Newcomers take top filled chocolate honours
The Academy of Chocolate has today announced the results of this year’s filled chocolate winners – with top awards going to newcomers from across the globe.
Producers La Carambole Patisserie (Netherlands), La Fève by Pavel Pavlov (Norway, with the chocolatier from Sofia, Bulgaria), Realm of Cream (UK, but Hungarian origin) have all achieved golds for the first time.
The newcomers appear alongside familiar producers such as Cōchu Chocolatier from Canada who achieved a Gold, Chocolat Grace and Valenza Chocolatier from the States with silvers and bronzes and Eponine and Lauden from the North of England.
A UK newcomer, Niblette from Uxbridge, has also achieved a clutch of silver accolades.
Honours for the awards are shared between visually seductive bonbons glossed with painterly precision and simply finished chocolates, still exemplifying technical excellence alongside enticing, beautifully balanced texture and flavour profiles.
Flavours this year span the globe, with golds and silvers ranging from Plum Pálinka, Cucidati and Sea Buckthorn to exotic Sudachi, Hojicha, Sancho pepper, Kheer and Chai Masala.
Please see the full list at the bottom of this post.
The results for the remaining categories will be announced in due course.
Sara Jayne Stanes, said: “It is incredibly pleasing to see the breadth of winners this year.
“The primary aim of these awards are to recognise brilliant producers and chocolatiers from across the world, encouraging more to bring their products to the wider market and to show consumers what beautifully made chocolates are all about.
“Our newcomers this year are testament to the widening appreciation of fine chocolate across so many new countries and regions.”
“These awards were judged prior to the escalation of covid-19 measures taken in the UK. Future judging of the other categories has been postponed until further notice. We keenly look forward to the day we can start judging the remaining entries.”
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ACADEMY OF CHOCOLATE AWARDS 2020
| FILLED CHOCOLATES | |
| Plain Truffle | |
| BRONZE | |
| Lauden Chocolate | Vegan Truffle Intense – Single origin |
| The Parlour | The Parlour – Fresh Cream Truffle |
| COMMENDED | |
| Auro Chocolate | 70% Dark Truffle |
| Cona’s | 65%Nama chocolate |
| Cona’s | 73%Nama chocolate |
| Garcia Nevett | Ocumare |
| MooCoco Chocolaterie | Plain Truffle |
| THEOBROMA Co. Ltd | Ganache Nature |
| Alcohol Ganache | |
| GOLD | |
| Realm of Cream | Plum Pálinka |
| SILVER | |
| Cocoa Mester | Whisky Truffle |
| Hasnaâ Chocolats Grands Crus | Ganache “Un Instant à Bordeaux” – Margaux |
| Hasnaâ Chocolats Grands Crus | Ganache “Un Instant à Bordeaux” – Pauillac |
| Kesshō | Matcha Brandy Flavored Fluffy Nama Chocolate |
| Malagos Chocolate | Rum Truffle |
| Realm of Cream | Berry-li-chious |
| Ten Watch Chocolates | Teelings Irish Whiskey Bonbon |
| White Rabbit Chocolatiers | Imperial Stout ‘Neutron Death Star’ |
| BRONZE | |
| Anyri Chocolat | Chocolate Brandy |
| Chocolat GRACE | Maracaibo, Caramelized Banana & Cognac |
| Christi’s Choco Csokoládé Manufaktúra | Cherry with rum |
| Cona’s | Hand warmer |
| Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections | Brandied Cherry |
| Garcia Nevett | Rum Vanilla |
| Kesshō | Rum Flavored Fluffy Nama Chocolate |
| La Verdure | Sake Dassai |
| Lauden Chocolate | 12yr old Single Malt whiskey |
| Realm of Cream | Milk and Honey |
| TAMAN artisan chocolates | Amaretto |
| York Cocoa Works | Gin 70% Dark Chocolate Truffle |
| COMMENDED | |
| 1683 Chocolate Place | Dark Chocolate Cherry in Kirsch |
| Chococo | Spiced Rum |
| Chocokoo OÜ | Baked Apple Calvados Bonbon |
