WIN! To celebrate the launch of our new Picnic High Tea by Cordis, we're giving away a picnic high tea for two plus bubbles to enjoy on a sunny day. ✨ To enter: 🍾 Tell us your favourite picnic spot in the comments 🍾 Make sure you're following @cordisauckland Winner will be drawn on 15 November 2021 and announced here. Good luck! For more info on the Picnic High Tea offer visit the link in our bio (under Picnic High Tea by Cordis). Terms & Conditions: This competition will start on 2 Nov and ends at 5pm on 15 Nov 2021. Auckland residents only, as you will need to collect your prize from Cordis Auckland. The bubbles add-on is only available to those 18 years or older and you must have ID with you to collect. Upon notification, the winner must respond and advise the name and contact number. The winner will be randomly selected. The decision of the winner of the competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into over this decision. The participants warrant that their submissions will not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or any other rights of any third party and will not contain anything that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, harassing or threatening. Use of a false identity or information will result in disqualification. The prize is not transferable and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. Cordis Auckland is administering this competition. Be aware of fake accounts. Only @cordisauckland will be in contact. #LockdownPicnic #LocallyYours #CordisFoodie

Introducing our new Picnic High Tea by Cordis ✨ Spring is here, so why not indulge and take your high tea outdoors, with our new luxury picnic offer! Reconnect with your friends and family over delectable, handcrafted sweets, savouries and scones, with your choice of a luxury TWG tea. Prices start from $55 per adult/child and either Louis Roederer Brut Premier Champagne 375ml or Miru Miru Sparking Wine 750ml can be added on for an extra $55. 🍾 Call Cordis service on 300 2924 the day before you want to pick up your order (before 12pm) and book your high tea to go. On the pick-up day, just drive up to the main Cordis entrance at 83 Symonds Street and it will be delivered contactless straight to your car. Every box purchased before 30 November 2021 will also go in to the draw to win a choice of either a dinner for two at @eightrestaurant_ or High Tea for four people in the Chandelier Lounge, when restrictions allow and excluding drinks. Get your picnic blanket out, check the weather forecast, sit back and enjoy! More info and full menu via the link in our bio (under Picnic High Tea by Cordis). #LockdownPicnic #LocallyYours #CordisFoodie

If you’re on the lookout for a scary good mocktail, you’ve come to the right place. 👻 Try this un-boo-lievable orange delight mocktail created by our resident mixologist at @ourlandisalive while the kids enjoy a chocolate or five at home this Halloween. INGREDIENTS 🍹 45ml orange tea 20ml orange juice 10ml sugar syrup 30ml Top up w/ splash of soda water or sparkling water METHOD Mix the first three ingredients and shake with one scoop of ice, then strain into a Champagne flute glass. Top up with a splash of soda water and garnish with an orange wedge and mint sprig. Voilà! #CordisCocktails #LocallyYours

Some positive news in challenging times for Auckland 💗 Great to see Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland was named the top city to visit in 2022 by @lonelyplanet. We can’t wait to welcome visitors, both domestically and internationally back to the hotel soon, so they have a home away from home to explore all the best Auckland has to offer. ✈️ #AucklandNZ #LocallyYours #BestInTravel2022

Christmas is coming, but what do you get for the person that has everything? 🎄 Our gift vouchers are the perfect gift for that person that is hard to buy for. Treat them to a deluxe Chuan Spa Auckland package, dinner at Eight Restaurant or a High Tea in our Chandelier Lounge. Can't decide? Purchase a monetary voucher and let them decide for themselves. ✨ Get organised early this year and give them a luxury experience to remember. Visit cordisauckland.skchase.com/vouchers to see what's on offer. #GiftVoucher #CordisHoliday #LocallyYours

Lockdowns aren’t all bad when you have views like this on your weekend walk! Appreciating the simple things in life ✨ Get out this week and enjoy the best New Zealand has to offer – scenic walks, beautiful beaches and pristine landscapes. 🏖️🚶⛰️ Kia kaha New Zealand, we will get through these uncertain times together. #LocallyYours #AucklandCity

Already dreaming of your next staycation when restrictions are relaxed? 💭 There’s no time like the present to start planning! 🎁 Whether you’re joining us with loved ones, that special someone or taking some time for yourself, we’ve got you covered. ✨ Plan in advance and check out our range of packages 👉 https://bit.ly/cordispromotion We look forward to seeing you soon. #LocallyYours #LovingCordis

Auckland, we’re one step closer! Make the most of the blue skies this afternoon and venture outside – whether it be for a walk, a takeaway beverage or to collect something delicious! Head out this week to enjoy nature, the calming effects of being outside are great for improving your mental health and easing stress. We look forward to welcoming you back at Cordis Auckland soon. #LocallyYours #CordisAuckland #AucklandCity #AucklandLife #VisitAuckland #AucklandKids

As Auckland city moves into COVID-19 alert level 3 tonight at 11:59pm, Cordis Auckland will remain open as an essential service provider. Our food and beverage facilities: Eight Restaurant, Chandelier Lounge, Our Land is Alive and Club Lounge along with Chuan Spa and Health Club will be closed during alert level 3 and will reopen at alert level 2. Our teams will be working in smaller groups to allow for ample social distancing with the highest hygiene standards. ⁣ The health and safety of our guests, colleagues and community is our top priority now and always. ⁣ ⁣For now stay safe and we look forward to welcoming you to Cordis Auckland as soon as it is safe to do so, take care. #LocallyYours #CordisAuckland

Kia ora tatou! Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) is here and we are celebrating the Māori language and its important place in the culture of Aotearoa New Zealand. So what better time to get practising than right now? I ētahi wā ka ora noa te tangata i te pupuhi o te hau me te tirohanga atu ki te moana Some days all you need is fresh air and sea views

Happy Friday. In celebration of Spring it's time to tackle a cocktail project. Whether you’re looking for a distraction or a way to make the most out of your home bar—or maybe a little of both—there's no better time to get familiar with a new technique. Chamomile Gin Fizz 🍹 A recipe shared by our resident tea sommelier, it has a fun chamomile tea-infused simple syrup, which adds the floral flavor to the drink, without overpowering things. Don’t worry, this doesn’t taste like tea! INGREDIENTS 60ml Chamomile infused syrup 45ml Gin 30ml Lemon juice 1 Egg white 50ml Soda water FOR THE CHAMOMILE SYRUP: 1 cup water 2 chamomile tea bags ½ cup sugar METHOD🍹 Brew chamomile tea (or any other floral tea) and let the teabag steep for 10 minutes. To make syrup, use equal parts boiling water and sugar and keep stirring until all sugar is dissolved then pour through a mesh strainer. Top the chamomile tea with some the syrup based on preference. Dry shake all the ingredients (shaking the ingredients without ice) Add ice and shake again Double strain into a chilled glass Top up with soda water Garnish with chamomile buds Smooth, light, floral, and delicious with foam on top! 🌺 Enjoy

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