12 Days of Christmas Cheese Hamper
12 Days of Christmas Cheese Hamper
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12 Days of Christmas Cheese Hamper

Twelve delicious reasons to celebrate Christmas. Discover four distinctive British cheeses, artisan crackers, carefully chosen fruit preserves, white truffle honey, handmade sea salt fudge and a bottle of Taylor's Late Bottled Vintage Port. Beautifully presented in a luxury Paxton & Whitfield gift box, with free UK named-date delivery.

£80.00
Serves 4-6 Serves 4-6

12 Days of Christmas Cheese Hamper

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Product Details

Twelve delicious reasons to celebrate Christmas.

For those who believe the pleasures of Christmas should last rather longer than a single day, The 12 Days of Christmas brings together twelve exceptional cheeses, accompaniments and festive treats to enjoy throughout the season.

At the heart of this generous collection are four distinctive British cheeses. Cropwell Bishop Stilton is beautifully rich and creamy, with the savoury depth and gentle piquancy that make a well-matured Stilton such a Christmas favourite. Hundred Dram offers a wonderfully satisfying contrast, with its firm texture and rich, rounded flavour.

Completing the cheeseboard are two characterful Welsh cheeses. Celtic Capra brings the distinctive qualities of goat's milk to the selection, while Celtic Soft offers a softer, creamier style, perfect for spreading generously onto a cracker.

Of course, a proper Christmas cheeseboard deserves equally good accompaniments. We've included crisp Sourdough Crispbreads and Apricot, Date & Sunflower Seed Cracker Bakes, alongside a carefully chosen collection of sweet and savoury pairings. Fig & Walnut Conserve is particularly lovely with firmer cheeses, while Confit Pear & Vanilla adds a delicate, fragrant sweetness. There's also White Truffle Honey for an indulgent finishing touch and Foraged Quince Preserve, whose bright fruit character is a wonderful partner for cheese.

For the sweeter moments, there's a box of Paxton's Handmade Sea Salt Fudge, rich and buttery with just enough salt to balance the sweetness. And because Christmas wouldn't be quite the same without a glass of something special, we've included a 20cl bottle of Taylor's Late Bottled Vintage Port, a classic companion to Stilton.

Beautifully presented in a large Paxton & Whitfield gift box, The 12 Days of Christmas is a splendid gift for those who appreciate exceptional cheese and all the little pleasures that accompany it. Whether shared with family and friends or enjoyed a little at a time over the festive holidays, there's something delicious to look forward to with every opening.

This collection arrives in one of our large luxury wrapped gift boxes, with a personalised Paxton & Whitfield gift message and free UK named-date delivery*.

What's Inside

  • Cropwell Bishop Stilton (200g): A rich, creamy blue cheese with a beautifully balanced savoury flavour and the characteristic depth of a traditional Stilton.

  • Hundred Dram (200g): A firm, richly flavoured British cheese with a satisfying texture and a long, rounded finish.

  • Celtic Capra: A distinctive Welsh goat's milk cheese, bringing another dimension of flavour to the cheeseboard.

  • Celtic Soft: A soft, creamy Welsh cheese with a delicate flavour and a wonderfully yielding texture.

  • Paxton's Handmade Sea Salt Fudge (150g): Rich, buttery handmade fudge with a touch of sea salt.

  • Sourdough Crispbreads: Crisp, artisan-baked crackers, ideal for enjoying with the cheeses.

  • Fig & Walnut Conserve: A rich, fruity preserve with the natural sweetness of figs and the pleasing texture of walnuts.

  • Confit Pear & Vanilla (120g): Delicately sweet pear with fragrant vanilla, a lovely accompaniment to soft and hard cheeses alike.

  • White Truffle Honey (60g): Golden honey with the distinctive earthy perfume of white truffle.

  • Apricot, Date & Sunflower Seed Cracker Bakes (100g): Thin, crisp fruit and seed crackers that bring sweetness and texture to a cheeseboard.

  • English Quince Preserve (105g): A fragrant fruit preserve with a delicious balance of sweetness and acidity.

  • Taylor's Late Bottled Vintage Port (20cl): A rich, full-bodied port with ripe dark fruit flavours, particularly delicious alongside Stilton.

