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The
origin of the Colombien is a direct
consequence of Waterloo and the Restoration
of the French Monarchy. At the end
of the "100 jours," just after Waterloo,
many prominent people who were close
to the Emperor decided to leave before
the king's return. Most of them did
not stay in Europe; they fled France
to the Americas. Among them was De
Grandjean de Montigny, a famous architect.
Along with a group of his relatives
and friends, he chose Brazil as his
new mother country and received a
very warm welcome from the planters
there.
De Grandjean de Montigny was a chocolate
and coffee connoisseur. We can only
imagine how he must have suffered,
being deprived of Paris and its chocolates!
During his years in Brazil, it is
believed he spoke much about French
chocolate, as in the 1830s we received
a proposal from the city of Recife
to make chocolates with their local
coffee. Debauve & Gallais accepted
the proposal and presented the new
bonbon to our customers as a Permanbuc
coffee ganache called the "Permanbuc."
Coffee ganaches have a long history
of success. After the Second World
War, we chose Colombian coffee in
place of the Permanbuc coffee, which
is better suited for today's palate,
hence the new name, the "Colombien,"
an everlasting delicacy. |
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