Perris

Azteque cocoa

Eau De Parfum

Cocoa is native to Central America, the Aztecs were among the first populations to use it, to discover its unique properties and present them to the world. Christopher Columbus knew cocoa during his travels in America, but it was the conquistador Hernàn Cortés, right at the court of Montezuma, who treasured it and brought it to the Old Continent. The cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao) is an evergreen with elongated fruits that turn reddish when ripe, and contain up to forty cocoa beans. The cocoa beans were considered a gift from Quetzalcoatl, the god of wisdom, which legends report, descended to Earth on the rays of a star, taking with him a cocoa tree stolen from the garden of paradise. According to the Toltecs, another population of Central America, the star of the legends was actually the planet Venus. The chocoatl, on the other hand, a bitter drink made from crushed cocoa beans and rich in chilli and cardamom, a true delight for the palate, was called "food of the gods". This elixir was said to bestow the power and wisdom of the gods. For this reason, Montezuma, the last of the independent kings of the Aztecs, was so greedy that he drank up to fifty cups a day! Cocoa absolute is a rare and precious essence used in perfumery that creates a dense, liqueur and balsamic note, with a rich and penetrating aroma.