Supermarket Christmas cheeseboards

Many supermarkets now o er pre-assembled cheese selections, with some even packaged on a tray or board for added convenience. Here are the best to share with your guests this Christmas

Morrisons The Best slate cheeseboard

Number of cheeses: six Price: £10 (595g) Strikingly displayed on a reusable, multi-functional slate board. THE CHEESES Barber’s Coastal cheddar Slowly matured and hand-selected to ensure a full, rich lavour. Knee-knocking good.

Vintage Red Fox red leicester Gently lecked cheese with subtle crunch and savoury nutty lavour. Yorkshire wensleydale with cranberry & sloe gin For fans of lavoured cheeses, this crumbly wensleydale is bursting with festive fruit and booze.

Shropshire blue Crowned Supreme Champion at the International Cheese Awards 2022. Smooth, rich and packed with lavour. Lescure French goat’s cheese with a white rind. Firm and creamy, with a hint of tang. Brie de Bresse French, covered in an edible white mould, and milky and creamy, with faint mushroom tones.

Waitrose & Partners No.1 cheese connoisseur’s box

Number of cheeses: ive Price: £18 (700g) THE CHEESES Saint-marcellin

Intense, fruity cow’s milk cheese from the Rhône-alpes. Extra-mature Cornish quartz cheddar Complex cheddar with a hint of crunch that’s typically matured for 700 days.

Moody’s Rosary Ash Light, airy goat’s cheese coated in ash, with lemony lavour.

Cropwell Bishop stilton A classic cheeseboard cheese – spicy with buttery texture.

Le Crêt gruyère Made from unpasteurised cow’s milk in a village dairy 3,000 feet above sea level, in the Fribourg region of Switzerland.

M&S British cheese lovers’ gift

Number of cheeses: four

Price: £20 (650g)

The cheeses come in a book-style box with a magnetic strip.

THE CHEESES

Vintage Red Fox red leicester Cornish Cruncher extra-mature cheddar Matured for 24 months, this is strong and complex, with a satisfying crunch from naturally formed crystals.

Cropwell Bishop stilton

Button Mill Soft, mould-ripened cheese with a silky-smooth texture.

Asda Extra Special ultimate cheeseboard

Number of cheeses: ive

Price: £10 (585g)

Cheeses come in a festive box.

THE CHEESES

Extra-mature Cornish cheddar Britain’s bestselling cheese, produced using 100 per cent Cornish milk and matured for up to 22 months. Manchego Full-fat hard cheese made from ewe’s milk and produced by Quesos

Navalmoral in the Castilla La Mancha region of Spain.

Vintage Red Fox red leicester

Brie de Pays Unpasteurised, mould-ripened soft cheese from the Pays de La Loire region of France.

Mature blue stilton This stilton is produced by Tuxford & Tebbutt Creamery in Leicestershire, using traditional skills

Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference festive cheeseboard

Number of cheeses: ive

Price: £10

(466g)

All cheeses are individually wrapped and presented on a wooden board. THE CHEESES

Barber’s Ashley Chase cheddar Aged for up to 15 months, this cheddar has a rich, intense, slightly sweet lavour.

French brie Mild and creamy cheese from the Lorraine region of France.

Long Clawson mature stilton Traditional blue made in the the vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire. Barber’s Cruncher red leicester British classic from Barber’s, made to a unique recipe with sweet and savoury lavours.

Goat’s cheese Soft and creamy cheese with a slightly nutty lavour.