MAISON CACAO's Monthly "Nama Gateau Chocolat" Terroir Collection No.5, Featuring Nao Tesuki Washi Paper Box, Launches Exclusively on May 1st.
Kamakura-based aroma raw chocolate brand MAISON CACAO will release "Terroir Collection No.5," the 24th installment of its monthly "Nama Gateau Chocolat" series, exclusively on May 1st. This product, presented in a special Nao Tesuki Washi paper box, expresses the complex flavors of Colombian cacao.
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MAISON CACAO, an aroma raw chocolate brand founded in Kamakura by Shingo Ishihara, is dedicated to "freshness." We aim to deliver a new experience that allows customers to enjoy the delicate differences in "terroir" created by cacao cultivation and blending, which is traditionally difficult with chocolate. We propose 12 types of "Nama Gateau Chocolat" that change monthly.
The 24th installment will be available in limited quantities from Friday, May 1st. It will be delivered in a special handmade washi paper package that changes every month. No.5 uses Sukiyagami paper crafted by "Nao Tesuki Washi," a unique handmade washi paper studio that expresses natural beauty. This washi paper expresses the natural beauty by intentionally incorporating the bark of the Kaji tree, which is cultivated in-house as a raw material.
"Nama Gateau Chocolat Terroir Collection No.5" (3,780 yen including tax)
No.5 is a product that explores the profound taste and breadth of flavor that cacao fruit possesses.
We have expressed the complexity of cacao, which is said to have the taste of 10 different fruits, in a simple nama gateau chocolat.
This is a creative blending method that deliberately combines the charms of two completely opposite terroirs within Colombia. We have combined cacao characterized by elegant acidity, floral aroma, and mellow honey-like sweetness with two types of cacao that offer strong roasted notes and a spicy feel.
【No.5 Flavor Notes】
By combining unique cacaos, the elegant aroma and fruitiness derived from cacao, along with a soft acidity, intertwine, followed by roasted notes at the end, creating the exquisitely balanced flavor of No.6.
Please enjoy the depth of cacao fruit, which has been called the food of the gods since ancient times.
■MAISON CACAO's 【Terroir】
"Terroir" refers to the soil, climate, and environment of a field that influence the taste and properties of ingredients. "Terroir" truly comes to life in ingredients only when artisans, deeply knowledgeable about the local climate and history, apply their skills. Colombia, with multiple mountain ranges including the Andes stretching north to south, benefits from mineral-rich water flowing from these mountains. This water is a vital source for the abundant water and fertile land essential for cacao cultivation. In Colombia, with its blessed ecosystem and diverse natural environments depending on the region, we cultivate fresh, richly aromatic, and uniquely flavored beans.
■MAISON CACAO's 【Blend】
Adjusting the proportions of cacao mass, cacao butter, milk, and sugar in 0.1% increments. Combining colorful cacao liquors that leverage the individuality of their origins. The possibilities for taste and aroma are infinite; through accumulated techniques and time-consuming processes, a unique couverture, one of a kind in the world, is created. Chocolate that can only be made in this place, by these people. We deliver truly unique chocolate.
"Nama Gateau Chocolat Terroir Collection No.5" will be sold in limited quantities of 500 pieces from Friday, May 1st, at MAISON CACAO's seven stores and online shop. Sales will end once sold out.
*All 500 pieces come with a serial number.
【Sales Locations】
・MAISON CACAO Kamakura Main Store (1-9-33 Yukinoshita, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, along Wakamiya Oji)
・MAISON CACAO Kamakura Komachi Store (2-9-7 Komachi, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
・MAISON CACAO Marunouchi Store (New Tokyo Building corner, 3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
・MAISON CACAO NEWoMAN Yokohama Store (NEWoMAN Yokohama 1F, 1-1-1 Minamisaiwai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
・MAISON CACAO Gransta Tokyo Store (Gransta Tokyo 1F, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
・MAISON CACAO Haneda Airport Store (Haneda Airport Terminal 1, 2nd Floor Marketplace, 3-3-2 Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo)
・MAISON CACAO JR Nagoya Takashimaya Store (B1F, 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture)
・MAISON CACAO Online Shop (https://onlineshop.maisoncacao.com/)
The 24th installment will be available in limited quantities from Friday, May 1st. It will be delivered in a special handmade washi paper package that changes every month. No.5 uses Sukiyagami paper crafted by "Nao Tesuki Washi," a unique handmade washi paper studio that expresses natural beauty. This washi paper expresses the natural beauty by intentionally incorporating the bark of the Kaji tree, which is cultivated in-house as a raw material.
"Nama Gateau Chocolat Terroir Collection No.5" (3,780 yen including tax)
No.5 is a product that explores the profound taste and breadth of flavor that cacao fruit possesses.
We have expressed the complexity of cacao, which is said to have the taste of 10 different fruits, in a simple nama gateau chocolat.
This is a creative blending method that deliberately combines the charms of two completely opposite terroirs within Colombia. We have combined cacao characterized by elegant acidity, floral aroma, and mellow honey-like sweetness with two types of cacao that offer strong roasted notes and a spicy feel.
【No.5 Flavor Notes】
By combining unique cacaos, the elegant aroma and fruitiness derived from cacao, along with a soft acidity, intertwine, followed by roasted notes at the end, creating the exquisitely balanced flavor of No.6.
Please enjoy the depth of cacao fruit, which has been called the food of the gods since ancient times.
■MAISON CACAO's 【Terroir】
"Terroir" refers to the soil, climate, and environment of a field that influence the taste and properties of ingredients. "Terroir" truly comes to life in ingredients only when artisans, deeply knowledgeable about the local climate and history, apply their skills. Colombia, with multiple mountain ranges including the Andes stretching north to south, benefits from mineral-rich water flowing from these mountains. This water is a vital source for the abundant water and fertile land essential for cacao cultivation. In Colombia, with its blessed ecosystem and diverse natural environments depending on the region, we cultivate fresh, richly aromatic, and uniquely flavored beans.
■MAISON CACAO's 【Blend】
Adjusting the proportions of cacao mass, cacao butter, milk, and sugar in 0.1% increments. Combining colorful cacao liquors that leverage the individuality of their origins. The possibilities for taste and aroma are infinite; through accumulated techniques and time-consuming processes, a unique couverture, one of a kind in the world, is created. Chocolate that can only be made in this place, by these people. We deliver truly unique chocolate.
"Nama Gateau Chocolat Terroir Collection No.5" will be sold in limited quantities of 500 pieces from Friday, May 1st, at MAISON CACAO's seven stores and online shop. Sales will end once sold out.
*All 500 pieces come with a serial number.
【Sales Locations】
・MAISON CACAO Kamakura Main Store (1-9-33 Yukinoshita, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, along Wakamiya Oji)
・MAISON CACAO Kamakura Komachi Store (2-9-7 Komachi, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
・MAISON CACAO Marunouchi Store (New Tokyo Building corner, 3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
・MAISON CACAO NEWoMAN Yokohama Store (NEWoMAN Yokohama 1F, 1-1-1 Minamisaiwai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
・MAISON CACAO Gransta Tokyo Store (Gransta Tokyo 1F, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
・MAISON CACAO Haneda Airport Store (Haneda Airport Terminal 1, 2nd Floor Marketplace, 3-3-2 Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo)
・MAISON CACAO JR Nagoya Takashimaya Store (B1F, 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture)
・MAISON CACAO Online Shop (https://onlineshop.maisoncacao.com/)