Star of the Moon

The mountainous coasts of eastern Mexico blur in the warm, humid veil of late summer air. In Veracruz, Estrella de la Mañana, the beautiful daughter of King Tenizti III, walked across the plains. She met the gaze of a young man wearing wood on his head, Prince Hirsch. They exchanged barely a word, but the magic of love worked.

When King Tenizti III learned of this, he was furious. He sent his priests to pursue them. The sky darkened. He decided to sacrifice the lovers' souls to appease the gods.

From her bloody tears grew a bush, its branches entwined like their final embrace. Star-shaped blossoms covered it. Soon, black vanilla pods swayed in the breeze, exuding their fragrance.

"Estrella de la Mañana" is a black vanilla pod, split in half and burned in a blazing fireplace. The black cocoa powder and full-bodied vanilla give the fragrance a unique aura.