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Baskets filled with (festive) joy
Looking for a last-minute gift? Or simply fancy treating yourself to some festive food and drink? A Fortnum & Mason Christmas hampers will never fail to impress. There’s more than 20 to choose from this year, so we’ve saved you some time and rounded up five of the best (ranked from lowest to highest in price) – but whichever you do choose, you can be sure there’s a delicious treat coming your way…
Best For: A super-duper luxury spread
No. of Products Inside: 55
Armed with a hefty price tag and over 50 items inside, this is perhaps the hamper to beat all other hampers. Highlights include a whole Christmas ham, multiple bottles of wine, whiskey and champagne, five packets of luxury biscuits and even a tea set for two.
Shop: £6,000, fortnumandmason.com
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Best For: Feeding a boat-load of (hungry) guests
No. of Products Inside: 20
If Christmas is about one thing, it’s the food. Let the season of indulgence begin with Fortnum’s feasting hamper, which comes with a selection of cheeses, biscuits, spreads, meats and a hefty Christmas pudding, as well as plenty of luxury plonk to see you through the night.
Shop: £1,000, fortnumandmason.com
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Best For: A cracking Christmas party
No. of Products Inside: 19
Planning a big party this Christmas? Don’t worry yourself over organising food and drink, especially when you could be tucking into Fortnum’s festive party hamper. Armed with bottles of fizz, boxes of tea and tubs of hot chocolate powder (not just for the kids), as well as biscuits, truffles and cocktail shakers, this is a hamper worth celebrating.
Shop: £750, fortnumandmason.com
Best For: Sweet treat galore
No. of Products Inside: 20
There’s something about Christmas that revives even the smallest of sweet tooths, with puddings, chocolates and cookies seeming all the more tempting than usual. Satiate any sugary cravings with The Sleighborne Hamper, which is laden with biscuits (including the limited edition Christmas Merrilossus tin), sweets, preserves and chocolates. There’s also some festive memorabilia packed inside to use throughout the festive season, like the Piccadilly House jigsaw puzzle and tea towel or the box of carousel crackers.
Shop: £520, fortnumandmason.com
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Best For: Festive favourites from Fortnum’s Christmas lines
No. of Products Inside: 10
Want to dial the festive celebrations up a notch this year? Crown yourself the favourite family member by rocking up to this year’s Christmas dinner with a hamper laden with Fortnum’s goodies from its seasonal range. Think delicate biscuits housed in fancy tins, chocolate ‘reindeer noses’, peppermint bark and plenty of tea and coffee to go round.
Shop: £160, fortnumandmason.com
Best For: Gifting
No. of Products Inside: 8
Whoever ends up on the receiving end of this hamper will feel well and truly spoilt. The ideal gift for someone special, the Christmas Treat Hamper is the perfect thing to tuck into after turkey dinner – it contains biscuits, chocolate coins, sweets, tea, wine and that all-important Christmas pudding.
Shop: £110, fortnumandmason.com
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