Afternoon “Tea” for Gentlemen includes whisky and cigars

By Anita Draycott

Tea – there’s nothing more civilised or British than afternoon tea, and the Sanctum Soho in Warwick Street has created one just for the boys. Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea is known as the ultimate indulgence for the peckish man, and includes a poached oyster with Bloody Mary relish, twice-baked chocolate fudge cake with Jack Daniel’s ice cream, a tankard of Jack Daniels Gentleman’s Jack, a cigar on the terrace and many more edible delights. The tea is £50 per person (www.sanctumsoho.com). The Athenaeum Hotel also offers a Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea for £34.50, a decadent array of savouries – like mini beef steak and ale pie, wild boar sausage roll and warm Wookey Hole cave-aged cheddar scones – as well as sweeties like sticky toffee pudding, whisky cake and a dram of whisky (plus champagne, if you want it!). www.athenaeumhotel.com