| ClaraFrance Chocolate | Guava Delight |
| ClaraFrance Chocolate | Hot Banana |
| Cona’s | Caribbean cocktail |
| Cona’s | Cointreau |
| Cona’s | Gramophone record |
| Cona’s | Ms.Destiny |
| Cona’s | Into the woods |
| Heaven Chocolate and more | Szatmári szilva |
| La Fleur de Chocolat | cranachan chocolate |
| Realm of Cream | Strong Start |
| Sawade | Dark cream truffle in dark chocolate |
| Wicked & Wonderful Chocolatier | Cognac & Cocoa Nib |
| ZART Pralinen Chocolate Makers | cherry wine |
| Fruit, Floral, Spice or Infusion Ganache | |
| GOLD | |
| La Fève by Pavel Pavlov | Sea Buckthorn Honey |
| La Fève by Pavel Pavlov | Sharp Sudachi |
| SILVER | |
| CHIKA WATANABE LONDON | Ultimate Pepper |
| Cona’s | Honey and Lavender |
| La Fève by Pavel Pavlov | Passion fruit Pleasure |
| La Fève by Pavel Pavlov | Raspberry Roll |
| La Fève by Pavel Pavlov | Yuzu Jive |
| La Verdure | Blackberry |
| Lauden Chocolate | Moroccan Mint |
| THEOBROMA Co. Ltd | namachoco hojicha |
| THEOBROMA Co. Ltd | Umami sansho |
| Valenza Chocolatier | Cucidati Truffles |
| ZAX Choco | Passion fruit praline |
| BRONZE | |
| Cacaoterra | Rosa de Jamaica (Hibiscus) Truffle |
| Chocolat GRACE | Madagascar and Summer Strawberries |
| Chocolat GRACE | Maracaibo, Rose & Raspberries |
| Chocolat GRACE | Maracaibo, Salted Cream Espresso & Cacao Nibs |
| Chocolat GRACE | Arriba, Edelweiss & Muscadine Grape |
| Cocoa Mester | Passionfruit Bon Bon |
| Cona’s | Sakura berries filling with matcha flavor chocolate thins |
| Cona’s | Salted duck egg flavor filling with dark chocolate |
| Cona’s | Serendipity |
| Cona’s | Mellifluous |
| Feitoria do Cacao | Trufa CHAI |
| Kesshō | Earl Grey Tea Chocolate Bonbon |
| La Fève by Pavel Pavlov | Milky Bergamot |
| La Fleur de Chocolat | Basil and lime chocolate |
| La Verdure | Sansho (Japanese pepper) |
| Leela’s kitchen | Monsoon Malabar |
| Nibblette | Assam Masala Chai |
| PARADAi Chocolate Co.,Ltd | Somza and Sainampeung Cream Cheese |
| PARADAi Chocolate Co.,Ltd | Strawberry Cheese Cake |
| Ryan Owens Chocolate | Passion Fruit |
| THEOBROMA Co. Ltd | Earl Grey |
| York Cocoa Works | Chocolate Orange |
| ZART Pralinen Chocolate Makers | Verjus |
| COMMENDED | |
| Auro Chocolate | Pomelo Ginger |
| Chococo | Arbequina & Sea Salt |
| ChocoMe Kft | Petit 21 – Bite-sized chocolate squares with raspberry infused filling |
| Cona’s | Absolute field |
| Cona’s | Kalamansi and orange |
| Cona’s | Mango of Ecuador |
| Cona’s | Passion fruit filling with milk chocolate thin |
| Cona’s | Roasted Oolong tea filling with 70% dark chocolate |
| Cona’s | Ruby black tea filling with 70% dark chocolate |
| Cona’s | Strawberry cake |
| Cona’s | The Lord |
| Cona’s | Wonderland |
| Costello and Hellerstein | Dark Chocolate Orange |
| Costello and Hellerstein | Rhubarb Milk chocolate |
| Csokiss Manufaktura | Spicy Garden |
| Feitoria do Cacao | Trufa de Laranja |
| Feitoria do Cacao | Trufa Manteiga de Ovelha |
| La Carambole Patisserie | Smoky Rose |
| La Fève by Pavel Pavlov | Lemon Cardamon |
| La Verdure | Lavender |
| Nibblette | Kheer |
| Ryan Owens Chocolate | Espresso |
| THEOBROMA Co. Ltd | namachoco yuzu |
| VIETNAM CA CAO BROTHER COMPANY | TBROS yoghurt, coffee & passion fruit |
| ZAX Choco | Hibiscus praline |
| Salted BonBon | |
| SILVER | |
| Cōchu Chocolatier | Soft salted caramel |
| Sugarsnap Chocolate and Confectionery | Halen Mon Salted Caramel in Tanzania 75% |
| Winchester Cocoa Company | Milk chocolate salted caramel |
| BRONZE | |
| CHIKA WATANABE LONDON | Sea Salt Caramel chocolate |
| Diggle Chocolates | Honey Salted Caramel Skull |
| Hotel Chocolat | Vegan Caramel |
| La Carambole Patisserie | Noskos Vegan Barbecue |