Presented in a Paxton & Whitfield Large Gift Box.

Delivery & Gifting

All Paxton & Whitfield deliveries are carefully packaged with 100% sheep's wool insulation and reusable icepacks, and dispatched using an overnight delivery service to ensure your cheeses arrive in excellent condition.

You can include a personalised message, printed on a Paxton & Whitfield gift card, and select your preferred delivery date at checkout.

Free UK named-date delivery is included with this collection, subject to our delivery terms and available delivery dates.

Due to the seasonal nature of some products, occasional substitutions may be necessary. Where this happens, we will endeavour to provide the closest possible alternative of comparable quality.

Nutritional Information

Please see individual products nutritional information under bundle details.

How To

STORING YOUR CHEESE

The first thing to remember is that cheese keeps best as a whole cheese. So unless you are buying a whole cheese it’s best to eat it as soon as you can. However, this may not always be practical and you may need to store it. Larger pieces of cheese keep better than small pieces. There are few hard and fast rules, merely lots of hints and to make life more complicated, conditions will change with the seasons as will the cheese.

WHERE TO STORE

If you are storing cheese in a refrigerator, it is best to store it in the salad drawer, which although may be running at a slightly higher temperature, it is a confined space that will retain humidity levels. However, do bear in mind that if using the salad compartment to store your cheese, do not also store salad items in the same compartment, as it can transfer harmful bacteria to the cheese.

TEMPERATURE

Some cheeses are best kept cool, others need a warmer environment; it depends on the type of cheese and its stage of maturity. Most hard cheeses that arrive with you will be fine at 8 degrees centigrade to 15 degrees centigrade, at warmer temperatures they will continue to mature; a cool, humid cellar would be perfect, or any unheated part of the house that has a constant temperature between 8 &15 degrees centigrade. Soft and blue cheeses need to be stored at low temperatures, preferably in a refrigerator between 5 & 8 degrees centigrade.

HUMIDITY

Nearly all cheeses like a moist atmosphere, 80% relative humidity is ideal. A humid cellar is often ideal, as is the dairy or salad drawer in your fridge, but if this is not possible cover the cheese with a clean, damp cloth or keep the cheese in a container which prevents moisture escaping, for example a cheese bell or cardboard box. Too dry an atmosphere will mean the cheese will crack; too moist an atmosphere and mould growth is encouraged. Moulds are part of the natural development of cheese and often enhance their flavour but scrape them off if they look unattractive.

WRAPPING

The waxed paper in which we supply our cheese does a good job at keeping the cheese in the right condition. It allows the cheese to breathe but not to dry out too quickly. Cling film, if used for any length of time, tends to allow too much moisture to build up, encouraging moulds to grow on the surface of the cheese. If you do use cling film, cover only the cut surface, allowing the rind to breathe and use a new piece every time you open it. Kitchen foil is good for wrapping moist blue cheeses.

SHELF LIFE AND STORAGE

With individual cheeses you can expect a natural shelf life as indicated by the Use By / Best Before Date on the packaging. With hard cut cheeses (including robust blues like Stilton), if carefully wrapped and stored as suggested cheese will keep for a minimum of a week or more from the date of purchase (all cut cheeses are cut to order and will have approximately 12 days shelf life on them).

At Christmas our last delivery will be a few days earlier than Christmas Day and keeping the cheese in the refrigerator as recommended will slow down maturation and help prevent premature spoilage.

SERVING YOUR CHEESE

To enjoy your cheese at its best, allow it to come to room temperature between 18 & 23 degrees centigrade for an hour or so before serving. Cut the cheese according to its shape, for example if it is a wedge follow the lines of the cheese. Round cheeses such as Camembert should be cut as you would cut a cake, so that each piece has an equal proportion of rind. Remember that small portions of cheese tend to dry out quickly, so cut as small a surface as possible and try to finish up little pieces quickly to enjoy your cheese at its best.

We would recommend that cheese should be served before the dessert as the flow of flavours through the meal is best preserved and the wine from the main course can usually be enjoyed with the cheeses. On the other hand, it is always nice to sit and relax at the end of a meal and pick at a cheese board intermittently, and so the choice is yours! Accompany with quality bread or crackers and a selection of pickles and chutneys.

