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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Laura Elston

To a tea… Omani ritual-inspired drink reimagined for state banquet

Chairs measured to the correct spacing in the banquet table in St George’s Hall ahead of the state banquet for the Sultan of Oman (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

An after-dinner drink inspired by the Omani ritual of Kahwa – traditionally shared as a gesture of hospitality – has been reimagined for the Windsor Castle state banquet in honour of the Sultan of Oman.

Kahwa is usually an aromatic spiced Arabic coffee, but chefs at the royal residence adapted the concept using British teas and Windsor honey.

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