The Kensington Cheese & Wine Hamper
The Kensington Cheese & Wine Hamper
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The Kensington Cheese & Wine Hamper

A luxurious celebration of artisan cheeses, sparkling wine and carefully chosen accompaniments, beautifully presented in a luxury wrapped card hamper box with a personalised message and Free UK named-date delivery*.

£150.00
Serves 10-12 Serves 10-12

The Kensington Cheese & Wine Hamper

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Bundle Details

Stilton Jar 250g

Stilton Jar 250g

Rich & creamy premium blue Stilton crumbled into a collectable Paxton & Whitfield jar with a clarified butter seal.

Cheddar Pounder

Cheddar Pounder

A miniature cheddar, cloth bound and matured in Somerset caves with a nutty bite, earthy notes and a satisfyingly dense consistency.

Aldwych Goat

Aldwych Goat

A firm textured goats milk with a clean, fresh flavour and lots of character.

Paxtons Triple Cream Brie

Paxtons Triple Cream Brie

A Paxton & Whitfield exclusive triple cream cheese handmade in Cornwall, enriched with Cornish Double Cream

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.

Black Garlic Pickle

Black Garlic Pickle

An intense spark of umami tanginess, with deep flavours of garlic, creating a perfect accompaniment for cheese.

jar of beetroot and horseradish chutney with cheese knife on paxton and whitfield cheeseboard

Beetroot & Horseradish Chutney

Taste our Beetroot & Horseradish Chutney. A delightfully sweet chutney with a touch of warmth from the horseradish.

Fig and Walnut Conserve

Fig and Walnut Conserve

A rich and sticky fig and walnut paste to eat with cheese.

Damson & Crab Apple Fruit Cheese

Damson & Crab Apple Fruit Cheese

Delicious fruit preserve, made with seasonally foraged English damsons and crab apples, perfect with artisan cheese.

Paxton's Sea Salt Fudge

Paxton's Sea Salt Fudge

Melt in the mouth, traditional butter fudge but with a hint of sea salt, giving it a richer, rather fabulous caramel flavour.

Multiseed & Cracked Black Pepper Artisan Toasts for Cheese

Multiseed & Black Pepper Gluten Free Crackerbakes

These delicious biscuits for cheese are twice baked for extra crunch and bursting with sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds & linseeds. Deliciously gluten free for a satisfying pairing with artisan cheese.

Cornish Buttermilk Crackers

Cornish Buttermilk Crackers

These crisp wholemeal biscuits for cheese are enriched with Cornish Buttermilk & Whey

Bottle of Tissot-Maire sparkling wine on a dark background

Crémant du Jura Blanc de Blancs

An aged Crémant du Jura Blanc de Blancs with an appealing golden colour, and aromas redolent of ripe nectarines and warm bread.

Luxury grey hamper box with Paxton & Whitfield embossed in gold

Luxury Hamper Box

A beautiful reusable Paxton & Whitfield logo embossed large gift box.

Product Details

The Kensington

Generous and beautifully balanced, The Kensington brings together five artisan cheeses, sparkling wine and a carefully chosen selection of sweet and savoury accompaniments. From creamy Stilton and rich Triple Cream Brie to Cave Aged Cheddar and Truffle Hundred Dram, it is a substantial gift designed for sharing.

This collection is presented in one of our luxury wrapped card hamper boxes with a personalised Paxton & Whitfield gift message and Free UK named-date delivery*.

The Kensington Contains:

