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.

All Gold, Silver and Bronze winners are eligible to enter the World Final, with the exception of winners of our Cacao Growing Country Support competitions in Peru and Central America.

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.

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)

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'Best in competition' overall winners

Plain/origin dark bar categories

Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan #9, 70%, Double Ferment, Rough Ground

Plain/origin milk bar categories

Gold: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - Artisan tablet Vietnam 51%

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Plain/origin bars

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: Jade Li Chocolatier  (Taiwan) - Dark66

Silver: Asian Socola  (Japan) - Asian Socola 72%

Silver: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Vietnam 70%

Silver: Hey Fun Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Dark Chocolate 70% -Peru (Porcelana)

Silver: JL Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Taiwan Pingtung 85% Dark Chocolate

Silver: Joy Cacao and Coffee Plantations  (Taiwan) - Joy3

Silver: Magie du Chocolat  (Japan) - Peru 63

Bronze: JL Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Taiwan Pingtung 75% Dark Chocolate

Bronze: Kad Kokoa  (Thailand) - Chiangmai Single Origin

Bronze: Magie du Chocolat  (Japan) - Vietnam 65

Bronze: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - Malagos 65% Dark Chocolate

Bronze: Marou Chocolate  (Vietnam) - Marou Dak Lak 70%

Bronze: Marou Chocolate  (Vietnam) - Marou Dong Nai 72% dark chocolate

Bronze: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - 曾志元72%巧克力

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: The Smooth Chocolator  (Australia) - Piura Blanco Peru 67%

Silver: Cacao Alun  (Japan) - Cacao Blanco Piura ( * Grabbag Coffee Stop)

Silver: Cacaotier Gokan  (Japan) - Cacaotier Bar (Chuao Noir)

Silver: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - Artisan tablet Haiti 72%

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate Japan  (Japan) - 70% Maya Mountain, Belize

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate Japan  (Japan) - 70% San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic

Silver: Dandelion Chocolate Japan  (Japan) - 70% Wampu, Honduras

Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Nativo Blanco - Peru - 73%

Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Tanzania 70%

Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Vietnam 70%

Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Peru Piura 70%

Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Venezuela Chuao 70%

Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Vietnam Ben Tre 70%

Silver: SmallRoom  (South Korea) - Small Room Bean to Bar - Costarica 70%

Silver: Sweets Escalier  (Japan) - Belize 70%

Silver: The Smooth Chocolator  (Australia) - Ramnath Trinidad 67%

Silver: The Smooth Chocolator  (Australia) - Tanzania Kokoa Kamili 70%

Bronze: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - Artisan tablet Cuba 72%

Bronze: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - Artisan tablet Vietnam 72%

Bronze: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - L'essence de cacao gran couva 72%

Bronze: Hogarth Craft Chocolate  (New Zealand) - Porcelana

Bronze: MILTOS  (Japan) - Madagascar, Sambirano

Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Madagascar Cacao Project

Bronze: Sweets Escalier  (Japan) - Brasil Amazonas wild cacao 70%

Bronze: The Roasting Masters  (South Korea) - Maleku

Bronze: Wellington Chocolate Factory  (New Zealand) - Peru Chocolate Bar

High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)

Gold: Joy Cacao and Coffee Plantations  (Taiwan) - Joy1

Silver: Amazon food company  (Vietnam) - Bapula Chocolate Baria Organic 92%

Silver: Bonny Chocolate (邦尼巧克力工坊）  (Taiwan) - 85% Dark Chocolate Bars

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Philippines 85%

Silver: Hey Fun Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Dark Chocolate 85% -Peru (Porcelana)

Silver: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - Malagos 85% Dark Chocolate

Silver: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - 曾志元85%巧克力

Bronze: Cacao Stella  (Taiwan) - 85% cacao blanco - Peru

Bronze: Deershop 驯鹿巧克力  (China) - Deershop Colombia Tumaco Dark Chocolate 85% ( * Denise Castronovo)

Bronze: Hey Fun Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Dark Chocolate 100% - Pingtung, Taiwan

Bronze: Hey Fun Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Dark Chocolate 85% - Pingtung, Taiwan

