Fall Holiday Chocolate Salon Awards announced for 2022

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