The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2017 Americas Competition, which was judged in Hoboken, in the New York Metropolitan Region, 29 March-4 April.
The competition was judged alongside the 2017 Asia-Pacific competition, with a combined total of over 1,000 products registered for judging, a record for the International Chocolate Awards, including over 650 plain and flavoured bars. For the first time, 2017 sees Americas and Asia-Pacific announced as a separate competitions, recognising the increasing number of entries and quality in both regions.
International Judges
The judging panel included judges from USA, Europe, Japan, South America and the USA and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
- Winners
- Finalists
- Judges
- Grand Jury
- Sponsors
Prizes
The entry categories include dark and milk plain/origin bars along with micro-batch categories, filled chocolate and spreads and are based on consultation with the fine chocolate industry. All judging is anonymised, included at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules. Entrant confidentiality is respected at all times and only the names of Winners and Grand Jury finalists are released.
Best in competition
Overall ‘best in competition’ single Golds were awarded for the best bar in the combined dark and combined milk chocolate categories, as voted for by the Grand Jury after all other scores have been compiled.
Additional Silver and Bronze prizes were given in several categories due to the high number of entries and excellent quality level.
Prizes are awarded only to entries that meet the required standard in each category.
** Bean-to-bar chocolatier products – recognising the growing trend of flavoured bars and filled chocolate made by chocolate makers, winning products made with an entrant’s own chocolate are marked with (**).
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)
'Best in competition' overall winners
Plain/origin dark bar categories
Gold: Shattell Chocolate (Peru) - Chuncho 70%Plain/origin milk bar categories
Gold: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Brown Butter MilkPlain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Sirene (Canada) - Tingo Maria
Silver: Amano Chocolate Company (United States) - Amano Dos Rios
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Cuzco 80
Silver: Dandelion Chocolate (United States) - Maya Mountain, Belize 70%
Silver: Dandelion Chocolate (United States) - San Francisco De Macorís, Dominican Republic - 70% (Japan production)
Silver: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate (United States) - Dick Taylor Chocolate 75% Brazil Bar
Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Wild Bolivia Dark
Silver: Maraná (Peru) - San Martin 80% - Single Origin
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Esmeraldas 60%
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - LaCumbia 70%
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Los Ríos 72%
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Manabí 65%
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Piura 70%
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Tutu Iku 70%
Silver: Potomac Chocolate (United States) - Duarte, Dominican Republic 70% Dark
Silver: Solstice Chocolate (United States) - 70% Kilombero Tanzania
Silver: Soma Chocolatemaker (Canada) - Bachelor's Hall
Silver: Soma Chocolatemaker (Canada) - Porcelana
Silver: Soma Chocolatemaker (Canada) - Vietnam Tien Giang
Bronze: Amano Chocolate Company (United States) - Amano Cuyagua
Bronze: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Chuncho - Cuzco
Bronze: Conexión Chocolate Ecuador (Ecuador) - 70% Conexión Chocolate ( * Ecuatoriana de Chocolates (under our supervision with our recipes))
Bronze: Dandelion Chocolate (United States) - Mantuano, Venezuela 70%
Bronze: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate (United States) - 72% Belize Dark Chocolate
Bronze: Grocer's Daughter Chocolate (United States) - 70% Dark Chocolate Fortaleza Del Valle Bar ( * Conexion)
Bronze: Maraná (Peru) - Piura 80% - Single Origin
