These are some of the best chocolates in the world. They won either the Gold or Silver medal at the International Chocolate Awards in 2013.
INTERNATIONAL Competition:
Dark chocolate bars:
Gold: Pacari Chocolate from Ecuador
Silver: Patric Chocolate from the United States
Milk chocolate bars:
Gold: Friis-Holm from Denmark
Silver: Red Star Chocolate Ltd. from the United Kingdom
White chocolate bars:
Gold: Chocolates El Ray, CA, from Venezuela
Silver: Fruition Chocolate from the United States
Flavored dark chocolate:
Gold: Filled-Clement Chococult from Germany– Gefüllte Whiskyschokolade
Gold: Inclusions-Pâtissier es koyama from Japan-Manganji-Temple Green Pepper & Almond Praline
Silver: Wild Sweets by Dominique & Cindy Duby from Canada-Fig Walnut Fennel (certified organic)
Silver: Gardini from Italy-Fondente al Caffè Cardamomo
Flavored milk chocolate:
Gold: Pâtissier es koyama from Japan– Daitokuji-Temple Natto
Silver: Rococo Chocolates from the United Kingdom– Organic Milk Chocolate Bar with Salted Caramelized
Silver: Slitti from Italy– CaffèLatte
Flavored white chocolate:
Gold: Rococo Chocolates from the United Kingdom– Organic White Chocolate & Cardamom Bar
Silver: Beta% from Canada- Black Olive Bar
Silver: Pâtissier es koyama from Japan
Silver: Forte Chocolates from the United States
INTERNATIONAL Competition:
Dark chocolate bars:
Gold: Pacari Chocolate from Ecuador
Silver: Patric Chocolate from the United States
Milk chocolate bars:
Gold: Friis-Holm from Denmark
Silver: Red Star Chocolate Ltd. from the United Kingdom
White chocolate bars:
Gold: Chocolates El Ray, CA, from Venezuela
Silver: Fruition Chocolate from the United States
Flavored dark chocolate:
Gold: Filled-Clement Chococult from Germany– Gefüllte Whiskyschokolade
Gold: Inclusions-Pâtissier es koyama from Japan-Manganji-Temple Green Pepper & Almond Praline
Silver: Wild Sweets by Dominique & Cindy Duby from Canada-Fig Walnut Fennel (certified organic)
Silver: Gardini from Italy-Fondente al Caffè Cardamomo
Flavored milk chocolate:
Gold: Pâtissier es koyama from Japan– Daitokuji-Temple Natto
Silver: Rococo Chocolates from the United Kingdom– Organic Milk Chocolate Bar with Salted Caramelized
Silver: Slitti from Italy– CaffèLatte
Flavored white chocolate:
Gold: Rococo Chocolates from the United Kingdom– Organic White Chocolate & Cardamom Bar
Silver: Beta% from Canada- Black Olive Bar
Silver: Pâtissier es koyama from Japan
Silver: Forte Chocolates from the United States
To see more awards and more of the best chocolates, check out this link: http://www.internationalchocolateawards.com/2013/10/world-final-2013-winners/
Judges judge the chocolates internationally to decide which chocolates are the best in each category. Chocolates are evaluated in many different ways. There are many different categories, for many different kinds of chocolates. The judges are food experts, food journalists, and chefs. A sample of a grading rubric is shown below.
Pacari Chocolate from Ecuador
The pie chart above shows a survey of people's favorite kinds of chocolate. Most people prefer dark chocolate. Milk chocolate comes in 2nd, followed by white chocolate, and finally semi-sweet chocolate.