More often than not, simple is best when it comes to Christmas. We have a tendency to overthink everything at this time of year - from the table setting to the Christmas tree - but when it comes to buying presents, you can’t go wrong with good old fashioned staples like wine, chocolate, and of course, cheese.
Should you be buying for a cheese lover this festive season, there’s one failsafe route to go down: the cheese hamper. Whether you’re purchasing for secret Santa, as a stocking filler, or sending a Christmas cheese gift to a loved one, who could be disappointed opening up a gift box packed with luxury cheeses?
MAY WE SUGGEST: 48 best Christmas hampers for an indulgent season in 2024
- Best cheese hamper overall: Luxury Cheese & Wine Hamper, £70 from Snowdonia Cheese
- Most cheese heavy hamper: The Tina, £58 from Cheesegeek
- Best for British cheese: Spruce Hamper, £220, Flourish and Rye
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The best cheese hamper to buy this Christmas
Best for: Luxury
Alcohol: Yes
Number of items: 10
The Snowdonia Cheese Company brought us many delights in 2023, and ended up being our pick of the bunch. The best in the business when it comes to cheese, Snowdonia's £70 hamper has everything you could possibly need for the ultimate cheese board. With four different cheeses, crackers, a selection of chutneys (the balsamic caramelised onion is a particularly winning formula), and a bottle of Montes Alpha Colchagua Valley Carmenère red wine to wash it down with, we were left wanting for nothing with this hamper. A particular highlight is the fondue cheese bake, a ready to melt cheddar dip.
Best for: Luxury
Alcohol: Yes
Number of items: 5
More gift box than hamper, Selfridges's offering is an ideal present for any cheese lover. What really sets it apart is the mini bamboo board that comes with the cheeses, chutneys and oatcakes. Everything you could you need for a splendid Christmas cheeseboard for one!
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Best for: The full monty
Alcohol: Yes
Number of items: 10
A brilliant gift for any cheese lover, this basket is full to the brim with truckles, wedges and rounds of cheese. Alongside them you'll find crackers and chutneys to pair, cheese straws to snack on, and wine to wash everything down with.
Best for: Exploring British cheeses
Alcohol: Yes
Number of items: 19
One of four Christmas hampers Flourish and Rye are offering this year, the Spruce is the most cheese heavy of them all. Inside the wicker basket you'll uncover four cheeses: Cote Hill cheese (a blue), Maida Vale cheese, Pitchfork cheddar and a Graceburn marinated cheese. These can all be washed down with one of the two bottles of wine supplied by Renegade wines. Serve with one of the four cracker offerings and you've got yourself a cheese party.
Best for: The most cheese in a single hamper
Alcohol: No
Number of items: 11
Out of the eleven items in this hamper, six are cheese. It's a seriously indulgent hamper that'll provide everything needed for a cheese board, but it'll work equally well for nibbling over a series of days. Lift the lid to discover a mixture of cheeses, from a black bomber extra mature cheddar to a spicy red devil red Leicester. Expect chutneys, crackers and chocolates to pair.
Best for: Fresh items
Alcohol: Yes
Number of items: 14
Everyone's favourite deli is offering a range of delicious hampers this Christmas. Cheese fanatics should delve into their Splendid Christmas basket, which is filled with delights like stilton, cheddar and parmesan, alongside Panzer's signature salmon and other treats.
Best for: All the accompaniments
Alcohol: Yes
Number of items: 8
Reds, whites and rosés are in abundance in this wine hamper designed to provide all the trimmings you need for a well rounded cheese board.
Best for: Francophiles
Alcohol: No
Number of items: 5
With a focus on French cheese, La Fromagerie delivers three delicious picks in a stylish canvas bag, accompanied by biscuits. This is the hamper to opt for if you're after an edit of excellent cheeses from a cheesemonger.
Best for: Organic and artisan cheeses
Alcohol: No
Number of items: 4
With three cheeses and one box of crackers, this selection box would make an excellent, affordable gift hamper for any cheese lover.