Bronze: Hogarth Craft Chocolate  (New Zealand) - Hacienda Victoria

Bronze: Metiisto Artisan Chocolate  (Australia) - Patovaki 85%

Rough ground/textured plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan #9, 70%, Double Ferment, Rough Ground

Silver: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Colombia Tumaco 75%

Bronze: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Philippines Dela serna 65%

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars made with alternative natural sugar

Gold: Cacai Cacao  (Taiwan) - 70% Davao Chocolate - coconut nectar sugar

Silver: Cacai Cacao  (Taiwan) - 70% Pingtung Chocolate - Brown Sugar

Silver: Coco Kyoto  (Japan) - Vietnam

Silver: Earth Loaf Artisan Chocolate  (India) - 72% Tamil Nadu Single Origin

Bronze: Chitra'm Craft Chocolates  (India) - Chitra'm Craft Chocolates - 70% Dark Chocolate (Palm Sugar)

Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Silver: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Madagascar and Ghana 44% cacao

Plain/origin 'dark' milk chocolate bars (50% and over)

Gold: Cacaodada  (South Korea) - Peru 54.8% dark milk

Gold: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - Artisan tablet Vietnam 51%

Silver: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - L'essence de cacao gran couva 51%

Silver: MILTOS  (Japan) - Brazil milk

Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Venezuela Chuao Dark Milk 60%

Silver: PARADAi Chocolate  (Thailand) - Belize - Dark Milk 63%

Silver: Pâtisserie jun ujita  (Japan) - Tablette chocolat au lait

Silver: Sweets Escalier  (Japan) - Belize milk 60%

Silver: Sweets Escalier  (Japan) - Costarica milk 60%

Silver: Sweets Escalier  (Japan) - Peru piura milk 60%

Bronze: Cacao Alun  (Japan) - Gran Chililique Milk ( * Grabbag Coffee Stop)

Bronze: Cacaotier Gokan  (Japan) - Cacaotier Bar (Piura Lacte)

Bronze: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - Artisan tablet Cuba 51%

Bronze: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - Artisan tablet Haiti 51%

Bronze: green bean to bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Palo Blanco - Peru - 50% Milk

Bronze: Hogarth Craft Chocolate  (New Zealand) - Alto Beni Dark Milk

Bronze: Meiji  (Japan) - Velvet Milk

Bronze: PARADAi Chocolate  (Thailand) - Thailand Nakhon Si Thammarat - Dark Milk 58%

Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Silver: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - Artisan tablet Madagascar 40%

Bronze: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - Artisan tablet Cuba 40%

Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Vietnam Ben Tre Milk 46%

Plain/origin white chocolate bars

Silver: Chocolatier Palet d'Or  (Japan) - L'essence de cacao White

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Flavoured bars

Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Regent Taipei x Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Tie Guan Yin Tea 62% (**)

Silver: Fossa Chocolate  (Singapore) - La Esperanza Coffee Chocolate (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan 62%, Black Pepper (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan 62%, White Pepper & Fleur de Sel (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Magao (Wild Pepper) 62% (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Regent Taipei x Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Charcoal Oolong Tea 62% (**)

Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Regent Taipei x Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Red Jade Tea 62% (**)

Silver: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - C'est la vie

Silver: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - C'est la vie

Silver: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - elixir

Silver: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - elixir

Silver: Magie du Chocolat  (Japan) - Yuzu (**)

Silver: Nanaya  (Japan) - craft chocolate houjicha (**)

Silver: Sweets Escalier  (Japan) - Madagascar sansho-japanese pepper 75%

Silver: Sweets Escalier  (Japan) - Vietnam 75% shichimitougarashi

Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Ancient Coffee 62% (**)

Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Fleur De Sel 70% (**)

Bronze: Nanaya  (Japan) - craft chocolate matcha (**)

Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Hogarth Craft Chocolate  (New Zealand) - Manuka Honey & Cocoa Nib (**)

Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Chuao 70% - Nibs

Silver: JL Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Taiwan Pingtung 75% Nibs Dark Chocolate (**)

Silver: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - Black Gold

Silver: Leventetlesoleil  (Taiwan) - Black Gold

Silver: Meiji  (Japan) - Dominica with Yuzu Chenpi (**)

