InterContinental Sydney Unveils Festive Winter Celebrations

This month, InterContinental Sydney will transport guests to a traditional Northern Hemisphere Christmas featuring festive flavours from the iconic hotel's talented culinary team, as well as bespoke cocktails conceived by the renowned Four Pillars Gin.

Guests will be invited in from the frosty Sydney winter to celebrate sophisticated Christmas in July festivities, with the hotel reimagined as a welcoming winter wonderland.

During the final week of July, Monday 22 – Sunday 28*, both dining venues of the iconic luxury hotel, Cafe Opera and The Cortile, will include an array of festive experiences including buffets of succulent Christmas roasts, traditional mince pies, pudding with brandy custard, a festive High Tea and warming mulled wine.

Jennifer Brown, General Manager, InterContinental Sydney says, “We are proud to warmly welcome both Sydneysiders and travellers to InterContinental Sydney to celebrate this unique holiday, Christmas in July, and to experience the beauty of Sydney in winter within the walls of our hotel. For our international guests, especially those hailing from the Northern Hemisphere, it gives them a comforting taste of home amidst beautiful Sydney surrounds.”

At The Cortile, guests can enjoy a Yuletide-themed High Tea, featuring traditional flavours of gingerbread, chestnut, turkey and cranberry, with the optional pairing of a bespoke Christmas Gin Cocktail. Special winter beverages will also be severed at The Cortile throughout July, including Hot Chocolate Baileys and Mulled Wine.

Cafe Opera's indulgent buffet will feature mouth-watering roasts, accompanied by aromatic stuffing and roast vegetables, while to finish the feast guests can select from an array of irresistible Christmas desserts.

As part of the celebrations, InterContinental Sydney has partnered with Four Pillars Gin to serve two bespoke cocktails for guests to savour with their High Tea. Each incorporates the famous Four Pillars Australian Christmas Gin, distilled using a Christmas pudding originating from a 1968 family recipe with notes of juniper, cinnamon, star anise and angelica.

As a gift to take away, each High Tea guest will receive a luxurious Appelles Apothecary & Lab Hand Cream infused with essential oils of Cinnamon, Mandarin, and Rosemary, evoking the iconic scents of Christmas.

Details of InterContinental Sydney's Christmas in July offerings are as follows;

HIGH TEA STAND

Monday 22 – Friday 26 July, 11am – 4pm, $80pp (ages 13+), $30pp (ages 5-12), Children 4 and under dine complimentary

• Cocktail or Champagne: Four Pillars Christmas Gin cocktail or Glass of G.H. Mumm on arrival
• High Tea stand of festive delights including mince tarts, gingerbread macarons, chocolate raspberry tartlets, chestnut cream meringues and pistachio cherry cheesecake, as well as savoury Christmas flavours including turkey & cranberry tea sandwiches
• Ronnefeldt loose leaf tea selection
• Appelles Hand Cream gift with Cinnamon, Rosemary and Mandarin scent (70mL).
• Children 4 and under dine complimentary

HIGH TEA BUFFET

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July, 12:30 – 2pm or 3 – 4:30pm, $95pp (ages 13+), $30pp (ages 5-12), Children 4 and under dine complimentary

• Cocktail or Champagne: Four Pillars Christmas Gin cocktail or Glass of G.H. Mumm on arrival
• High Tea stand of festive delights including mince tarts, gingerbread macarons, chocolate raspberry tartlets, chestnut cream meringues, pistachio cherry cheesecake, and more as well as savoury Christmas flavours including turkey & cranberry tea sandwiches
• Ronnefeldt loose leaf tea selection
• Appelles Hand Cream gift with Cinnamon, Rosemary and Mandarin scent (70mL).
• Children 4 and under dine complimentary

FESTIVE BUFFET

Wednesday 24 July, lunch & dinner; Thursday 25 July, lunch; Friday 26 July, lunch, $69 per adult –20% off saving applies to this

• Christmas-style roasts including orange & maple glazed Berkshire ham on the bone; roast turkey with thyme stuffing; rosemary-infused roasted vegetables
• Pastries and desserts of mini mince pies, Christmas stolen and Christmas pudding with brandy custard
• In addition to the Signature Buffet of fresh oysters, prawns, mussels, succulent roasts from the Southern Highlands, hot dishes, salads, artisanal antipasto, international and Asian cuisines, a show-stopping dessert bar as well as a curated selection just for children
• Children 10 and under dine complimentary

DELUXE FESTIVE BUFFET

Thursday 25 July, dinner; Friday 26 July, dinner; Saturday 27 July, lunch & dinner; Sunday 28 July, lunch & dinner, $99 per adult –20% off saving applies to this

• Christmas-style roasts including orange & maple glazed Berkshire ham on the bone; roast turkey with thyme stuffing; rosemary-infused roasted vegetables
• Pastries and desserts of mini mince pies, Christmas stolen and Christmas pudding with brandy custard
• In addition to the Deluxe Buffet of Balmain bugs, blue swimmer crab, spanner crab, salmon sashimi, and grilled whole salmon on top of the delights on the Signature Buffet
• Children 10 and under dine complimentary

Bookings are available at Cafe Opera and The Cortile. To reserve your table and access special promotions**, visit: www.icsydney.com.au/christmas-july-2019