Dating right back to the 1800s, the practice of high tea originated in Victorian England with the Duchess of Bedford, Anna Maria Russell, who transformed afternoon tea from a simple refreshing drink into a late-afternoon indulgence as a means of entertaining her society friends.

Her luscious garden soon became the place to be seen in the company of social butterflies and courtiers, sipping gin cocktails and savouring exotic canapés long past sunset.

This tradition of elegance lives on with the Bombay Sapphire High Tea experience available at various beautiful venues from September to December 2009 only.

Enjoy a decanter of Bombay Sapphire, tonic, lime and mint with mouth-watering canapés that have been specifically created to complement the intricacies of Bombay Sapphire’s 10 exotic botanical ingredients: almonds, lemon peel, liquorice, juniper berries, orris, angelica, coriander, cassia bark, cubeb berries and grains of paradise.

This unique experience can be enjoyed for around R150 (serves 4). In Cape Town visit Simon’s at Groot Constantia (Constantia), The Grand (Camps Bay) and the Garden Lounge at the Vineyard Hotel and Spa (Newlands); in Johannesburg, CoFi (Cedar Square), Mythos (Design Quarter and Bedfordview), Bottega (Parkhurst) and Blu Saffron (Pretoria) are participating, as are Bean Bag Bahia (Umdloti) in Durban and Casa Bianca in Port Elizabeth.

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