Christmas gift hampers

Hampers have to be the ultimate foolproof foodie pressie. Who doesn’t love to dig into a lucky dip of deliciousness and receive a whole host of sumptuous tipples, choccies or cheeses? Whatever your family and friends’ passions and pleasures, here are Christmas gift hampers to suit

Large Hamper, Fowey Valley

For loved ones who enjoy nothing more than an exquisitely handcrafted cider, this hamper from Fowey Valley offers a medley of sips and surprises for maximum merriment over the festive season. Each tipple and foodie gift is created or distilled from scratch meaning that your gift is truly handmade and unique.

Local flavours can be savoured in award-winning Cornish Sparkling Vintage Cider and Castledore Medium Dry Cider. The hamper also contains vintage cider vinegar, extra virgin Sicilian olive oil, cider chutney, a miniature of Pommeau, a miniature of Eau de Vie (makes a great digestif or mixed into cocktails in place of vodka or gin) and a bag of cider fudge. 

It’s all beautifully packaged – think eco wood wool, made from handcut spruce trees.

£58.50. Buy it now.

Christmas Chocolate Heaven, Willie’s Cacao

For the chocoholic in your life, this luxury chocolate bonanza may well be the hamper of their dreams. The discerning cocoa critic will rave about the long finish, beautiful flavours and superior aroma of the three dark chocolate bars in this haul from Devon’s own Willy Wonka, Willie Harcourt-Cooze. This collection of treasures includes his award-winning hot chocolate and famous chocolate spread (he even roasts the hazelnuts himself). Sumptuous surprises include milk, white and flavoured bars, hot chocolate, and dark chocolate sea salt caramel pearls.

£59. Buy it now.

The Christmas Quintet, The Cheese Shed

Cheese fiends will be delighted by the wedges of artisan dairy paired with Appassimento wine and a little bottle of Taylor’s LBV port in this heaving Christmas gift hamper. The quintet of cheeses includes crowd pleasers Ford Farm Cheddar, Cornish Blue and Cricket St Thomas Camembert. There’s also a Sharpham Rustic (a unique semi-soft cheese made with creamy Jersey milk) and Rosary (the most exquisite goat’s cheese flavoured with garlic and parsley).

Bovey resident Clare Gault makes the Cranberry Chutney while other artisan accompaniments include Red Onion and Thyme Chutney and Otter Vale’s Quince Jelly. Posh crackers and a fig-flavoured membrillo-style preserve provide the final touches to a cheeseboard that can sit proudly on the kitchen table throughout the festive period.

£84.99 Buy it now.

Christmas Charcuterie Hamper, The Real Cure

The South West is putting its very own charcuterie on the map with this fabulous hamper from The Real Cure in Dorset, which uses traditional processes such as curing, fermenting, smoking and air drying to create salami, chorizo and air dried hams.

For loved ones who like to graze at the meat board, the eight award-winning finds in this generous hamper are a surefire hit. They include the likes of sloe and garlic wild venison salami (made using British deer, sloe berries, fresh garlic and a good glug of red wine) and Dorset Blue Vinney and fig salami (combining the punch of a blue cheese with sweet figs and free range pork and pink peppercorn).

£50. Buy it now.

Cupboard Essentials, Cultjar

From its home at Worminster Farm in Somerset, Cultjar produces handmade ferments, pickles, shrubs, seasonings, nuts and more using nutrient-rich, quality (and mostly local) ingredients. Mixing tried-and-tested traditional methods with some more contemporary preservation techniques, the team’s aim is always to ensure their jars are packed with depth of flavour and long-lasting deliciousness.

This cupboard essentials range is a perfect introduction for that friend who hasn’t fully entered the fandom of ferments (yet). It features Cultjar’s other bestselling products – none of which require chilling, so your friend won’t have to slot these in the fridge alongside the Christmas spread.

£49. Buy it now.

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