The "Best of the Year Hamper" has become an eagerly awaited seasonal update to the hamper range for our many returning customers. This is most certainly the hamper for the foodie with a sense of discovery. The contents are combination of the cream of new introductions, updated versions of existing products and products that our customers consistently rate as the best in class.

Over the past few years we have seen various culinary trends: functional foods characterised 2014;  2015 saw many newer food regions challenge the established food producing areas; in 2016 foraged foods arrived into kitchen cupboards. The biggest feature of 2017 was the mushrooming of Irish craft beverages of all types.

2018 continued with the influence of wellness, functionality and fermenting appearing in new and existing foods while also producing top class taste experiences. We are also seeing the ethos of local craft food is infusing other craft creations.

This years hamper collection reflects all of this, giving you great tasting local foods that nourish and satisfy, as will as a multi sensory hamper presentation that includes:

Limited Edition Brown Envelope Organic Seed Cracker, West Cork

Limited Edition Sally Caulwell "Holly" Print Card , A6

Fresh Festive Spices porpourri-sprinkles

Improved sustainability considered packaging

The other contents for 2018 are:

Moineir Irish Raspberry Fine Wine 750ml, Wicklow

Keoghs, Popcorn, Dublin

Richmount Sparkling Elderflower 750ml, Longford

Wildwood Balsamic Vinegar, Mayo

Nutshed, Peanut Butter, Nenagh

Mc Cutcheon's Pure Irish Honey, Bandon

The Chocolate Garden Salted Chocolate Caramels, Carlow

McCabe's Irish Breakfast Tea, Wicklow

West Cork Coffee, Single Origin Ground Coffee, Innishannon

The Lismore Food Company, Orange with Chocolate Digestives

The Lismore Food Comany, Chocolate Apple Sticks Snack Pack

Seymours Chocolate Raspberry Shortbread, Bandon

Seymours Plain Butter Shortbread, Bandon

Kinsale Mead Co., Atlantic Dry Mead 50ml, Kinsale

Kinsale Mead Co., Wild Red Mead 50ml, Kinsale

Wee Crafty Beer Spread, Derry

The Big Red Kitchen, Fig Chutney, Meath

The Big Red Kitchen, Apricot with Passionfruit Jam, Meath

The Wild Irish Foragers, Spring Nettle Salt, Offaly

Note on small producer products and late arrivals: There may be variation in particular items depending on availability due to producer capacity during peak demand periods. In addition there is a small number of fabulous new products being introduced late in 2018 that we hope to be able to include when they become available.