The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalist entrants of the 2025 European Open Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely April-May 2025, with final Grand Jury decisions in May 2025. This competition combined the French, Benelux, Scandinavian and Eastern European craft chocolatier entries.
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 2025 European Open Craft Chocolatier Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines en truffels
Ganaches of truffels van donkere chocolade met toegevoegde smaak
Eventyr Håndverkssjokolade (Norway) - Santa Ana Og Skogsbær (91.46)La Carambole (Netherlands) - Vegan Passion Decadence (90.63)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Ganache au Thé Awa-Bancha (88.83)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Coffee Ganache (88.15)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - White Temple Tea & Honey (86.63)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Ganache Bourgeon de Cassis (86.25)
Chocolala (Estonia) - Raspberry-matcha-black Sesame Bonbon (83.53)
Eventyr Håndverkssjokolade (Norway) - Eventyr Trøffel (82.13)
Ganaches of truffels van melkchocolade
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Rum Ganache Milk Chocolate Bonbon (86.26)Ganaches of truffels van witte chocolade
Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Prinsessan (86.88)Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Carin (83.94)
Ganaches of truffels met een coating of vulling van gemengde donkere/melk/witte chocolade
La Carambole (Netherlands) - Green Pumpkin Beanie (89.38)Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Magnus (88.83)
Chocolala (Estonia) - Raspberry-matcha-black Sesame Crunch (86.65)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Cherry-Lemon (85.99)
La Carambole (Netherlands) - Marocco (85.93)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Bilberry-Yogurt (85.28)
Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Grand (85.06)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Lingonberry-Raspberry (84.49)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Yuzu-Orange (82.69)
Noten
Pralines op basis van noten
Louis Fouquet (France) - Praliné Feuilleté Noisette Noir (87.00)La Carambole (Netherlands) - A Bitter Flower (86.43)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Hazelnut-Clementine (85.38)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Praliné Amandes du Lot-et-Garonne (82.62)
Donkere chocolade dragees, omhulde hele noten
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Hazelnut Dark Chocolate Dragée (88.75)chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Åkesson,voatsiperifery (88.68)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Kamili 70%, Piemonte (87.38)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Chuao Bean Dragée 72% (87.03)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Rugoso 70%, Macadamia (83.95)
Pralines op basis van noten met melkchocolade
Louis Fouquet (France) - Gianduja Pistache Lait (86.53)Melkchocolade dragees, omhulde hele noten
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Almond Coriander Milk Chocolate Dragée (83.22)Nut based pralines with white chocolate
Míšina čokoláda (Czech Republic) - Matcha Pistachio & Grapefruit Pralines (84.17)Witte chocolade dragees, omhulde hele noten
Flore Confectionery (Hungary) - Sweet Sushi Dragee (89.15)Flore Confectionery (Hungary) - Smoke Signals Chocolate Dragée (88.55)
Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic) - Kampot Pepper in White Chocolate 40% (85.90)
Flore Confectionery (Hungary) - Willy Tonka Chocolate Dragée (84.68)
Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Tokaj Dragee (84.53)
Karamels
Karamel omhuld met donkere chocolade
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Extra Dark Thyme Caramel (87.56)Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Sitter (87.43)
Karamel omhuld met melkchocolade
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Brown Cheese Caramels & Milk Chocolate (89.97)Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Seabuck thorn - HoneyCaramel (89.10)
Overige - fruit/suiker/boter/crème
Donkere chocolade gevuld met een zachte gelei/pasta van fruit
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Dark Chocolate Mandarin Paste (85.42)Met donkere chocolade omhuld heel fruit
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Dark Chocolate Candied Lemon Zest (86.05)Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Dark Chocolate Sour Cherry (85.93)
Met witte chocolade omhuld heel fruit
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Ginger With Raspberry White Chocolate (82.85)Met donkere chocolade omhulde manon/boter/crème
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Frederiksdal Cherry (85.75)Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Hansens Hindbær (85.63)
Eventyr Håndverkssjokolade (Norway) - Santa Ana Trøffel Med Trøffel (82.03)
Met donkere chocolade omhulde manon/boter/crème ..
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Raffinée Coconut,akesson,raspb. (84.93)Met melkchocolade omhulde manon/boter/crème ..
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Salty Liquorice Milk Chocolate Dragée (84.88)Smeerpasta
Melkchocoladepasta
Louis Fouquet (France) - Pâte À Tartiner Pistache (89.45)Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Orange & Almonds Chocolate Spread (82.32)
