Cheese the Season – The Ultimate British Cheese Gift Guide for Christmas 2025

There is something timeless about a great British cheese board at Christmas. This year, Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses invites you to make the festive season even richer with a collection that celebrates the very best of British craftsmanship. The Lancashire-based family cheesemakers, known for their multi award-winning creations, are once again proving that when it comes to cheese, nobody does it quite like the British.

Handcrafted with milk from the family’s own herd and neighbouring farms, Butlers brings together an exceptional range of hard, soft and blue cheeses that suit every palate and occasion. Whether you are hunting for a secret Santa surprise, a stocking filler for a fellow cheese lover or a showstopping centrepiece for your Christmas table, Butlers has thought of it all.

Available nationwide through major supermarkets, independent retailers and direct from the dairy at butlerscheeses.co.uk , their festive selection delivers something truly special, a gift that tastes like tradition, family and the spirit of Christmas itself.

GIFT 1: MATURE YOUR OWN BLACKSTICKS (500g), £20

Unique gift for Dad or the budding scientists in your life!

Is it even Christmas without blue cheese?! For a truly unique gift that adds a touch of theatre to any cheeseboard, look no further than Mature your Own Blacksticks Blue. Blacksticks is a modern, mellow blue cheese and two-star Great Taste Award winner. With Mature your Own, you can take control of the mould and explore the magical science of cheesemaking at home – nurturing your Blacksticks to suit your taste, from mellow to full-on nuclear tang. Each whole 500g baby Blacksticks cheese comes with easy-to-follow instructions and a ‘birth certificate’ to help you track its maturation, flavour and bite.

Available from Butlers’ online cheese store

GIFT 2: OH CHRISTMAS BRIE TRIO, 450g, £15

Great gift idea for parents or the in-laws

Oh Christmas brie, Oh Christmas brie, how lovely is your cheeseboard! A perfect finale to your festive feast, three specially selected cheeses come together to create a spectacular soft cheese centrepiece. This indulgent trio features three milk varieties; goat's (R aven’s Oak – creamy and rich), cow's ( Button Mill – delicate and buttery), and sheep's ( Parlick Brie – rich and nutty), all crafted in rural Lancashire using milk from Butlers’ family herd and local farms.

In addition to their distinctive flavours, each cheese brings a different texture to your cheeseboard. Decorate with sprigs of festive foliage, pinecones and sliced figs, and pair with a variety of suggested accompaniments – from olives and nuts to sweet berries and dates. There is even an after-dinner cheese guessing game on-pack for extra fun.

Available from Butlers’ online cheese store ,

GIFT 3: BAKING WINSLADE, 230g, £20

Gift a loved one, a colleague / client…or simply indulge yourself at home!

Winslade is an oozy, unctuous, continental-style soft cheese and the sibling of Tunworth. This Christmas, it is available exclusively as a baking version – the ultimate in festive decadence. Encircled in a traditional spruce collar, Winslade gains a distinctive pine aroma that beautifully enhances its flavour. Delicately floral with gentle earthiness, it is mild, yet rich – indulgent without being overpowering – and melts into a spoonable, golden centrepiece when baked.

Whether you are dipping crusty bread straight from the oven or sharing with the family by the fire, baking Winslade brings all the joy and theatre of Christmas to your cheeseboard and is set to be a star of the season!

Available from Butlers’ online cheese store .

GIFT 4: CHEESE & CHUTNEY CHRISTMAS HAMPER, 2KG (6 cheeses & accompaniments), £65

Gift your siblings and their families, or gift yourself and wow your guests over the festive break.

Every single cheese in this Christmas hamper is a show-stopping favourite. The perfect selection for your Christmas cheeseboard including Hawkshead Relish Cheeseboard Chutney along with two packs of Fine Cheese Co. Virgin Olive Oil & Sea Salt Crackers to eat them with. Who wouldn’t want this for a gift?!

Cheeses include Blacksticks Original, Rothbury Red, Trotter Hill, Tunworth, Kidderton Ash, Ravens Oak – hard, blue, soft…cow’s and goat’s … – you’ve got the lot.

GIFT 5: BLACKSTICKS BLUE, 150g, £4

A stocking filler or Christmas fridge staple.

The classics need no introduction. Blacksticks Original is the modern, rule-breaking blue cheese that is leading the British cheese movement year-round. Smooth, creamy, and with just enough blue bite to tingle your taste buds, it is unbelievably moreish and versatile – so good that it has earned two stars from the Great Taste Awards.

Slice it on your turkey sandwiches, grate it on your spouts (yes, really) or melt it on your Boxing Day bubble and squeak. Blacksticks Original has your Christmas feasting covered.

Available from Butlers’ online cheese store and all major supermarkets.