Gifts Under $30 / La Parisienne Couture Cocoa

Bittersweet velvet on the tongue…take a sip and watch the chocolate vapors rise from the corners of your mouth, penetrating the air with an intoxicating deep cacao combination. C'est la Vie! A Parisian style chocolat chaud, intended to be savored in tiny sips.

La Parisienne Couture Cocoa: Madagascar vanilla bean pieces + dark chocolate

Serves 5–7 depending on the chocolate density preferred.

Consume within 3 months

SKU: CO-PAR

"These three cocoas were the second collection I created. They were meant to be tried as a set or a flight, where you would taste your way from white to spice. Bianca's nose, the bouquet is heaven! If all I could do is smell this cocoa I would be a happy camper. The Aztec Elixir was the first chili and chocolate drink on the market and I remember how people were so wide eyed and disbelieving…until they took a sip. The ancho and chipotle chillies with bits of vanilla are so well complemented with the chocolate, it just warms me up. The vanilla sugar we make is truly my favorite part of drinking both the La Parisienne and the Aztec Elixir. Instead of just using an extract I like EATING the vanilla bean itself. In fact, the vanilla bean flavor is in the pods not the little seeds, so when you have a sip of the cocoas you actually bite into small bits of vanilla bean and chew. The texture is somewhat similar to coconut."
–Katrina

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You may liken our rich, frothy drinking chocolate to a sip-able truffle, if one were to exist. Liquid infusions of exotic spices will transport you to the hills of Australia with aromas of lemon myrtle or to Oaxaca's Monte Alban with ancho and chipotle chillies. Ponder Café de Flores as you nibble the bits of vanilla bean in our thick Parisian style chocolat chaud. Froth hot potions with our hand-carved Mexican Molinillo or pour brewed and chilled cocoa into a martini shaker and serve straight up.

SKU: CO-PAR