The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Mooncakes – What are the new flavours in 2016?

This Mid-Autumn Festival, embrace artisan snow skin and classic baked mooncakes from Summer Pavillion, the one Michelin starred Chinese restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore.

Attention custard lava lovers! The new Mini Custard Lava with Vanilla ($72 / box of 8), with its immense salted egg yolk flavour, is bound to tantalize tastebuds. Encompassing the fragrance and palatability of a mooncake made from a combination of salted egg yolk and vanilla, it is best savoured warm to elicit the smooth, flowy texture of the custard filling. Let it flow~ let it flow~

For those who prefer going back to our traditional roots, the Assorted Baked Mooncakes set ($72 / box of 4) comes with three different flavours which include the White Lotus Seed Paste with Double Yolk, White Lotus Seed Paste and White Lotus Seed Paste with Black Sesame.

Brought back by popular demand, their signature Assorted Mini Snow Skin Martini mooncakes ($70 / box of 8) comprise a colourful array of Appletini, Berrytini, Coffeetini and Lycheetini mooncakes. Appletini is created from green apple liqueur while Berrytini is derived from a fruity mix of raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and blackberries infused with a hint of vodka. Coffeetini contains dark coffee liqueur while Lycheetini is a delightful blend of fruit liquor with real lychee bits.

Making its debut this year is the Mini Snow Skin Mao Shan Wang Durian mooncake ($70 / box of 8). It is best enjoyed chilled, with its creamy texture and bittersweet aftertaste. Other popular flavours such as Mini Snow Skin Green Tea ($66 / box of 8), Mini White Lotus Seed Paste with Black Sesame ($66 / box of 8), White Lotus Seed Paste with Double Yolk ($76 / box of 4) and more are also available.

A 25% early bird privilege is applicable for online purchases before 14 August, while online purchases from 15 August to 12 September enjoy a 15% privilege.