High G&Tea with Roku Gin

Overview

If you're looking for a decadent way to toast to the change of the seasons, you should make your way to Reign at The QVB for a spring-themed high tea celebrating the launch of Roku Gin Sakura Bloom Edition — the first in Roku Gin's Seasonal Festive Collection.

Roku, which translates to 'six' in English, is made with six Japanese botanicals. Each of these botanicals is plucked at the peak of its seasonality — as is the Japanese practice of Shun. The sakura season is one of the most popular times of the year in Japan, as the petals blanket the country in a pink hue.

A vision of marble, brass and musk pink, Reign at The QVB is the perfect location for a high tea with a Japanese twist.

On the savoury tier, you'll find cranberry chicken sandwiches, smoked salmon sandwiches with dill and cream cheese and Japanese egg sandwiches. On the sweet tier, choose between plain and wattleseed raisin scones with clotted cream and quandong jam, macarons, madeleines, raspberry brownies and lemon meringue tarts.

For those keen to sample more of the seasonal gin, guests can enjoy three bespoke cocktails made with Roku Gin Sakura Bloom Edition that will be served with the high tea. First is the Sakuragi Spritz, a regal-themed floral-forward spritz made with the gin, St Germain, Pommery Brut Royal Pommery Brut Rosé champagne and a touch of chrysanthemum syrup to amplify the sweet floral notes. Next up is a more fruit-forward number, "A Night in Tokyo", a blend of Roku Gin Sakura Bloom Edition, strawberry-infused Campari and jasmine tea. The third is called "My Amai", which translates to "my sweetness", a take on a gin sour made with Roku Gin Sakura Bloom Edition, rose syrup, lemon juice and egg whites.

Ahead of the delectable Japanese-inspired high tea and paired cocktails, guests who purchase the VIP experience ($129pp) will enjoy an exclusive and intimate gin tasting led by Roku Gin Brand Ambassador James Buntin. He will be joined by florist-turned-perfumier Saskia Havekes, founder of Grandiflora, who has crafted a beautifully floral perfume inspired by the floral botanicals in Roku Gin Sakura Bloom Edition.

All attendees at this event will go home with a full-size perfume (50ml, valued at $220). This fragrance will only be available at exclusive Roku Gin and Grandiflora events happening throughout spring in Sydney.

Tickets to this exclusive high tea are limited. Be sure to book in fast to secure your spot. Find out more information on the event website. Roku Gin Sakura Bloom Edition is available at Dan Murphy's stores nationwide. Find out more info and purchase on the website.

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