Cheese delivery

FREE UK* Delivery when you spend over £40 

Fresh, Overnight UK Cheese Delivery

Overnight Cheese Delivery: Our UK delivery charge is £6.95 for UK* orders under £40. Delivery for orders over £40 is free.
*Please note Free UK Delivery is only valid for deliveries to the UK mainland and also excludes deliveries to the Scottish Highlands. We do not currently deliver to Northern Ireland and we do not deliver to international locations outside of the UK.

Named day deliveries on all orders: You can select a delivery date on Tuesday - Saturday when you go to checkout. (Please note. a surcharge of £10 applies to Saturday deliveries) .  

Chilled overnight cheese delivery: All of our cheese parcels are cooled with re-usable ice packs and insulated with recyclable packaging. We always use an overnight delivery service for UK mainland orders to ensure that your cheese arrives with you in fine condition. 

Hand cut & hand wrapped: Our cheese for online orders is hand cut to order and hand wrapped in Paxton & Whitfield wax paper by our expert cheesemongers. Your cheese will have approximately 12 days shelf life on them from the date of despatch.

Delivery tracking & notifications: Please provide your mobile phone number or email address and you will receive tracking details and anticipated delivery times. On the day that your order is despatched, you will recieve a notification that your delivery is on its way and an anticipated 1 hour delivery time slot. 

Carbon-neutral delivery: Our delivery partners at DPD commit to make every parcel they deliver carbon neutral. They measure their CO2 emissions, strive to reduce them, and offset the remaining emissions.

No signature required: You may use the "Delivery Instructions" in the ordering process to provide succinct instructions such as "leave in the garage if out" (choose a cool place) if the recipient is out. The driver is instructed to leave your parcel somewhere safe if you are out to ensure that the cheese is not delayed or held for too long in a warehouse. We regret we cannot accept responsibility for the condition of the goods or non-receipt if goods are not signed for.

UK Highlands & Islands Delivery

There are some places we simply can't get to in under a day and cost more for delivery. If you live in the UK Highlands or Islands, or in a particularly remote location then an additional delivery charge and longer delivery time may apply. You will be notified of any additional charge when you go to checkout. 

Click & Collect

If you would prefer to avoid the queues, rather not wait for delivery or avoid delivery cost then try our FREE order online Click & Collect service.

Simply order on line one day and collect your purchases the next day from your chosen shop. This service is available at all four Paxton & Whitfield shops in Jermyn Street, London; Cale Street, London and Bath.

This service is only available for the items that are listed on our web-site. If you want to place an order for products that are not included on the web-site please call the shop and place a telephone order for the entirety of your order directly with them on the phone. See Visit Our Shops for contact details and maps of each shop. Please note that we are unable to process orders that include items for collection from one of the shops as well as items for delivery. If you want to split your purchase please place two separate orders – one for collection and one for delivery.

Place and pay for your order online

Orders placed before 5pm are available for collection at your chosen shop after 11am the next day that the shop is open. (Pick ups not available Sundays and Bank Holidays).

Orders placed after 5pm are available for collection at your chosen shop after 2pm the next day that the shop is open. (Pick ups not available Sundays and Bank Holidays).

If you do not want to pick up your goods the following day, please specify in the comments box of the Order Form the day and approximate time (ie morning before 1pm/afternoon after 12 noon) that you want to collect the goods.  Please note that 2 full working days are required for any orders which include a Ham.

Pickup In Store

Maps and opening times of our shops are available at Visit Our Shops. Details of the shop that you have chosen to collect from will be shown on your receipt.

Please give a contact number so that we can call you if there are any issues with your order.

On arrival at the Shop please make your way to the counter where a sales assistant will be able to collect your purchases. At particularly busy times, for example, just before Christmas please make your way to the Collection Point which will be clearly identifiable.

To ensure we are handing over your purchase to the correct person, please bring with you a copy of your order receipt email or, at a minimum, your order number. Goods will not be released without this information.

Your order will be available for collection for 24 hours. If you are unable to collect it within that time, please contact the shop from where you were meant to be collecting your goods (see Visit Our Shops) to rearrange collection.

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