Chocolatier Palet d'Or, a specialty chocolate brand created by chocolatier Shunsuke Saegusa, who crafts authentic chocolate from cacao beans, will be launching a variety of new products leading up to the 2021 Valentine's Day season.
We will be introducing the richly distinctive flavors that can only be achieved with homemade chocolate, such as chocolates made with luxurious vintage wine, a collection that makes the most of the ingredients, and an assortment that lets you enjoy the terroir of the cacao.
【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 Period: Friday, January 15th to Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Sales Locations: Chocolatier Palet d'Or Tokyo Store / Osaka Store / Artisan Palet d'Or / Chocolatier Palet d'Or Blanc / Online Shop
https://palet-dor.ocnk.net/product/145
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 limited edition
A chocolate that combines sweet and sour berries with white chocolate, shaped like a letter to convey your feelings.
Gianduja Noisette: Valentine's Day limited edition
A harmonious blend of the fragrant roasted hazelnuts and the sweetness of milk, with a crunchy texture added.
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.
【Bean to BonBon Chocolat】
An assortment of carre chocolat and bonbon chocolat, made by selecting and roasting the cocoa beans to bring out the various characteristics of the cacao, allowing for a wide range of expressions.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Bean to BonBon Chocolat
Contents: 6 bonbon chocolates + 12 carre chocolat pieces
Price including tax: 3,564 yen (Price excluding tax: 3,300 yen)
Sales Period: Wednesday, January 20th to Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Sales Location: Umeda Hankyu / Hankyu Online Store
https://web.hh-online.jp/hankyu-food/goods/index.html?ggcd=v2101195
Berry's Bitter:
A refreshing chocolate with the sourness of yellow fruit and the aroma of spices blending with the aroma of roasted cacao.
Berries White:
A white chocolate with a clean, melt-in-your-mouth texture made using cocoa butter extracted in our own workshop.
Gran KuvaBitter:
Made using cocoa beans from the Gran Kuva farm in Trinidad and Tobago. It has a striking, rich, prune-like aroma.
Gran KuvaBitter Milk:
Made using an old variety of cocoa beans that has been around since the 1700s. It has a rich sweetness and a unique aroma like fragrant wood.
Ancestral Bitter:
Made using cocoa beans from the Soconusco region of Mexico. A chocolate that harmonizes the acidity of yellow fruit with the bitterness of cocoa.
Aurora Bitter Milk:
A chocolate with a distinctive floral aroma born from barrel fermentation of cocoa beans and a fruity acidity.
【Strawberry & Pistachio】
An assortment of bonbons with different textures, made with homemade chocolate as a base, strawberries and pistachios are finished in two types: a smooth ganache type and a type that has the texture of praline.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Strawberry & Pistachio
Contents: 8 bonbons
Price including tax: 3,078 yen (Price excluding tax: 2,850 yen)
Sales Period: Wednesday, January 20th to Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Sales Locations: Takashimaya stores (Osaka, Kyoto, JR Nagoya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, etc.), Takashimaya Online Store
https://www.takashimaya.co.jp/shopping/gift/valentinesday/A18004/A18745/product.html?p_cd=0001703403&sub_cd=001
Strawberry:
A sweet and sour chocolate made from melt-in-your-mouth strawberry ganache coated in white chocolate.
Pistachio:
A vibrant green ganache with a rich pistachio flavor and a homemade white chocolate base.
Strawberry Praline:
The tartness of strawberries is combined with the texture and gentle sweetness of homemade praline, finished with a bitter coating.
Pistachio Praline
The combination of the crunchy texture of almond praline and feuillantine with pistachio chocolate is a perfect match.
【Bordeaux 2021】
The fifth installment of chocolates made with luxurious vintage Bordeaux wine. The final wine in the series is the majestic and powerful Chateau Latour 2000, one of the five great chateaux. This incredibly generous portion features a full-bodied wine with concentrated fruitiness and astringency. After uncorking, the wine's characteristics are instantly captured, and the perfect homemade chocolate is carefully selected and blended to bring out the Latour's striking character, creating a truly one-of-a-kind experience. This is a wine that allows you to fully experience the world of chocolatier Shunsuke Saegusa.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Bordeaux 2021
Contents: 1 piece
Price including tax: 2,571 yen (Price excluding tax: 2,380 yen)
Sales Period: Thursday, January 21st to Monday, January 25th, 2021
Sales Location: Isetan Shinjuku Store Salon du Chocolat Part 1 / Isetan Mitsukoshi Online
https://www.mistore.jp/shopping/product/900000000000000001559585.html
【Malt Tablets Bitter 71% / Bitter Milk 51%】
In the fall of 2019, chocolatier Shunsuke Saegusa visited Ichiro Akuto of Venture Whisky, a whiskey maker in Chichibu. He was impressed by the meticulous crafting of Ichiro's Malt, which has earned high praise both domestically and internationally and won numerous awards, using all five senses. During the visit, he used empty whiskey barrels he had received to fill them with a blend of cocoa nibs, primarily from Belize, and aged them for a year. The resulting chocolate, crafted at a workshop in Kiyosato, Yamanashi Prefecture, is a tablet chocolate with a natural oak aroma and malt flavor, complemented by the aroma of roasted cocoa and a subtle acidity. Experience the tranquil and profound world of cocoa and malt.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Malt Tablet Bitter 71% / Bitter Milk 51%
Contents: 50g
Price including tax: 1,620 yen (Price excluding tax: 1,500 yen)
Sales location/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)
Isetan Mitsukoshi Online
https://www.mistore.jp/shopping/product/900000000000000001559494.html
*Not available at directly managed stores.
