The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2021-22 Asia-Pacific Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely by our international judging panel and our Grand Jury. The judging panel included judges from the USA, Europe, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia, Thailand, South Korea, Japan and members of our international Grand Jury panel around the world. The winners were announced at a virtual ceremony on Saturday, 20 August 2022 hosted by our founders, members of our Grand Jury, our international judges and an IICCT Alumni group in Hong Kong.
Our judges were impressed by the number of high quality entries in all categories this season and this was a particularly strong competition for Japanese entrants, who took home the most prizes and won ‘best in competition’ for dark chocolate, with Cocomas Chocolate taking the top prize with their ‘Smooth 73%’. Taiwan was not far behind in the medal tally, with Fu Wan achieving the highest score for an unflavoured chocolate with 91.1 and best overall milk bar for ‘Taiwan #10 Ping-Tung Dark Milk 53%’. This was equalled by PARADAi Chocolate from Thailand, the highest scoring flavoured bar, also with 91.1 for their Nakhon Si Dark 65% – Palo (infusion), which also won a special prize ‘Gastronomic’ prize.
The use of high quality local tea to flavour bars and filled chocolates was again a strong feature, with entrants combining tea with enrobed nuts as a special highlight in the drageé categories, while COFE from Taiwan won Gold for their self-pressed cocoa butter and Gold for best white infusion bar with their milkless ‘ground in’ ‘Musann Blanc & Oriental Beauty Bar’ bar, made with artisanal soy powder and white wine. Many winners made use of local spices, fruits and other local ingredients such as miso, sake, matcha, lychee, and some unique savoury gourmet flavour combinations with salted capers, pho spices and braised beef noodles.
Taiwan and Japan also dominated the filled chocolate categories, with Q Sweet, Taiwan who had a huge success with Golds for her pandemic friendly ‘comfort’ white chocolate recipes and Musée du Chocolat Théobroma, Itohkyuemon and Saison de Setsuko just some of the ganache Gold winners for Japan. The very first Chinese Gold prize was also awarded this year to Nibbo bean to bar chocolate for ‘Nibbo Mulled Wine with Nibs 70%’ and first time entrants from Hong Kong also made a strong showing.
Scores
The International Chocolate Awards is continuing its drive for transparency and standardisation in chocolate sensory evaluation, using the flavor profiling system from our parent body, the IICCT. As part of this initiative, we are now listing the scores for all winners and finalists, giving consumers a better guide for chocolate quality and entrants something extra to celebrate along with their medals. The score given are similar to those used in specialty coffee, where 80 and above indicates fine chocolate quality and scores above 90 suggest extraordinary quality and craft. The prize break points are set by the Grand Jury for each category, according to the product type.
The 2021-22 Asia-Pacific Competition Winners are:
(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)'Best in competition' overall winners
Plain/origin dark bar categories
Gold: cocomas chocolate (Japan) - Smooth 73% (90.9)Plain/origin milk bar categories
Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan #10 Ping-Tung Dark Milk 53% (91.1)Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Ezaki Glico (Japan) - Belize 66% (89.3)
+ Gold: Japan
+ Special: Limited edition
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - River 88% (87.6)
+ Gold: High %
Silver: Cabosse & Feve Chocolates (Australia) - 70% Single Origin Peru (87.5)
Silver: Cabosse & Feve Chocolates (Australia) - 100% Single Origin Solomon Islands (87.2)
+ Gold: 100%
Bronze: Meiji (Japan) - The Chocolate Ecuador 70 (86.7)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - River 100% (86.6)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Global Cacao Project - Philippines 73% (85.9)