Silver: Samurai Nanbu Cracker Tablet supervised by Chocolatier Hideaki Sarudate  (Japan) - Nanbu Tablet with Sesame Cracker

Bronze: Cacaotier Gokan  (Japan) - Cacaotier Bar (Mikkabi Mikan)

Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Papua New Guinea 70%, Taiwan Mango (**)

Bronze: green bean to bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Madagascar 70% -Nibs

Bronze: Marou Chocolate  (Vietnam) - Maison Marou - Caramelized Popped Rice (**)

Bronze: Sweet Pea & Poppy  (Australia) - The Andes

Bronze: Theo and Philo Chocolate  (Philippines) - 65% Dark Chocolate with Black Sesame, Cashew and Pili Nuts (**)

Bronze: Theo and Philo Chocolate  (Philippines) - 65% Dark Chocolate with Calamansi (**)

Dark chocolate bars with a filling

Gold: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Yuzu marzipan

Silver: LoGA SoLAR, Ming Zhun Business Company and National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism Benit  (Taiwan) - Taiwanese Bride Cake chocolate withe Butterfly ginger

Bronze: JL Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Taiwan Plum Wine 75% Dark Chocolate (**)

Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Yuzu (**)

Silver: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Japanese strawberry "Amaou" (**)

Silver: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Japanese “Shoyu” (**)

Bronze: Chitra'm Craft Chocolates  (India) - Chitra'm Craft Chocolates - Milk Chocolate (Mango Lassi) (**)

Bronze: Wellington Chocolate Factory  (New Zealand) - Raspberry Milk Chocolate Bar (**)

Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Ume-boshi (**)

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Tokibi

Bronze: Bennetts of Mangawhai  (New Zealand) - Plum Crumble

Bronze: Cemas Kakanen  (Taiwan) - Danhongmeiren Taiwan Chocolate (**)

Bronze: Ishiya  (Japan) - Grinded Tokibi

Bronze: Jasper and Myrtle  (Australia) - Lemon Myrtle and Macadamia Milk chocolate (**)

Bronze: Sweet Pea & Poppy  (Australia) - Orange Cardamom Pecan

Bronze: Theo and Philo Chocolate  (Philippines) - Milk Chocolate Adobo (**)

Milk chocolate bars with a filling

Gold: Le Ruban Chocolat  (Taiwan) - Litsea cubeba (mountain pepper) and almond bar

White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: Ishiya  (Japan) - Kokuto Kinako

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Azuki & Ten-cha

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Iwai Kuro Kinako

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Matcha Grinded in Oil

Silver: Monsieur Truffe  (Australia) - Australian Plum (**)

White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Kakinotane challenge

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Touji

Silver: Ishiya  (Japan) - Yuzu & Salt

Silver: Jade Li Chocolatier  (Taiwan) - Rose Strawberry (**)

Bronze: Cacao Kenkyusyo  (Japan) - Crispy Caramel white chocolate (**)

Bronze: Cacaotier Gokan  (Japan) - Cacaotier Bar (Hojicha Anise)

Bronze: Fossa Chocolate  (Singapore) - Salted Egg Cereal Blond Chocolate (**)

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Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles

Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Silver: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - 72% Dark Chocolate Ganache (**)

Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan #1 62% Fleur de Sel Caramel Nama Choco (**)

Silver: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - WuSong Fights the Tiger

Silver: Le Ruban Chocolat  (Taiwan) - Chrysanthemum

Silver: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - Rhum (**)

Silver: 慕夏巧克力 Mucha salon du chocolat  (Taiwan) - Jasmine(茉莉兒) (**)

Bronze: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Shanghai Nights

Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Apple Whisky 70% Nama Chocolate (**)

Bronze: Le Ruban Chocolat  (Taiwan) - Ginger lily

Bronze: Le Ruban Chocolat  (Taiwan) - Smoked mountain pepper

Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Truffle Yuzu

Bronze: 慕夏巧克力 Mucha salon du chocolat  (Taiwan) - Cocktail series-Tequila Sunrise

