THE COUNTER OF SWEET INDULGENCE

from The Luxury Network KSA Magazine Issue 08

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with Paloma, coffee ganache. Be unconventional with Bohème and its surprising crunch of crispy praliné with crispy lace crêpes. Enjoy timeless taste with Tiaré, praliné à l‘ancienne with almonds and hazelnuts. See the light side of life with Aurora, praliné with cashew nuts. Enjoy the zesty freshness with Laluz, smooth hazelnut praline with orange. Embrace simplicity with Marly, pure milk chocolate ganache. Be frivolous with Frivole, gold chocolate with tender hazelnut praline. Or expand your horizons with Asie, striking yuzu ganache.

Feel the Gratification of Pleasures

WHAT’S BEHIND THE COUNTER?

There’s something special waiting to be discovered at the wonderful Patchi boutiques with a café area which are dotted around major cities throughout the Kingdom and online via Patchi’s e-commerce platform featuring convenient delivery all over Saudi Arabia: The Counter. The Counter is an experience of its own within Patchi’s immersive chocolate worlds experience. It’s an invitation from the finest chocolate host to journey into new dimensions of awesome flavours, incredible aesthetic temptation, appetizing aromas, rich textures, and the sweet sounds of anticipation. An awakening of the senses that reflects contemporary luxury, sparks stories worth telling, evokes emotions, strengthens the bonds between people, and celebrates moments.

The Counter is a universe of unwrapped chocolates; Pleasures (bite-sized treats); chocolate rocks, blocks, and batons; mini-cups; freshly baked cakes; and authentic French macarons.

Uncover the Wonders of Unwrapped Chocolates

The Counter’s unwrapped milk and dark chocolates come in 12 flavours and fillings. 12 diverse expressions of personality and feelings. Travel to exotic lands with Loa, ganache infused with combawa. Relish the well-rounded Corail with orange ganache. Unleash your passion with the heart-shaped flaming red Coeur Framboise. Appreciate intense fruitiness with Malina, sweet raspberry ganache. Feel stimulated

9 different Pleasures. 9 statements that reflect Patchi’s savoir-faire and HeartMade philosophy. Choose Raspberry for the allure of chocolate covered vanilla ganache with raspberry confit and vanilla almond biscuit. Select Brownie for a biscuit brownie, almond, and dark chocolate extravaganza. Pick Hazelnut Gianduja for a ganache, gianduja, chocolate biscuit, milk chocolate, and hazelnut medley. Opt for Peanut for an explosion of homemade peanut praline, vanilla shortbread, almond biscuit, and golden milk chocolate. Feel sweet with Honey, a symphony of honey biscuit and caramel cream. Go nuts with Milk Chocolate Bréton, a fanfare of hazelnut bréton biscuit topped with milk chocolate ganache and pastille. Crumble with satisfaction with Mini Cake Crumble, the playful joy of dark chocolate coated mini chocolate cake topped with hazelnut crumble. Succumb to the charm of Cocoa Milk Chocolate, the enticing balance of biscuit cake filled with chiffon cream and covered with melted milk chocolate. Embrace subtlety with Mellow, the impactful joy of bite-sized chocolate cake.

Rock Your World with Rocks

12 different Rocks. 12 solid reasons to experience how the little things in life are sweet. Melt into Azura’s cosmos of raspberry ganache. Dive into Lolanda’s constellation of caramel truffle. Explore Sienna’s tidal wave of salted caramel. Jump into Milena’s cascade of chocolate spread. Indulge in Fiamma’s kick of yuzu ganache. Savour Morela’s contrasting blast of white chocolate, apricot, and cashew. Rush towards Dark Rock’s dramatic dark chocolate croc, almond, and cocoa nib excitement. Feel serene with White Rock’s silky white chocolate croc with hazelnuts and raspberry sugar. Reach higher with Golden Rock’s dazzling gold power sprinkled milk chocolate croc with caramelized hazelnuts. Taste luxury with Milk Rock’s nutty milk chocolate croc with pistachio and gold marzipan. Find your destination with Coco Rock’s marvellous coconut cream. Dare to be bold with Haze Rock’s astonishing gianduja, feuilletine (crispy crêpes) and caramelized hazelnut.

Smash the Routine with Chocolate Blocks

Stick to Your Cravings with Chocolate Batons 4 different chocolate batons that encourage you to stick to your preferences and opinions. 4 fabulous examples of how sticking to essentials can be very rewarding. Give in to the opulence of Caramel Chocolate that transforms milk chocolate into a festival of caramel, cardamom, and pistachio croquant. Don’t settle for plain dark or milk chocolate, instead treat yourself to Dark Chocolate filled with dark ganache and cocoa nibs or Milk Chocolate filled with crispy crêpe or even Grue Chocolate with caramelized cocoa nibs

Experience How Mini Cups are Massively Memorable 3 different mini cups that are mega satisfying. 3 adventures into magnitudes of flavours. Raspberry Mini Cup is an aromatic breeze with a dark chocolate shell filled with dark chocolate raspberry ganache, crisped rice, and crispy blackberry sugar. Crêpes Mini Cup is a delicious parade with a milk chocolate shell filled with praliné, crispy lace crêpes, and roasted hazelnut pieces. Almond Mini Cup is a scrumptious mosaic with a milk chocolate shell filled with salted caramel, praliné à l’ancienne, milk chocolate ganache, and almond.

Say it with Cakes

4 different freshly baked cakes to whet your appetite for quality. 4 fluffy stories worth slicing into. Patchi’s Chocolate Cake is not an ordinary chocolate cake. It’s a luxuriously velvety experience that’s sprinkled with crunchy cacao nibs. The zesty Lemon Cake is luxurious ecstasy that’s topped with candied lemon slices. The Chocolate Cake with Ganache is an amazing tale of dark chocolate cake with rich dark chocolate ganache covered in dark chocolate and crushed roasted almonds. The Pecan Cake is a nutty sensation with salted caramel ganache and smooth milk chocolate hazelnut.

Taste Authenticity with Macarons

11 different flavours of authentic French macarons made from finely ground blanched almonds that showcase artisanal chefmanship. 11 exquisitely crisp yet soft macaron varieties that bring a rainbow of colour to your day. The praliné, chocolate nibs, caramel, and pistachio are ideal if you adore classics. The orange, raspberry, passion fruit, and blackcurrant are just right for fruit fans. While the aromatic rose, lemon and crispy crêpes are especially for people who are keen to try new things.

4 different chocolate blocks to spice up everyday indulgence. 4 perfect “just because” excuses to enjoy premium chocolate any day, any time. Blocks are a great twist on chocolate bars. Take a bite out of milk or dark chocolate with crunchy roasted almonds or hazelnuts. Be different with creamy white chocolate with richly roasted pistachio. Love the multi-layered sensations of dark chocolate with crispy raspberry sugar. patchi.com

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