Bronze: Benns Ethicoa (Malaysia) - 70% Karkar Island Papua New Guinea (85.8)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - River 77% (85.8)
Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: cocomas chocolate (Japan) - Smooth 73% (90.9)
+ Gold: Japan
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: il (China) - 70% Ecuador Esmeraldas Dark (90.3)
+ Gold: China
Silver: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - 70% Dark Chocolate (90.1)
+ Gold: Taiwan
+ Gold: Growing Country
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Mexico Soconusco 68% (89.9)
Silver: slowww melt (China) - Tanzania Kamili Dark 72% (89.5)
+ Gold: Organic
Silver: Hunya (Taiwan) - 62% Madagasikara x Taiwan Dark chocolate (89.4)
+ Special: Blend
Silver: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - 'Arhuacos (89.4)
+ Gold: Rough ground
Silver: Murata (Japan) - India 70% Cacao (88.9)
Silver: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Aged - Works '22 (88.8)
Silver: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate (Taiwan) - 70% Dark Chocolate (88.7)
Silver: Jaws & Claws Chocolate (Malaysia) - Single Estate Goshen Grove 72% Dark Choc (88.5)
Silver: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Nibbo Uganda 70% (88.4)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Beer Yeast #1 Ale Style 70% (88.3)
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Sisaket Dark 70% (88.3)
+ Gold: Thailand
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Wine Yeast #2 70% (88.2)
+ Special: Fermentation additions
Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Ucayali 70% (88.2)
Silver: slowww melt (China) - China Hainan Dark 70% (88.2)
Silver: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Experimental - Works '22 (88.1)
Silver: Murata (Japan) - Peru Piura 70％ Cacao (87.8)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - 2019Exclusive Batch Cellar Aged Bean 80% (87.7)
+ Special: Cacao flavoring/aging
Silver: SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Vietnam 70% (87.5)
+ Gold: Hong Kong
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Chantaburi Dark 70% (87.4)
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Nicaragua Rugoso 68% (87.4)
Silver: AKAME (Taiwan) - Mei Yuan Single Origin Chocolate (87.4) ( * Fu Wan Chocolate)
Silver: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - 100% Dark Chocolate (87.3)
+ Gold: 100%
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Madagascar 64% (87.3)
Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Bolivia Alto Beni Wild 100% (87.2)
Silver: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate (Taiwan) - 92% Dark Chocolate (87.1)
+ Gold: High %
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Peru Cusco 75% (87.0)
Bronze: Fossa Chocolate (Singapore) - Luna 75% Dark Chocolate (86.9)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan #9 Double Ferment Rough Ground 70 (86.9)
Bronze: Gamma Craft Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Venezuela Porcelana 70% (86.9)
Bronze: Foundry Chocolate (New Zealand) - Kilombero Valley, Tanzania 100% (86.8)
Bronze: Love Brown Cacao (Taiwan) - Love Brown Taiwan 72% Raw Chocolate (86.8)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Tanzania Kokoa Kamili 75% (86.8)
Bronze: Yosano Roaster Chocolate (Japan) - Roaster Chocolate Colombia Arhuac (86.8)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Wine Yeast #1 70% (86.5)
Bronze: Murata (Japan) - Bolivia 70% Cacao (86.4)
Bronze: ORIGIN (Taiwan) - Exclusive AconPure No.1 75% (86.3)
Bronze: Mason Chocolates (Indonesia) - 71% Banyuwangi Single Origin Mason, Bali (86.3)
Bronze: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate (Taiwan) - 70% Dark Chocolate (86.3)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - 2019Exclusive Batch Cellar Aged Bean 76% (86.2)
Bronze: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Rough - Ground - Works '22 (86.2)
Bronze: Cacao Alun (Japan) - Cacao Blanco Piura (86.1)
Bronze: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Nutty - Blend (86.1)
Bronze: Murata (Japan) - Patanemo 70% Cacao (86.0)
