~Valentine's Day 2021~ Chocolatier Palet d'Or, a specialty chocolate brand created by chocolatier Shunsuke Saegusa, who crafts authentic chocolate from cacao beans, will be releasing a variety of new products leading up to the 2021 Valentine's Day season. We will be showcasing the unique flavors that can only be achieved through homemade chocolate, including items that have been slowly aged over time and a collection that lavishly uses gorgeous champagne.

[Ichiro's Malt Tablets Bitter 71% / Bitter Milk 51%]


Fall 2019. Chocolatier Shunsuke Saegusa visited Ichiro Akuto of Venture Whisky, a whiskey brewery in Chichibu. He was impressed by the meticulous crafting of Ichiro's Malt, which has earned high praise both domestically and internationally and received numerous awards, using all five senses. He then used empty whiskey barrels he had received to fill them with a blend of cocoa beans, primarily from Belize, and aged them for a year. The chocolate, produced at a workshop in Kiyosato, Yamanashi Prefecture, is free of artificial flavorings and features a natural oak aroma and malt flavor hidden beneath the roasted cocoa aroma and subtle acidity. Experience the tranquil and profound world of cocoa and malt.




【Product Details】
Product Name: Ichiro's Malt Tablets Bitter 71% / Bitter Milk 51%
Net Weight: 50g
Price including tax: 1,620 yen / 1,500 yen excluding tax
Sales location and period: Isetan Shinjuku Salon du Chocolat 2021 PART 1 (Thursday, January 21st, 2021 - Monday, January 25th, 2021) / JR Kyoto Isetan Salon du Chocolat 2021 (Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021)
*Not available at directly managed stores.

【Ichiro's Malt Collection】


The Ichiro's Malt series, which has received high praise and numerous awards both domestically and internationally, is matched with Palet d'Or's homemade chocolate. This is a collection of chocolates in which the unique characteristics of cocoa and malt complement each other.



【Product Details】
Product Name: Ichiro's Malt Collection
Contents: 5 pieces
Price (including tax): 2,808 yen / Price (excluding tax): 2,600 yen
Sales locations and period: JR Nagoya Takashimaya (Thursday, January 14th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021) / Takashimaya Osaka and Kyoto stores (Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021) / Takashimaya Shinjuku and Yokohama stores (Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021) and other Takashimaya stores / Isetan Shinjuku Salon du Chocolat 2021 PART 2 (Thursday, January 28th, 2021 - Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021)

MWR (Mizunara Wood Reserve):
Whiskey re-aged in Mizunara oak barrels. It uses a lot of peated malt, bringing out its sweetness.
Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky Limited Edition:
A balanced blend of distinctive malt and grain spirits. Characterized by a mellow, plum-like acidity and sweetness.
WWR (Winewood Reserve):
Pure malt aged in French oak red wine barrels. A gorgeous, complex, long-lasting finish.
Double Distilleries:
Pure malt made using malt spirits from the former Hanyu Distillery and Chichibu Distillery. A powerful oriental flavor.
Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky:
A whiskey that allows you to enjoy the harmony of refreshing citrus top notes and complex, deep spirits.

【Coffret Les Amours】


Made with homemade chocolate made from carefully selected and roasted cocoa beans. In addition to our specialty, Palet d'Or, this varied assortment also includes popular chocolates and limited-edition Valentine's Day items.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Coffret Les Amours
Contents: 6 pieces / 10 pieces
Price including tax: 2,571 yen / 3,672 yen
Price excluding tax: 2,380 yen / 3,400 yen
Sales Locations: Chocolatier Palet d'Or Tokyo Store / Osaka Store / Artisan Palet d'Or / Chocolatier Palet d'Or Blanc / Online Shop
Sales Period: Friday, January 15th to Sunday, February 14th, 2021

