Celebrate and enjoy the pick of the crop whilst supporting our own Kentish producers this Christmas. The Garden of England is blessed with a wealth of excellent artisan makers of fine food, drink and crafts, who invest great love and care into what they do.

With the help of Produced in Kent, we are delighted to provide our own Advent countdown with a few ideas for presents and seasonal indulgences to help you eat, drink and be merry with the best of the county. Enjoy!

1 Sloe Gin from Anno Distillers, a small, spirits’ producer based in beautiful countryside near Maidstone. Patience, our stunning copper-pot still, works her magic and transforms carefully selected natural ingredients into premium spirits.
01622 833278
www.annodistillers.co.uk

2 Monks Delight is a scrumptious spiced cider from Biddenden Vineyards. Best served warm and enjoyed as a mulled cider on cold winter’s days before and after Christmas.
01580 291726
www.biddendenvineyards.com

3 Christmas Pudding Ale from Canterbury Brewers incorporates a special mix of spices, tangy oranges and piles of seasonal dried fruit to a clean, golden-amber beer. We didn’t want to hide the pudding behind the beer, so we’ve used a simple malt base.
01227 455899
www.thefoundrycanterbury.co.uk

4 Chegworth Valley Winter Warmer Chegworth Valley Winter Warmer is a spiced juice made from apples grown and pressed on our farm just outside Harrietsham. It is a great non-alcoholic alternative to a mulled wine or cider and the small bottles are perfect as stocking fillers.
01622 859272
www.chegworthvalley.com

5 Chegworth Valley’s vegetable box is filled with all the essentials for the perfect Christmas dinner, with next day home delivery countywide. Choose one of our pre-filled boxes or pick your own contents.
01622 859272
www.chegworthvalley.com

6 Fudge Kitchen’s scrumptious, limited edition gorgeous gift box of 12 chocolate-covered, hand-rolled and decorated fudge baubles is new for Christmas 2014. Festive flavours include Christmas pudding, cranberry and orange, mince pie, continental gingerbread, Irish cream and cherry brandy. Perfect for all ages with a sweet tooth.
01303 864400
www.fudgekitchen.co.uk

7 Hollin Root Farm’s turkey box includes a freerange 6/7kg freerange bronze turkey, two packs each of chipolatas, bacon, and sausagemeat.
01580 852691
www.hollinrootfarm.com

8 Holwood Farm at Keston offers a superb collection of gift hampers, featuring wonderful Kentish flavours and available for nationwide delivery. There are hampers for coffee connoisseurs, cheese lovers and even children.
01688 638381
www.holwoodfarm.co.uk

9 Kent Cookery School’s gift vouchers are ideal gifts for any keen amateur cook or foodie. They can choose from courses including breadmaking, patisserie, Indian, Asian, Italian and more.
01233 501771
www.kentcookeryschool.co.uk

10 Mouthwatering award-winning blue cheese from Kingcott Cheese is the perfect original gift at any time of year, and an excellent addition to the Christmas cheeseboard.
01580 892478
www.kentishcheeses.co.uk

11 Let’s Go Without helps make it easy for chefs cooking for food lovers with particular dietary needs. Quality, homemade seasonal ready meals and dishes, without additives or preservatives, and supplied frozen, include roast turkey with gravy, stuffing and chipolatas, and mini mince pies in orange pastry. All are wheat, dairy and gluten free.
01843 588503
www.celineletsgowithout.co.uk

12 Mulberry Glass Art creates beautiful handpainted glassware and gifts. Their stunning Christmas hurricane lanterns are wonderful table centrepieces.
01622 851446
www.mulberryglassart.co.uk

13 Provenance Potatoes provides that ‘must-have’ side dish for Christmas dinner: King Edward potatoes, the perfect spud for the best results, crispy outside and fluffy in.
01843 848829
www.provenance-potatoes

14 Pure Kent Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil ensures a fantastic brown, crispy, fluffy roast potato when partnered with a floury Kentish spud. What’s more, it is lower in saturates than almost all other culinary oils and fats.
01580 891213
www.purekent.co.uk

15 Macknade Fine Foods have been creating premium, personalised hampers for years, perfect as gifts. Bespoke hampers start at £20 and feature the finest artisan products from Kent producers.
01795 534497
www.macknade.com

16 Romney Marsh Wools offers cosy handmade natural sheepskin moccasins for men, women and children. They are lovingly handmade to last using real suede and sheepskin in a natural tan. The moccasins are incredibly soft with a deep sheepskin collar to keep feet warm and cosy.
01233 721800
www.romneymarshwools.co.uk

17 Simply Ice Cream’s range of Christmas flavours includes the Great Taste Awards winner Chrismas Pudding flavour. The zingy, delicious Cinnamon is another perfect choice for an indulgent seasonal dessert.
01233 720922
www.simplyicecream.co.uk

18 The Sloe Dreamer from Sloe Seducion is a dark chocolate sphere filled with sloe gin, perfect for dropping into your hot chocolate. Let it melt, stir and enjoy. Sloe Dreamers are also delectable liqueur chocolates. Available in bags of six or 12, they make great stocking fillers.
01892 730709
www.sloeseduction.co.uk

19 Thackerays utterly scrumptious Christmas pudding will delight friends and family and goes perfectly with a grand helping of brandy butter or rum.
01892 511921
www.thackerays-restaurant.co.uk

20 Tea lovers will delight in Rosie Lea Tea’s ‘Christmas cake in a cup’. The cracking Christmas Spiced Tea has heavenly smoky almond notes and just the right amount of fruit, in this blend of Sri Lankan black tea, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, lapsang souchong, orange peel, and almond pieces.
01227 392626
www.rosieleatea.co.uk

21 The Wooden Spoon Preserving Company’s brand new clever racks come in three sizes and numerous flavour combinations, even including pyramid tea bags if you wish. The unique and reusable design has already had lots of great feedback.
01233 812251
www.thewoodenspoon.co.uk

22 Ring the changes for a three bird game roast from Turners Game Poultry Meats for an easy carve, boneless, memorable alternative to turkey A boned pheasant is stuffed with a mallard duck and two partridge, layered with a seasonal pork and cranberry stuffing, garnished with bacon and rosemary served in a ready-to-roast oven bag.
01227 722249
www.turnersgame.com

23 Rough Old Wife offers pure Kent traditional hand pressed mulled cider.
01227 700757
www.rougholdwife.com

24 Striking contemporary Kentish scenes from White One Sugar are inspired by some of the county’s favourite locations and available on distinctive greetings cards of Faversham, Whitstable or Canterbury. Prints in the series Inspired By the Past make great gifts.
01795 537423
www.whiteonesugar.co.uk