Little Box of Christmas
Little Box of Christmas
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Little Box of Christmas

A little box of Christmas cheer, featuring Cropwell Bishop Stilton, Truffled Hundred Dram and Celtic Soft, accompanied by rosemary crackers, English Quince Preserve and a bottle of Taylor's Late Bottled Vintage Port. Beautifully presented in a Paxton & Whitfield gift box, ready for a delicious festive celebration.

£50.00
Serves 2-4 Serves 2-4

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Bundle Details

Paxton & Whitfield Blue Stilton 200g

Paxton & Whitfield Blue Stilton 200g

A rich, tangy and velvety Blue Stilton pre packed for extra shelflife

Truffle Hundred Dram 200g

Truffle Hundred Dram 200g

A rich and creamy British cheddar cheese infused with black truffle for an irresistibly aromatic and indulgent flavour.

Celtic Soft

Celtic Soft

A soft, Irish cheese with a buttery texture and full creamy flavour. Perfect for baking.

Foraged Quince Preserve

Foraged Quince Preserve

English Quince, our perfect cheese board pairing has been seasonally foraged and preserved to pair with your favourite cheese.

Taylors LBV 20cl Port

Taylors LBV 20cl Port

A small sized Late Bottled Vintage from pioneering port house Taylors.

Product Details

The Little Box of Christmas

A little box of Christmas cheer, with everything you need for a rather lovely festive cheeseboard.

The Little Box of Christmas brings together three exceptional British cheeses, delicious accompaniments and a bottle of Late Bottled Vintage Port. Whether you're looking for a thoughtful gift for a cheese-loving friend, something to share over the festive holidays or a little treat for yourself, this carefully chosen selection is full of Christmas favourites.

At the heart of the box is Cropwell Bishop Stilton, rich, creamy and beautifully balanced, with the savoury depth that makes Stilton such an essential part of Christmas. Alongside it, Truffled Hundred Dram offers a wonderfully indulgent contrast, with the earthy aroma of black truffle running through its rich, savoury flavour. Completing the trio is Celtic Soft, a soft, bloomy-rinded cheese with a delicate buttery character and a wonderfully creamy texture.

For the accompaniments, we've chosen crisp Rosemary & Olive Oil Crackers and English Quince Preserve, whose fragrant, sweet-sharp fruitiness is particularly lovely alongside the cheeses.

And, because Christmas wouldn't be quite the same without it, there's a 20cl bottle of Taylor's Late Bottled Vintage Port. Rich with dark fruit flavours, it's a classic partner for Stilton and a very good way to round off a festive evening.

Beautifully presented in a Paxton & Whitfield gift box, The Little Box of Christmas is a generous little gift with all the makings of a delicious Christmas cheeseboard.

What's Inside

  • Cropwell Bishop Stilton (200g): A rich, creamy and full-flavoured blue cheese from one of Nottinghamshire's celebrated Stilton dairies.

  • Truffled Hundred Dram (200g): A rich, savoury cheese infused with black truffle, bringing a wonderful earthy aroma and indulgent flavour.

  • Celtic Soft (200g): A beautifully creamy, bloomy-rinded soft cheese with delicate buttery notes.

  • Rosemary & Olive Oil Crackers: Crisp, savoury crackers flavoured with aromatic rosemary and olive oil.

  • English Quince Preserve (105g): A fragrant, sweet-sharp fruit preserve that pairs beautifully with cheese.

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

Presented in a Paxton & Whitfield Medium Gift Box.

Delivery & Gifting

The Little Box of Christmas is beautifully presented in one of our gift boxes, with the option to include a personalised message printed on a Paxton & Whitfield gift card.

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.

UK delivery is free on orders over £45, excluding certain Highlands and Islands postcodes. Christmas delivery dates can be selected at checkout, with free dates available while capacity lasts and additional charges applying to premium delivery slots.

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.

Paxton & Whitfield Blue Stilton 200g Nutritional Information

Cow's Milk, Salt, Rennet, Dairy Cultures (Milk)

Truffle Hundred Dram 200g Nutritional Information

Cheddar Cheese (Cows' *Milk*), Black Truffle Sauce (2.5%) (Closed Cup Mushrooms, Olive Oil, Extra Virgin Olive oil, Pitted Black Olives, Black Summer Truffles, Black Truffle Flavour, Salt), Black Truffle Oil (Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Black Truffle Flavouring).

Celtic Soft Nutritional Information

Cow's Milk, Salt, Rennet, Dairy Cultures (Milk).

Foraged Quince Preserve Nutritional Information

Quince, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sugar

Taylors LBV 20cl Port Nutritional Information

Grapes,*Sulphites*

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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