The Connoisseur Gourmet Hamper

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The Connoisseur Gourmet Hamper

Hamper Contents

26 items from France, Italy and Spain including a 50g tin of Maison du Cannes Royal Oscietra caviar, a jar of Clos Saint Sozy French foie gras entier and a jar of La Cerqua Himalayan truffle salt.

The Connoisseur Gourmet Hamper includes:

1 Mini Blinis (16 pack), 135g

1 Langres Langres, 180g

1 Brillat-Savarin Brillat-Savarin with Truffle, 200g

1 Livarot Livarot, 200g

1 Clos Saint Sozy French Foie Gras, Entier, 130g

1 Hedene Acacia Honey, 250g

1 La Cerqua Tartufi Truffle Salt, Himalayan, 60g

1 La Cerqua Tartufi Olive Oil, White Truffle, 250ml

1 La Cerqua Tartufi Truffle Honey, 120g

1 La Cerqua Tartufi Truffle Butter, White, 80g

1 La Cerqua Tartufi Black Truffle Slices, 80g

1 Conservas Virto Whole Artichokes in Olive Oil, Large, 16 Hearts, Glass Jar, 1kg

1 Conservas Virto White Asparagus, Thick, D.O. Navarra, Glass Jar, 370g

1 Maison Du Cannes Royal Oscietra Caviar, 50g

1 Caviar Serving Spoon, Mother of Pearl, 10cm

1 Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, D.O.P 24 Months Aged, 200g

1 Truffes Saucisson, (Truffles), French Salami, 200g

1 Carloforte Tonnare Ventresca Tuna, Bluefin Tuna, 170g

1 Bellota Lomo, 100% Bellota, 80g

1 Acetaia Castelli Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, D.O.P 12 Years Aged, 100ml

1 D’Olia Sardinian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 500ml

1 Negrini Mortadella, Olimpica Negrini, 1kg

1 Savino Guanciale, S. Savino, 400g

1 Gomez Moreno Manchego Cheese, DOP Semi-Cured, Gomez Moreno, 250g

1 Bellota Chorizo, 100% Iberico, 100g

1 Macarons De Pauline Assortment of 6 Macarons, 6 pieces

£400.00

The Connoisseur Gourmet Hamper holds 26 items drawn from France, Italy and Spain: 5 cheese, 5 charcuterie, 3 conservas, 1 foie gras and terrines and 2 sweet things, packed in a 22-inch wicker hamper.

Fifty grams and twelve-year balsamic

Fifty grams of Oscietra is enough for four people to eat properly rather than taste politely. Acetaia Castelli’s twelve-year traditional balsamic arrives here too – not the everyday IGP but the DOP, aged in a battery of casks and thick enough to coat a spoon.

Who makes it

The caviar is Maison du Cannes, graded Royal and tinned in France. Clos Saint Sozy make their foie gras in the Lot, in the traditional way. La Cerqua hunt and preserve truffle in Umbria. Acetaia Castelli age their traditional balsamic in Modena for twelve and twenty-five years under DOP rules. Carloforte still catch bluefin off Sardinia by the ancient tonnara method. None of these are lines we buy in from a wholesaler; we import them ourselves, which is the only way a hamper at this level makes any sense. You can read how protected designations work at the European Commission.

Packing and delivery

We pack this hamper in a 22-inch wicker hamper finished with raffia. Cheese and charcuterie travel chilled and keep well on arrival. We deliver across mainland UK and can send straight to the recipient with a handwritten card. See the rest of the range on our gourmet hampers page.

Serving suggestion

Serve the caviar cold, in the tin, set into crushed ice, and use the mother-of-pearl spoon – metal taints it. Blinis warm, creme fraiche optional, nothing else. Take the foie gras out of the fridge fifteen minutes before serving and cut it with a warm blade. Shave the truffle over something plain and hot. The cheese wants half an hour out of the fridge and cutting open rather than slicing thin.