Looking for the best foodie hampers for Christmas? We’ve rounded up the best Christmas hampers, from ones filled with gin to chocolate hampers. If you’re looking for other gifts for foodies, click here to read our Christmas gift guide
Harvey Nichols gindulgence hamper
Stocked with three types of gin, three tonics, two vermouths, Campari and pitted olives, this indulgent hamper is one for the gin lovers in your life.
£165, Harvey Nichols
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The Collection Burlington Christmas hamper
Christmas is covered thanks to this (literally) jam-packed hamper. Start the celebrations early with proescco and shortbread before moving onto Bucks Fizz and Christmas cake for Christmas Day breakfast. Your Boxing Day buffet is sorted, too, with goat’s cheese and rosemary bites, chutneys and Italian panettone.
£250, marksandspencer.com
Winter spice gift box
Hunker down by the fire with this selection of sweet treats. Crack open the ginger dark chocolate thins, warm up a batch of mulled wine and snaffle your way through a packet of Maclean’s mini mince pies. There’s plenty more to share including fruit cake, caramelised cashews and Joe & Seph’s caramel popcorn.
£70, johnlewis.com
The Spanish hamper
Filled with Ibérico jamón, pedro ximénez sherry, gordal olives, smoked almonds, turrón and manchego, plus plenty more, this is Christmas with a Brindisa twist.
£150, brindisa.com
The SIMPLE hamper
To celebrate the launch of Ottolenghi’s latest book, SIMPLE, this hamper comes stocked with 10 must-have pantry ingredients to get you started with Middle Eastern cookery. Along with a signed cookbook, the hamper includes tahini, black garlic, Palestinian za’atar and Urfa chilli to name a few.
£65, ottolegnhi.co.uk
The chocolate and gin collection
This Green and Black’s hamper combines two of our favourite things – chocolate and gin, containing two bottles of Yorkshire’s Masons gin (one tea, one lavender flavoured) plus velvet edition bars and minis from the classic collection.
£45, greenandblacks.co.uk
BeerBods gift subscription
Join the BeerBods beer club, one of the original beer subscription services, to receive a box of 12,24 or 48 craft beers to your door. The perfect gift for your favourite beer geek, the hamper includes a weekly email with tasting notes for the beer of the week, along with a live online tasting session every Thursday, so the gift keeps on giving well after Christmas Day. All beers come from independent breweries across the globe, from a smoky ale from Isle of Skye, to a fruity reinvention of traditional Belgian beer from Brussels Beer Project.
From £36, beerbods.co.uk
Cafe Murano no. 2 piccante hamper
Stuck for what to buy the heat lover in your life? This Cafe Murano hamper comes filled with ‘nduja, spicy anchovies, hot chilli tomatoes and Gordal olives (plus more) to help rustle up a festive Italian feast.
£35, cafemurano.co.uk
The savoury selection
Swap your Christmas cake for cave-aged cheddar with Harrods’ own-brand hamper. Filled with charcuterie, cheese, chutney, biscuits and sherry, this savoury hamper is perfect for a party.
£150, harrods.com
The Wolseley breakfast hamper
What’s the next best thing to spending Christmas morning at The Wolseley? Spending it in your pyjamas enjoying a selection of artisan treats from The Wolseley shop. Brew yourself a loose-leaf tea before digging into granola with jams and marmalades. A breakfast for two gift card is also included, so treat yourself post-Christmas.
£150, thewolseley.com
Large chocolate hamper
Chocolate lovers rejoice, this indulgent hamper will keep you going well past the festive season. Stocked with dark chocolate slabs, hot chocolate sachets, salted caramel puddles plus much more, this hamper is one for those with a sweet-tooth.
£40, hotelchocolat.com
Boxing Day hamper
Boxing Day = sorted. Keep the celebrations going with this hamper packed with Wiltshire ham, condiments, cheese, hazelnut biscuits, smoked salmon and wine. All that’s left to do is to take that leftover turkey out of the fridge…
£200, selfridges.com
London negroni kit
Stocked with Old Tom gin, Amaro London bitters and fruity hibiscus cordial, this beautifully presented box gives you everything you need to make the perfect negroni (plus Waku Waku cashews to nibble on, too).
£85, cravedlondon.com
Here is our best ever negroni recipe and ultimate guide
Christmas biscuits and prosecco hamper
Swap Santa’s brandy and Rudolph’s carrot for a glass of fizz and gingerbread biscuit this year. Beautifully packaged in a reusable tin, these delicately iced twice-baked biscuits are perfect for those with a sweet-tooth (and keep unopened for up to five months).
£50, biscuiteers.com
Click here to make our Christmas advent biscuits yourself at home
Maverick flavour hamper
One for the adventurous chef in your life, this hamper contains ten pots of spices, fruits, flowers, salts and peppers to add that extra kick to a dish. Expect passion fruit powder, violet petal pieces, Espelette pepper plus much more.
£49.50, souschef.co.uk
