The retailer is showcasing the 18-piece collection exclusively at Dubai International Airport throughout the month of March before the formal roll-out takes place in April in domestic and travel retail markets worldwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Gold Collection contains eight of our most precious and iconic chocolates alongside a brand new fresh and fragrant rose and raspberry-flavoured piece. This collection is where tradition and imagination artfully come together\u201d \u2013 Godiva Chef Chocolatier, Jean Apostolou.<\/p>\n
\u2018Celebrating our past, crafting our future\u2019, was the mantra that inspired Godiva Chocolatier\u2019s stunning limited edition Gold Anniversary Collection. A delicious meeting of the past and present, the collection is both sweetly nostalgic and at the cutting edge of chocolate and design innovation; created to honour the brand\u2019s 90th anniversary.<\/p>\n
Featuring eight of Godiva\u2019s most iconic chocolates \u2013 one from almost every decade \u2013 the collection is completed by the brand new \u2018Eg\u00e9rie Noir\u2019 piece. Every precious chocolate tells its own unique story; the \u2018Lady Noir\u2019, lovingly recreates one of Pierre Draps\u2019 (Godiva\u2019s original Ma\u00eetre Chocolatier) earliest recipes, while the \u2018Signature Lait\u2019 is a velvety coffee ganache, decorated with a feather and created for the movie \u2018Gone With The Wind\u2019 in 1939. The rich milk chocolate encased liquid caramel \u2018Ecusson\u2019, bears a lion rampant to mark Godiva\u2019s appointment to the Royal Court of Belgium in 1968. Other historical pieces include: the Coeur Blanc (1945), Noblesse (1959), Nippon (1972), Azteque (1992) and Mousse Meringue (2015).<\/p>\n
The ninth and final piece of the collection, the \u2018Eg\u00e9rie Noir\u2019; is a complex, contemporary creation of the smoothest raspberry ganache, delicately balanced with essence of rose petals, and encased in rich, dark Belgian chocolate. Created by one of Godiva\u2019s expert chocolatiers, Chef Jean Apostolou, both the filling and the shape of the shell are exciting new creations \u2013 a testament to Godiva\u2019s innovative flair. The delicate rose and raspberry flavour is one that will play an exciting part in the chocolatier\u2019s 90th year.<\/p>\n
The supremely talented Belgian artist, Oli B, was commissioned to work his artistic magic on Godiva\u2019s iconic gold box. Full of verve and energy, the young Belgian has created a tableau of vibrant colours, evoking the joyous drama of the firework. Explains Oli B: \u201cI wanted to make the box colourful and joyful \u2013 90 years in business is a cause for great celebration, so my main inspiration was fireworks and all the energy, colour and happiness that they bring\u201d.<\/p>\n
Signalling an exciting year of collaboration between the young artist and Godiva, chocolate and art-lovers should expect the spectacular, all year long!<\/p>\n
The limited edition Gold Anniversary Collection (18 pieces) is offered at Dubai International Airport<\/a> at AED 126 and from April will be offered in global travel retail at a recommended price of US$35.50.<\/p>\n![\"Eg\u00e9rie](\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Eg\u00e9rie-Noir-Duo.jpg\")
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