Christmas Stocking Box

Made to a process close to Gouda at Park Farm (Kelston – Just out of Bath), this particular recipe comes from Graham Padfield. Unlike Gouda, Wyfe of Bath is not a pressed cheese and therefore does retain a higher moisture content. This results in a springier, more buttery texture. The flavour is light, grassy, sweet, and buttery when young. It does tend to develop a nutty, more caramelly profile as it ages.

The Crème Chèvre, which has its origins in the Swiss Emmental, is made from silage-free goat's milk with an exceptionally high cream content, which is due to the special topography and goat farming in the region, by a small craft business at over 1000m above sea level. After a 3-week maturing period, the soft cheese has a fresh, milky and slightly sour aroma and delights with a creamy, melting consistency. It goes well with a fruity-sweet chutney or with a not too strong honey.

Appleby's Cheshire is the UK's oldest cheese on record, first appearing in the Doomsday Book in 1086, by order of William the Conqueror and is the only unpasteurised Cheshire still produced in the UK. It is pale orange in colour with a moist and crumbly texture, the flavour is clean and zesty on the tongue followed by a rich mouth-watering finish, with mineral-ish grassy undertones. Perfect on a cheeseboard or as part of a ploughman's lunch on a warm sunny day!

This Petit Munster hails from the Alsace region and has been produced there for almost 1000 years. Traditionally produced by monks, the name is a derivative of the Latin for monastery. Traditionally eaten with boiled potatoes and a sprinkling of cumin seeds.

Membrillo is a sweet preserve made from quince, a medieval Mediterranean fruit that is the European predecessor of the apple.

This paste is handmade by a small family business in Valencia. It is high in fruit, has no preservatives, colourants or flavourings.

Membrillo is a natural companion to a well-cured Manchego cheese and any strongly flavoured cheese such as an aged Crottin or any blue cheeses.

Butter-rich crackers that are crisp, unsweetened, and crafted with premium British butter. They serve as exquisite vessels for cheese.