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Shetland Cheese Hamper

Published on December 4, 2013 • Last updated October 30, 2015 by
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Shetland Cheese Ltd is the UK’s most Northerly producer of cheese. Established in 2009, they are located in a former smokehouse on the west side of Shetland, a remote archipelago located in the North Sea midway between Norway, Iceland and the mainland of Scotland; closer to the Arctic Circle than to London.

Husband and wife team, Jay Hawkins and Dilys Evans at Shetland Cheese take great pride in their work. Each of their handcrafted batches of cheese are made with local Shetland Farm Dairies milk using traditional methods of production. Each cheese is hand finished and laid to mature from 6 weeks to 12 months to develop its distinctive flavour. The herbs and spices used to flavour the cheeses are added directly to the fresh curds as they come out the the vat – maturing within 6 kg rounds over a minimum of 6 weeks, providing for a more vibrant and natural taste.
Shetland Cheese produce a wide variety of cheeses, including the award winning Soothe Mooth, a salty slightly crumbly cheese, to the recently launched (and also award winning!) St. Ninians soft cheese. My own personal favourite, the Cumin Special, is a firm cheese based on a traditional Dutch recipe. This one has a zingy taste to it! They offer a range of gift baskets starting from as little as £7.99
I am delighted to offer you the opportunity to win the the largest of their hampers, the Shetland Cheese premier Breakfast Selection Tray gift hamper consisting of:
Your very own selection of any four cheeses (180 – 200 grams each) from the Shetland Cheese range
Two jars of handmade Shetland preserves (a jam and a marmalade) produced by Callieu’s of Vidlin
A packet of Oceanic oatcakes – oatcakes made with the pristine North Sea water at the Skibhoul Bakery in Unst, the Northern-most inhabited island in the UK
A Kitchen devil’s cheese knife
All of these delights are presented in a reusable wooden tray measuring 12″ square and 3″ high which will be embellished with ribbon and a gift tag.

All cheese will be vacuum-packed/waxed unless you specifically request fresh wrapped in paper (which is available at no extra charge – but you will need to use within 5 days to enjoy at its best). All their cheese is free of unnecessary chemicals, colourings or preservatives, and they are vegetarian and gluten-free.

How to Enter
For your chance to win a premier Breakfast Selection Shetland Cheese hamper (RRP £26.99), kindly offered by Shetland Cheese Ltd., enter using the Rafflecopter below. Come back and tweet about the giveaway every day for more chances to win!

Terms & Conditions
You will need to answer a question by leaving a comment on this post which then opens additional chances to enter the competition. Rafflecopter will pick the winner at random from the entries received. I will be verifying entries and any automated entries will be disqualified.

This giveaway is open to UK entries only. Entrants must be age 18 or over. Winners will need to respond within 24 hours of being contacted. Failure to do this may result in another winner being selected. This is to ensure the hamper gets delivered before Christmas.

The prize is offered and provided by Shetland Cheese Ltd. and Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary accepts no responsibility for the acts or defaults of said third party. The prize is one Breakfast Selection Hamper. There is no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable.

If you need some help using Rafflecopter, here’s a quick clip to show you how.

Closing date is midnight on Thursday 19th December 2013 and the winner will be announced that day. The hamper will be posted out on the 20th by First Class Royal Mail to ensure delivery before Christmas.

Good Luck!

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About Elizabeth

Solivagant. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

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  1. Joanne Jamieson

    This would be the perfect Christmas present for me! Love their cheese, and the oatcakes and conserves make this an amazing prize.

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  10. Helen

    I’m always on the lookout for new (to me) cheeses – and it sounds as though I *need* to try these! Particularly liking the sound of the St Ninian’s.

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  56. vohnmcg.com

    I’d like to try the Zetland. When I was working in market research years ago, it took me ages to work out why Shetland has a ZE postcode! 🙂 Vohn x

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