27TH NOVEMBER 2022
Best Christmas Cheese Gift – 10 Cheese Gift Ideas
Cheese Christmas Gifts Table of Contents
What is the best Christmas cheese gift in 2025?
Below we list 10 Cheese Gift Ideas for Christmas this year. We start with our 6 best Christmas cheeses in 2025. But if you want more than just cheese then read on.
Six of the Best Cheeses for Christmas
1. Colston Bassett Stilton PDO
This is an English cheese that’s made in two varieties – blue (with penicillium roqueforti) and white (with none).
Colston Bassett Stilton is made from pasteurised milk. It has been granted the status of a protected designation of origin (PDO) by the EEC.
This means only cheeses produced in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire may be called Stilton. So not even a cheese produced in the village of Stilton (Cambridgeshire) may use the distinctive name.
Since September 2016 there are now just 6 dairies licensed to make Stilton. The Colston Bassett PDO is made at one of these.
What is the best way to eat Colston Bassett Stilton?
Raw Vegetables– Blue Stilton is often eaten accompanied by pears or even celery. Alternatively, it can be eaten together with bread, crackers, or biscuits.
For cooking, Stilton is great added to vegetable soup, most often to the cream of celery (or broccoli). Another great use for Stilton is to make a cheese sauce and drizzle it over a steak.
For vegetarians, Stilton works beautifully when crumbled over a salad and to my mind far more interesting than feta cheese.
What is Stilton Paired with?
The popular pairing is a blue Stilton with either a barley wine or a port. However, to my mind, it also goes very well with a sweet sherry or a Madeira wine (also sweet).
Chosen as Best Christmas Cheese Gift by Cheesemonger Ben
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2.Open Air Cheddar
A strong, crumbly cheddar with a salty crunch and a beautiful tang. Try this cheddar grated over baked vine tomatoes on crusty, buttery bread or it is ideal for a classic cheddar sandwich.
Pairing recommendation – lincolnshire plum bread
A strong, crumbly cheddar with a salty crunch and a beautiful tang. This cheddar is perfect for eating on its own, and for cooking with. Try this cheddar grated over baked vine tomatoes on crusty, buttery bread or it is ideal for a classic cheddar sandwich.
Open Air Cheddar is produced by The Open Air Dairy in the beautiful Dorset countryside where the cows are milked in the fields using a portable milking parlour. The dairy was born out of the friendship between Tom and Neil who met at the University of Plymouth, and had a vision for how dairy farming could be done differently.
The farm is now home to 800 free-range cows who graze and roam outside all year.
3.Baron Bigod Brie
4.Swaledale Traditional
Swaledale Traditional is made from locally sourced milk, which displays the “Terroir” of the rich Swaledale meadows and pastures of Yorkshire.
It is pasteurised before the cheese-making process and is extra matured, cloth-bound and has a natural rind. Swaledale Traditional is based on an ancient recipe developed hundreds of years ago and has similar characteristics to a farmhouse Wensleydale, a brilliant alternative, but with softer and creamier notes and a more delicate, less astringent flavour.
During the 20th century the art of cheese making declined in Swaledale and by 1980, there was only one farm producing cheese. When the Longstaff farm stopped producing cheese, Mrs. Marjorie Longstaff passed on the original Swaledale cheese process to the founders of Swaledale Cheese Company. The process has remained unchanged since the production of cheese began in 1987, and is still used in our creamery today. A delicious alternative to Wensleydale.
Chosen as Best Christmas Cheese Gift by Chef Mark
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5.Gouda with Truffles
6.Smoked Brie
Chosen as Best Christmas Cheese Gift by Cheesemonger Pam
Four More Christmas Cheese Gift Ideas for Cheese Lovers
7. Christmas Cheese Boards
Cheese is a special and memorable gift, ideal for those who are hard to buy for and say they have everything. Cheese brings people together and is something to graze the Christmas days and nights away with.