Bronze: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Nativo Blanco - Peru - 73% (86.0)
Bronze: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate (Taiwan) - 80% Dark Chocolate (85.9)
Bronze: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Nibbo Esmeraldas 70% (85.9)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan #1 Ping-Tung Dark 62% (85.8)
Bronze: Jaws & Claws Chocolate (Malaysia) - Single Estate Salung 70% Dark Chocolate (85.8)
Bronze: Gamma Craft Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Belize Maya Mountain 70% (85.8)
Bronze: Gamma Craft Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Venezuela Guasare #2 70% (85.7)
Bronze: SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Brazil Trinitario 73% (85.6)
Bronze: 巧克力雲莊 (Taiwan) - Vietnam 100% Chocolate (85.6)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan #1 Ping-Tung Dark 70% (85.6)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan #8 Premium Roast Ping-Tung 70% (85.6)
Bronze: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate (Taiwan) - 75% Dark Chocolate (85.6)
Bronze: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Tien Giang 80% Single Origin Vietnam (85.5)
Bronze: Minimal Bean to Bar Chocolate (Japan) - Fruity - Works '22 (85.5)
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Ezaki Glico (Japan) - Belize Milk 52% (89.2)
Silver: Ezaki Glico (Japan) - Chuao Dark Milk 60% (87.2)
Silver: Ezaki Glico (Japan) - Chuao 50% Almond milk & Wasanmitsu Sugar (86.2)
+ Special: Alternate vegan milk
Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan #10 Ping-Tung Dark Milk 53% (91.1)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Growing Country
Silver: Rila Kakao (Thailand) - Milk Chocolate 60% - Chiang Mai (88.7)
Silver: Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Chocolat du Terroir Venezuela High Milk (88.5)
+ Gold: Japan
+ Special: Self-made cocoa butter
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Honduras Mayan Red Milk 60% (88.5)
Silver: Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Chocolat du Terroir Belize High Milk (86.7)
Silver: Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Chocolat du Terroir Trinidad&Tobago Milk (86.5)
Silver: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Milk Chocolate 48% Cacao Viet Nam Origin (86.1)
Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Bolivia Alto Beni Milk 50% (86.1)
Silver: The Australian Chocolate Farm (Australia) - Dark Milk Indulgence 58% (86.1)
Bronze: Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Chocolat du Terroir Cuba High Milk (85.6)
Bronze: Fossa Chocolate (Singapore) - Harana Dark Milk 64% (85.6)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Nicaragua Rugoso Milk 60% (85.3)
Bronze: Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Chocolat du Terroir Mexico High Milk (84.5)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients
Silver: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Tanzania 70% (86.6)
Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Bolivia Alto Beni Wild With Maple Sugar (85.4)
Bronze: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - NakhonSi Dark70% With Pure Coconut Sugar (85.1)
Bronze: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Ecuador 50% (85.0)
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Silver: Atypic Chocolate (Australia) - Caramelised White Chocolate (86.2)
Bronze: CaCaNina (Taiwan) - 36% white chocolate (84.0)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Nakhon Si Dark 65% - Palo (infusion) (91.1) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Trang Dark 65% - Lemongrass (infusion) (90.5) (**)
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Smoked Thailand Nakhon 68% (90.2) (**)
+ Gold: Japan
+ Special: Cacao flavoring/aging
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan Red Oolong Tea 62% (89.8) (**)
+ Gold: Taiwan
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Wellington Chocolate Factory (New Zealand) - Scapegrace Gin Bar 75g (89.8)
