OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE SALON AWARD RESULTS: JUDGES
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Top Artisan Chocolatier
GOLD
- CocoTutti Chocolates
SILVER
- Michael's Chocolates
BRONZE
- Socola Chocolatier
HONORABLE MENTION
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
- LetterPress Chocolate
- flying noir
- Charlotte Truffles
- p.o.p. candy co.
- Venecacao Chocolateria
- The Xocolate Bar
- Z. Cioccolato
Most Delicious Ingredient Combinations
GOLD
- Socola Chocolatier
SILVER
- Michael's Chocolates
- flying noir
BRONZE
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Charlotte Truffles
- The Chaga Company
HONORABLE MENTION
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
- p.o.p. candy co.
- Kokak Chocolates
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Sam's Gourmet Jams
- New Orleans Bill
Best Traditional Chocolates
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
SILVER
- Socola Chocolatier
BRONZE
- LetterPress Chocolate
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Goufrais Southern California
HONORABLE MENTION
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
- Kokak Chocolates
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Venecacao Chocolateria
- The Xocolate Bar
- Z. Cioccolato
Best Chocolate Bar
GOLD
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
SILVER
- LetterPress Chocolate
BRONZE
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- The Xocolate Bar
HONORABLE MENTION
- Michael's Chocolates
- Socola Chocolatier
- CocoTutti Chocolates
Best Milk Chocolates
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
- Socola Chocolatier
- Rainy Day Chocolate
SILVER
- LetterPress Chocolate
- Kokak Chocolates
BRONZE
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Z. Cioccolato
- flying noir
- Kindred Caramels
Best Dark Chocolates
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
SILVER
- Socola Chocolatier
BRONZE
- LetterPress Chocolate
- flying noir
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
- 3D Candies
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- Charlotte Truffles
- The Good Chocolate
HONORABLE MENTION
- Michael's Chocolates
- Socola Chocolatier
- CocoTutti Chocolates
Best Caramels or Truffles
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
SILVER
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Socola Chocolatier
BRONZE
- flying noir
- Kindred Caramels
HONORABLE MENTION
- 3D Candies
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Goufrais Southern California
- Charlotte Truffles
Best Organic or Fair Trade Products
GOLD
- LetterPress Chocolate
SILVER
- flying noir
- Kokak Chocolates
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- The Xocolate Bar
BRONZE
- Rayluca Chocolate
- Sam's Gourmet Jams
Best Comfort Chocolate or Snack Product
GOLD
- Socola Chocolatier
SILVER
- Michael's Chocolates
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Z. Cioccolato
- Yami Yami
BRONZE
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Charlotte Truffles
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- p.o.p. candy co.
- The Chaga Company
HONORABLE MENTION
- That Batch
New Product Award
GOLD
- Kokak Chocolates
SILVER
- LetterPress Chocolate
- flying noir
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Sam's Gourmet Jams
- The Chaga Company
- Yami Yami
BRONZE
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Goufrais Southern California
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- Michael's Chocolates
- The Xocolate Bar
- Socola Chocolatier
- New Orleans Bill
HONORABLE MENTION
- That Batch
Best in Salon
GOLD
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Michael's Chocolates
SILVER
- Socola Chocolatier
BRONZE
- flying noir
HONORABLE MENTION
- LetterPress Chocolate
- Goufrais Southern California
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
- Charlotte Truffles
- p.o.p. candy co.
- Z. Cioccolato
JUDGES COMMENTS
- Love dark chocolate! Love all the fruit profile combinations + tropical flavors passion fruit, guava, citrus, grapefruit, raspberry, orange, lemon. Michael’s passion fruit is yummy! 💙
- Z. Cioccolato selections were ALL excellent!
- For The Chaga Company - the chocolate and mushroom combination was delicious, but I am unsure what the taste of a chaga mushroom actually is.
- Venecacao. Your packaging was attractive and the flavors excellent.
- Flying Noir - You always succeed with great flavor combinations.
