GOURMET GIFTS BY POST
From spicy rums and ethical wines to organic hampers and booze-soaked puddings, we parcel up some of the best culinary treats that can be delivered straight to your door this festive season
From spicy rum to cheese hampers, Jessica Johnson rounds up some truly delicious foodie treats to buy
1 THROW AN ORGANIC FEAST
Part of the wide range of decadent festive hampers from Daylesford Organic, The Night Before Christmas includes 12 organic mince pies, organic bubbly and a botanical candle for cosy evenings fireside (£95, daylesford.com).
2 TOAST THE OCEAN
Whether you fancy a Merlot, Chardonnay or Prosecco, a percentage from each purchase of Sea Change Wine goes to ocean conservation charities in the UK and abroad (from £9.99 per bottle, seachangewine.com).
3 GIFT AN ETHICAL TIPPLE
Artisan distillery Brighton Gin uses 100% organic grain spirit, juniper and locally-grown coriander seed and
bottle it by hand using 85% recycled, locally-sourced glass (Brighton Gin Pavilion gift set, £56, brightongin.com).
4 GET A TASTE OF WALES
After a bracing walk by the sea, tuck into some tea, Welsh cakes and artisan honey – just a few of the sweet treats packed up in this lovely Welsh Christmas Hamper (£79.95, littlewelshhampers.com).
5 SPICE UP THE SEASON
Certain to warm your cockles this Christmas, Lugger Rum is handcrafted at Lyme Bay Winery close to the Devon coast, gently spiced with nutmeg, orange peel, vanilla and cloves (£39.50, lymebaywinery.co.uk).
6 SERVE UP A BOOZY PUDDING
Packed with festive fruits, the star ingredient for this large Christmas pud is Adnams Broadside Strong Original, a dark ruby red beer crafted in coastal
Suffolk that joins a mouthwatering menu of festive fare (£12.99, adnams.co.uk).
7 GO CRACKERS
This cheese and cracker hamper, from one of Ireland’s leading cheesemongers, Sheridan’s, features Gubbeen and Camembert as well as Irish rye and linseed crackers (€38.50, sheridanscheesemongers.com).
8 DO THE HOPS
Crystal, chocolate and wheat malts bring warmth and body to Christmas Tide, a limited-edition Yuletide ale from Devon’s Salcombe Brewery Co (£7.20 for a set of three 500ml bottles, salcombebrewery.com).
9 ENJOY A DRAM
Spiced by ‘cask and sea’ from its distillery on the Aberdeenshire coast, this single malt whisky Octaves Peated Batch 2 features salted caramel and yellow plum sweetness, balanced with savoury smoke and maple syrup (£61.75, glenglassaugh.com).
10 BEDAZZLE YOUR GUESTS
Luscious glacè cherries and apricots top this Jewelled Fruits Christmas Cake from everyone’s favourite Yorkshire tearoom, Betty’s. The perfect showstopper and ideal for the anti-icing crowd (£17, bettys.co.uk).