Country Weekender in Wicker Hamper

A 1.8kg (4lb)clothbound, traditional mature cheddar truckle. The Quickes family have been farming in Devon for over 450 years. They have learnt a thing or two about cheese-making during that time. Their cheddar is nutty with a hint of sweetness and a deeply satisfying tang.

Made in Nottinghamshire, the Colston Bassett is the finest Stilton you can buy! It has a complex flavour, sweet and creamy at first before developing a long grassy piquant tang but never sharp or harsh; more mellow and fruity. It can only be made in six dairies in the counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire. Stilton takes its name from the town of Stilton, where it was first traded at the Bell Inn in the early 18^th Century - but it cannot be made there!

Another gem from Anne and Andy Wigmore. So called because the milk for the cheese orginally came from the Duke of Wellington's estate. Soft and buttery, rich with sweet hints.

Apples blended with spices make for a sweet but tangy chutney. At home with cheddars and other hard full flavoured cheeses.

Wheaty and crisp, subtly flavoured with rosemary and sugar-free.

Fragrant and delicate, for soft cheeses.

Great with Pecorino and Parmesan, but we think they are a good cracker for all cheeses.

Or great on their own.