Champagne Berry: Valentine's Day Limited Edition
A cute heart-shaped chocolate packed with the gorgeous aroma of champagne and the taste of strawberries.
Letter: Valentine's Day only
A chocolate that combines sweet and sour berries with white chocolate, shaped like a letter to convey your feelings.
Gianduja Noisette:
A nutty chocolate with the sweet aroma of coconut and a delightfully crunchy texture.
Palais d'Or Noir:
The brand's signature chocolate. A simple yet sophisticated bitter ganache with a hint of cocoa.
Pistache:
A smooth chocolate made with a generous amount of high-quality pistachio paste in a white chocolate ganache.
Caramel Lacté:
A salted caramel ganache that melts smoothly in your mouth, finished with a milk coating.

【Coffret Champagne】


A luxurious coffret made by blending homemade chocolates with various unique characteristics and pairing them with gorgeous rosé champagne. Enjoy the deep flavor created by the carefully selected ingredients.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Champagne Coffret
Contents: 4 pieces
Price including tax: 2,376 yen Price excluding tax: 2,200 yen
Sales locations and period: Mitsukoshi Ginza Store (Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021) / Tobu Ikebukuro Store (Saturday, January 30th, 2021 - Tuesday, February 16th, 2021) / Matsuzakaya Nagoya Sakae Store (Saturday, January 16th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021) / Kintetsu Abeno (Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021) Other department stores

Veuve Clicquot Rosé:
A rosé with a rich aroma of ripe wild strawberries and a strong, wine-like taste with a freshness.
Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé:
A blend primarily of Chardonnay, it has a light mouthfeel and an elegant taste with a fruity finish.
Perrier-Jouët Blason Rosé:
A beautiful rosé champagne with the name Blason (medal), rich in floral aromas and fruit.
Taittinger Prestige Rosé:
Taittinger is known as a leading Champagne house. It has a refined taste full of fresh fruitiness.

【Palais d'Or Quartet】


The brand's signature disc-shaped bonbon chocolates. This assortment includes simple bitter and milk chocolates, homemade white chocolate ganache made from extracted cocoa butter, and rich chocolate made with homemade cocoa powder.

【Product Details】
Product Name: Palet d'Or Quartet
Contents: 4 pieces
Price including tax: 2,376 yen / Price excluding tax: 2,200 yen
Sales locations and period: Umeda Hankyu (Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - Sunday, February 14, 2021) / Isetan Shinjuku Salon du Chocolat 2021 PART 2 & Sweets Collection (Thursday, January 28, 2021 - Sunday, February 14, 2021) *Closed on February 4 due to changeover / JR Kyoto Isetan Salon du Chocolat (Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - Sunday, February 14, 2021) / Mitsukoshi Nagoya (Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - Sunday, February 14, 2021)

Palais d'Or Noir:
A simple yet sophisticated bitter ganache made primarily with cocoa beans from the Gran Cova plantation on the island of Trinidad.
Palet d'Or Lacté:
A milk ganache with a gently sweet taste reminiscent of caramel, made with a balanced blend of homemade chocolate.
Palet d'Or Blanc:
A white ganache made with homemade white chocolate, allowing you to savor the aroma and richness of cocoa.
Palet d'Or Super High Cocoa:
A bitter ganache with a deep flavor, created by the addition of our own produced cocoa powder.
*Please refer to the attached document for information on sales of Valentine's Day products in 2021
https://prtimes.jp/a/?f=d14190-20201215-2574.pdf

