To celebrate the launch of its new brandname and logo, “le Cercle du Thé” tea shop in Nyon is offering knowitall.ch readers the chance to win afternoon tea for two!
With more than 200 different teas to choose from, plus the serving of home-made scones, real clotted cream and strawberry jam, as well as fresh sandwiches and sweet delicacies, this is one prize that you will certainly want to win!
About “le Cercle du Thé”
Le Cercle du Thé is the new name that owner, Anne von Erlach, has decided to give to her popular tea shop in Nyon. First launched four years ago under the name La Boite à Thé, the shop is a haven of tranquillity in the bustling centre of Nyon, close to the Place Perdtemps car park.
Selling “all things tea-related”, the shop includes a beautiful display of multi-colored tea sets and tea pots, canisters, thermos flasks, spices, syrups, chocolates, and biscuits, as well as a vast array of honey and jams. To create the perfect environment for your tea drinking, the shop also sells a wide variety of candles and mini-statuettes, plus additional items such as jewelry, scarves, and wraps.
In the summer, guests have the option of taking their tea outside in a beautiful, small terrace, sheltered from the noise of the streets outside.
Why the new name?
Asked why she wanted to rebrand her tea shop, Anne told knowitall.ch, “I wanted to give the shop a bit of a boost, and create a new “spirit”, with additional services that I felt our customers would appreciate. In Asia a circle is a concept strongly associated with Zen. A circle symbolizes absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and the void. Le Cercle du Thé is a natural outcome of this.”
Range of services
Undoubtedly one of the most popular new services that Anne has launched is the option for customers to buy her tea online (delivery in Switzerland only). With hundreds of teas and infusions to choose from, some of them blended by Anne herself, customers, can now go on the website and browse, at leisure, the vast range of flavours on offer. You can choose from: Thés noirs (black teas), Thés noirs aromatisés (scented black teas), Pu-Erh, Thés verts (green teas), Thés verts aromatisés (scented green teas), Thés blancs (white teas), Thés blancs aromatisés (scented white teas), Oolong, Oolong aromatisés (scented Oolong), Rooibos, Rooibos aromatisés (scented Rooibos), Infusions, Infusions fruitées (fruit infusions), Tisanes (herbal teas), and more.
The shop also offers monthly afternoon teas from September through April. Served by a butler in full gear, this special tea costs just Fr. 39.50 and includes home-made scones, with clotted cream and strawberry jam, a selection of fresh sandwiches, an assortment of sweet delicacies and, of course, tea. Sometimes the afternoon tea has an ethnic touch to it, for example Chinese or Indian. Advanced booking is essential for this.
If a full afternoon tea is too much for you, then why not pop into the shop on Monday afternoons where Welsh cakes are the speciality, or Saturday mornings when you can enjoy a continental breakfast with tresse (typical Swiss braided bread) and jam. Scones, cream and jam are also on the menu on Friday afternoon! Indeed, you can be sure to find a home-made cake on any day of the week when you stop by for tea!
What makes “le Cercle du Thé” special?
Despite Anne being of Belgian origin, her shop has a definite Asian touch to it thanks, amongst others, to her Japanese assistant, and aims at making feeling guests welcome and at ease. Anne, Tiziana, and Yoshiko enjoy discussing the various tea varieties with clients and allow them to taste and discover new teas.
Anne commented, “The human touch and personal contact with our guests is very important, just as much as the selection of quality teas (white, yellow, green, blue, red and black teas, but also infusions rooibos etc.) Our online business is an extension of this service, allowing both local and international customers living in Switzerland, who prefer real tea, to make repeat orders with ease once they have identified their favorite teas.”
To enter our competition, and give yourself a chance of winning afternoon tea for two at “le Cercle du Thé”, just fill in this form and answer this question: What is the name given to the typical Swiss braided bread served on Saturday mornings at “le Cercle du Thé”?
Only one entry per person and per email is allowed. The competition closes at midnight on Wednesday, 15 November 2017. The names of all those submitting correct answers will be placed into the digital hat and the winner’s name drawn at random on Thursday, 16 November 2017. The first name to be drawn will receive afternoon tea for two on Saturday 2 December 2017. The winner will be notified by email and his or her name will be added to this article after the competition.
Le Cercle du Thé
Rue Perdtemps 3b
1260 Nyon
022 361 28 28
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www.lecercleduthe.com