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Trang Dark 70% - Etlingera (infusion) (89.7) (**)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Aged Oolong Tea 62% (89.6) (**)
Silver: Ezaki Glico (Japan) - Cacao Pulp (89.5) (**)
+ Special: Innovation
Silver: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - Organic Ruby Black Tea Dark Chocolate (89.3) (**)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Bergamot Scented Dark 70% (89.2) (**)
Silver: SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Chinese Rose Wine Duck Liver Sausage 71% (89.1) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan Black Pepper 62% (88.9) (**)
Silver: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Coriandrum Sativum Dark Chocolate (88.5) (**)
Silver: AKAME (Taiwan) - Mei Yuan 66% Wood Smoked Chocolate (88.5)
Silver: Rebirth Chocolate (Taiwan) - Osmanthus fragrans Black Tea (87.9) (**)
Silver: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan Tie-Guan-Yin Tea 62% (87.8) (**)
Silver: cbc cacao (Taiwan) - Black tea 65 - Organic (87.8) (**)
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Madagascar 68% Smoked with Cherry Wood (87.8) (**)
Silver: Hunya (Taiwan) - Braised Beef Noodle Chocolate (87.3) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - Oriental Beauty Tea Dark Chocolate (87.1) (**)
Silver: Gamma Craft Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Chaat Masala (87.0)
Silver: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Phở Spice 65% Single Origin (86.4) (**)
Silver: Masfino Chocolate Company (Taiwan) - Masfino 70% Passionfruit Dark Chocoalate (86.1) (**)
Silver: AKAME (Taiwan) - Mei Yuan 66% Shiso Chocolate (86.1)
Silver: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Pepper & Pinch of Salt 66% Dak Lak (86.0) (**)
Bronze: Gamma Craft Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Black Tea (85.7) (**)
Bronze: ORIGIN (Taiwan) - Taiwan Honey Flavored Red Oolong Tea 62% (85.6) (**)
Bronze: Cacao Zoku (Japan) - Timut Pepper and Chuao (85.6) (**)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Cuba 66% Smoked with Cherry Wood (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Anuttama (India) - SPICY TANG (Ginger and Pepper) (85.4) (**)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan White Pepper & Fleur de Sel 62% (84.9) (**)
Bronze: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - Black Queen Dark Chocolate (84.8) (**)
Bronze: Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Malt Tablet Bitter (84.7) (**)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Taiwan Red Jade Tea 62% (84.6) (**)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Yu-Lan White Champak Scented 70% (84.6) (**)
Bronze: SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Aged With Tangerine Peels 72% (84.5) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Nibbo bean to bar chocolate (China) - Nibbo Mulled Wine with Nibs 70% (89.6) (**)
+ Gold: China
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Silver: Joy Cacao and Coffee Plantations (Taiwan) - 古米傳奇 Popcorn Chocolate (台灣油芒&馬告) (89.2) (**)
+ Gold: Taiwan
+ Special: Eclectic
Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Tokyo - Shio - (89.2) (**)
+ Gold: Japan
Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Ucayali 70% - Nibs & Quinoa - (88.0) (**)
Silver: green bean to bar Chocolate (Japan) - Madagascar 70% - Nibs - (88.0) (**)
Silver: 可味Tastychoco (China) - Black Pepper Dark Chocolate Bar (87.7) (**)
Silver: Yosano Roaster Chocolate (Japan) - Roaster Chocolate Sake (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - Rose & Litchi Dark Chocolate (85.9) (**)
Bronze: Hunya (Taiwan) - Jingzhe - Spicy peanut chocolate (85.8) (**)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Winter Spices (85.6) (**)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Venezuela Chuao 68% Japanese Ginger (85.6)
Bronze: Hey Fun Chocolate (Taiwan) - Osmanthus & Longan Dark Chocolate (85.5) (**)
Bronze: 可味Tastychoco (China) - Pine Nuts Dark Chocolate Bar (85.4) (**)
Bronze: Satoyama Craft Chocolate (Japan) - Satoyama Craft Chocolate (salt) (85.4) (**)
Bronze: Pridi Cacaofevier (Thailand) - Crunch Time (85.1) (**)
