COMO The Halkin
At COMO The Halkin, where we work with master tea taster Nirmal Sethia, guests can join an Art of Tea Experience, choosing between a general Tea Masterclass, a British Tea Culture session, or a Matcha Masterclass, with the option to extend into a curator-led visit to Newby's Chitra Collection, a private archive of more than 3,000 pieces of historic tea-ware. Continue back at the hotel, where Afternoon Tea by COMO Shambhala Kitchen brings wellness-inflected thinking to the British ritual, which may include zucchini rösti with smoked salmon and cacao mousse with raspberries and pistachios.
COMO Metropolitan Bangkok
Guests at COMO Metropolitan Bangkok can join an exclusive Tea Blending Workshop at Araksa Tea Room — one of Thailand's most respected tea estates. Guests learn the cultivation and character of Thai tea, before crafting their own personal blend to take home. In addition to black, green and white teas, ingredients include lemongrass, butterfly pea, osmanthus and roasted rice. Guests taste the components before deciding whether their own blend should be floral, grassy, citrus-led, spiced or more deeply roasted. The day can be extended into a Heritage Tasting Dinner at Michelin-starred nahm, where Executive Chef Pim Techamuanvivit serves dishes inspired by Thailand’s history and culture.
COMO The Treasury
At COMO The Treasury, afternoon tea is served beneath the high ceilings of the Cape Arid Rooms, named for the watercolour and ink paintings by Western Australian artists Philippa and Alex Nikulinsky that line the walls. Each menu is accompanied by a bespoke tea created in collaboration with Perth tea house Teassential and inspired by the Western Australian landscapes portrayed in the artworks. The wider tea selection includes black tea infused with strawberry gum, jasmine-scented white tea and roasted Japanese houjicha, with each blend designed to complement a menu showcasing locally sourced produce, from Geraldton waxflower to finger limes.
COMO Shambhala
Perhaps the most recognisable tea across COMO Hotels and Resorts contains no tea leaves at all. COMO Shambhala Ginger Tea is enjoyed in treatment areas and throughout the hotels worldwide: a constant that might appear after a massage, at breakfast or during a quiet interval in the day. Traditionally served hot, it’s made using bruised ginger root, organic wildflower honey and freshly squeezed lemon, simmered gently for two hours. Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant-rich, vegan and gluten-free — guests ask for the recipe so often that COMO eventually published it here.
