Aromatic English afternoon tea with a twist – an award-winning hotel unveils DIPTYQUE fragrance-themed desserts

By MOOK Travel Editor Team

Hotel Café Royal in London, UK, has announced a cross-industry collaboration with the renowned French Parisian fragrance brand diptyque, launching an English afternoon tea inspired by the brand’s most iconic and best-selling fragrances. The "diptyque Afternoon Tea" will be available starting September at the hotel’s glittering, historic Oscar Wilde Bar. The restaurant’s world-famous English afternoon tea recently earned the "Best Traditional Afternoon Tea" award at the 2017 Afternoon Tea Awards.

The diptyque Afternoon Tea (Photo/HOTEL CAF

Executive Pastry Chef Sarah Barber has worked something akin to magic on the hotel’s classic English afternoon tea experience, elevating it into a multi-sensory indulgence. For this special themed afternoon tea, Sarah has created four brand-new desserts, each inspired by the signature scents and key ingredients of four diptyque best-selling fragrances—fully showcasing her creativity and flexibility in working with aroma and flavor. In addition to the traditional afternoon tea offerings, guests can enjoy the following new desserts, each paying homage to one of diptyque’s iconic scents: rose, vanilla, violet, and verbena.

■ Rose Victoria – Rose and lychee mousse with raspberry rose jam sponge cake, decorated with silver leaf and edible rose knots
■ Tahitian Vanilla Bar – Hazelnut praline caramel crunch, Valrhona ‘Opalys’ white chocolate ganache, Tahitian vanilla sponge cake
■ Violet and Cassis Tart – Violet cream and blackcurrant jam tart
■ Lemon Verbena – Verbena lemon cream and orange cream layered shortbread biscuit

“diptyque Afternoon Tea” (Photo / HOTEL CAF)

In addition to the new creations made by the hotel’s award-winning pastry team, there is also an exquisite gift included with the afternoon tea. Each guest of the "diptyque Themed Afternoon Tea" will receive a 70-gram diptyque Berries Scented Candle. The fragrance is dominated by Bulgarian rose and blackcurrant leaves, representing one of the brand’s most beloved signature scents. Paired with elegant packaging, it allows guests to continue this luxurious and indulgent sensory experience at home.

Oscar Wilde Bar (Photo / HOTEL CAF

【Info】
Hotel Cafe
Royal
地址：68 Regent Street, London W1B 5RL, England
《 diptyque 主题下午茶》
价格：每位 60 英镑
配上 Laurent-Perrier NV 香槟一杯为每位 65 英镑。
供应时间：星期一至三下午 2 时至 5 时
星期四至日中午 12 时至下午 5 时。

 

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