October Courses
Sweets combining tradition and innovation, created through the skill of a Japanese confectionery craftsman of long standing. Japanese tea and cocktails using painstakingly selected tea leaves. Enjoy paired courses, choosing from five sweets and five Japanese teas
1 Awakening Hues
Amid budding hues,
autumn’s presence lingers faint.
Grape, Sour cream, Rosemary, Pomegranate
2 Fresh Zephyr
Leaves sway and shimmer,
sunlight dances through the trees.
Apple, Cinnamon, Chocolate blanc
3 Chestnut Veil over Fig
Chestnut’s soft veil
hugs the ripened fig.
Chestnuts, Fig, Chai
4 Bright Essence
Sunlit and sparkling,
a whisper of fruit.
Pear, Elderflower, Spicebush
5 Eventide
Draped in the mountain’s hues,
autumn’s curtain deepens.
Sweet potato, Cream cheese, Red peas
1 Rishouen Saemidori Gyokuro
Clear as the sky
A breath of fragrant breeze
Cold brew reveals hidden grace
Rishouen tea produced in Uji
2 Blend of Yabukita and Kuromoji
Clear and smooth, layered with forest aromas
Grown at the Takanashi Tea Farm in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture
3 Drifting Leaves
A single fallen leaf
Drifts in the autumn breeze
Hojicha, Chestnuts, Spice cordial,
Ron Zacapa Centenario 23 years(absent in mocktail)
4 Osmanthus Breeze
A golden scent drifts upon the autumn wind.
Gyokuro, Osmanthus, Pomegranate,
Home made osmanthus Gin(absent in mocktail)
5 Rishoen Matcha Eiryoku
The ghost of bitterness in each sip,
and a verdant smoky aroma
Crafted by Naoki Kagata,
using mainly Okumidori leaves from Wazuka