  • Stilton Jar 250g with Clarified Butter: Creamy, full-flavoured Stilton sealed beneath a layer of clarified butter.
  • Cheddar Pounder 550g: A generous piece of traditional Cheddar with a firm texture, deep savoury flavour and long finish.
  • Aldwych Goat 150g: A soft goat’s milk cheese with a creamy texture, gentle acidity and delicate hazelnut notes.
  • Paxton & Whitfield Triple Cream Brie 200g: Rich and buttery with a soft, creamy paste and delicate bloomy rind.
  • Truffle Hundred Dram 200g: Full-flavoured Cheddar combined with aromatic black truffle for a rich, savoury finish.
  • Black Garlic Pickle 110g: Dark, rich and sticky, with roasted garlic flavours and a deep savoury sweetness.
  • Beetroot & Horseradish Chutney 190g: Earthy beetroot balanced with the gentle heat of horseradish, particularly good with Cheddar and soft cheese.
  • Fig & Walnut Conserve 90g: Sweet figs and walnuts combine in a rich conserve made for pairing with cheese.
  • Foraged Damson & Crab Apple Fruit Cheese 105g: A concentrated fruit preserve balancing rich damson with bright crab apple acidity.
  • Paxton’s Handmade Sea Salt Fudge 150g: Rich, buttery fudge finished with sea salt.
  • Multiseed & Pepper Toasts 100g: Crisp, seeded toasts with a gentle peppery warmth.
  • Cornish Buttermilk Crackers 100g: Light, crisp crackers made with buttermilk, ideal alongside the cheese selection.
  • Crémant de Jura Blanc de Blancs NV: An elegant sparkling wine from the Jura, providing a fresh, celebratory partner to the cheeses.

All Paxton & Whitfield deliveries are packaged with 100% sheep’s wool insulation and reusable ice packs and sent on an overnight delivery service to arrive fresh. Add a personalised message to be printed on a Paxton & Whitfield gift card and reserve your preferred delivery date at checkout.

Due to the nature of artisan products, substitutions may occasionally be necessary. Where this happens, we will choose the closest suitable alternative available.

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.

Stilton Jar 250g Nutritional Information

Cow's Milk, Salt, Rennet, Dairy Cultures (Milk), Mould Cultures, Clarified Butter (Milk) 12%

Cheddar Pounder Nutritional Information

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

Aldwych Goat Nutritional Information

*Goats' Milk*, Salt, Vegetarian Rennet, Lactic Cultures (*Milk*), Surface Mould, Calcium Chloride, Yeast

Paxtons Triple Cream Brie Nutritional Information

*Cow’s milk*, Pasteurised Double Cream, DVI Starter culture, Penicillium Mould, Geotrichum, Calcium Chloride, Microbial Coagulant (Vegetarian), PDV Salt

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).

Black Garlic Pickle Nutritional Information

Black Garlic (31%), Acetic Acid, Onions, Dates, Brown Sugar, Tomato, Balsamic Vinegar (Acetic Acid, Cooked Grape Must), Olive Oil, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic, Turmeric, Apple Extract, Halen Mon Sea Salt PDO, Black Pepper

Beetroot & Horseradish Chutney Nutritional Information

Beetroot (23%), Sugar, Apples, Acetic Acid, Onions, Raisins, Horseradish (2%), Salt, Ginger Puree, Gelling Agent - Pectin, Cardamom, Black Pepper, Cloves

Fig and Walnut Conserve Nutritional Information

Fig (30%), fig paste (22.6%), sugar, vinegar, walnut(1.5%), gelling agent: citrus fruit pectin

Damson & Crab Apple Fruit Cheese Nutritional Information

Damson, Crab Apple, Sugar

Paxton's Sea Salt Fudge Nutritional Information

Fairtrade Sugar (granulated white), Fairtrade Condensed Milk, Glucose Syrup, Butter, Fairtrade Golden Syrup, Dried Milk Powder, Glycerine Salt (Dairy)

Multiseed & Black Pepper Gluten Free Crackerbakes Nutritional Information

Buttermilk, Gluten free flour (Rice, Potato, Maize, Buckwheat, Tapioca), Multiseeds 26% ( Sunflower seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Linseeds), Cracked Black Pepper 1%, Brown Sugar, Treacle, Raising Agent (Mono Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum, Salt.

Cornish Buttermilk Crackers Nutritional Information

Wholemeal *Wheat* Flour (*Gluten*), *Oatmeal* (*Gluten*), Buttermilk (*Milk*), Whey (*Milk*), Butter (*Milk*), Sugar, Salt

Crémant du Jura Blanc de Blancs Nutritional Information

Grapes, Sulphites, Yeast

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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