by The Chocolate Salon Comment Closed

We are proud to present the results of the 2019 CHOCOLATE BAR AWARDS Competition.

The International Chocolate Salon Awards for the 2019 CHOCOLATE BAR 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

  • Panache Chocolatier Black Pepper Pistachio Bar
  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Peanut butter and wild grape jelly bar

SILVER

  • Maverick Chocolate Lemon Lavender White Chocolate
  • The Chocolate Fetish Peanut Butter Crunch Bar
  • CocoTutti Chocolates Raspberry Ganache Filled Bars
  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Lemon S'presso bar

BRONZE

  • Coco Gusto Blue Berry Crunch
  • Theo Chocolate Lemon 45% Milk Chocolate

Best Taste

GOLD

  • The Oakland Chocolate Company 70% Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Bar
  • Maverick Chocolate 80% Tanzania Dark Chocolate

SILVER

  • Panache Chocolatier Black Pepper Pistachio Bar
  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Lemon S'presso bar
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 55% Cacao Hawaiian Cocoa Nib Bar
  • Honduras Chocolate Company 80% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar 65% Signature Dark Bar

BRONZE

  • Theo Chocolate Lemon 45% Milk Chocolate
  • Black Mountain Chocolate Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Bar
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar Himalayan Salt Bar
  • Honduras Chocolate Company 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar
  • Maverick Chocolate Dark Milk Chocolate
  • Morkes Chocolates Truffle Amore in Dark Chocolate
  • Rainy Day Chocolate Belize Single Origin Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate Hawaiian Milk Chocolate

Best Texture

GOLD

  • Maverick Chocolate 80% Tanzania Dark Chocolate
  • The Chocolate Fetish Peanut Butter Crunch Bar
  • CocoTutti Chocolates Raspberry Ganache Filled Bars

SILVER

  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Lemon S'presso bar
  • Honduras Chocolate Company 80% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar
  • Maverick Chocolate Dark Milk Chocolate
  • Morkes Chocolates Truffle Amore in Dark Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 70% Cacao Hawaiian Extra Dark Chocolate

BRONZE

  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 55% Cacao Hawaiian Cocoa Nib Bar
  • Rainy Day Chocolate Belize Single Origin Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate Hawaiian Milk Chocolate

Most Unique

GOLD

  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Peanut butter and wild grape jelly bar

SILVER

  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Lemon S'presso bar
  • Panache Chocolatier Black Pepper Pistachio Bar
  • Maverick Chocolate Lemon Lavender White Chocolate

BRONZE

  • The Oakland Chocolate Company 70% Candied Curry Coconut Bar
  • Delysia Chocolatier Green tea blueberry hibiscus chocolate bar

Best Dark Chocolate Bar

GOLD

  • Honduras Chocolate Company 80% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar

SILVER

  • Maverick Chocolate 80% Tanzania Dark Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 70% Cacao Hawaiian Extra Dark Chocolate
  • Rainy Day Chocolate Belize Single Origin Chocolate

BRONZE

  • The Oakland Chocolate Company 70% Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Bar
  • Honduras Chocolate Company 75% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar
  • Morkes Chocolates Truffle Amore in Dark Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 55% Cacao Hawaiian Cocoa Nib Bar
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao / Chocolat Dieter Meier - Dark Chocolate Guatemala 75%
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar Himalayan Salt Bar
  • Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby Single Origin Cocoa Bean To Bar
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar 65% Signature Dark Bar

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Delysia Chocolatier Green tea blueberry hibiscus chocolate bar
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao / Chocolat Dieter Meier - Dark Chocolate Peru 80%
  • Delysia Chocolatier Apple pie chocolate bar
  • Good Good Chocolates Philly Bar
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao / Chocolat Dieter Meier - Dark Chocolate Cuba 83%
  • Black Mountain Chocolate Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Bar
  • Cocoa Republic Cocoa Republic’s 65% Dark Chocolate with Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
  • For Pete's Sake Chocolates Wild Orange & Dark Chocolate

Best Milk Chocolate Bar

GOLD

  • Theo Chocolate Lemon 45% Milk Chocolate
  • Maverick Chocolate Dark Milk Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate Hawaiian Milk Chocolate

SILVER

  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Peanut butter and wild grape jelly bar

BRONZE

  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 55% Cacao Hawaiian Cocoa Nib Bar
  • The Chocolate Fetish Peanut Butter Crunch Bar

HONORABLE MENTION

  • cōchu chocolatier Latte Bar

Best Flavored Chocolate Bar

GOLD

  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Lemon S'presso bar

SILVER

  • Theo Chocolate Lemon 45% Milk Chocolate
  • Panache Chocolatier Black Pepper Pistachio Bar

BRONZE

  • The Chocolate Fetish Peanut Butter Crunch Bar
  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Peanut butter and wild grape jelly bar
  • Maverick Chocolate Lemon Lavender White Chocolate
  • CocoTutti Chocolates Raspberry Ganache Filled Bars

HONORABLE MENTION

  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar Himalayan Salt Bar
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar 65% Signature Dark Bar
  • Morkes Chocolates Cherry Almond Allemande in Milk Chocolate
  • Panache Chocolatier Smoked Chocolate Bar

Best Bar Design & Art (non packaging)

GOLD

  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Peanut butter and wild grape jelly bar
  • CocoTutti Chocolates Raspberry Ganache Filled Bars
  • Coco Gusto Blue Berry Crunch