- Yami Yami your Rye and Apple was difficult to put down. I could have easily have eaten the entire bag at one sitting.
- LetterPress. I enjoy your packaging almost as much as I enjoyed the Tanzania 70%.
- Sonoma Chocolatier - The London Fog was so satisfying.
- Kokak - The Nacional from Ecuador was quite flavorful.
- Flying Noir flavors were phenomenal. Always something new.
- Loved the Chaga mushroom chocolate. Unusual fabulous taste.
- London Fog truffle from Sonoma Chocolatiers was outstanding. So unusual and smooth.
- Socola Chocolatier continues to surprise the taste buds.
- CocoTutti's raspberry truffles are summer in your mouth. Terrific!
- And to the organizer and team - this was a quality selection and almost every vendor provided memorable tastes.
OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE SALON AWARD RESULTS: ATTENDEES CHOICE
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Best Dark Chocolate
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
SILVER
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
BRONZE
- LetterPress Chocolate
HONORABLE MENTION
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Kokak Chocolates
Best Milk Chocolate
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
- Goufrais Southern California
SILVER
- The Good Chocolate
BRONZE
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Kokak Chocolates
- flying noir
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- The Xocolate Bar
- Charlotte Truffles
- The Chaga Company
Most Delicious Ingredient Combinations
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
SILVER
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Socola Chocolatier
BRONZE
- Charlotte Truffles
HONORABLE MENTION
- flying noir
- The Chaga Company
- 3D Candies
- Fabula Tea
Most Artistic Designs
GOLD
- CocoTutti Chocolates
SILVER
- flying noir
BRONZE
- Socola Chocolatier
HONORABLE MENTION
- Kokak Chocolates
- The Xocolate Bar
- Venecacao Chocolateria
Best Caramel or Truffles
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
SILVER
- CocoTutti Chocolates
BRONZE
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Kindred Caramels
HONORABLE MENTION
- Charlotte Truffles
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
Best Chocolate Bar
GOLD
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
SILVER
- Socola Chocolatier
- The Xocolate Bar
- LetterPress Chocolate
BRONZE
- Michael's Chocolates
- Z. Cioccolato (fudge bar)
- flying noir
- Venecacao Chocolateria
- The Good Chocolate
- Rainy Day Chocolate
Best Toffee
GOLD
- p.o.p. candy co.
SILVER
- Rainy Day Chocolate
BRONZE
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Michael's Chocolates
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
Top Artisan Chocolatier
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
SILVER
- CocoTutti Chocolates
BRONZE
- Charlotte Truffles
HONORABLE MENTION
- flying noir
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
Best Comfort Chocolate or Snack Product
GOLD
- p.o.p. candy co.
SILVER
- Sam's Gourmet Jams
BRONZE
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Goufrais Southern California
HONORABLE MENTION
- Michael's Chocolates
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- 3D Candies
- Z. Cioccolato
Best New Product
GOLD
- CocoTutti Chocolates
- Michael's Chocolates
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
SILVER
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Charlotte Truffles
- flying noir
- Rayluca Chocolate
- The Chaga Company
BRONZE
- Goufrais Southern California
- Socola Chocolatier
- LetterPress Chocolate
- Kokak Chocolates
- Yami Yami
- Fabula Tea
Best in Salon
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
- Goufrais Southern California
SILVER
- CocoTutti Chocolates
BRONZE
- flying noir
HONORABLE MENTION
- Charlotte Truffles
NEW: Best Customer Service at the Salon
GOLD
- Michael's Chocolates
SILVER
- CocoTutti Chocolates
BRONZE
- The Chaga Company
HONORABLE MENTION
- Goufrais Southern California
- p.o.p. candy co.
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- Fabula Tea
NEW: Best Product Samples at the Salon
GOLD
- CocoTutti Chocolates
SILVER
- Michael's Chocolates
BRONZE
- Charlotte Truffles
- Goufrais Southern California
HONORABLE MENTION
- p.o.p. candy co.
- 3D Candies
- LetterPress Chocolate
- flying noir
