Having had their croquembouche some seasons back, I had complete faith and confidence as to what I was plunging into as I gave the Five Stones - light yuzu, mango, sage, pineapple - a taste, with the 'five stones' elegantly glazed croquembouche towering above a thin white chocolate base sitting atop the flawless mousse.

The way to eat this is to have the pastry and cake altogether in one mouth, but I decided to try the components separately anyway and my, oh my, what a treat. You get the sourness of the light yuzu within the pastry together with the natural sweetness of the mousse and cake base, resulting in that perfect balance of flavour that can only be achieved with the meticulius care and love which had won me over since my very first visit. I promise I'm not exaggerating. ❤️ The tea pairing, by the way, is amazingly on point as to how it contrasts with the cake's sweet and sour flavours. You might say it's 'just tea' butnIf anything, it truly does complete the dessert experience here, and I ain't even the greatest tea appreciator, whatnot. 🤩