The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of our second Eastern European Competition, which was judged from 13 – 16 September, 2016 in Budapest, Hungary. Eastern European encompasses Eastern, Central and North Eastern Europe and is the first international competition to support the growing interest in fine cacao and chocolate in these regions.
Judges
The judging panel was made up of member of our Grand Jury and international judges who traveled to Budapest, joined by local chefs, journalists, bloggers and chocolate specialists.
- Winners
- Finalists
- Judges
- Grand Jury
Prizes
The categories judged included 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, including at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.
Awards are awarded only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize.
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: Curioso (Hungary) - Haiti 65% with thyme
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Lemon Verbena
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Wine Merlot
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Rosemary Caramelized
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Silver: Curioso (Hungary) - Milk chocolate with bio mandarin oil and pink pepper
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Tonka
Silver: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Sea salt caramel
Flavoured white chocolate bars
Gold: Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Chocolate Mint
Silver: Curioso (Hungary) - White chocolate with bio lemon oil
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Bronze: Lady Lavender Csokoládé Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Sajmeggy pálinka-green pepper bonbon
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Bronze: Bonbonier Chocolate (Hungary) - Melange
Bronze: Demeter Chocolate (Hungary) - Strawberry lemongrass truffle
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Zangio Chocolate (Hungary) - Raspberry truffle
Silver: ChocoCard (Hungary) - The Penguins of Madagascar
Silver: Christi's Choco (Hungary) - Rhubarb Truffle with Amaretto liqueur
Bronze: ChocoCard (Hungary) - Ginger and matcha
Bronze: Lady Lavender Csokoládé Manufaktúra (Hungary) - Gorgonzola bonbon
Nuts
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Silver: Bonbonier Chocolate (Hungary) - Mango Passion Praline
Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: chocoMe (Hungary) - Raffinée Piemonte hazelnut covered in Ethiopian Harrar coffee
Bronze: ChocoCard (Hungary) - Nicaraguan cocoa beans dragée
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Silver: ChocoCard (Hungary) - Pistachio dragée
Bronze: Sweetic (Hungary) - White chocolate nuggets / Fehércsokoládé rögök
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
