Where else does inspiration come from if not from elsewhere?
Four points of the compass, wind and movement are the inspiration for Christmas this year, with chef Nicolas Cloiseau exploring travel and wanderlust.
From one extreme to the other, he navigates the contours of ever-moving geometric chocolate, a compass rose guiding his travel diary and inviting us to take a stroll deep in a winter wonderland.
Collection available in stores and on the website on November 5, 2024.
While Waiting for Christmas
COMPASS ROSE ADVENT CALENDAR
The Compass Rose advent calendar is a firm favourite with many a gourmet: a whimsical constellation made up of 24 chocolate stars.
A unique calendar in the shape of a compass rose, to get you dreaming from the comfort of your sofa. 26 chocolatey delights to satisfy your chocolate cravings day after day.
But that's not all: for the fifth year running, our calendar is eco-designed, made from 100% cardboard and 100% recyclable. Patience! Not long to go until December.
Compass rose advent calendar : 59€ a piece
Made up of 26 chocolate treats in 24 windows: dark or milk pralines and intriguing squares. One size 200g.
100% cardboard calendar, 100% recyclable (excluding ribbon). Printed in Belgium.
Available in stores and online from 31 October 2024
The Christmas Artistics Pieces
CHRISTMAS WALKING IN THE AIR
Inspiration travels on a breeze. With a compass rose as his only guide, Nicolas Cloiseau sought inspiration in the depths of his travels, revealing chocolate in all its guises in an effect of perpetual movement.
The beauty of the world on one side, a taste of Balinese paradise on the other: conceived as an ingenious interplay of mirrors and pendulums, his journey takes us on a timeless chocolate escapade. A tribute to departures, the unknown and know-how, his "Christmas walking in the air" experience lures the senses into high-octane chocolate pleasure.
A one-off artistic creation by Nicolas Cloiseau, produced in a dozen limited editions, entirely handmade by our artisan chocolatiers and requiring a week's work. A faceted compass rose suspended at the heart of an intricate and ornate circular chocolate disc pivoting within a chocolate hoop. The design is embellished with 2,550 perforations and decorated with 80 stars spread over this piece’s 5.4 kg of chocolate (68% pure Bali dark chocolate, 37% milk chocolate and 33% Ivoire chocolate).
Artistic piece Christmas walking in the air : 3200€ a piece.
Limited-edition artisanal piece, entirely handmade.
One size only, weighing 5.4 kg and measuring 50 cm across
Available in stores and online from 5 November 2024
COMPASS ROSE CHOCOLATE BOUCHEE
Rushing in from across all horizons, Nicolas Cloiseau's compass rose invents a whole new destination.
Deep within a Christmas wonderland, a wind of walnut praline with vanilla and lace brittle swirls around the contrasts: we love this melt-in-the-mouth texture shot through with flashes of walnut, biscuity notes of crisp lace brittle, milky walnut softened with vanilla, the dark and white interlacing of crunchy chocolate. Try as you might, it's impossible not to melt for this particularly gourmet edition designed to whisk your taste buds far, far away.
Compass Rose Bouchee : 30€ per unit - Single format 110g.
A milky bite of almond-hazelnut praline and walnut paste with walnut chips, Madagascar vanilla and lace brittle, topped with a compass rose in 56% dark chocolate and 33% ivory chocolate.
100% cardboard box, 100% recyclable (excluding ribbon). Made in France
Available in stores and online from 5 November 2024
COMPASS ROSE CHOCOLATE BUCHE
At Christmas in France, there are those who swear by the traditional Yule log — and those who love chocolate more than anything.
This year, gourmet delights are carried on a breeze to multiply the pleasure factor by three: walnuts, chocolate and vanilla form a destination that's as original as it is subtle. Covered in a light and airy walnut biscuit, our walnut praline ushers in flashes of caramelised walnuts, as walnut-vanilla and milk chocolate creaminess segues into the dark immensity of chocolate mousse.
Bite into chocolate-coated nuts, sweetened with vanilla and a hint of salt. Let the intensity of pure chocolate from Bali collide with sweetness, lightness and indulgence to form a Christmas wonderland. Let the countdown begin.
Bûche Rose des Vents : 120€ per piece
Single format for 6/8 people, limited edition.
Pre-orders open on 1 December in stores and sales from 20 to 24 december
Available online at pick up at shop onlt from 18 to 22 december
The Christmas Recipes
PRALINÉ NOIX VANILLE
Après la coco, le cajou, le pécan, pourquoi pas la noix tout court ? On laisse l’astringence qui rebute aux autres et on se régale de ce praliné aux amandes caramélisées et à la pâte de noix adouci d’une ganache noire à la vanille de Madagascar.
Deux étages de pur plaisir où les petits grains du praliné jouent les gros bras devant une vanille lactée et chocolatée. On aime cette noix dans sa meilleure version. Addictive, gourmande et inédite pour Noël tout simplement.
Disponible dans :
16 pièces assorties, 113g : 25€, 24 pièces assorties, 156 g : 36€ , 40 pièces assorties, 281 g : 55€, 60 pièces assorties, 420 g : 81€, 112 pièces assorties, 763 g : 150€
Disponible en boutique à partir du 5 novembre 2024
Rare, precious nuggets tucked away in the heart of the tropics, where cacao flourishes in the shade of coconut, clove, mangosteen and durian trees.
In his quest for the new and quirky, Nicolas Cloiseau has outdone himself in unearthing this stunning cacao (winner of the 2023 Cacao of Excellence award) that embodies the unusual taste of this pure Bali chocolate in a 68% dark ganache, replacing the cream in his ganache with water to release more of the chocolate's flavour.
The chocolate is supple, melting and rounded, lingering on the palate with hints of slightly acidic tropical fruits laced with cacao. And just like that, Bali becomes synonymous with chocolate.
Available in :
16 assorted pieces, 113g : 25€, 24 assorted pieces, 156 g : 36€ , 40 assorted pieces, 281 g : 55€, 60 assorted pieces, 420 g : 81€, 112 assorted pieces, 763 g : 150€
Available in stores and online from 5 November 2024
Christmas Dark And Milk Chocolates case 150g
Little symbols of Christmas in dark and milk chocolate, presented in a box adorned with the colors of the Christmas collection
Christmas Gesture Gift Box 16 chocolates
16 assorted dark and milk chocolate pieces, including 2 items new for 2024: 68% pure Bali dark ganache and two-layer caramelized almond-nut praliné/Madagascar vanilla dark ganache.
Christmas Gift Box Dark and Milk 110 chocolates
110 assorted dark and milk chocolate pieces, including 2 items new for 2024: 68% pure Bali dark ganache and two-layer caramelized almond-nut praliné/Madagascar vanilla dark ganache.
Snowy Journey Hatboxe
Hatboxe comprising a “Destination Christmas” gift box, Christmas sweet treats, and flavored truffles and Avelinas.