I juni 2019 var Svein-Magnus Sørensen dommer i International Chocolate Awards i København, der den skandinaviske, den europeiske og den midtøstlige og afrikanske konkurransen ble bedømt samtidig.
Som alltid startet dagen med noen kjente sjokoladebiter for å kalibrere smakssansen, og en skål med polenta og vann for å rense munnen. Hver sjokolade blir vurdert på et eget skjema, med kriterier tilpasset klassen. De første dusinene bitene går lett, men etter hvert merker man kakaoen. Siste dag var viet den skandinaviske konfektkonkurransen.
Mellom bedømmingene ble det tid til å besøke nye sjokolademakere. Bean Geeks holdt til i den ene enden av Mikkeller General Store, og vi tok med oss hele utvalget hjem. De smakssatte platene med øl og rom var særlig interessante. Mellow Copenhagen hadde nettopp lansert sine første plater i butikkene til Oliver & Co. Les mer om Bean Geeks.
Opprinnelig innlegg
13. juni 2019: Just arrived in Copenhagen for judging the Scandinavian, Middle-Eastern, African and European competitions of the International Chocolate Awards 2019!
First up is as always a few chocolate pieces for palate calibration, and a bowl of polenta and water for palate cleansing!
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13. juni 2019: How will you rate it?
Every single chocolate entered in the @chocawards is evaluated on a form like this. The options and feedback vary a bit to be relevant for each category, but the general system is the same.
The first few dozen pieces are usually easy, but then the cacao buzz sets in and your stomach gets wierd…
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15. juni 2019: It is after lunch on the final day, but there are still plenty of chocolates left to sample and judge for the Scandinavian regional chocolatier part of the International Chocolate Awards!
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15. juni 2019: The best part of chocolate judging is the networking with other judges, such as at the dinners and other activities people organize in between and after all the chocolate!
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16. juni 2019: To keep up with developments in craft chocolate it is good to stop by any new makers and try their stuff, such as the @mikkellerbeer founded @beangeekscph with a nice location in one end of the Mikkeller General Store. 🍫🍫🍫
And if I am lucky I get a taste of rum at the same place, here it was from the very interesting @phantomspirits 😃🥃
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16. juni 2019: To keep up with developments in craft chocolate it is good to stop by any new makers and try their stuff, such as the Mikkeller HQ founded Bean geeks chocolate with a nice location in one end of the Mikkeller General Store. 🍫🍫🍫
And if I am lucky I get a taste of rum at the same place, here it was from the very interesting Phantom Spirits 😃🥃
16. juni 2019: Another up and coming chocolate maker is @mellowcopenhagen who just launched their first bars in @oliviersogco shops. They have great flavours and a promising future among the Danish craft chocolate brands!
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5. august 2019: Monday tasting of some goodies from Copenhagen: The full range of @beangeekscph chocolate from the guys behind @mikkellerbeer, that I picked up while chocolate judging in Copenhagen in June.
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For a fresh startup chocolate maker this is quite good, and especially the beer and rum flavoured bars were very interesting! Congrats with the @chocawards medals!
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5. august 2019: Monday tasting of some goodies from Copenhagen: The full range of Bean geeks chocolate from the guys behind Mikkeller HQ that I picked up while chocolate judging in Copenhagen in June.
For a fresh startup chocolate maker this is quite good, and especially the beer and rum flavoured bars were very interesting!
Congrats with the International Chocolate Awards medals!
