The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to continue to reward and celebrate local traditions and styles in fine chocolate by announcing the Winners of our first German, Austrian and Swiss competition for flavoured bars, filled chocolates and spreads. The competition was judged at Chocolats-de-luxe.de, Hannover, Germany.
Judges
The judges were drawn from experts, food journalists, sommeliers and pastry chefs from Germany and members of our permanent international Grand Jury. You can read profiles on each of the 2014 German, Austrian and Swiss Grand Jurors here. The judges who attended this competition are published here.
Prizes
The entry categories include flavoured chocolate bars, filled chocolates and spreads and are based on yearly feedback from our entrants and in consultation with the fine chocolate industry. All judging is anonymised, included at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting.
The Grand Jury were impressed by the overall standard of entries, inventive use of local ingredients and traditions and reinterpretation of classics.
A full list of the products that made it to the Grand Jury round will be published here shortly.
The Winners of the 2014 first German/Austrian/Swiss Competition are:
All Gold, Silver and Bronze winners qualify for the World Final.
Bars – Dark chocolate bars flavoured with inclusions or pieces
SILVER: Beschle (Switzerland) – Ginger
SILVER: Beschle (Switzerland) – Rosemary & Citrus Thyme
Bars – Flavoured dark chocolate bars with a filling
GOLD: Schell Schokoladen (Germany) – Gefüllte Sauerkirsch Tafelpraline
SILVER: Clement (Germany) – Gefüllte Whiskyschokolade
SILVER: Zotter Schokoladen (Austria) – Zotter Espresso “so dark” – handgeschöpft
Bars – Milk chocolate bars flavoured with an infusion or flavouring
BRONZE: Timo A. Meyer (Germany) – Weinaffine Milchschokolade
Bars – Milk chocolate bars flavoured with inclusions or pieces
GOLD: Beschle (Switzerland) – Tonka & Orange
SILVER: Timo A. Meyer (Germany) – Mandelschokolade
Bars – Flavoured milk chocolate bars with a filling
GOLD: Clement (Germany) – Lütje Lage gefüllte Vollmilchschokolade
Bars – Flavoured white chocolate
GOLD: Beschle (Switzerland) – Lassi
Unflavoured dark nut pralines
BRONZE: DaJa Chocolate (Germany) – Mandelnougat Praline
Flavoured dark ganaches and truffles
GOLD: Xocolat (Austria) – Whisky Zigarre Marca Privada
SILVER: Pâtisserie Elysée (Germany) – Pâtisserie Elysée Whisky Praliné
BRONZE: Clement (Germany) – Liquiriza
Dark – nut based pralines and gianduja, enrobed whole nuts
BRONZE: Timo A. Meyer (Germany) – Sahnenougat mit Fleur de Sel
BRONZE: Clement (Germany) – Piemonter
Dark chocolate marzipan
BRONZE: Clement (Germany) – Erdbeer Rosmarin Praline
BRONZE: Sawade Berlin (Germany) – Walnuss auf Weinbrandedelmarzipan
Dark – Caramels
BRONZE: kettler Schokolade (Germany) – Meersalzkaramell / Sea salted caramel
Dark fruit pastes, jellies/gelée, enrobed whole fruits, liquid centres with alcohol, fondants
GOLD: Confiserie Speck (Switzerland) – Zuger Kirschstängeli
Milk – Ganaches and truffles
GOLD: Schell Schokoladen (Germany) – Barrique – Lemberger Trüffel
SILVER: Pott au Chocolat (Germany) – ZitronenMelisse – Lemon Myrtle
White – flavoured filled chocolates
GOLD: DaJa Chocolate (Germany) – Caipirinha Praline
BRONZE: Pralinenatelier (Germany) – Erdbeer Basilikum Praline
Ganaches and truffles with using mixed dark/milk/white for coating and fillings
GOLD: Pralinenatelier (Germany) – Kürbiskern Nougat Praline
BRONZE: Confiserie Speck (Switzerland) – Swisskytruffes
BRONZE: kettler Schokolade (Germany) – Passionfruchtkaramell / Passionfruit Caramel
Milk – Caramels
GOLD: Clement (Germany) – Maracuja Caramell Truffes
Milk – Fruit pastes, jellies/gelée, enrobed whole fruits, liquid centres with alcohol, fondants
SILVER: Clement (Germany) – Limoncello Truffes
BRONZE: Clement (Germany) – Amazona
Note: only judged categories with winners are listed.
