Mandarin Oriental, Taipei is collaborating with prestigious French haute-couture brand, Dior, to give guests an aromatic and flavoursome treat. Continuing to set standards for stylish sophistication and bespoke service, the hotel is offering Absolutely Blooming Afternoon Tea at Café Un Deux Trois from 1 to 21 August, when guests will be able to indulge in exquisite-tasting pastries inspired by the Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet fragrance, and receive a special gift set from the perfumer.
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei’s Executive Pastry Chef, Gregory Doyen, has hand crafted a series of pastries with recipes influenced by the essence of Grasse Rose and fruity notes that combine to give Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet its delicate fragrance. Visually captivating and deliciously tempting delicacies inspired by the pink-hued perfume include Vanilla Cake with White Chocolate and Peach Coulis, and a Sacher Biscuit with Raspberry Cream and Guava Coulis.
Guests ordering The Absolutely Blooming Afternoon Tea will receive a Dior gift set that includes a Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet miniature perfume (5ml), so the experience will be a journey into the realms of beauty and love for their senses of taste and smell.
One of the world’s most legendary scents, Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet was created by Chief Perfumer of Dior, Francois Demachy, in homage to Christian Dior’s passion for flowers. Demachy envisaged the perfume to be like a dress embroidered with a thousand flowers that would leave a sensual yet elegant fragrance trail.