by The Chocolate Salon Comment Closed

We are proud to present the results of the 2022 WHITE CHOCOLATE AWARDS Competition.

The International Chocolate Salon Awards for the 2022 WHITE CHOCOLATE 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 Product Stickers, Award Winner lapel pin), as well as use Custom Award Certificates, and logo award merchandise.

2022 WHITE CHOCOLATE AWARD RESULTS

 

Best Ingredient Combinations

GOLD

  • Delysia Chocolatier Tropical Dalton Coffee Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Delysia Chocolatier Meghi Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Yeti Chocolates Pride Bonbon

SILVER

  • Michael's Chocolates Strawberry Cheesecake
  • Panache Chocolatier Tupelo Berry Truffle

BRONZE

  • Codinha Chocolate LLC Yuzu Pineapple Cardamom Praline Bonbon
  • Laurie's Chocolates Lemon Raspberry Bark

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Kokak Chocolates Pistachio Rose White Chocolate Love Bar
  • Panache Chocolatier Careza Limon Truffle
  • Robinson Soft Brittle Caramel Macchiato

Best Taste

GOLD

  • Yeti Chocolates Pride Bonbon
  • Panache Chocolatier Tupelo Berry Truffle

SILVER

  • Michael's Chocolates Strawberry Cheesecake

BRONZE

  • Delysia Chocolatier Meghi Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Laurie's Chocolates Lemon Raspberry Bark
  • Panache Chocolatier Careza Limon Truffle

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Delysia Chocolatier Tropical Dalton Coffee Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Robinson Soft Brittle Caramel Macchiato
  • Oro de Cacao AG White chocolate Peru 42% Organic Fairtrade

Best Texture

GOLD

  • Michael's Chocolates Strawberry Cheesecake

SILVER

  • Yeti Chocolates Pride Bonbon

BRONZE

  • Robinson Soft Brittle Caramel Macchiato

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Delysia Chocolatier Meghi Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Delysia Chocolatier Tropical Dalton Coffee Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao 42% White Single Origin Ghana
  • ALDI Inc Choceur Mini White Chocolate Bars

Most Unique

GOLD

  • Yeti Chocolates Pride Bonbon
  • Delysia Chocolatier Meghi Chocolate Truffle Sampler

SILVER

  • Delysia Chocolatier Tropical Dalton Coffee Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Codinha Chocolate LLC Yuzu Pineapple Cardamom Praline Bonbon
  • Kokak Chocolates Pistachio Rose White Chocolate Love Bar

BRONZE

  • Robinson Soft Brittle Caramel Macchiato
  • Laurie's Chocolates Lemon Raspberry Bark
  • Delysia Chocolatier Campfire Spiced Muffin Bar

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Michael's Chocolates Strawberry Cheesecake
  • CocoTutti Chocolates white chocolate with mixed berries
  • Panache Chocolatier Careza Limon Truffle

BEST WHITE CHOCOLATES

GOLD

  • Oro de Cacao AG White chocolate Peru 42% Organic Fairtrade

SILVER

  • Yeti Chocolates Pride Bonbon
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao 42% White Single Origin Ghana
  • Panache Chocolatier Tupelo Berry Truffle

BRONZE

  • Delysia Chocolatier Meghi Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Delysia Chocolatier Tropical Dalton Coffee Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Laurie's Chocolates Lemon Raspberry Bark
  • Michael's Chocolates Strawberry Cheesecake

HONORABLE MENTION

  • ALDI Inc Choceur Mini White Chocolate Bars
  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Off The Wall Dulce De Leche White Chocolate.

