The knife cuts through the icing, the slice opens up to reveal cubes of candied Calabrian orange, soft raisins, and crunchy almonds, and the scent of vanilla and honey spreads across the counter… this is the Filippi Glassato, the most indulgent of classic panettones.

First bite: the icing gives way first, then the crumb follows, tender and fragrant with Bourbon vanilla. The candied orange arrives, fresh, with its citrus notes, then the raisins, plump and soft, and the almonds that crunch just enough. Italian honey rounds it all out. I close my eyes and I am in an Italian kitchen, on a December morning, soft light through the window, and someone cuts a second slice without saying a word.

Imagine a table on a Sunday in December, somewhere in Italy. The panettone sits in the center, glazed, golden, impossible to ignore. Someone cuts it, the crumb is revealed, and you hear: "Look at the pieces of orange." Then no one speaks anymore.

The Pasticceria Filippi Glassato is a natural sourdough panettone, crafted from selected and wholesome ingredients: fresh free-range eggs, fresh butter, Bourbon vanilla beans from Madagascar, fresh and fragrant cubes of candied Calabrian orange, selected soft raisins, crunchy and fragrant almonds, and Italian honey. Each ingredient is chosen for what it brings to the crumb, the aroma, and the taste.

You don't buy a panettone "just to have a dessert." You buy it for the slice you cut in front of everyone, for the icing that cracks under the knife, and for that scent of orange and vanilla that makes December a true occasion.

One December evening, everywhere in Canada, night falls early, snow piles up on the balcony, and the day has been long. You cut a slice, the smell of orange, vanilla, and honey spreads through the kitchen, and for a few minutes, you are at that Italian table, with family, the warm light, and overlapping voices. Someone asks: "Is there any left?"

Why our customers love it

• A Pasticceria Filippi orange-candied and raisin glassato panettone, in a 500g size
• Natural sourdough, made with selected and wholesome ingredients
• Fresh free-range eggs, fresh butter, Bourbon vanilla from Madagascar, and Italian honey
• Cubes of candied Calabrian orange, soft raisins, and crunchy almonds
• An artisanal Italian Christmas cake, perfect for the holiday table
• And above all: the icing that cracks, followed by the crumb that melts