Bronze: 慕夏巧克力 Mucha salon du chocolat  (Taiwan) - Osmanthus(桂花兒) (**)

Bronze: 拾米屋米花/蘇怡帆  (Taiwan) - （premium)百年梅酒威士忌

Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles

Silver: Le Ruban Chocolat  (Taiwan) - White sesame

Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Le Ruban Chocolat  (Taiwan) - Roasted oolong tea

Silver: 拾米屋米花/蘇怡帆  (Taiwan) - （mountain)老手路包種茶

Bronze: Cona's  (Taiwan) - 不簡單 (**)

Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Fu Wan Chocolate, Rose Lychee 36% Nama Chocolate

Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling

Gold: Le Ruban Chocolat  (Taiwan) - Longan flower and pineapple

Silver: Le Ruban Chocolat  (Taiwan) - Osmanthus and apricot

Silver: LF Chocolates  (Hong Kong) - Honey Yuzu Bonbon

Silver: 慕夏巧克力 Mucha salon du chocolat  (Taiwan) - Opera

Bronze: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Green Lemon&Tender Ginger

Bronze: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Orange & Elderflower

Bronze: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Snow Flower

Bronze: LF Chocolates  (Hong Kong) - Coffee Crunch Bonbon

Bronze: LF Chocolates  (Hong Kong) - Peanut Butter Bonbon

Bronze: 拾米屋米花/蘇怡帆  (Taiwan) - (Oriental Beauty)東方美人威士忌

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Nuts

Nut based pralines with dark chocolate

Bronze: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Ginger & Hazelnut Praline

Dark chocolate enrobed marzipan

Bronze: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Chinese azuki bean paste & Marzipan

Nut based pralines with milk chocolate

Bronze: Cona's  (Taiwan) - 榛果夾心 (**)

Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma  (Japan) - Black sesame

Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Gold: Ezaki Glico  (Japan) - Fried Almond (**)

White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Silver: Cona's  (Taiwan) - 有機紅玉茶夏果 (**)

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Caramels

Dark chocolate enrobed caramels

Gold: Bennetts of Mangawhai  (New Zealand) - Macadamia Caramel

Silver: Bennetts of Mangawhai  (New Zealand) - Sesame Caramel in Dark Chocolate

Bronze: Chuang Chocolate  (Taiwan) - Pink Peppercorn Caramel

Bronze: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - Salted Caramel (**)

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Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc

Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée

Bronze: LoGA SoLAR, Ming Zhun Business Company and National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism Benit  (Taiwan) - Rose Litchi Chocolate

Bronze: Mister Chocoloco  (Taiwan) - Mixed truffle- Cranberry

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Spreads

Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)

Gold: Hogarth Craft Chocolate  (New Zealand) - Dark Hazelnut Spread

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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 – Philippines: Malagos Chocolate  (Philippines) - Malagos 65% Dark Chocolate

Gold – Taiwan: Jade Li Chocolatier  (Taiwan) - Dark66

Gold – Vietnam: Marou Chocolate  (Vietnam) - Marou Dak Lak 70%

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold – Australia: The Smooth Chocolator  (Australia) - Piura Blanco Peru 67%

Gold – Japan: green bean to bar Chocolate  (Japan) - Tanzania 70%

Gold – South Korea: SmallRoom  (South Korea) - Small Room Bean to Bar - Costarica 70%

High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)

Gold – Taiwan: Joy Cacao and Coffee Plantations  (Taiwan) - Joy1

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Special awards

Given for entries that qualify for the special category criteria

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold – Chocolate Maker: Jade Li Chocolatier  (Taiwan) - Dark66
Gold – Growing Country: Jade Li Chocolatier  (Taiwan) - Dark66

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Gold – Chocolate Maker: The Smooth Chocolator  (Australia) - Piura Blanco Peru 67%
Gold – Directly Traded: The Smooth Chocolator  (Australia) - Piura Blanco Peru 67%

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(*)  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 special 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.

2018 Asia-Pacific MMM: Fu Wan Chocolate  (Taiwan) – Regent Taipei x Fu Wan Chocolate, Taiwan Tie Guan Yin Tea 62%