An Afternoon Affair: Cherry Blossom Tea at the Fairmont

Pinkies Up! This Afternoon Tea in the Fairmont Hotel’s new Cherry Blossom Pop-Up Lounge is the safely sophisticated social outing we’ve been waiting for.

Think less about antique floral teacups and saucers and more about relaxed refinement (and refreshment!) in the Fairmont Hotel – Georgetown’s elegant 9th-floor private lounge, enhanced with subtle pink touches and blossoms in bloom.

Saturdays and Sundays in two small seatings at either 11:30 am or 2 pm, guests are welcomed to tea service now available through April 25th. In addition to a selection from seven loose leaf teas — the Kyoto Cherry Rose is especially divine! — Executive Jordi Gallardo and Executive Pastry Chef A.J. Thalakkat have collaborated on a menu of savory and sweet cherry delights.

Tea starts with a Sakura and Peach Blossom Gelée, made with pickled cherry blossoms and peach blossom sake, an amuse bouche of sorts before the individual tea pots and triple-tiered tea trays arrive.

The experience includes:

~Savory Sandwiches~

Prosciutto and Cucumber – Pretzel Croissant, Herb Cream Cheese

Curried Chicken and Mango — Brioche, Cherry Marmalade

Smoked Salmon Roulade – Dark Rye, Cream Cheese, Dill, Salmon

Heirloom Tomato and Burrata — Sourdough, Pesto Genovese, Citrus Aioli

~Sweet Treats~

Rose Petal Scone – Strawberry Lavender Preserve, Devonshire Crème

Aguara Raspberry Chocolate Torte – Raspberry Cremeux, Aguara Milk Chocolate, Chocolate Brownie

Cassis Meringue Tart – Vanilla Sable Crust, Black Current Curd, Dehydrated Meringue

Elderflower and Strawberry Battenberg – Elderflower and Strawberry Pound Cake, Apricot Jam, Marzipan

~Loose Leaf Teas~

Green Tea – Kyoto Cherry Rose & Revitalize

Black Tea – 1907 Orange Pekoe & Safari Masala Chai

Herbal Tea – Cascade Peppermint, Egyptian Chamomile, Bella Coola Punch

~Tea Experience may be enhanced with a glass of Champagne or Sparkling Wine~

Thiénot Brut Rosé Champagne – $65

Chandon Brut Rosé Sparkling Wine – $85

Moet & Chandon Rosé Champagne – $72

Veuve Cliquot Brut Rosé Champagne – $79

Cherry Blossom Afternoon tea is priced at $53 per person or $65 – $85 per person including Champagne or Sparkling wine, and tax is not included.