 

STAR RATINGS

4.5 STARS

  • CocoTutti Chocolates white chocolate with mixed berries
  • Panache Chocolatier Tupelo Berry Truffle
  • Yeti Chocolates Pride Bonbon

4.0 STARS

  • Delysia Chocolatier Meghi Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Laurie's Chocolates Lemon Raspberry Bark
  • Michael's Chocolates Strawberry Cheesecake
  • Oro de Cacao AG White chocolate Peru 42% Organic Fairtrade
  • Robinson Soft Brittle Caramel Macchiato

3.5 STARS

  • Delysia Chocolatier Tropical Dalton Coffee Chocolate Truffle Sampler
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao 42% White Single Origin Ghana
  • Kokak Chocolates Pistachio Rose White Chocolate Love Bar
  • Codinha Chocolate LLC Yuzu Pineapple Cardamom Praline Bonbon
  • Delysia Chocolatier Campfire Spiced Muffin Bar
  • Panache Chocolatier Careza Limon Truffle

3.0 STARS

  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Off The Wall Dulce De Leche White Chocolate.
  • ALDI Inc Choceur Mini White Chocolate Bars
  • Baetz Chocolates Razzle Dazzle !

JUDGES NOTES

FAVORITES

  • I loved both Oro de Cacao single origin bars. I've never had single origin white chocolate and it was eye opening.
  • Panache #1 Careza Limon Truffle.
  • Oro de cacao white single
  • Deysia's Chocolate Meghi was my favorite because of its complexity of flavors. It was an adventure for the palate. I loved its intriguing delciousness!
  • Cocotutti 💙
  • Yeti's Pride bonbon: well made piece and good rendition of a Pina colada as chocolate
  • I found Codinha Chicolates Yuzu Pineapple Cardamom Praline Bonbon delightful from presentation and flavor to texture.
  • Laurie’s Lemon Raspberry Bark.
  • My personal favorites were: Laurie's Chocolates Lemon Raspberry Bark; Pananche Chocolatier White Chocolate #2 Tupelo Berry Truffle; and Yeti Chocolates Pride Bonbon
  • Michael's Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake

QUOTABLE COMMENTS FROM JUDGES

  • Michael's always creates the best truffles..unique, delicious & beautiful! Delysia's chocolates were exceptional! Panache showed a wide variety of flavors and creativity! I liked the Yeti use of Pineapple..very unique.
  • Choceur's white chocolate mini bar is wonderfully creamy and just a lovely texture. The classic white chocolate baar!
  • Love the unique flavor profiles: please do more tropical mango, guava, fruits pear, strawberry, berries, banana, coconut, citrus, grapefruit...
    White chocolates tend toward sweet for the most part. I really enjoyed the entries that transcended sweet with well balanced flavors.
  • "As a basic white chocolate bar, ALDI does not disappoint. Smooth, creamy, buttery and vanilla forward, it's a classic. 
  • Laurie's Chocolates Lemon Raspberry Bark stands out for its refreshing and satisfying lemon and raspberry flavors that tantalize the mouth. 
  • Thank you Pananche Chocolatier for introducing me to the Tupelo Berry. Their namesake truffle emotes the feeling of summer berries and delights the tongue. 
  • Yeti Chocolates Pride Bonbon was amazingly soft, creamy, smooth and delicious. It immediately melts in the mouth while providing a perfectly balance of flavors that bursts forward to entrance your senses; Pina colada swirling on your tongue."
  • So many of these confections are works of culinary art. They are a pleasure to behold before they become a pleasure to taste.

INDIVIDUAL JUDGES' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHOCOLATIERS

  • Some of the chocolate had a LOT going on. I wanted them to dial it back a bit. But overall I was impressed with this round of white chocolate. Less sweet than previous ones, which is good. It allows the nuance and flavors to come through more.
  • Robinson Soft Brittle had such a nice flavor and design yet the granular texture detracted. I wondered what caused that because otherwise, it was a fine product.
  • "Please add seeds or nuts pecans! walnuts! pine nuts! macademia!
  • Yummy! chocolates 💙how about a “swirl” design combination of flavors! Love love strawberry! or blueberry! mango! "
  • Robinson Soft Brittle had A great experience going with their Caramel Macchiato. It simulated a cafe drink brilliantly, but was undone by too much sweetness.
  • Despite careful packing and wrapping, items are jostled around during shipment. Please make certain that labels or other identification are firmly affixed—or seal the item and identifier in a small, plastic bag.

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