| Realm of Cream | Teardrop of Mr Sweet |
| Realm of Cream | Teardrop of Mrs Sweet |
| COMMENDED | |
| Auro Chocolate | Salted Caramel Water Ganache |
| Booja-Booja | Almond Salted Caramel Chocolate Truffle |
| Cona’s | Salted caramel and dark chocolate |
| Costello and Hellerstein | Sea Salt Caramel |
| Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections | Salted Caramel Roasted Almond Turtle |
| Hummingbird Chocolate | Salted Caramel |
| La Fève by Pavel Pavlov | Caramel Crush |
| Nibblette | Pink Himalayan Salted Caramel |
| Pure Cocoa Fine Chocolates | Salted Caramel |
| Realm of Cream | Hi, Oleic! |
| Realm of Cream | Teardrop of Miss Sweet |
| Rococo Chocolates | Miso Caramel |
| Valenza Chocolatier | Caramello |
| Wicked & Wonderful Chocolatier | Muscovado Salted Caramel |
| Other Caramel | |
| GOLD | |
| Cōchu Chocolatier | Chai Masala Caramel |
| SILVER | |
| Chocolat GRACE | Madagascar, Wine Caramel & Caramelized Matzo |
| Chocolat GRACE | Maracaibo & Liquorice Caramel |
| Chocolat GRACE | Maracaibo, Apple Cider Caramel and Calvados |
| Eponine | Honey Caramel |
| Eponine | Lime Caramel |
| BRONZE | |
| Diggle Chocolates | Brandy Butter Caramel |
| Hollychocs | Caramel Passion |
| Lauden Chocolate | Banana Caramel |
| Master Chocolat | Organic Vegan raspberry caramel |
| Realm of Cream | Drunken Banana |
| TAMAN artisan chocolates | Spicy Butter Caramel |
| COMMENDED | |
| 1683 Chocolate Place | Dark Passion fruit Caramel |
| Auro Chocolate | Banana Caramel Rum |
| Auro Chocolate | Dalandan Tarragon |
| Cona’s | Red heart |
| Heaven Chocolate and more | Red caramel |
| Julia Viani – Toot Sweets | Jersey Black Butter Caramel |
| La Verdure | Caramel Yuzu |
| Pure Cocoa Fine Chocolates | Blackcurrant Caramel |
| Nut based | |
| SILVER | |
| GIRIBIZZI | Gianduiotti Classic |
| GIRIBIZZI | Gianduiotti Dark |
| Realm of Cream | Dangerous Smokes from the Rainforest |
| Sawade | Walnut on brandy marzipan |
| Valenza Chocolatier | PB+C Bonbon |
| BRONZE | |
| Booja-Booja | Hazelnut Crunch Chocolate Truffle |
| Cōchu Chocolatier | Peanut Butter |
| Hollychocs | Peanut Supreme |
| Lauden Chocolate | Blonde Toasted Pecan |
| MooCoco Chocolaterie | Pistachio Truffle |
| Realm of Cream | Beyglie |
| THEOBROMA Co. Ltd | rocher orange & ginger |
| Winchester Cocoa Company | Dark chocolate praline |
| COMMENDED | |
| Auro Chocolate | Peanut Praline |
| Cona’s | Clara’s Dream |
| Das Bernsteinzimmer – Raum für Genuss | Mandel-Tonka & CBD |
| Das Bernsteinzimmer – Raum für Genuss | Maple Pecan & BBQ |
| Hotel Chocolat | Almond Caramel Crunch |
| Master Chocolat | Solo sugar free and dairy free |
| Nibblette | Hazelnut Praline |
| Sawade | Bordeaux nut in milk chocolate |
| Sweetic Csokoládé Manufaktúra | Ropogós Pekán / Crunchy Pecan |
| TAMAN artisan chocolates | Dark Almond cremino truffle with Cayenne pepper |
| TAMAN artisan chocolates | Dark Almond cremino truffle with Lemon and Thyme |
| TAMAN artisan chocolates | Milk Hazelnut cremino truffle with Spice mixture |
| TAMAN artisan chocolates | White Almond cremino truffle with Orange |
| Teta Frida | PRALINE CAKES “POTICA” – SLOVENIAN NUT ROLL |
| ZAX Choco | Crunchy hazelnut praline |
| Layered | |
| GOLD | |
| La Carambole Patisserie | Green pumpkin beanie |
| SILVER | |
| Cocoa Mester | Rhubarb and Vanilla |
| Eponine | Rose, Cherry & Lychee |
| La Carambole Patisserie | Passionate vegan decadence |
| Nibblette | Raspberry and Pistachio |
| Sawade | Queen Luise praline in dark chocolate |
| TAMAN artisan chocolates | Coconut, Lemon and Lemongrass |
| TAMAN artisan chocolates | Fig and Herbs |
| Trinidad & Tobago Fine Cocoa Company | Trinitario Spiced Orange and Hazelnut Truffle |
| BRONZE | |