SILVER

  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Lemon S'presso bar

BRONZE

  • Panache Chocolatier Black Pepper Pistachio Bar
  • Cocoa Republic Cocoa Republic’s 65% Dark Chocolate with Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
  • Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby Single Origin Cocoa Bean To Bar
  • Black Mountain Chocolate Signature Dark Chocolate Bar

HONORABLE MENTION

  • The Chocolate Fetish Peanut Butter Crunch Bar
  • Maverick Chocolate Lemon Lavender White Chocolate
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar Himalayan Salt Bar

Best Chocolate Bar

GOLD

  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Peanut butter and wild grape jelly bar
  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Lemon S'presso bar
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar Himalayan Salt Bar

SILVER

  • Panache Chocolatier Black Pepper Pistachio Bar
  • The Chocolate Fetish Peanut Butter Crunch Bar
  • Theo Chocolate Lemon 45% Milk Chocolate

BRONZE

  • CocoTutti Chocolates Raspberry Ganache Filled Bars
  • Maverick Chocolate Lemon Lavender White Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 55% Cacao Hawaiian Cocoa Nib Bar
  • The Oakland Chocolate Company 70% Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Bar
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao / Chocolat Dieter Meier - Dark Chocolate Cuba 83%
  • Honduras Chocolate Company 80% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Coco Gusto Blue Berry Crunch
  • Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby Single Origin Cocoa Bean To Bar
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar 65% Signature Dark Bar
  • Morkes Chocolates Cherry Almond Allemande in Milk Chocolate
  • Morkes Chocolates Truffle Amore in Dark Chocolate
  • Maverick Chocolate Dark Milk Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate Hawaiian Milk Chocolate
  • Maverick Chocolate 80% Tanzania Dark Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 70% Cacao Hawaiian Extra Dark Chocolate
  • Rainy Day Chocolate Belize Single Origin Chocolate
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao / Chocolat Dieter Meier - Dark Chocolate Guatemala 75%
  • Delysia Chocolatier Snack mix chocolate bar

STAR RATINGS

4 STARS

  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Lemon S'presso bar
  • St. Croix Chocolate Company Peanut butter and wild grape jelly bar
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 70% Cacao Hawaiian Extra Dark Chocolate
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate 55% Cacao Hawaiian Cocoa Nib Bar
  • Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate Hawaiian Milk Chocolate
  • Rainy Day Chocolate Belize Single Origin Chocolate
  • CocoTutti Chocolates Raspberry Ganache Filled Bars
  • Panache Chocolatier Black Pepper Pistachio Bar

3.5 STARS

  • Honduras Chocolate Company 80% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar
  • Theo Chocolate Lemon 45% Milk Chocolate
  • Maverick Chocolate 80% Tanzania Dark Chocolate
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar Himalayan Salt Bar
  • The Chocolate Fetish Peanut Butter Crunch Bar
  • Black Mountain Chocolate Signature Dark Chocolate Bar
  • Black Mountain Chocolate Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Bar
  • Honduras Chocolate Company 75% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar
  • Panache Chocolatier Smoked Chocolate Bar
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar 65% Signature Dark Bar
  • The Good Chocolate Zero Sugar Salted Almonds Bar
  • The Oakland Chocolate Company 70% Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Bar
  • Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby Single Origin Cocoa Bean To Bar
  • Maverick Chocolate Dark Milk Chocolate
  • Honduras Chocolate Company 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar
  • cōchu chocolatier Latte Bar
  • For Pete's Sake Chocolates Wild Orange & Dark Chocolate
  • Good Good Chocolates Philly Bar
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao / Chocolat Dieter Meier - Dark Chocolate Guatemala 75%

3 STARS

  • Coco Gusto Blue Berry Crunch
  • Morkes Chocolates Truffle Amore in Dark Chocolate
  • The Oakland Chocolate Company 70% Candied Curry Coconut Bar
  • Maverick Chocolate Lemon Lavender White Chocolate
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao / Chocolat Dieter Meier - Dark Chocolate Cuba 83%
  • Morkes Chocolates Cherry Almond Allemande in Milk Chocolate
  • Cocoa Republic Cocoa Republic’s 65% Dark Chocolate with Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
  • Delysia Chocolatier Green tea blueberry hibiscus chocolate bar
  • Delysia Chocolatier Snack mix chocolate bar
  • Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao / Chocolat Dieter Meier - Dark Chocolate Peru 80%

JUDGES' COMMENTS

FAVORITES

  • 83% Cuba
  • St. Croix Lemon S'presso
  • Cocotutti + St Croix
  • I really loved the Panache Chocolatier Pistachio and Black Pepper bar
  • Waialua 55%
  • Honduras Chocolate Co. 80% Dark
  • The Good Chocolate 65% Himalayan Salt & Saint Croix Lemon Espresso Bar (both...so different)
  • Theo Lemon
  • Theo Chocolate Lemon Milk Chocolate; Waialua Estate milk chocolate; St Croix peanut butter and jelly; Honduras Chocolate Co 80% dark
  • St. Croix wild grape and peanut butter bar. Great taste, great design, great packaging
  • The intensity of the St Croix with Lemon S'presso made my mouth water. It was just the right amount of intense and delicious lemon blended into the chocolate. The mouth feel was superb.

COMMENTS

  • This may be beyond the scope of the tasting, but I wanted a nice glass of scotch to go along with the St. Croix Lemon S'presso bar

 

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