerbread Caramel (85.06)
Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Trail's End (84.38)
BETA5 Chocolates (Canada) - Mint Thin (83.54)
Fruits secs
Praliné au chocolat lait
Mellis Chocolate (Canada) - Ume White Sesame (89.85)Praliné au chocolat blanc
Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Wunderdome (82.88)Praliné au chocolat lait ...
Mellis Chocolate (Canada) - Maple Pine Nut (91.43)Caramels
Caramels enrobés de chocolat noir
Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Orange honey spice caramel (87.78)Combination chocolate enrobed caramels
Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Revolution: Earl Grey (88.30)Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Revolution: Coffee (86.43)
Guild Chocolates (Canada) - Revolution: Passion Praline (85.88)
Autres - fruits / sucre / beurre / crème
Combination chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Mellis Chocolate (Canada) - Pineapple Tatin (90.22)Manon/beurre/crème enrobés de chocolat au lait
DWN Craft Chocolatier (Canada) - Neapolitan Malt Balls (80.54)Pâte à tartiner
Pâtes à tartiner au chocolat noir (sans poudre de lait)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Tartinade Chocolat noir & Sarrasin (89.43)Etat de Choc (Canada) - Tartinade Superstar Noisette (87.06)
Onoa (Canada) - Noazète dark chocolate (87.06)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Tartinade Noisette & Chocolat Jaguar (86.59)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Tartinade Chocolat noir & Café (84.08)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Tartinade Chocolat & Éclats de cacao (83.55)
Allo Simonne (Canada) - Tartinade Noisette & Chocolat au Lait (82.53)
