We are proud to present the results of the 2018 TOFFEE AWARDS Competition.
The International Chocolate Salon Awards for the 2018 TOFFEE AWARDS are based on the combined total number of votes received by each entrant from the Judging Panel.
The Judging Panel consists of National and Regional Magazines, Newspaper and Blog Editors, plus Topic Experts, Local Chefs and Food Gurus.
The award winners below have the honor of being able to display and use the Official Award Winner title and award logos, as well as use items (such as the Award Winner lapel pin), as well as use Custom Award Certificates, and logo award merchandise.
Best Ingredient Combinations
GOLD
- Ava's Premium Toffee Ava's Premium Pecan and Sea Salt Toffee
SILVER
- Dave's Sweet Tooth Coffee Toffee
BRONZE
- Confectionately Yours English Toffee - Northwest Gourmet Dark Chocolate Almond
- The Sweet Girl, LLC Island Butter Rum Toffee
- Dave's Sweet Tooth Peanut Butter Crunch Toffee
- Mel's Toffee Mexican Hot Chocolate
- Sweet Mona's Chocolates Coffee Toffee Coconut Crunch
- Tiddleywink Toffee Dark Chocolate Pretzel Toffee
Best Taste
GOLD
- Confectionately Yours English Toffee - Northwest Gourmet Dark Chocolate Almond
- Tomo Toffee Dark Chocolate Toffee
SILVER
- Ava's Premium Toffee Ava's Premium Pecan and Sea Salt Toffee
- Toffeetopia Classic Toasted Almond Toffee
BRONZE
- Tomo Toffee Milk Chocolate Toffee
- The Sweet Girl, LLC Dark Chocolate Covered Toffee with Pecans
Best Texture
GOLD
- Confectionately Yours English Toffee - Northwest Gourmet Dark Chocolate Almond
SILVER
- Tomo Toffee Dark Chocolate Toffee
- Tombo Toffee Almond
BRONZE
- Ava's Premium Toffee Ava's Premium Pecan and Sea Salt Toffee
- Toffeetopia Classic Toasted Almond Toffee
- Toni's Toffee Original Semi-Sweet Chocolate Almond Toffee
Most Unique
GOLD
- Holm Made Toffee Co. Oregon Hazelnut Toffee with Cardamom & Vanilla
SILVER
- Dave's Sweet Tooth Coffee Toffee
BRONZE
- Tiddleywink Toffee Dark Chocolate Pretzel Toffee
- J. Evelyn Confections Bourbon Barrel Smoked Almond Toffee
- The Sweet Girl, LLC Island Butter Rum Toffee
- Sweet Mona's Chocolates Coffee Toffee Coconut Crunch
- Holm Made Toffee Co. Oregon Hazelnut Toffee with Lavender
Top Toffee
GOLD
- Tomo Toffee Dark Chocolate Toffee
SILVER
- Confectionately Yours English Toffee - Northwest Gourmet Dark Chocolate Almond
BRONZE
- Tombo Toffee Almond
- Ava's Premium Toffee Ava's Premium Pecan and Sea Salt Toffee
- Toffeetopia Classic Toasted Almond Toffee
- Toni's Toffee Original Semi-Sweet Chocolate Almond Toffee
HONORABLE MENTION
- Dave's Sweet Tooth Coffee Toffee
- Tombo Toffee Orange
- J. Evelyn Confections Pecan Butter Toffee
- Tombo Toffee Bourbon
- The Sweet Girl, LLC Dark Chocolate Covered Toffee with Pecans
STAR RATINGS
4 STARS
- Tomo Toffee Dark Chocolate Toffee
- Tombo Toffee Almond
- Tombo Toffee Bourbon
- Tomo Toffee Milk Chocolate Toffee
- Tombo Toffee Orange
- Confectionately Yours Confectionately Yours English Toffee - Northwest Gourmet Dark Chocolate Almond
- Dave's Sweet Tooth Dark Chocolate Toffee
3.5 STARS
- Toffeetopia Classic Toasted Almond Toffee
- Toni's Toffee Original Semi-Sweet Chocolate Almond Toffee
- J. Evelyn Confections Bourbon Barrel Smoked Almond Toffee
- Dave's Sweet Tooth Coffee Toffee
- J. Evelyn Confections Pecan Butter Toffee
- Toni's Toffee Red Hott Semi-Sweet Chocolate Almond Toffee
- Holm Made Toffee Co. Oregon Hazelnut Toffee with Cardamom & Vanilla
3 STARS
- Holm Made Toffee Co. Oregon Hazelnut Toffee with Himalayan Pink Salt
- Dave's Sweet Tooth Peanut Butter Crunch Toffee
- Tiddleywink Toffee Dark Chocolate Pretzel Toffee
- The Sweet Girl, LLC Dark Chocolate Covered Toffee with Pecans
- J. Evelyn Confections Pecan Spice Butter Toffee
- Mel's Toffee Mexican Hot Chocolate
- Delysia Chocolatier
- The Sweet Girl, LLC Island Butter Rum Toffee
- Sweet Alchemy Slivered, Sliced & Diced Almond Toffee w/ 61% Dark Chocolate
JUDGES' NOTES
FAVORITES
- Tomo Toffee Milk Chocolate was to me quintessential toffee made with fresh, quality ingredients.
