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Craft White Chocolate Award

Superior quality craft white chocolate highlights the rich, complex flavors in a bean’s cocoa butter.  Over the past few years, the world of craft chocolate has enjoyed an unprecedented boom of inventive and delightful flavor combinations fueled by an increasingly global and diverse world of craft chocolatiers and chocolate makers. This award recognizes the best white craft chocolate, whether plain or seasoned.

2022 Winners: AHERZ- Muzungu, Chocolaterie A.Morin- Pérou Chanchamayo 40%, Wild Peaks Chocolates- Black Sesame Praliné, Amedei Toscana- Tuscan Pistachio, T’a Milano- Tavoletta Bianco Caramello e Liquirizia

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Winning Criteria

Taste

Our most heavily weighted metric. Each bar is evaluated on the depth, complexity, length, and balance of flavor.

Aroma

Each bar is evaluated on its aromatic notes and whether the bar exudes a strong, enticing, and clear chocolate fragrance which compels and complements tasting.

Texture

Each bar is evaluated on the texture, mouthfeel, flavor delivery, and melting properties.

Appearance

Each bar is evaluated on both its packaged and unpackaged appearance to determine whether the bar compels tasting.