The Roster · Soho · W1D
Jasmin at the Connaught Bar trolley
Chestnut hair, a quick laugh, and she will name your perfume before the first sip.
Available todayAfter nine, and happy with same-night plans
- Age
- 22
- Height
- 160 cm · 5 ft 3 in
- Hair
- long, straight chestnut brown
- Eyes
- brown
- Figure
- petite
- Languages
- English
- Home district
- Soho · W1D, W1F
Jasmin, in brief
Small in stature and impossible to overlook, Jasmin stands 160 cm, petite, with long straight chestnut hair and brown eyes that always seem a moment from laughter. She dresses with a light hand: silk in sapphire or garnet, a fine chain, heels that add a few welcome inches. There is always a scent, and you will want to ask what it is.
Bubbly and quick, she has a playful streak that surfaces early and never wears thin. She is in her early twenties and talks, in English, at a lively clip, asking questions in a way that makes people glad to answer. Perfume is her private study; she can pick out the notes in most fragrances and holds firm opinions on a good many of them. Mixology is the other science. Salsa is the release, a class each week and a Latin night whenever a friend can be persuaded along.
Mayfair has an obvious room for her, and it is the Connaught Bar on Carlos Place, where the martini trolley is wheeled to the table and your drink is built in front of you, the choice of bitters as ceremonious as any perfume counter. Jasmin will want to understand every step. If the bartender is in a generous mood she may also ask which of his bitters he likes least, and why.
Soho is home, and her nights start late, from about nine and often the same day. Piccadilly is where most of her W1 evenings begin; one hour with her is £600, and a message to Cressida does the rest.
The hours, priced
The Society's figures apply to Jasmin as to everyone on the roster: stated in pounds, given to her yourself at the door, and with her journey inside Zones 1 and 2 already folded in.
| Hour | Length | Fee | Suits | Enquire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | One hourThe introduction | £600 | Long enough for a glass at the bar and a proper conversation, and a gentle way to begin. | Enquire |
| 23:00 | Ninety minutesThe nightcap | £900 | The hour with room left over for a second glass and an unhurried goodbye. | Enquire |
| 21:00 | Two hoursThe long drink | £1,100 | An evening in, or an opening two streets away, without anyone glancing at a watch. | Enquire |
| 22:00 | Three hoursThe second act | £1,500 | Supper somewhere small, then the remainder of the evening at a pace you set together. | Enquire |
| 20:00 | Four hoursThe table for two | £1,800 | Shaped around a single good table, from the first course to the last car home. | Enquire |
| 00:00 | Ten hoursUntil morning | £3,000 | From the first glass of the evening to breakfast in the suite. Ask a day ahead where you can. | Enquire |
| Fri | Two nights or moreThe weekend away | from £6,000 | In London or further afield, with one figure for the whole stay once the dates are fixed. | Enquire |
Past Zone 2, airports and changes of plan: Rates
Jasmin, after dark
Jasmin likes a night that starts late and gathers speed. She arrives around nine, bright eyed, having already decided what you should drink first. The opening round is a small experiment: two cocktails side by side so you can compare the gin, the vermouth, the twist. She explains what the bartender just did and why it worked, then stops explaining and simply enjoys it. Supper is light and shared, plates in the middle of the table. If there is music later she will find it, and she will teach you a salsa step in the gap between two tables whether or not you consider yourself a dancer. Nobody stays self-conscious around her for long. She makes the whole evening feel like a small, happy conspiracy.
Jasmin answers
Fig leaf. Green, milky, a little strange. It smells like a garden at the end of a hot day, and I wear it all September.
Stirred, if there is no juice in it. Shaking a martini is a small crime against the vermouth.
The basic step, yes, in about three minutes. Everything after that needs a proper floor and a braver partner, although plenty of guests find the courage.
Remarks in the book
The page is still blankNo remarks have been entered for Jasmin yet. When a guest writes something worth keeping, and she agrees, it appears here beneath the guest's first name, with the month set beside it. Nothing on this page is ever composed by the Society.
Entered only after Cressida has read them · signed with a first name and the month only · withdrawn whenever Jasmin asks
A line for Jasmin
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Good evening Cressida. May I book Jasmin for [length] on [date], from [time]? I shall be at [hotel name], and will pass on the room number once you confirm.
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Send word about Jasmin
Mention Jasmin by name and the evening you have in mind. If she is spoken for, Cressida will say so plainly and suggest someone close in spirit.