- Dave's Sweet Tooth Dark Chocolate Toffee
- JEvelyn is classic. Holm made cardamom for it's unique flavors
- Toni's Original Toffee, closely followed by Sweet Alchemy Almond and Ava's Sea Salt Pecan
- Confectionately Yours English Dark Almond Toffee was the overall favorite; a true classic, perfectly balanced in flavors and texture.
- Confectionately Yours Confectionately Yours English Toffee - Northwest Gourmet Dark Chocolate Almond
- Tomo Toffees
COMMENTS
- Dave's Coffee Toffee was unique in taste, texture, and totally toffee fun! Tombo always satisfies..the perfect toffee. Ava's pecan and sea salt was a great combo. Toni's Red Hot had great heat. Tombo Bourbon Toffee really tasted of bourbon...great with chocolate toffee.
- In all the best toffees, the taste of fresh, quality ingredients is what comes through. Toffees made with just pure butter and sugar perfectly caramelized, then enhanced with nuts or perhaps a clean flavoring have a depth of true "toffiness" that lingers. Additiional flavorings should not overpower the quintessential toffee-tasting base. Other additives such as lecithin, oils, crumbs, etc. often detract from, rather than enhance, the taste and mouthfeel of the product.
- Great representational samples of some really unique toffees, as well as solid delicious traditional toffees. Ingredients were fab!
- So many good toffees to experience. It's exciting to see a traditional category evolve in so many interesting and new directions.
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHOCOLATIERS
- The "Hot" is too Hot Just a little bite is fine.
- Sweet Alchemy Slivered, Sliced & Diced Almond Toffee w/ 61% Dark Chocolate was an unique treat as it provided a surprising smokiness goodness. Confectionately Yours English Toffee - Northwest Gourmet Dark Chocolate Almond provided overall balance of flavor, texture, and toffee to chocolate to nut ratio. It's the epitome of great English toffee.
- Toni's: Lovely product. Please add to your label, the name of city where manufactured. Tiddlewink: Where are you located? Packaging doesn't say, web site doesn't say. Sweet Girl: All labels say "premium chocolate" but Island Butter Rum flavor has NO chocolate. Cayenne flavor has partially hydrogenated oil & artificial flavor, but toffee flavor does not?
- Sweet Alchemy Almond - Great ratios of nuts and chocolate to toffee. The slightly bitter dark chocolate is a perfect foil for the sweet toffee.. Ava's Sea Salt pecan - great buttery toffee and toasted pecans work incredibly well together. Dave's Sweet Tooth Coffee Toffee - interesting surprise to have whole coffee beans in the toffee - but it works.. Tiddlywink Pretzel - a nice option for people who can't eat nuts. Liked the thin, buttery toffee. Holm Cardamom - interesting flavor. Toffee not buttery, not browned enough. Sweet Girl Pecan - very good toffee - sweet, caramelized and a touch of salt. Wish the chocolate was thicker to give it more balance. With just a little tweaking it could be great! Sweet Girl Rum - could really taste the rum - interesting. Some of the nuts were rancid. In general, consider better packaging. Sweet Girl Cayenne - the heat overwhelms everything else. Toffetopia - nice nuts and very buttery toffee. Just a bit too sweet.
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