The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalist entrants of the 2026 Asia-Pacific Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely in March-April 2026.Â
The Indian Craft Chocolate Competition honors a defining moment in India’s chocolate journey, recognizing work that reflects the skill, integrity, and a strong sense of place for Indian makers, as Indian cacao and chocolate begin to earn global attention.
The first national competition for India creates a space for meaningful recognition and strengthens the Indian craft chocolate community, inspires conscious production, and will help to position Indian chocolate with confidence on the world stage.
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 2026 Asia-Pacific Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:
Pure/origine repen
Pure/origine donkere chocoladerepen
Paul And Mike (India) – 72% Dark Chocolate (Yellow Fermentation) (86.52)Micro-batch – Pure/origine donkere chocoladerepen
Savorworks Roasters (India) – 72% Dark Chocolate (87.73)Manam Chocolate (India) – Origin Tablet No.7 (86.73)
Hoog % puur/origine donkere chocoladerepen (85% of meer)
Savorworks Roasters (India) – 85% Dark Chocolate (89.10)Anuttama (India) – Ultimate 99% Dark (87.50)
Paul And Mike (India) – 99% Dark Chocolate (86.73)
Paul And Mike (India) – 87% Dark Chocolate (85.55)
Puur/origine donkere chocoladerepen 100 %
Paul And Mike (India) – 100% Dark Chocolate (85.76)Pure/origine melk chocoladerepen
Paul And Mike (India) – 40% Fine Milk Chocolate (84.32)Micro-batch – Pure/origine melk chocoladerepen
Manam Chocolate (India) – Farm Tablet No.1 (83.86)Pure/originele chocoladerepen met alternatieve suikers
Manam Chocolate (India) – Sugar Preference No.1 (84.96)Pure/originele chocoladerepen met melkvervangers
Anuttama (India) – Bella Tharai (85.45)Manam Chocolate (India) – Dairy Preference No.1 (82.31)
Pure/origine witte chocoladerepen
Manam Chocolate (India) – Origin Tablet No.9 (86.65)Repen met toegevoegde smaak
Donkere chocoladerepen met een infusie of aroma
Savorworks Roasters (India) – 72% Dark Chocolate – Gin & Tonic (87.98)Savorworks Roasters (India) – 65% Indian Gesha Coffee Infusion (85.03)
Paul And Mike (India) – Dark Sula Dindori Reserve Shiraz (84.72)
Anuttama (India) – Absolute Coffee (82.25)
Donkere chocoladerepen met insluitsels of stukjes
Anuttama (India) – Coconut Crunch (88.73)PASCATI, artisan chocolate (India) – Mango Dark (86.25)
Baker’s Artisanal Recipes (India) – The Buzzz..ed Bar (dark 60% W/nibs) (85.53)
Paul And Mike (India) – 64% Dark Gin & Ginger Chocolate (82.26)
PASCATI, artisan chocolate (India) – Orange Cinnamon Hazelnut Dark (82.03)
Melk chocoladerepen met een infusie of aroma
Manam Chocolate (India) – Origin Tablet No.1 (88.30)Chitra’m Craft Chocolates (India) – Mango Lassi ( Dark Milk Chocolate ) (85.58)
Bon Fiction (India) – Masala Chai (84.74)
Paul And Mike (India) – Fine Milk Indian Style Masala Chai (83.30)
Melkchocoladerepen met insluitsels of stukjes
Paul And Mike (India) – Pistachios & Idukki Cardamom Chocolate (87.51)Manam Chocolate (India) – Chai Biscuit (86.45)
Manam Chocolate (India) – Rice Crispy (84.40)
Anuttama (India) – Kheer Burst (82.87)
Manam Chocolate (India) – Pistachio Fudge (82.62)
Melkchocoladerepen met een vulling
Manam Chocolate (India) – Strawberry Citrus Praline Tablet (83.91)Witte chocoladerepen met insluitsels of stukjes
Chitra’m Craft Chocolates (India) – Sugarless Masala Buttermilk ( Chaas ) (89.90)Chitra’m Craft Chocolates (India) – Pineapple & Mulligatawny (Pepper Rasam) (87.83)
Subko Cacao (India) – The Flat White Bar (85.90)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines en truffels
Ganaches of truffels van melkchocolade
Paul And Mike (India) – Masala Chai Bonbon (89.48)Noten
Pralines op basis van noten met melkchocolade
Manam Chocolate (India) – Cashew Praline Clusters (85.98)Manam Chocolate (India) – Almond Praline Cluster (85.48)