【Malt Collection】
The Ichiro's Malt series, which has received acclaim and numerous awards both domestically and internationally, is matched with Palet d'Or's homemade chocolate. This is a chocolate collection in which the unique characteristics of the cacao and malt complement each other.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Malt Collection
Contents: 5 pieces
Price including tax: 2,808 yen (Price excluding tax: 2,600 yen)
Sales Locations/Periods: JR Nagoya Takashimaya (Thursday, January 14th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021)
Takashimaya Osaka Store & Kyoto Store (Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021)
Takashimaya Shinjuku Store & Yokohama Store (Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021) and others
Takashimaya Online https://www.takashimaya.co.jp/shopping/gift/valentinesday/A18004/A18745/product.html?p_cd=0001703477&sub_cd=001
Isetan Shinjuku Store Salon du Chocolat 2021 PART 2 (Thursday, January 28th - Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021)
MWR (Mizunara Wood Reserve):
Whiskey re-aged in Mizunara oak barrels. Made with a large amount of peated malt, it has a sweet flavor.
Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky Limited Edition:
A balanced blend of distinctive malt and grain spirits. It is 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 flavor.
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.
【Japanese Whiskey Collection】
This luxurious collection combines homemade chocolate made from carefully selected and roasted cocoa beans with unique Japanese whiskeys carefully selected by the chef.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Japanese Whisky Collection
Contents: 5 bottles
Price including tax: 2,700 yen (Price excluding tax: 2,500 yen)
Sales Period: Wednesday, January 20th – Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Sales Locations: Umeda Hankyu / Hankyu Online Store
https://web.hh-online.jp/hankyu-food/goods/index.html?ggcd=v2101211
Matsuya Ginza Store / Matsuya Online Store
https://store.matsuya.com/goods/index.html?ggcd=21vd90085&cid=
Hakushu 12 Year Old:
A single malt whiskey brewed with natural water from the Southern Alps. A taste with a refreshing aroma and clean peaty notes.
Yamazaki 12 Year Old:
A single malt whisky made from 100% Yamazaki malt malt that is over 12 years old. It has a mellow richness and a woody finish.
Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky:
A whisky that allows you to enjoy the harmony of refreshing citrus top notes and the complex, deep malt flavors.
Yoichi:
A powerful and full-bodied single malt produced by direct coal-fire distillation. A harmonious blend of cask-aged aromas and fruity aromas, with a smoky finish.
Taketsuru 21 Year Old:
A richly matured pure malt whisky that has been refined over 21 years. It has a soft, complex, rich flavor.
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 a 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 "The Pot 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 chocolate with champagne or whiskey.
In 2014, we opened a workshop in the Kiyosato Plateau where we handle the entire process in-house, from roasting carefully selected cocoa beans to the best conditions suited to each bean, to finishing them into chocolate.
A bean-to-bar workshop where the chocolatier himself makes chocolate from the cocoa bean stage on an annual production scale of 10 tonnes is rare worldwide and the first of its kind in Japan. Surrounded by beautiful nature overlooking the Yatsugatake Mountains, the cool environment, similar to that of a European mountain resort, is ideal for storing cocoa and aging chocolate. This bean-to-bar workshop is unique to Chef Saegusa, who has a career spanning over 40 years and has handled many different types of chocolate.
The workshop has won numerous awards at the International Chocolate Awards 2019 Asian and global competitions, as well as awards at the British Academy of Chocolate in 2019 and 2020.
