September 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 Drops of Fruit
Ripe fruits unfold into
a lingering sweetness.
Sweet potato, Kogyoku-apple, Cashew nut, Rosemary
2 Clear Dew
Dew on the grass glistening
in the morning sun
Lemon, Barrel-aged vanilla, Sweet soy sauce
3 Dayflower
A single glistening drop
trembles among the morning leaves.
Melon, Marcona almond, Basil, Sour cream
4 Twilight Glow
A distant glow appears
beneath the fading sky.
Échiré butter, Brown sugar, Miso-marinated tofu
5 Lights at Dusk
The sinking sun paints
the scenery of dusk.
Seasonal Daifuku.
1 Betsujo Gyokuro
A smooth, well-rounded flavor
crafted from a delicate tea blend,
cold-brewed to bring out its rich umami.
Uji Gyokuro, carefully blended by Rishouen
2 First Coolness
A gentle coolness drifts
through the morning trees.
Sencha, Lemon myrtle
3 The Fading Season
As the festival lights fade into the night,
a fleeting coolness lingers in the heat.
Sencha, Ramune, Lactic acid
Ki noTEA GIN(absent in mocktail)
4 Waves of Grain
A sea of ripened grain
sways gently across the fields
Matcha, Oat Milk, Mountain pepper
iichiko Frasco Bottle(absent in mocktail)
5 Tamanoshiro Matcha
The quiet craft of stone-milled matcha,
revealed in a moment of stillness.
Tea from Ryuoen, chosen by Master Jimyosai, 14th generation head of the Omote-senke school.