Have a reason to catch up this Christmas over a delicious seasonal cheeseboard with all your people and your favourite extras and accompaniments. This year, we’ve made it simple with our special Christmas Cheeseboard.
This is the ultimate festive cheeseboard. We’ve put together some of our personal favourites, plus our best-sellers and some seasonal greats to create a brilliant selection of cheeses for the Christmas table.
Serves 4 – 8 people.
At the Checkout:
You choose your delivery date.
Add a gift message to the delivery.
“We’ve always gone for this selection each Christmas and it never disappoints. It’s just not Christmas without a delivery from The Cheese Society plus Grandad Phil can’t be without his Christmas stilton.” Mel, North London
8. Why not go for a show-stopper this year with a stacked Christmas Cheese Cake?
This perfectly formed stack is made of four artisan cheeses for around 20-40 guests.
A wonderful stack of unique cheeses offering a peachy colour palette and all complementary in both size and flavour profile.
Our stacked Christmas Cheese Cake won’t come with all the bubbly you see in our picture, as I think the photographer probably drank that already. So please be mindful to buy some wines of your choice.
- We deliver our cheese stacks all over the UK. We can send them directly to the venue or to a private address.
- Please note these are handmade cheeses and therefore vary slightly in size and weight.
- If you have cheese left over after the event, firmer styles can be successfully frozen if needed.
- Place your order at least 2 weeks in advance of the event.
- Arrange for your cheese to be delivered at least 2 – 3 days prior to the event so they are safely in the fridge, ready for the celebration.
- The cheeses will arrive as individually wrapped and labelled whole/cut rounds of cheese.
- Our cheese stacks don’t arrive decorated; we’re cheesemongers, not florists!
Chosen as Best Christmas Cheese Gift by Cheesemonger Mel
SEE ALL STACKED CHRISTMAS CHEESE CAKES HERE
9. Best Cheese Gift Boxes UK
OK, so you are still undecided about all these choices. We’ve got 2 more Christmas Cheese Gift Ideas to make it easy. We have created a selection of cheese gift boxes for Christmas or, to be honest, any other special day. If you want to send a cheese box for Christmas, then look no further.
Our Christmas Cheeseboard gift box has been curated by our passionate team of cheesemongers and includes our seasonal favourites and best-sellers. Five amazing kinds of cheese, fruity chutney, and crackers. All you need for that delicious Christmas night grazing.
One of those cheese gift boxes is mentioned above as it contains the Christmas Cheeseboard, but our selection of Cheese gift boxes is designed to please all tastes.
Chosen as Best Christmas Cheese Gift by Cheesemonger Libby
SEE ALL OUR CHRISTMAS CHEESE GIFT BOXES HERE
10. Get a Christmas Cheese Gift That Lasts All Year!
Voted Best Christmas Cheese Gift 2025
No, you won’t need to buy a bigger freezer. If you want to make a lasting impression on a cheese lover, then we’ve got the answer.
I’m talking about our Monthly Cheese Subscription that was voted in the Top 10 Cheese Subscriptions in the UK.
HOW IT WORKS
Pick your desired Cheese Subscription. You choose your delivery dates at checkout; these can be spaced out as you like. If you need to change any dates, delivery information or cheeses, simply CONTACT us.
SENDING FOR CHRISTMAS
Our Cheese Subscription is our best-seller at Christmas time, it makes for a brilliant gift for foodie, cheese lovers!! Order anytime from now for delivery in December or start the subscription in the New Year for that Christmas gift that keeps on giving. Just make sure you’re invited over to enjoy the cheeses too!!
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Five hand-cut, seasonal, artisan cheeses from the UK and the Continent at 200g per cheese. We include new discoveries, smaller, lesser-known dairies, and traditional favourites, carefully selected by our resident cheese experts, mother and daughter KATE & LUCIE. Our cheesemongers cut, wrap and pack the CHEESES by hand, fresh to order and send them out perfectly packaged with tasting notes.
Chosen as Best Christmas Cheese Gift by our customers
You choose that’s the secret.
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