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 made 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 3545 Asahigaoka, Kiyosato, Takane-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi 407-0301 / 0551-48-5381
Chocolatier Palet d'Or Blanc
Aoyama store 107-0062 03-3470-0613
■L'Atelier Palais d'Or (Workshop & Office)
1-28-3 Tarumi-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0062 / 06-6337-1768
Click here for company press release details
We will be introducing the richly distinctive flavors that can only be achieved with homemade chocolate, such as chocolates made with luxurious vintage wine, a collection that makes the most of the ingredients, and an assortment that lets you enjoy the terroir of the cacao.
【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 Period: Friday, January 15th to Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Sales Locations: Chocolatier Palet d'Or Tokyo Store / Osaka Store / Artisan Palet d'Or / Chocolatier Palet d'Or Blanc / Online Shop
https://palet-dor.ocnk.net/product/145
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 limited edition
A chocolate that combines sweet and sour berries with white chocolate, shaped like a letter to convey your feelings.
Gianduja Noisette: Valentine's Day limited edition
A harmonious blend of the fragrant roasted hazelnuts and the sweetness of milk, with a crunchy texture added.
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.
【Bean to BonBon Chocolat】
An assortment of carre chocolat and bonbon chocolat, made by selecting and roasting the cocoa beans to bring out the various characteristics of the cacao, allowing for a wide range of expressions.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Bean to BonBon Chocolat
Contents: 6 bonbon chocolates + 12 carre chocolat pieces
Price including tax: 3,564 yen (Price excluding tax: 3,300 yen)
Sales Period: Wednesday, January 20th to Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Sales Location: Umeda Hankyu / Hankyu Online Store
https://web.hh-online.jp/hankyu-food/goods/index.html?ggcd=v2101195
Berry's Bitter:
A refreshing chocolate with the sourness of yellow fruit and the aroma of spices blending with the aroma of roasted cacao.
Berries White:
A white chocolate with a clean, melt-in-your-mouth texture made using cocoa butter extracted in our own workshop.
Gran KuvaBitter:
Made using cocoa beans from the Gran Kuva farm in Trinidad and Tobago. It has a striking, rich, prune-like aroma.
Gran KuvaBitter Milk:
Made using an old variety of cocoa beans that has been around since the 1700s. It has a rich sweetness and a unique aroma like fragrant wood.
Ancestral Bitter:
Made using cocoa beans from the Soconusco region of Mexico. A chocolate that harmonizes the acidity of yellow fruit with the bitterness of cocoa.
Aurora Bitter Milk:
A chocolate with a distinctive floral aroma born from barrel fermentation of cocoa beans and a fruity acidity.
【Strawberry & Pistachio】
An assortment of bonbons with different textures, made with homemade chocolate as a base, strawberries and pistachios are finished in two types: a smooth ganache type and a type that has the texture of praline.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Strawberry & Pistachio
Contents: 8 bonbons
Price including tax: 3,078 yen (Price excluding tax: 2,850 yen)
Sales Period: Wednesday, January 20th to Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Sales Locations: Takashimaya stores (Osaka, Kyoto, JR Nagoya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, etc.), Takashimaya Online Store
https://www.takashimaya.co.jp/shopping/gift/valentinesday/A18004/A18745/product.html?p_cd=0001703403&sub_cd=001
Strawberry:
A sweet and sour chocolate made from melt-in-your-mouth strawberry ganache coated in white chocolate.
Pistachio:
A vibrant green ganache with a rich pistachio flavor and a homemade white chocolate base.
Strawberry Praline:
The tartness of strawberries is combined with the texture and gentle sweetness of homemade praline, finished with a bitter coating.
Pistachio Praline
The combination of the crunchy texture of almond praline and feuillantine with pistachio chocolate is a perfect match.
【Bordeaux 2021】
The fifth installment of chocolates made with luxurious vintage Bordeaux wine. The final wine in the series is the majestic and powerful Chateau Latour 2000, one of the five great chateaux. This incredibly generous portion features a full-bodied wine with concentrated fruitiness and astringency. After uncorking, the wine's characteristics are instantly captured, and the perfect homemade chocolate is carefully selected and blended to bring out the Latour's striking character, creating a truly one-of-a-kind experience. This is a wine that allows you to fully experience the world of chocolatier Shunsuke Saegusa.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Bordeaux 2021
Contents: 1 piece
Price including tax: 2,571 yen (Price excluding tax: 2,380 yen)
Sales Period: Thursday, January 21st to Monday, January 25th, 2021
Sales Location: Isetan Shinjuku Store Salon du Chocolat Part 1 / Isetan Mitsukoshi Online
https://www.mistore.jp/shopping/product/900000000000000001559585.html
【Malt Tablets Bitter 71% / Bitter Milk 51%】
In the fall of 2019, chocolatier Shunsuke Saegusa visited Ichiro Akuto of Venture Whisky, a whiskey maker in Chichibu. He was impressed by the meticulous crafting of Ichiro's Malt, which has earned high praise both domestically and internationally and won numerous awards, using all five senses. During the visit, he used empty whiskey barrels he had received to fill them with a blend of cocoa nibs, primarily from Belize, and aged them for a year. The resulting chocolate, crafted at a workshop in Kiyosato, Yamanashi Prefecture, is a tablet chocolate with a natural oak aroma and malt flavor, complemented by the aroma of roasted cocoa and a subtle acidity. Experience the tranquil and profound world of cocoa and malt.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Malt Tablet Bitter 71% / Bitter Milk 51%
Contents: 50g
Price including tax: 1,620 yen (Price excluding tax: 1,500 yen)
Sales location/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)
Isetan Mitsukoshi Online
https://www.mistore.jp/shopping/product/900000000000000001559494.html
*Not available at directly managed stores.