Bronze: Satoyama Craft Chocolate (Japan) - Satoyama Craft Chocolate (ginger) (85.0) (**)
Bronze: Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat (Vietnam) - Dark chocolate 64% Fruits & Cashews (84.6)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Ezaki Glico (Japan) - Yuzu & Hazelnut (89.0) (**)
Silver: ORIGIN (Taiwan) - Taiwan Red Oolong 50% Milk Chocolate (88.4) (**)
Silver: Chocolatier Palet d'Or (Japan) - Malt Tablet Bitter Milk (87.6) (**)
Silver: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Sencha 47% (87.6) (**)
Silver: Dedicated Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Jasmine Tea 48% Milk (87.4) (**)
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Ecuador Pajarito Milk 72% with Shio Koji (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Rose Lychee Oriental Beauty Milk Tea 56% (85.4) (**)
Bronze: Pipiltin Cocoa (Indonesia) - Coffee Dark Milk Chocolate (85.1) (**)
Bronze: San Marzano (Thailand) - Asian Spice Salted Caramel (84.8) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Coco Kyoto (Japan) - Miso Sesame 63% (89.4) (**)
Bronze: Siamaya Chocolate (Thailand) - Banana Crunch Milk Chocolate (85.3) (**)
Bronze: Samurai Nanbu Cracker Tablet supervised by Chocolatier Hideaki Sarudate (Japan) - 43% Double Sesame with S.cracker #2 (85.0)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: COFE (Taiwan) - Musann Blanc & Oriental Beauty Bar (89.6)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Alternate vegan milk
Silver: COFE (Taiwan) - Jhinhsuan Oolong & Peach (89.0)
Silver: COFE (Taiwan) - Tieguanyin Tea & Guava (89.0)
Silver: CaCaNina (Taiwan) - 36% Osmanthus Oolong tea (88.2) (**)
Bronze: COFE (Taiwan) - Osmanthus & Tieguanyin Tea (85.9)
Bronze: CaCaNina (Taiwan) - 36% Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea (85.7)
Bronze: nk chocolaterie "make" (Japan) - Deluxe Hojicha Chocolate (85.0) (**)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Comfort chocolate bar-Tropical Summer (89.7)
Silver: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Comfort chocolate bar-Monet's Garden (88.5)
Silver: CaCaNina (Taiwan) - 36% Tie Guanyin tea lychee chocolate (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Daito Cacao (Japan) - Yomogi (85.7) (**)
Bronze: Daito Cacao (Japan) - Lavender Pistache (85.6) (**)
Bronze: Mary Chocolate Co.,LTD (Japan) - Yaki Toumorokoshi (85.3)
White chocolate bars with a filling
Silver: Daito Cacao (Japan) - Ivoire Pistache (87.9) (**)
Combination chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Mary Chocolate Co.,LTD (Japan) - Hachimitsu & Wasanbon Canding Almond (90.6)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Classic Criollo (89.7)
Silver: Gamma Craft Chocolate (Hong Kong) - Nordic Water (89.3) (**)
+ Special: Ingredients
Silver: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Peru Cusco 75% (86.9) (**)
Silver: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - My dream truffle (86.1)
Bronze: Sweets Escalier (Japan) - Thailand Nakhon 75% (85.0) (**)
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Saison de Setsuko (Japan) - Wahakka & Hyuganatsu (90.8)
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Miang Kham (90.2) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Awamori - Madagascar - (89.6) (**)
Silver: le fleuve (Japan) - Orange Water Ganache (89.5) (**)
Silver: Saison de Setsuko (Japan) - Yuzu & Cardamom (88.2)
Silver: Mamano Chocolate (Japan) - Big ganache arriba brandy (87.7)
Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Kokuto Caramel - Madagascar - (87.0) (**)
Silver: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Kujo Negi - Madagascar - (86.9) (**)
Silver: Saison de Setsuko (Japan) - Sudachi & Bara (86.3)
Silver: Les Petits Fours (Hong Kong) - Sakekasu-Honey (86.2)
Bronze: Saison de Setsuko (Japan) - Yomogi & Momo (85.9)
Bronze: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Lime (85.6)
Unflavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Classic Plain Milk Bonbon (89.5)
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Musée du Chocolat Théobroma (Japan) - Budo Sansho - Madagascar - (89.2) (**)