| Ben Le Prevost Chocolatier | Pineapple and Fennel |
| Das Bernsteinzimmer – Raum für Genuss | Kürbisnougat & Gewürznuss |
| Das Bernsteinzimmer – Raum für Genuss | Mandel-Kaffee & Kardamom |
| Eponine | Lemon & Almond Marzipan |
| Eponine | Rhubarb Crumble |
| Gleem – Finest Natural Sweets | Bio Dominosteine |
| Hotel Chocolat | Pecan Maple Pie |
| Hotel Chocolat | Salted Caramel Brownie |
| Jk Fine Chocolates | Chocolate Fudge Cake Triple Truffle |
| MAMUSCHKA | AVELLANAS & CAFÉ |
| Nibblette | Double Raspberry |
| Rococo Chocolates | Cacao Nib Espresso |
| Sweetic Csokoládé Manufaktúra | Pumpkin seeds – blueberry / Tökmag-áfonya |
| Trinidad & Tobago Fine Cocoa Company | Trinitario Coconut and Tonka Truffle |
| Trinidad & Tobago Fine Cocoa Company | Trinitario Molasses Caramel |
| Trinidad & Tobago Fine Cocoa Company | Trinitario ‘Shado Beni’ Truffle |
| COMMENDED | |
| 1683 Chocolate Place | Coconut and Raspberry |
| Black Forest Chocolates | Camomile and Pear |
| Chococo | Wildflower honey, rosemary & fig |
| Das Bernsteinzimmer – Raum für Genuss | Hojicha & smoked Caramel |
| Das Bernsteinzimmer – Raum für Genuss | Tahini & Falafel |
| Heaven Chocolate and more | LAZAC |
| Hotel Chocolat | Cherry Bakewell |
| Hotel Chocolat | Peanut Butter and Jelly (PBJ) |
| Jk Fine Chocolates | Caramelised Raspberry Triple Truffle |
| MAMUSCHKA | TIMBAL MAMUSCH CREAM |
| Sawade | Pastry confectionery |
| Sugarsnap Chocolate and Confectionery | Coffee Pecan Blond |
| Sweetic Csokoládé Manufaktúra | CS 4970 |
| Sweetic Csokoládé Manufaktúra | Pumpkin seeds – sourcherry / Tökmag-meggy |
| TAMAN artisan chocolates | Maraschino Cherry |
| THEOBROMA Co. Ltd | Yokan & Green tea |
| Valenza Chocolatier | Toscana Caramel Bonbon |
| White | |
| SILVER | |
| Nibblette | Colombian Coffee Latte |
| Nibblette | Kheer |
| COMMENDED | |
| ARYAM | Roasted coconut Mango &Lime (vegan) |
| Auro Chocolate | Moringa Lemon |
| Black Forest Chocolates | Seaweed and Coconut |
| Cōchu Chocolatier | The Jann |
| Cona’s | Fruit of the sun |
| Cona’s | Litsea cubeba |
| Cona’s | Strawberry chocolate |
| Cona’s | Yuzu |
| Csokiss Manufaktura | Yoghurt Heaven |
| Nibblette | Hazelnut Praline |
| Teta Frida | CHOCOLATE BAR VANILLA SLICE WITH BLUEBERRY |
| Valenza Chocolatier | Strawberry Bellini Bonbon |
| Panned and Enrobed Fruit and Nuts | |
| BRONZE | |
| Cacaoterra | Cinnamon Dusted Chocolate Covered Almonds |
| Cona’s | Salted caramelized cashew nut coated with dried roselle flavor chocolate |
| Cona’s | Salted caramelized macadamia nut coated with Tie Guan Yin tea flavor chocolate |
| Fabric Chocolate | Physalis in Cuba 75% with cinnamon flower |
| Valenza Chocolatier | The fig |
| COMMENDED | |
| ChocoMe Kft | Raffinée 3 – Sicilian almond enrobed with dark chocolate and yuzu couverture |
| Cona’s | Caramelized almond coated with Wenshan Pouchong tea and passion fruit flavor chocolate |
| Cona’s | Caramelized macadamia nut coated with champange flavor chocolate |
| Cona’s | Caramelized macadamia nut coated with Oriental beauty tea and apple flavor chocolate |
| Cona’s | Caramelized macadamia nut coated with Wenshan Pouchong tea and passion fruit flavor chocolate |
| Cona’s | Caramelized macadamia nut coated with whisky flavor chocolate |
| Cona’s | Salted caramelized macadamia nut coated with milk chocolate |
| Cona’s | Salted caramelized macadamia nut coated with Organic Ruby black tea flavor chocolate |
| Nobilis Zrt. | Dark chocolate coated, roasted natural almonds |
| Pražská čokoláda s.r.o | Almonds in Dark Chocolate & Cinnamon |
| Pražská čokoláda s.r.o | Freeze Dried Strawberries in White Chocolate |
| Teta Frida | CHOC’N’ROLLS COCONUT AND MANGO |
| Teta Frida | CHOC’N’ROLLS SOUR CHERRY |