The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the 2015 Belgian National Competition, which was judged in Brussels, Belgium, 22 – 25 January 2015.
The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following two days of Main round judging, which included judges from Belgium, Italy, the UK and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
The Gold, Silver and Bronze winning products voted for by the Grand Jury in each category will be announced at the Brussels Salon du Chocolat at 6pm Friday 6th February and online on our website.
The 2015 Belgian Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier – Yuzu du Japon
Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier – Poivre Noir de Madagascar
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Honduras & Cranberries
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier – Cumin Vert d’Alnif
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Fleur de Sel de Guerande
Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier – Lait & Noisettes du Piémont
White Flavoured chocolate bars
Jean Galler – Tablette yaourt framboise
Filled chocolates: bonbons, pralines, truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier – Ganache Cru
VS (Stephen Vandeparre) – Croco de Madagascar
VS (Stephen Vandeparre) – Fraîcheur Sur del Lago
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Benoit Nihant Chocolatier Cacaofèvier – Sésame
Chocolatier M – Dark Mix
Chocolatier M – Gin Tonic
Contes De Fèves – Praline Arthur
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Coquelicot
Milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Chocolatier M – Passion – Sechuan
Ganaches or truffles using mixed dark/milk/white for coating and fillings
Chocolatier M – Seabuckthorn – Duindoornbes
Chocolatier M -Kalamansi – Coriandre
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Passion
Jean Galler – Praline Bruges
Jean Galler – Praline Speculoos
Nuts
Nut based pralines with Dark Chocolate
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Sésame
Godiva – Réserve Privée Noisette Piémont Praliné
Godiva – Réserve Privée Pistache Bronte Praliné
Godiva – Réserve Privée Noisette Amande Praliné Vanille
Dark chocolate gianduiotto or cremino
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Tonka
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Cacahuète
Godiva – Réserve Privée Macadamia Gingembre Praliné
Milk chocolate gianduiotto or cremino
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Darcis Lait
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Chocolatier M – Umami / Artisan Soy sauce Caramel & roasted sesame
Didier Smeets – Caramel au beurre salé
Didier Smeets – La Perle du 1884
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Chocolatier M – Caramel fleur de sel – sesamecrunch
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Aphrodite
Gudrun – Hot Toddy
Others – fruit/sugar/butter/cream
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier – Gingembre de Gulin
VS (Stephen Vandeparre) – Citronette
Milk chocolate enrobed manon/butter/cream
Darcis, Maître Chocolatier – Manon Café
Spreads
Dark chocolate Spreads (no milk powder)
Newtree – Pâte a Tartiner Chocolat Noir et Noisette
Milk chocolate Spreads
Chocolatier Demaret – Pâte à tartiner Noisettes