Bronze: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Raw 70%
Bronze: White Label Chocolate (United States) - Honduras, La Masica
Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Shattell Chocolate (Peru) - Chuncho 70%
Silver: Acalli Chocolate (United States) - Barataria Blend 70% Dark Chocolate
Silver: Castronovo Chocolate (United States) - Signature Collection - Nicalizo, Nicaragua 70%
Silver: Cocama (Peru) - Chocoazú 70% - Theobroma Grandiflorum
Silver: Dark Forest Chocolate (United States) - Dark Bolivian 75%
Silver: East Van Roasters (Canada) - Pangoa,Peru 70%
Silver: Fresco (United States) - Dominican Republic Recipe 224
Silver: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Reserva Zorzal
Silver: LetterPress Chocolate (United States) - Ucayali, Peru
Silver: Palette de Bine (Canada) - Guatemala Polochic 70%
Silver: Palette de Bine (Canada) - Haïti Pisa
Silver: Palette de Bine (Canada) - Pérou Marañón 70%
Silver: Zak's Chocolate (United States) - 70% Dark Guatemala Lachua Cacao
Bronze: Cru Chocolate (United States) - Dominican Republic, Zorzal
Bronze: Fresco (United States) - Dominican Republic Recipe 212
Bronze: Fresh Coast Chocolate Co. (United States) - Belize 70%
Bronze: Fresh Coast Chocolate Co. (United States) - Madagascar 70%
Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Alta Verapaz
Bronze: Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (Canada) - Cap Haitien
Bronze: Molucca (United States) - Molucca - 72% Morogoro, Tanzania
Bronze: Ohiyo Chocolate (United States) - 75% Peru Maranon
Bronze: Palette de Bine (Canada) - Vietnam Lam Dong 72%
Bronze: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) - Ecuador 70%
Bronze: Stone Grindz Chocolate (United States) - Wild Bolivia 70%
Bronze: Wolter (Mexico) - Quetzalli Criollo Tabasco 70%
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Gold: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Raw 100%
Silver: Dandelion Chocolate (United States) - Kokoa Kamili, Tanzania – 85% (Japan production)
Silver: Mamuschka (Argentina) - 90% Criollo Peru
Silver: Potomac Chocolate (United States) - Upala, Costa Rica 85% Dark
Bronze: Brasstown Chocolate (United States) - Brasstown Blend 85%
Bronze: Nina Fine Chocolates (Peru) - Nina 85%
Bronze: Tesoro Amazonico (Peru) - Dark 88%
Rough ground/textured plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Bronze: Mindo Chocolate Makers (United States) - 70% Pure Rustic Chocolate Bar
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars made with alternative natural sugar
Gold: Palette de Bine (Canada) - Bine à l'érable, wild Bolivia 70%
Silver: La Rifa Chocolatería (Mexico) - Barra Blanco Marfil
Bronze: La Rifa Chocolatería (Mexico) - Barra Uranga
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Brown Butter Milk
Silver: Chocolates El Rey (Venezuela) - Caoba Milk Chocolate 41% Cacao
Silver: French Broad Chocolates (United States) - Milk Chocolate
Silver: República del Cacao (Ecuador) - Milk Chocolate Ecuador 40%
Plain/origin 'dark' milk chocolate bars (50% and over)
Gold: Sirene (Canada) - Lachua Dark Milk
Gold: Soma Chocolatemaker (Canada) - Fazenda Boa Vista
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Piura Milk
Silver: Castronovo Chocolate (United States) - Rare Cacao Collection - Sierra Nevada, Colombia Dark Milk 63%
Silver: Castronovo Chocolate (United States) - Tumaco, Colombia Dark Milk 60%
Silver: Chocotenango (United States) - Happy Medium (**)
Silver: Dark Forest Chocolate (United States) - Goat Milk 55%
Silver: Dark Forest Chocolate (United States) - Milk Chocolate 50%
Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Maranon Canyon Dark Milk (**)
Silver: Maraná (Peru) - Cusco 50% - Milk Chocolate
Bronze: Castronovo Chocolate (United States) - Dominican Republic Dark Milk 55%
Bronze: Maraná (Peru) - Piura 50% - Milk Chocolate
Bronze: Sirene (Canada) - Ambanja Dark Milk
Bronze: TCHO (United States) - Cacao (**)
Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Silver: TA.CHO taller de chocolate (Mexico) - Ámbar 46% Finca "El Paraíso".
