French perfume maison, Atelier Cologne, founded by the passionate perfumers Slyvie Ganter and Christophe Cervasel, and reputed the world over for fragrances that evoke powerful memories, is introducing its natural ingredients to tea time treats at Kerry Hotel Hong Kong, known for its trend-setting food and beverage offerings at its scenic site on Hung Hom Bay.
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The 'Love in a Winter Garden' afternoon tea culinary collboration goes on until the year end from Monday to Friday between 32:30pm and 5:30pm, and on weekends from 2:00pm to 6:00pm, is a rare chance for diners to experience the scents and sweet and savory treats.
Sylvie and Christophe created the first fragrance house dedicated to cologne and launched a new olfactive family: the Colognes Absolues.
The fragrances of the Atelier Cologne’s latest Joie de Vivre Collection are introduced in a menu (HK$688 per set for two) featuring the regenerating and refreshing virtues of citrus fruit of the collection – Orange Sanguine, Love Osmanthus, Oolong Infini and Clementine California.
This experience is complemented by an elegant Atelier Cologne tea bottle, which offers a refreshing Oolong tea-based mocktail for two when guests share their experience on the public social media accounts.
The tea time creations are presented in a custom-made wooden ‘treasure box’ that will be unlocked in the presence of guests when served.
A complementary Atelier Cologne gift set also comes with each tea set for two. This includes a festive exclusive Fragrance Ceramic (x2 per) with Cologne Absolue 1.7ml (x2).
The afternoon tea menu includes, Orange Sanguine: snow crab and lobster cocktail (citrus, Kristal Kaviari caviar), Christmas ornament (cinnamon ginger bread, blood orange cream); Love Osmanthus: snow world (osmanthus jelly, white chocolate cream, lychee foam), Jerusalem artichoke velouté (honey and osmanthus poached pear, artichoke crisp); Oolong Infini: oolong mushroom (oolong whipped ganache, dark chocolate crumble), Brie de Meaux and black truffle “Croque Monsieur” (mushroom and oolong tea ketchup); and Clementine California: winter spices yule (dark chocolate cream, clémentine jell, speculaas crunch), roast duck, pancetta and chestnut “En Croute” (blond citrus marmalade, confit kumquat).
Kerry Hotel is the first new build hotel to open on the Kowloon waterfront in over two decades, and offers trend setting food and beverage concepts, leisure activities, business and meeting services, as well as extensive sports and wellness programs. The 16-storey urban resort was conceived by renowned interior designer Andre Fu and award winning architect Rocco Design.
Kerry Hotel Hong Kong
Lobby Lounge, Level 1,
38 Hung Luen Road, Hung Hom Bay, Kowloon
Reservations: 2252 5237, or lobbylounge.khhk@thekerryhotels.com
