Golden Bean & Golden BonBon Awards The Golden Bean and/or Golden Bonbon award is awarded only when there is an outstanding entry in the overall category. Where the grand jury is unable to decide on a single overall winner, no golden Bean or Golden Bonbon will be awarded.
Year
Name
2009
Golden Bean: Amedei No. 9
2011
Golden Bean: Amedei No. 9
Golden Bean: Duffy’s Chocolate Honduras Indio Rojo 72%
2013
Golden Bean: Amedei Blanco de Criollo
Golden Bean: Bar au Chocolat Chipas Mexico 70%
2015
Golden Bean: Åkesson’s 75% Criollo Cocoa Madagascar
2016
Golden Bean: Hummingbird Chocolate Hispaniola 70%
2017
Golden Bean: Chocolat Madagascar 100% cocoa
Golden BonBon: Rococo Chocolates Rooibos layered chocolate
2018
Golden Bean: Qantu Chocolate Chuncho 70%
Golden Bean: Qantu Chocolate Morropon 70%
Golden BonBon: Chocolat Grace Maracaibo & Cranberry Caramel
2019
Golden Bean: Castronovo Chocolate 63% Sierra Nevada dark milk bar
2020
Golden Bean: Chocolat Madagascar OTTANGE 100%
Golden Bean: Qantu Chocolate Chaska 70%
Golden BonBon: Realm of Cream Plum Pálinka
2021
Golden Bean: Krak Chocolate Sierra Nevada 55% dark milk bar
Golden Bean: Standout Chocolate Single Origin Belize Maya Mountain 70%