Bronze: Mucho Chocolate (Mexico) - Carmelo Mestizo
Rough ground/textured plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Silver: Soma Chocolatemaker (Canada) - Old School Milk
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Gold: Chocolates El Rey (Venezuela) - Icoa White Chocolate 34% Cacao
Bronze: Angovi (Ecuador) - Angovi Chocolate Blanco ( * Fundación Familia Salesiana)
Bronze: Mamuschka (Argentina) - Blanco con Vainilla
Bronze: República del Cacao (Ecuador) - White Chocolate Ecuador 31%
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Lemongrass
Silver: Amano Chocolate Company (United States) - Amano Mango Chili (**)
Silver: AMMA (Brazil) - Cupuaçu (**)
Silver: Cacao Hunters (Colombia) - Cacao Hunters Cafe de Edi 61% (**)
Silver: Forte Chocolates (United States) - Honey Bar
Silver: Forte Chocolates (United States) - Orange Jazz
Silver: herencia divina (Venezuela) - Sabores de Doña Petra 65 % (**)
Silver: Maverick Chocolate Company (United States) - Espresso Dark Chocolate
Silver: Ohiyo Chocolate (United States) - 70% Alto Beni Dark Chocolate with Coffee (**)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Andean Mint
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Andean Rose
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Guayusa
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Lemon Verbena
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Merken
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Orange
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Passion Fruit 60%
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Sweet Pepper / Allspice
Silver: TCHO (United States) - Coconut Crisp
Bronze: Cocoa Republic (Trinidad and Tobago) - 65% Dark Chocolate with Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Bronze: Creo Chocolate (United States) - Minty Dark (**)
Bronze: Hoja Verde (Ecuador) - Hoja Verde Organic Orange 66%
Bronze: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Cardamom
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Amano Chocolate Company (United States) - Amano Raspberry Rose (**)
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Piura Nibs
Silver: Amano Chocolate Company (United States) - Amano Cardamom Black Pepper (**)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Inka Berry
Silver: Dreams of Eva (Peru) - Eucalipto & Frambuesa
Silver: Madre Chocolate (United States) - Triple Cacao (**)
Silver: Nina Fine Chocolates (Peru) - Nina 70% with Nibs (**)
Silver: Nugali (Brazil) - Dark chocolate (63% cocoa) With Cupuaçu Brittle (**)
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Andean Blueberry 60%
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Coffee
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Goldenberry
Silver: Potomac Chocolate (United States) - 70% Dark + Coconut (**)
Silver: TCHO (United States) - Mint Chip Gelato (**)
Silver: Xocolatl de Davíd (United States) - Almond & Pimentón
Bronze: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Cuzco Maras Salt
Bronze: Xocolatl de Davíd (United States) - Peanut Butter Truffle Bar
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Hudson Valley Naturals (United States) - Dark Chocolate with Peanut Butter and Crispy Rice
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Camu Camu & Yacon
Silver: Lux Artisan Chocolates (United States) - 64% dark chocolate, Peanut butter & sea salt bar
Silver: Milla Chocolates (United States) - Hazelnut Praliné Bar
Silver: Milla Chocolates (United States) - Hazelnut Praliné Bar with Turkish Coffee
Rough ground flavoured dark chocolate bars
Gold: Askinosie Chocolate (United States) - Dark Chocolate + Crunchy Sugar Crystals & Vanilla Bean CollaBARation™ Bar (**)
Silver: Wolter (Mexico) - Quetzalli 70% with sea salt, chicatana and cardamon (**)
Silver: Wolter (Mexico) - Quetzalli Mexican Memories 74% (**)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Lucuma
Gold: Dreams of Eva (Peru) - Vainilla & Ají Panca
Silver: Castronovo Chocolate (United States) - Tumaco, Colombia Mocha Milk 58% (**)
Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Dark Milk with Flor de Sal (**)
Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Hudson Valley Bourbon Dark Milk (**)
Silver: Mānoa Chocolate Hawaii (United States) - 60% Dark Milk with Alii Kula Maui Lavender (**)
Silver: Maverick Chocolate Company (United States) - Prohibition Milk Chocolate
Silver: TCHO (United States) - Mokaccino (**)
Bronze: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Banana Maras salt
Bronze: TCHO (United States) - Earl Grey (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Milk Chocolate Quinoa Crunch (**)
Silver: Chuao Chocolatier (United States) - Caramel Apple Crush
Silver: Chuao Chocolatier (United States) - Potato Chip
Silver: Vivra Chocolate (United States) - Curry Cashew
Silver: Vivra Chocolate (United States) - PB & Pretzel
Bronze: Cacaosuyo (Peru) - Quinoa Crunch
Bronze: Maverick Chocolate Company (United States) - 60% Dark Milk Chocolate with Nibs