Silver: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Absolute Rye (86.7)
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Itohkyuemon (Japan) - The Matcha (88.8)
Silver: PARADAi Chocolate (Thailand) - Yuzu Honey Tea (88.2) (**)
Silver: Saison de Setsuko (Japan) - Kashiwamochifu (87.9)
Silver: Itohkyuemon (Japan) - Uji Matcha＆Sesami (86.9)
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Saison de Setsuko (Japan) - Tanbaguri & Houjicha (89.4)
Silver: Evergreen Hotel (Taiwan) - Sake Kasu chocolate (89.0)
Silver: KESSHŌ奇遇可可 (China) - Hainan (China) Cumquat Bonbon (88.7) (**)
Silver: Saison de Setsuko (Japan) - Gyokurocha and Amaou Ichigo (88.6)
+ Special: Craft
Silver: Saison de Setsuko (Japan) - Tokachiazukianko & Cheese (87.9)
Silver: Cona's (Taiwan) - caribbean cockail (86.1) (**)
Bronze: Cacao D'or (Taiwan) - Little freshy (85.8)
Bronze: Saison de Setsuko (Japan) - Maccha Kuromitsu (85.8)
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Gold: le fleuve (Japan) - Praline Citron White Azuki (90.7) (**)
Bronze: le fleuve (Japan) - Praline Coco Soy (84.8) (**)
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Tie-Guan-Yin Tea Chocalmond (85.8) (**)
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Gold: le fleuve (Japan) - Japanese Tea Praline (89.7) (**)
Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: Paul And Mike (India) - 49% Milk Chocolate Enrobed Coffee Beans (84.6) (**)
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: CaCaNina (Taiwan) - Hazelnut coated with Red Oolong (88.9) (**)
Bronze: Rayca's (Hong Kong) - Rayca's Honey Black Tea Macadamia (85.5)
Bronze: Rayca's (Hong Kong) - Rayca's Oolong Tea Macadamia (82.5)
Combination chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Silver: Cacao Farm Formosa (Taiwan) - Lemon Macadamia Bonbon 72% (86.4) (**)
Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Gold: Conche (Japan) - Shizuoka Mikan Dried Fruit -70% Haiti (91.1) (**)
Silver: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Exclusive pâte de fruits-Mango (90.0)
Silver: le fleuve (Japan) - Yuzu Confit (89.8) (**)
Silver: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Exclusive pâte de fruits-Rose& Lychee (86.9)
Bronze: Paul And Mike (India) - 64% Dark Pepper & Pineapple Jelly (84.5) (**)
Milk chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Gold: Cacao Farm Formosa (Taiwan) - Pâte de Fruits Yuzu Milk (89.2) (**)
Silver: Les Petits Fours (Hong Kong) - Pink Guava (87.7)
Silver: Les Petits Fours (Hong Kong) - Osmanthus-Pear (87.2)
Silver: Cacao Farm Formosa (Taiwan) - Pâte de Fruits Passion Fruit Milk (87.0) (**)
Combination enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Bronze: Evergreen Hotel (Taiwan) - Passion fruit jelly-pepper chocolate (84.8)
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Silver: Cacao Farm Formosa (Taiwan) - Orangette Dark 70% (86.7) (**)
Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Paul And Mike (India) - 49% Milk Chocolate Enrobed Salted Capers (88.0) (**)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Gastronomic
White chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Comfort fruit-Pineapple (90.2)
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Special: Modern
Silver: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Comfort fruit-Green Mango (87.6)
Bronze: Q sweet 巧克力菁點 (Taiwan) - Comfort fruit-Green Mango&Spice (85.9)
Other fillings with milk chocolate
Gold: Hunya (Taiwan) - Formosa Oolong Tea Chocolate ball (90.8) (**)
+ Special: Eclectic
Silver: Les Petits Fours (Hong Kong) - Blackcurrant Marshmallow (86.4)
+ Special: Recipe
Spreads
Spreads with milk chocolate
Gold: Alba Chocolatier (Malaysia) - SuperCrema 54% (89.4) (**)
+ Special: Classic
Ingredients from cacao
Cocoa Powder
Silver: Whosecacao, Inc. (Japan) - Natural Cocoa Powder (86.8)
Bronze: 曾志元巧克力 Zengzhiyuan Chocolate (Taiwan) - Cocoa Powder (84.6)
Cocoa Butter
Gold: COFE (Taiwan) - Cold Pressed Taiwan Cocoa Butter (87.2)
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars. (**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
