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2026 Christmas Collection

15 Chocolate Masterpieces

A collection featuring fifteen exceptional culinary artists: 11 pastry chefs, 1 master chocolatier,

1 tourier, 1 baker, and 1 barista.

Jade Genin | Chocolatière & Founder

Triptine, Single-Variety Edition

A showcase designed to celebrate XOCO’s unique approach to single-variety cacao and the rich flavour profile it reveals. Twelve delicate tasting bars highlighting XOCO’s 3 cacao varieties, accompanied by 6 single-variety praline spheres, paired with curated flavours to reveal their individuality. From farmer to artisan, each area of ​​expertise transforms a product of nature into a sculptural gastronomic creation.

Maison Jade Genin | 33 Av. de l’Opéra, 75002 Paris

€40 per box | Available from mid-November 2026

Anthony Nguyen | Viennoiserie Chef & Co-Founder

La Galette de rois 2027

Made with whole-almond frangipane, almond praline and Nica Brown 65% dark chocolate.

Salted Boy | 4 Rue Réaumur, 75003 Paris

Serves 6 | €38.00 | Available from 2 January 2027

Clement Réauté | Pastry Chef & 2025 French Dessert Champion

Nica Brown Variety & Lemon Cacao Pod

This yule log features Nica Brown 70% dark chocolate, cacao husk and lemon.

Fleur de Loire** | 26 quai Villebois-Mareuil, 41000 Blois

Serves 6–8 | €75.00 | Available from 22 December to 5 January 2027

Ophélie Barès | Pastry Chef & Co-Founder

NICA 13°N *

A bûche made with Nica Brown 65% & 70% dark chocolate, citrus, and olive oil.

*The title of the recipe is referencing the latitude of Nicaragua.

Encore | 5 rue de Belfort 92600 Asnières-sur-Seine

Serves 6 | €46.00 | Available from 16 to 31 December 2026

Sylvain Lucas | Pastry Chef

Triple Chocolate, Caramel & Vanilla Yule Log

Gluten-free biscuit with  Mayan Red 70% dark chocolate, cacao powder, and cacao nibs. Crunchy hazelnut and Mayan Red 48% milk chocolate praline. Nica Brown 65% dark chocolate caramel insert. Mayan Red 40% white chocolate ganache, elevated with a candied vanilla bean.

Bonnie (SO/ Paris Hotel), 10 Rue Agrippa d’Aubigné, 75004 Paris

Serves 8 | €95.00 | Available from 14–27 December 2026

Stéphane Bersia | Pastry Chef

Crunchy, Chestnut & Apple

Fine chocolate leaves, whipped chestnut ganache, roasted apple chutney and tonka chocolate sauce with Mayan Red 48% & 62%.

Le Bon Georges | 45 Rue Saint-Georges, 75009 Paris

€14.00 per person | Available from 1 to 31 December 2026

Sukyoung An | Pastry Chef & Co-Founder

Maya d’Hiver

Pear insert, chocolate and almond-hazelnut praline crémeux, chocolate sponge and cardamom-infused chocolate mousse, accompanied by a chocolate-hazelnut crunch with Mayan Red 48% milk chocolate and Mayan Red 62% dark chocolate.

105 Miettes | 105 Rue Roger François, 94700 Maisons-Alfort

Serves 3–4 €29.00 or Serves 6–7  €56.00 | Available from 24 December 2026

Jonathan Chapuy | Winner of the Gault&Millau 2026 Pastry Chef Award, Executive Pastry Chef

The Rochebrune Cable Car

Sesame crunch, jasmine-infused crémeux, soft vanilla caramel, roasted sesame biscuit, Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla mousse, all encased in a  Mayan Red 40% white chocolate shell subtly flavoured with sesame.

Four Seasons Megève | 373 Chem. des Follières, 74120 Megève

Serves 8–10 | €149.00 | Available from 20 to 31 December 2026

Brice Robin | 3x Barista Champion of France & Co-Founder

Xocoatl

Mexican-style hot chocolate made with Mayan Red 80% dark chocolate, Piloncillo syrup and chilli.

Polygone Coffee Club | 84 Rue du Chemin Vert, 75011 Paris

€8.00 per person | Available from 21 December 2026

Rémi Guérin | Pastry Chef

Millésime I

A creation featuring honey, beeswax, and pollen from Mr. Blouctet’s village of Arcenant—honey with notes of menthol—along with bergamot and *ratafia* from the Jean-Baptiste Joannet distillery.
Finishing touches include 70% Nica Brown chocolate—shaped into “vine leaf” *mendiants*—as well as pollen and grape pomace.
A ceramic vine leaf (which the customer can hang on their Christmas tree) is crafted by Carole Rosell.

Château La Commaraine | 24 Grande Rue, 21630 Pommard

€95,00  | Available from December 22, 2026, to January 5, 2027

Giovanni Malécot | Pastry Chef & Co-founder

Chocolate, Coffee & Sobacha

Almond and buckwheat dacquoise, coffee praline, coffee crémeux and Mayan Red 100% dark chocolate mousse.

Maison Malécot | 4 Av. du Révérend Père Umbricht, 35400 Saint-Malo

Serves 6 | €39.00 | Available from 15 December 2026

Fanny Artus & Côme Debeaumont | Pastry Chef & Co-Founders

Bûche Nycawenn

This yule log features a Nica Brown 65% chocolate sponge and a buckwheat-almond praline, enhanced with vanilla pear compote and fine dice, a Nica Brown 65% dark chocolate ganache and mousse, finished with a buckwheat-chocolate namelaka and mini chocolate choux buns.

Fanny Pâtisserie | 34 Rue Philibert Caux, 76420 Bihorel

Serves 6 | €37.00 | Available from 23 to 31 December 2026

Pierre-Antoine Arlot | Boulanger & Co-Founder

3X3 Chocolate Panettone & Marbled Chocolate Pandoro

3X3 Chocolate PANETTONE : Natural sourdough brioche. Three-stage dough fermentation studded with Mayan Red 100% cacao mass and cacao nibs, finished with Tuma Yellow 63% chocolate.

-> 950g or 450g | €36.90 or €19.00 | Available from 1 November 2026

 

Marbled Chocolate PANDORO : Natural sourdough brioche. Two-stage dough fermentation with chocolate inclusions for a two-tone marble effect: Mayan Red 100% cacao mass, Tuma Yellow 63% chocolate pieces and vanilla dough.

-> 650g | €28.60 | Available from 1 November 2026

Maison Arlot Cheng | 36 Rue La Noue Bras de Fer, 44200 Nantes