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These are the 19 best Christmas hampers to buy this year
By Francesca Brown &Leah Sinclair
Updated 4 years ago
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From luxury feasts to indie artisan buys via incredible puddings and charitable boxes, these are the must-buy hampers for this year.
Christmas is coming… but what shape it will take and who we’ll be spending it with still seems to be up in the air as we come to terms with the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant and cross our fingers for a relatively normal Christmas.
With uncertainty still looming, finding ways to get into the Christmas spirit has become key – and this definitive list of Christmas hampers may help get you and those around you embracing the festive period at a time when we need it the most.
After all, is there anything more indulgent, comforting and spirit-lifting than the arrival of a wicker basket (or equally eco-friendly box or tote) filled with goodies to eat, drink and be merry? So whether you’re buying for yourself or sending some love to much-missed friends and family – we’ve got something for you.
The Mayfair Christmas hamper
Mayfair LDN has just launched a Christmas hamper full of goodies from Matches, Mount Street Printers and Jenny Packham, making this the ultimate luxury treat for loved ones this season.
The Old Pharmacy hamper
This year The Old Pharmacy, Merlin Labron-Johnson’s wine bar and shop in Bruton, Somerset, has chosen some of their favourite items to curate the ultimate festive hamper for foodies everywhere.
Complete with redcurrant chutney and blackcurrant jam, cheddar cheese and saucisson from nearby Westcombe Dairy, and bottled Osip sloe gin ’Sloe-groni’, this hamper will be the perfect addition to your festive eating this Christmas.
Large hampers cost £160 and the small cost £85. Available to order at The Old Pharmacy or by emailing info@oldpharmacybruton.com.
The Borough Market 12 days of Christmas hamper
A perfect gift for any enthusiastic cook, this hamper features a dozen store cupboard ingredients of the very highest quality, including oil and vinegar, spices and seasonings, sauces and sweeteners, either made by Borough’s traders or sourced from specialist producers around the world.
Hotel Chocolat Christmas everyone collection
If you thought Christmas couldn’t be any more jolly then think again – this Hotel Chocolat hamper contains everything you could need for an indulgent festive evening from gooseberry crumble to cinnamon buns, and Christmas Mess – a festive spin on the classic summer dessert.
Marks and Spencer mixologist hamper
If you’re looking to improve on your cocktail making skills, this mixologist hamper is the perfect treat. Complete with 2 martini classes, a Madagascan vanilla espresso martini cocktail and a cocktail shaker, you’ll become a superior mixologist in no time.
The River Café
The River Cafe’s celebratory Christmas gift boxes are great for capturing the unique combination of food and design.
The gift box itself is a stunning design object, filled with a variety of Italian treats along with Carlo Moretti glasses and napkins in The River Cafe’s now-iconic pink, yellow, and blue colour scheme.
Fodabox Prosecco and cheese gift hamper
Enjoy a bottle of fizz alongside some of the finest artisan cheese, biscuits, chutney, rillette and oil with this hamper.
Rick Stein savoury hamper
Enjoy Rick Stein’s delicious savoury hamper, which is perfect for a light festive lunch or added to with cold meat and cheese for a sharing supper.
Different Kind Christmas hamper
This festive season newly launched Different Kind has the perfect hamper for socially conscious friends and family alike.
Filled with a selection of coffee, tea and chocolate goodies, there’s no need to feel guilty indulging as everything stocked is created by the very best ethically and socially-minded producers.
Guzzl Food And Drink Selection Hamper
Brixton-based Guzzl sells produce from small, independent food and drink producers and this is just the place to make the hamper of your dreams. They’ll put a selection together for you if you don’t have time but otherwise, this is your chance to hand-select gorgeous products from local honey to craft ales.
Fortnum & Mason’s The Grosvenor Hamper
The ultimate Christmas hamper comes with wine (vinho verde and dão tinto), Royal Blend tea and Colombia El Jordan estate coffee, sweet treats including Piccadilly salted caramel biscuits, jams and mustards… Just add The Crown.
Harvey Nichols Party Starter Hamper
Parties may look a little different this year but that’s not to say we won’t be embracing olives, artisan cheese straws, blood orange and clove negroni, and prosecco. Hic!
Hotel Chocolat’s Little Christmas Hamper
A little festive delight for every age group, tuck into caramel pecan, milk chocolate puddles, salted caramel snowflakes and caramel slabs. Open on the 24 December to see you through Christmas.
Marshall & Brown Kingston Hamper
Celebrating all the best of Caribbean food and drink, Marshall & Brown’s hamper has Mama Brown’s rum cakes, six The Jerk House Sauces, artisan rum truffles, a bottle of Appleton rum plus red onion marmalade, apple cider and beetroot and orange. Sunshine in a box.
The Little Leopard Co Hungry Leopard
The perfect little hamper present for locked down loved ones – this carefully curated box contains chipotle chilli sauce, sea salt and black pepper crisps, mixed nuts, Banoffee pie caramel popcorn, chocolate and a biscuit. It’ll pick anyone up.
Paxton & Whitfield Christmas Cheese Treats
From Camembert to Cheddar via plum chutney, crackers and gingerbread men, Paxton & Whitfield’s handpicked Christmas selection is possibly the most festive thing in the world. Just add some Mariah.
Marks & Spencer The Gluten Free Christmas Food Gift Bag
Full of dairy-free chocolate, wheat-free crackers and flapjacks, a Plant Kitchen Christmas pudding and a rather lovely Merlot, this is the thoughtful gift for those gluten-free among us. And all of it comes in an eco-friendly tote bag that’s produced by Cocobagh, a social business venture that supports widowed women in local Indian communities. Thanks M&S.
Shop The Gluten Free Christmas Food Gift Bag at Marks & Spencer, £40
Cutter & Squidge Vegan Hamper
Merry Vegan Christmas to you with a yule log cake, vegan brownies (in two festive flavours) and orange hot chocolate spoons. Thoughtful and welcome, you also get a lovely tea towel to last you the rest of the year.
Twisting Spirits Luxury Gin Hamper
Twisting Spirits craft gin contains a bottle of their festive Douglas-Fir gin, Franklin & Sons’ pink grapefruit and bergamot tonic and rosemary and black olive tonic, a gin guide and a bag of Smoked Chilli Flavour Plant Pops. Cheers to that!
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