5 minute read
FOOD & DRINK
Food & Drink You had me at CHOCOLATE! Chocolate is the perfect gift whatever the occasion – here are some of our handmade favourites!
Advertisement
FLYING THE FLAG House of Dorchester has put together a luxury British selection as selected by its customers. This selection box includes strawberries and cream truffle, roast nut praline, violet cream, salted fudge caramel, raspberry caramel and stem ginger. The box contains both milk and dark chocolate – what will be your favourite? £10.99 | British Chocolate Selection www.houseofdorchester.com
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING! Do you fancy trying out chocolates from different British chocolatiers? This is the perfect selection of luxury British handmade chocolates to send to a chocolate lover (or even better eat yourself!). It’s beautifully presented and designed to fit through the letterbox. It contains chocolate from Amelia Rope, Lucocoa, Cocoba Cocoa Wonderland, and Coco Caravan. £26.95 | Chocolate Gift Set www.kraftspace.co.uk
Celebrating Beatrix Potter Even adults will love the classic tales with this adorable Peter Rabbit chocolate selection. Filled with scrumptious milk and dark chocolates and presented in a beautifully illustrated gift box. Try not to nibble them all at once! £24 | Peter Rabbit Gift Box www.charbonnel.co.uk
Melt in the mouth delicious! These chocolates are sure to delight any chocolate lover and are the perfect gift for all of those special occasions. Inside the truffle, you’ll be treated to a delicious fresh cream ganache infused with sweet raspberry puree and Marc de Champagne. Sealed in a white chocolate shell and adorned with raspberry pieces, every decadent bite will leave you wanting more! Love Cocoa is an ethical British chocolate company launched in 2016 by James Cadbury – descendant of George Cadbury of the Cadbury confectionery company so hey it’s got to be good! £12.90 |Raspberry Champagne Truffles www.lovecocoa.com
MONTHLY TREAT Every month enjoy 18 fresh handmade chocolates from a selection of water ganache truffles and pralines, each with a unique theme, inspired by moments and memories. Sourced from the finest quality ingredients, never using artificial preservatives or flavourings, cream, butter, gelatine, gluten or oil, to bring you healthier truffles, the ones you can indulge in. £24.95 | Monthly Chocolate Box www.the-chocolatier.co.uk
Mini indulgence This chocolate set includes some of the favourite Land bars in mini form. It contains six 25g bars that are perfect to treat yourself but without the guilt - toasted white chocolate with nibs, Guatemalan milk with caramel, honey, and raisin, Venezuelan Oat Milk, Malt Dark, Nicaliso Dark with citrus, black olive, tannin and a Filipino Dark. It sounds divine, doesn’t it?
£12.50 | Mini Bar Collection www.landchocolate.com
EVERYONE NEEDS NATURE We chat to Georgina Wormald, Retail Buyer at the National Trust about its toiletry collection and how it’s helping to ensure future generations can enjoy nature forever!
Tell our readers a little bit about the National Trust (NT) toiletries and skincare range? Our toiletry ranges are made exclusively for the National Trust in the UK, and influenced by the collections in our care. With fragrances inspired by the abundant Kitchen Garden at Trengwainton and the Orangery at Hanbury Hall, our Rosemary Leaf & Orange collection opens with sweet mandarin and orange before moving to a heart of lavender, carrot seed and rosemary. Base notes of dry amber are grounded with rich cedar wood in this wheelbarrow of scent.
Our Rhubarb Flower collection is inspired by rhubarb grown in the Walled Kitchen Garden of Clumber Park, the home of the National Rhubarb Collection!
Is it important to the National Trust that these products are sustainable and made in the UK? We like to support many suppliers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and a large proportion of our products are made in the UK.
Caring for the environment and leaving a better legacy for future generations is at the very core of our values as the National Trust. Sustainability is a key focus for our retail products. What sort of ingredients is used in this range? Our toiletries are made to the highest standard and are formulated to be kind to your skin. Both ranges are SLS, paraben- and cruelty-free and suitable for vegans (with the exception of the lip balm.) All the packaging is fully recyclable too.
How do you choose which products to stock? The toiletry collections are focused around hand and body care including lines such as hand cream, soap and hand scrub. With a wide range of items to choose from, they are the perfect daily staples make ideal gifts.
What are the best-selling products and why do you think people love them? Bestsellers include the Rosemary Leaf & Orange Hand Cream Tube, which is a thick and moisturising hand cream containing 20% Shea butter but in a handy travel size for on the go or as a pick-me-up throughout the day. The Rosemary Leaf & Orange milled soap in plastic-free packaging is another firm favourite. It’s made using pure vegetable oils only, and also contains Shea butter and vegetable glycerine for extra and longlasting moisture. Finally, our Rosemary Leaf & Orange hand wash is a fresh smelling liquid soap to cleanse the hands, to leave them clean and feeling soft. It comes in a stylish amber glass bottle. These items are such great quality and also very affordable too.
What does the NT spend the revenue from these products on? All profits raised through our retail collections support the work we do to care for the nation’s nature, beauty and history for everyone, forever!
Are there any new NT products on the horizon, events or spoilers you can share with our readers? The most recent additions to our collections include our Rosemary Leaf and Orange bath salts, which have been made with natural botanicals and pure essential oils.
The Rosemary Leaf & Orange soap on a rope is hand poured with a natural base fragranced with essential oils, attached to a waxed cotton rope in plastic free packaging! It’s perfect for the bath or shower.
CONTACT For more information on the retail collections at the National Trust, visit the online shop at