【Malt Collection】
The Ichiro's Malt series, which has received acclaim and numerous awards both domestically and internationally, is matched with Palet d'Or's homemade chocolate. This is a chocolate collection in which the unique characteristics of the cacao and malt complement each other.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Malt Collection
Contents: 5 pieces
Price including tax: 2,808 yen (Price excluding tax: 2,600 yen)
Sales Locations/Periods: JR Nagoya Takashimaya (Thursday, January 14th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021)
Takashimaya Osaka Store & Kyoto Store (Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021)
Takashimaya Shinjuku Store & Yokohama Store (Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 - Sunday, February 14th, 2021) and others
Takashimaya Online https://www.takashimaya.co.jp/shopping/gift/valentinesday/A18004/A18745/product.html?p_cd=0001703477&sub_cd=001
Isetan Shinjuku Store Salon du Chocolat 2021 PART 2 (Thursday, January 28th - Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021)
MWR (Mizunara Wood Reserve):
Whiskey re-aged in Mizunara oak barrels. Made with a large amount of peated malt, it has a sweet flavor.
Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky Limited Edition:
A balanced blend of distinctive malt and grain spirits. It is 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 flavor.
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.
【Japanese Whiskey Collection】
This luxurious collection combines homemade chocolate made from carefully selected and roasted cocoa beans with unique Japanese whiskeys carefully selected by the chef.
【Product Details】
Product Name: Japanese Whisky Collection
Contents: 5 bottles
Price including tax: 2,700 yen (Price excluding tax: 2,500 yen)
Sales Period: Wednesday, January 20th – Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Sales Locations: Umeda Hankyu / Hankyu Online Store
https://web.hh-online.jp/hankyu-food/goods/index.html?ggcd=v2101211
Matsuya Ginza Store / Matsuya Online Store
https://store.matsuya.com/goods/index.html?ggcd=21vd90085&cid=
Hakushu 12 Year Old:
A single malt whiskey brewed with natural water from the Southern Alps. A taste with a refreshing aroma and clean peaty notes.
Yamazaki 12 Year Old:
A single malt whisky made from 100% Yamazaki malt malt that is over 12 years old. It has a mellow richness and a woody finish.
Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky:
A whisky that allows you to enjoy the harmony of refreshing citrus top notes and the complex, deep malt flavors.
Yoichi:
A powerful and full-bodied single malt produced by direct coal-fire distillation. A harmonious blend of cask-aged aromas and fruity aromas, with a smoky finish.
Taketsuru 21 Year Old:
A richly matured pure malt whisky that has been refined over 21 years. It has a soft, complex, rich flavor.
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 a 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 "The Pot 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 chocolate with champagne or whiskey.
In 2014, we opened a workshop in the Kiyosato Plateau where we handle the entire process in-house, from roasting carefully selected cocoa beans to the best conditions suited to each bean, to finishing them into chocolate.
A bean-to-bar workshop where the chocolatier himself makes chocolate from the cocoa bean stage on an annual production scale of 10 tonnes is rare worldwide and the first of its kind in Japan. Surrounded by beautiful nature overlooking the Yatsugatake Mountains, the cool environment, similar to that of a European mountain resort, is ideal for storing cocoa and aging chocolate. This bean-to-bar workshop is unique to Chef Saegusa, who has a career spanning over 40 years and has handled many different types of chocolate.
The workshop has won numerous awards at the International Chocolate Awards 2019 Asian and global competitions, as well as awards at the British Academy of Chocolate in 2019 and 2020.
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 made 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 3545 Asahigaoka, Kiyosato, Takane-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi 407-0301 / 0551-48-5381
Chocolatier Palet d'Or Blanc
Aoyama store 107-0062 03-3470-0613
■L'Atelier Palais d'Or (Workshop & Office)
1-28-3 Tarumi-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0062 / 06-6337-1768
Click here for company press release details
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