GILT, the five-star Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel’s sophisticated champagne lounge, is fast becoming our guilty pleasure. 

It’s the perfect place for whiling away an afternoon or evening following a spot of retail therapy on Sloane Street.  Get back to the simple pleasures of yester-year playing beautiful wooden board games such as Marcala, Labyrinth, Chess, Backgammon, Draughts and Puzzle Box – bought from Harrods, natch – or gadget addicts may prefer the ultimate test of a steady hand, the classic Buzz Wire Game where players must move their wand from one end of the wire to the other without buzzing off.

We suggest you leave the serious drinking til after this one as the successful will be rewarded with a complimentary Christmas Cocktail.

Delectable new seasonal additions to the cocktail menu include four mouth-watering concoctions guaranteed to fill you with Christmas cheer.

For Traditionalists:  White Christmas – Grey Goose vodka, Banana Liquor, half a banana and white chocolate sauce with a seasonal sprinkling of cinnamon

For party animals:  Merry Berry – a blend of Baileys, Khalua, white Crème de Cacao and Grenadine with fresh strawberries

For mistletoe fiends:  Christmas Kiss – a heady mix of Armagnac, Limoncello, Lychee Liquor, Hibiscus Syrup, Louis Latour and a couple of drops of Angostura

For the young at heart:  Stocking Filler – a decadent combination of Chambord, dark Crème de Cacao, Crème de Mure and white chocolate sauce

Snack on caviar, Peking duck and foie gras pancakes and crab and lobster spring rolls. 

Well, you wouldn’t want to drink on an empty stomach now would you?  

Besides, all those EFAs are bound to increase your brain power and have you emerge a winner. 

www.jumeirahcarltontower.com

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