Bronze: TCHO (United States) - Golden Milk: Ginger + Turmeric (**)
Bronze: TCHO (United States) - Snickerdoodle (**)
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: St. Croix Chocolate Company (United States) - Peanut butter and wild grape jelly
Silver: KOHLER Original Recipe Chocolates (United States) - Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar
Flavoured white chocolate bars
Gold: Castronovo Chocolate (United States) - White Chocolate with Lemon & Lemon Salt (**)
Gold: Solstice Chocolate (United States) - Brown Butter White Chocolate (**)
Silver: Forte Chocolates (United States) - Lemon Pepper Bar
Silver: Forte Chocolates (United States) - Rosemary Sea Salt Bar
Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Strawberries and Cream (**)
Bronze: Askinosie Chocolate (United States) - “Dirty” White Chocolate + Vintage Cocoa Gravel Bar (**)
Bronze: Le Caméléon (Mexico) - Abril en México tea in white chocolate
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Chocolopolis (United States) - Dominican Republic House Blend Truffle
Silver: Chocolopolis (United States) - Madagascar Craft Truffle
Silver: Garcia Nevett (United States) - Amazonas
Bronze: Chocolaterie Tessa (United States) - Costa Rica 85
Bronze: Chocolaterie Tessa (United States) - Madagascar 100
Bronze: Chocolaterie Tessa (United States) - Madagascar 70
Bronze: Truffle Shots (United States) - World Peace Truffle Shots
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Giovanna Maggiolo Chocolate Artesanal (Peru) - Spices
Silver: Arcay Chocolates (United States) - Coco Rum
Silver: Chocolopolis (United States) - Spicy Aztec Truffle
Silver: Dreams of Eva (Peru) - Frambuesa, Asaí & Ají Panca
Silver: Dreams of Eva (Peru) - Piña & Pimienta Negra
Silver: Giovanna Maggiolo Chocolate Artesanal (Peru) - Cherries & Pisco
Silver: Truffle Shots (United States) - Lemon Basil Truffle Shots
Silver: Wolter (Mexico) - Mezcal bonbon (**)
Silver: XO Confections (United States) - Modena Summer
Bronze: Dreams of Eva (Peru) - Granada IPA
Bronze: French Broad Chocolates (United States) - Strawberry Balsamic Truffle (vegan) (**)
Bronze: Roots Chocolates (United States) - Lapsong Souchong - Smoked Tea
Bronze: Socola Chocolatier (United States) - Jasmine tea truffles
Bronze: Truffle Shots (United States) - Bumbleberry Truffle Shots
Bronze: Truffle Shots (United States) - Rosemary Caramel Truffle Shots
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Forte Chocolates (United States) - Classic Milk
Silver: Chocotenango (United States) - Yuzu & Ginger (**)
Bronze: Chocolat du Jour (Brazil) - Coffee Truffle (**)
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Chocolopolis (United States) - Lemon Lavender Truffle
Silver: Chocolaterie Tessa (United States) - Maracuya
Silver: Truffle Shots (United States) - Castelvetrano Olive Truffle Shots
Bronze: Chocolat du Jour (Brazil) - Passion Fruit Truffle
Bronze: Compania de Chocolates (Argentina) - Pistache and Lime praline
Bronze: Le Caméléon (Mexico) - Hibiscus flower ganache in white chocolate
Bronze: Wolter (Mexico) - Tequila Bonbon (**)
Bronze: XO Confections (United States) - Bananas Foster
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Arcay Chocolates (United States) - Romero Salé
Silver: Arcay Chocolates (United States) - Lemon Basil
Silver: Giovanna Maggiolo Chocolate Artesanal (Peru) - Almendras y limón
Silver: Giovanna Maggiolo Chocolate Artesanal (Peru) - Miel de picarón
Silver: Milla Chocolates (United States) - Manhattan Bon Bon
Silver: Milla Chocolates (United States) - Raspberry Bon Bon
Silver: St. Croix Chocolate Company (United States) - Coffee malt bon bon
Bronze: Compania de Chocolates (Argentina) - Cardamom ginger
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Bronze: Arcay Chocolates (United States) - Praliné D'Orange
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Silver: Truffle Shots (United States) - Pistache Orange Dragées
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Silver: Caramela (Mexico) - Salted Caramel pecan milk chocolate bombon
Bronze: Chocolaterie Tessa (United States) - Carmel Almond Praline
Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: Truffle Shots (United States) - Malabar Cardamom Dragées
Silver: French Broad Chocolates (United States) - Hazelnut Dragee (**)
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: Truffle Shots (United States) - Ginger Snap Dragées
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Silver: Chocolaterie Tessa (United States) - Salted Butter Caramel, Dark
Silver: Chocotenango (United States) - Coffee Caramel (**)
Silver: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Brown Butter Bourbon Caramels (**)
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Forte Chocolates (United States) - Milk Sea Salt Caramel
Silver: Chocotenango (United States) - Simply Lemon (**)
Silver: French Broad Chocolates (United States) - Lavender honey caramel (**)
Silver: Sibö Chocolate Costa Rica (Costa Rica) - Apple lime caramel (**)
Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Gold: La Praline (Venezuela) - Mora
Silver: La Praline (Venezuela) - Mariposa
Bronze: La Goulue Chocolatier (Argentina) - Dark Chocolate filled with Malbec Sweet red wine
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Dark Chocolate Covered Dehydrated Goldenberry
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Dark Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs
Silver: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Dark Chocolate Covered Dehydrated Banana
Bronze: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Cocoa Cacao Beans Natural
Bronze: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans
Dark chocolate enrobed manon/butter/cream
Gold: Chuao Chocolatier (United States) - Mocha Bonbon
Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Silver: Le Caméléon (Mexico) - Mexican banana coated in milk chocolate
Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
Gold: Truffle Shots (United States) - Fig + Chocolate Spread
Silver: Truffle Shots (United States) - Gingered Chocolate Spread
Spreads with milk chocolate
Gold: Arcay Chocolates (United States) - Passion Spread
Silver: Mamuschka (Argentina) - Mamusch Cream
Bronze: Arcay Chocolates (United States) - Tamarind Spread
National awards
Given to Grand Jury finalists when there are 10 or more entries from one country in a category
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold – USA: Amano Chocolate Company (United States) - Amano Dos Rios
Gold – USA: Solstice Chocolate (United States) - 70% Kilombero Tanzania
Silver – USA: Amano Chocolate Company (United States) - Amano Cuyagua
Silver – USA: Dandelion Chocolate (United States) - Maya Mountain, Belize 70%
Silver – USA: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate (United States) - 72% Belize Dark Chocolate
Silver – USA: Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate (United States) - Dick Taylor Chocolate 75% Brazil Bar
Silver – USA: Fruition Chocolate Works (United States) - Wild Bolivia Dark
Silver – USA: Grocer's Daughter Chocolate (United States) - 70% Dark Chocolate Fortaleza Del Valle Bar ( * Conexion)
Silver – USA: Potomac Chocolate (United States) - Duarte, Dominican Republic 70% Dark
Silver – USA: White Label Chocolate (United States) - Honduras, La Masica
Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold – USA: LetterPress Chocolate (United States) - Ucayali, PeruSilver – USA: Acalli Chocolate (United States) - Barataria Blend 70% Dark Chocolate
Silver – USA: Castronovo Chocolate (United States) - Signature Collection - Nicalizo, Nicaragua 70%
Silver – USA: Dark Forest Chocolate (United States) - Dark Bolivian 75%
Silver – USA: Fresco (United States) - Dominican Republic Recipe 224
Silver – USA: Zak's Chocolate (United States) - 70% Dark Guatemala Lachua Cacao
Special awards
Given for entries that qualify for the special category criteria
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold – Chocolate Maker: Sirene (Canada) - Tingo MariaGold – Directly Traded: Sirene (Canada) - Tingo Maria
Gold – Growing Country: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Manabí 65%
Gold – Organic: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Manabí 65%
Gold – Growing Country: Paccari Chocolate (Ecuador) - Tutu Iku 70%
Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold – Chocolate Maker: Shattell Chocolate (Peru) - Chuncho 70%Gold – Directly Traded: Shattell Chocolate (Peru) - Chuncho 70%
Gold – Growing Country: Shattell Chocolate (Peru) - Chuncho 70%
Gold – Organic: Shattell Chocolate (Peru) - Chuncho 70%
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
Triple MMM Special Award
A new prize given by our founding partners, Maricel Presilla, Martin Christy and Monica Meschini. The Triple MMM (or Mmm…) prize represents products chosen by the founders because of a personal appreciation of a product tasted during judging. This prize reflects personal enjoyment of the product awarded and is not based on the competition scores.
2017 Americas MMM: LetterPress Chocolate (United States) – Ucayali, Peru
Bean-to-bar Chocolatier Award
Recognising the dedication of chocolatiers who also make their own chocolate and couverture and use this for their chocolatier products. This year’s Award goes to:
2017 Americas Bean-to-bar Chocolatier: French Broad Chocolates (United States)
Biome-to-bar Recognition Award
Our new Special Award for ‘Biome-to-bar’ celebrates the special relationship between cacao and other sources of food in a particular biome – distinct biological communities that share a regional climate and vegetation, adapted to the local environment.
The Award recognizes excellence and expertise in the pairing of cacao with natural flavorings sourced from flora or fauna sharing the same ecological niche.
This year’s Award goes to Peruvian chocolate maker Ivan Murrugarra of Magia Piura, for his work in the biome of Northern Peru, matching local fruits with cacao from the same region.
2017 Americas Biome-to-bar Recognition: Ivan Murrugarra Magia Piura (Peru)
