2021. 11. 25 Hotel Events
Through Dec. 3: Bartenders from the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific have joined hands to create a limited-time cocktail menu known as Poured by Four Seasons, celebrating six destinations, inspiration, and stories from award-winning and newly launched bars at Four Seasons.
“Poured by Four Seasons” will be presented at five Four Seasons locations — Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo — and includes cocktails from all of the Four Seasons bars on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list. Charles H. is No. 13 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2021 list, named Best Bar in Korea and is No. 49 on The World’s 50 Best Bars 2020 list.
The latest Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2021 announcement saw Charles H at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, Bar Trigona at Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur and Caprice Bar at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong make the coveted list and marks the highest positions that the bars have ever achieved.
At Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, the event is fronted by head bartender Keith Motsi of Charles H. He serves Earl Grey Gimlette. He reimagines the classic tea flavor and explores the age-old debate of how one should consume tea — with or without milk? In this gimlet creation, Motsi adds an unconventional element in the form of a milk pearl and Solomon’s Cordial.
(02) 6388-5000
www.fourseasons.com/seoul
From Dec. 1 to 25: The Lounge at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul presents the Festive Delight Afternoon Tea Set, a Christmas-themed afternoon celebration. Featuring tea, coffee and champagne, a selection of desserts, scones and savory items, the tea set promises an unforgettable festive afternoon.
A selection of nine eye-catching desserts hand-crafted by the JW Marriott Hotel Seoul pastry team feature seasonal designs including Christmas trees, snowmen and reindeer. Highlights include coconut mousse, biscuits topped with mousse snowmen; tree Mont-Blancs, almond cream-filled tarts topped with tree-shaped sweet white bean paste; Rudolph cupcakes sculpted from sweet chocolate Chantilly cream; and berry mousse cake, evoking the spirit of Christmas in a radiant shade of red.
Complementing the dessert selection are two raspberry scones served with clotted cream and jam, as well as nine savory items offering ideal light meal alternatives. The chestnut mousse tart features soft chestnut purée with chopped truffles lightly dusted with gold powder, while the lobster and avocado rolls are light brioche buns generously topped with tender lobster meat, and the sunmu cake is pan-fried until golden on the outside and deliciously moist and chewy on the inside.
The dessert and savory menus are accompanied by two cups of a choice of nine teas by organic handmade U.S. brand Rishi, six teas by luxury Korean brand Ssangye, and Homage Coffee, custom-blended exclusively for JW Marriott Hotel Seoul by America’s Trinidad Coffee. The Festive Delight Afternoon Tea Set is priced at 100,000 won ($84) for two guests, including tax and service charge, while a Champagne Afternoon Tea Set version, featuring the same menu with the addition of two glasses of rosé champagne, is priced at 150,000 won for two.
(02) 6282-6262
www.marriott.co.kr/hotels/travel/seljw-jw-marriott-hotel-seoul
Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas
Through Dec. 31: In celebration of the first anniversary of its reopening, Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas announced its plan to offer a “Signature Mariage Package”, which includes Club InterContinental benefits, the epitome of hotel service; a luxury suite; and a gift from luxury French crystal brand Baccarat, for a limited quantity until the end of December.
Allowing a private year-end season at the spacious Club Corner Suite with a view of the night scenery of Gangnam from a panoramic window, this package comes with “Chateau Baccarat Harcourt Eve Champagne Flute Set (two glasses, worth 500,000 wom)” from the Harcourt 1841 Collection of Baccarat, which celebrates its 180th anniversary this year. For a perfect marriage with the top-quality champagne glasses, a bottle of luxury French champagne “Piper Heidsieck Vintage Brut 2012,” which was selected as “the world’s best champagne house” in 2021, is also included. The room will be set up with signature amenities, which comprise of seasonal fruits, a dessert plate, red wine and roses.
The package also includes two-person access to the Club InterContinental Lounge, which provides exclusive check-in and check-out services, breakfast, afternoon tea, and cocktail hours all at no additional charge. Guests staying with the package can also use the indoor swimming pool and fitness club and fully enjoy the festive year-end mood with Christmas trees and glamorous lights decorating The Lobby Lounge and various spots in the hotel.
Reservations for the “Signature Marriage Package,” available for twenty rooms only by order of arrival, are open until Dec. 31. The stay should be between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28. Rates start from 1,200,000 won, including tax and service charge.
(02) 555-5656
www.grandicparnas.com
Through Feb. 28: Andaz Seoul Gangnam, a lifestyle hotel by Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, launches “Winter Wonderland Afternoon Tea Set” featuring a combination of winter desserts, finger foods and savories snacks, as well as coffee or tea, at Jogakbo Bites and Wine Bar. The Winter Wonderland Afternoon Tea Set is available from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily and the last order is at 4 p.m.. The price is 90,000 won for two people.
The Winter Wonderland Afternoon Tea Set features a colorful dessert arrangement showcasing scenes from Christmas and the end of the year. The menu items are served in a box reminiscent of a Christmas present. The meal items are stacked on top of dry ice at the base of the box to create the impression of snow and mist. Also, in partnership with artist Jeon Yeji, Andaz Seoul Gangnam has decorated the box with colorful drawings.
The sweet menu items are composed of seven kinds of desserts, including a beautiful rose choco mousse with sweet mousse and raspberry compote, a white Mont Blanc reminiscent of a freshly fallen snowflake, festive macarons and chocolate, mixed Andaz cookies and four types of petit desserts. The savory menu items include raspberry and cheese scones that are crispy on the outside but moist on the inside, a bacon and spinach mini quiche made with provolone cheese and parsley and a honey baked ham and cheese sandwich with gruyère cheese. The richly prepared menu items can be enjoyed with unlimited tea or coffee. The Winter Wonderland Afternoon Tea Set is the perfect option for a gorgeous year-end tea time.
(02) 2193-1234
andazseoulgangnam.com
BY LEE SUN-MIN [summerlee@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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