About Chef Saegusa Shunsuke>


He studied under the late Toshikazu Yasui, a leading figure in the world of Western confectionery, at the prestigious Hotel Plaza in Osaka.
In 1991, he went independent and opened his own patisserie. After meeting the late Maurice Bernachon, a master chocolatier from Lyon, France, and receiving his training as a chocolatier, he opened the authentic chocolate specialty store "Chocolatier Palet d'Or" in Osaka in 2004 and in Tokyo in 2007.
Then, in 2014, he started "Artisan Palet d'Or Kiyosato," a bean-to-bar workshop that handles the entire process from cocoa beans to chocolate.
In 2019, he opened the world's first bean-to-bar white chocolate brand, "Chocolatier Palet d'Or Blanc."
Handling more than 10 tons of chocolate per year, as a chocolatier he creates everything from cocoa beans to bonbons, and his exquisite chocolates, created with a focus on the original taste and aroma of cocoa, are completely original, homemade chocolates that have attracted widespread attention both in Japan and abroad.
They have been featured in numerous media outlets, including TV Tokyo's "Solomon Style" in 2010, TBS's "Birthday" in 2011, NHK's "Today's Cooking" in 2014, NHK's "Professional: Work Style" in 2018, NHK BS Premium's "Sweets Magic" in 2018 and 2019, NHK BS Premium's "Tsubo of Beauty" in 2019, and NHK's "Professional: Special Project: Professional Home Cooking" twice in 2020.

About Chocolatier Palet d'Or>
The chocolatier, which opened in HERBIS PLAZA ENT (Nishi-Umeda, Osaka) in 2004 and in Shin-Maru Building (Marunouchi, Tokyo) in 2007, sells over 50 types of bonbons and chocolate gateaux.
In addition to original drinks and parfaits made with cacao, the salon offers a variety of ways to enjoy chocolate, including a cafe specially blended to go with the chocolate, chocolat chaud, bean-to-cocoa made with homemade cacao powder, and pairings of champagne and whiskey with chocolate.


＜About Artisan Palet d'Or＞
In 2014, the salon opened a workshop in the Kiyosato Plateau where cacao beans selected from around the world are roasted to the optimum temperature for each bean, and the entire process, from roasting to finishing the chocolate, is carried out in-house.

Bean-to-bar workshops where chocolatiers personally craft chocolate from the cocoa bean stage, with an annual production capacity of 10 tons, are rare worldwide and the first of their kind in Japan. Surrounded by the beautiful natural scenery of the Yatsugatake Mountains, the cool environment, similar to that of European mountain resorts, is ideal for storing cocoa and aging chocolate. This bean-to-bar workshop is unique to Chef Saegusa, who has worked with many chocolates over his 40-year career.
The company has won numerous awards at the International Chocolate Awards 2019 Asian and World Championships, as well as at the British Academy of Chocolate Awards 2019 and 2020.

About Chocolatier Palet d'Or Blanc> Even among bean-to-bar manufacturers that handle everything from cocoa beans to chocolate, it is rare to produce white chocolate by pressing cocoa butter in-house. This brand was born from Chef Saegusa's strong desire to express a new world of white chocolate created from homemade cocoa butter. This shop is the world's first to offer a wide range of products, including white chocolate made with homemade cocoa butter, and baked goods, drinks, and soft-serve ice cream made from the homemade cocoa powder produced at the time.

The shop also has a glass-walled workshop where you can see the manufacturing process from cocoa beans to chocolate, as well as the process of squeezing the cocoa butter. You can enjoy unique products such as "white chocolate from Minami-Aoyama, Minato Ward," as well as sweets and soft-serve ice cream made with white chocolate, and drinks made with homemade cocoa powder.

Won gold, silver, and bronze at the International Chocolate Awards 2020 Asia Championships.


≪Store details≫
Chocolatier Palet d'Or
Tokyo store 1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6501 Shin-Marunouchi Building 1F / 03-5293-8877
Osaka store 2-2-22 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001 Herbis Plaza Ent 4F / 06-6341-8081
Website http://www.palet-dor.com
Artisan Palet d'Or
Kiyosato store 407-0301 3545 Asahigaoka, Kiyosato, Takane-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture / 0551-48-5381
Chocolatier Palet d'Or Blanc
Aoyama Store 1-1-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Aoyama Twin East Wing B1F / 03-3470-0613
■ L'Atelier Palet d'Or (Workshop & Office)
1-28-3 Tarumi-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0062 / 06-6337-1768



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