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Made in Wales: a festive food & drink guide stuffed with local goods

December 18, 2021 Category: Life, Food & Drink, Features Region: Wales-Wide
Welsh Witch Spiced Rum
Welsh Witch spiced rum

Whether you’re putting on a spread for guests or just fancy some personal indulgence, these mouthwatering local food and drink delicacies from across Wales will make your Christmas celebrations that much more special (and fattening).

ALCOHOL

BUTCH BEER

Butch Beer
Butch Beer

From Roath’s Glory Stores comes Wales’ first out and proud beer. Endorsed by queer-friendly rugby club the Cardiff Lions, 10% of Butch profits also benefit LGBTQ charities.

Price: £3.50

Info: glory-stores.com

RELATED: ‘With places like Cardiff city centre sandwich spot Fresh around, it’s little wonder that some have been itching to get back into the office.’

APPLE COUNTY RHUBARB CIDER

Apple County fruit cider
Apple County fruit ciders

The family-run Apple County Cider Co. is on a mission to make Monmouthshire a cider haven, and with flavour combos like this one, they might just do it.

Price: £33 per case

Info: applecoutrycider.co.uk     

WELSH WITCH SPICED RUM

Welsh Witch Spiced Rum
Welsh Witch Spiced Rum

Though The Rum Company hail from Tunbridge Wells, this particular lockdown-originating potion takes inspiration from North Walian mythology and oozes bara brith flavour.

Price: £35-£40

Info: therum.company

BARA BRITH GIN

Bara Brith Gin
Bara Brith gin

For those with more of a taste for gin than rum, Snowdonia Spirits Company have also found a way to infuse a Welsh staple into drinkable, alcoholic form.

Price: £34.99

Info: snowdoniagin.com

LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH SOLARIS WINE

Llain Gam Solaris wine
Llain Gam Solaris wine

Also known as the catchier Llain Gam Solaris, a bottle of the ‘wine with the longest name in the world’ at the Christmas dinner table is a guaranteed conversation starter.

Price: £18

Info: redwharfbayvineyard.co.uk

BREAD, CAKES & SWEETS

MELIN LLYON SIOCLED BARS

Melin Llynon Siocled Bars exploding milk choclate cropped
Siocled bars

With a copper ticket in select bars, Anglesey’s Melin Llyon siocled bars add some Willy Wonka magic to Welsh-made sweets. (Try the exploding one for an extra surprise.)

Price: £3.50

Info: melinllynon.co.uk

WALNUT & STILTON BREAD

Walnut and stilton bread
Walnut and stilton bread

Though Market Bakery might be fairly new to the Abergavenny Indoor Market, hearty loaves like this one are definitely making a name for them.

Price: £3.50

Info: marketbakeryabergavenny.co.uk

RELATED: ‘With or without a canine friend, hidden Cardiff sandwich specialist Scruffy Pups is well worth going out of your way for.’

SHIGAR SALTED WELSH BUTTER

Shigar butter
Shirgar butter

There’s nothing like Christmas to bring out the premium ingredients. Churned in Carmarthenshire, Shigar’s creamy butter is ideal for sprout smothering.

Price: £2  

Info: twitter.com/shirgar_

CRÈME BRȖLÉE BROWNIE

Creme brulee brownie
Creme brulee brownie

Winner of 2016’s The Apprentice, Ridiculously Rich by Alana is “devoted to deliciousness,” and the proof is in the pudding – especially if you’re partial to French dessert favourites.

Price: £17.99 (for nine slices)

Info: ridiculouslyrichbyalana.co.uk

WELSH BREW LUXURY HOT CHOCOLATE

Welsh Brew luxury hot chocolate
Luxury hot chocolate

Beloved brand Welsh Tea brew more than just leaves – their hot chocolates also go down a treat. Not a bad way to wait for midnight on Christmas Eve.

Price: £4.95

Info: welshbrewtea.co.uk

MEAT, SEAFOOD & CHEESE

CELEBRATION CHEESE CAKE

Cheese Cake
Cheese Cake

No, not the kind you’re thinking of: these tiered confections from Caws Teifi are entirely savoury, and a showstopping alternative to cheese boards or puddings.

Price: £110-£390

Info: teificheese.co.uk

BREAKFAST BOX

Breakfast Box
Breakfast Box

Purveyors of speciality meat since 1910, Easts Of Brecon can deliver you an upmarket Christmas morning treat for four, including sausage, bacon, eggs and black pudding.

Price: £15.99

Info: eastsofbrecon.co.uk

RELATED: ‘Ground, a self-styled “artisanal boulangerie and speciality coffee house,” might just be the place in Cardiff for brunch these days.’

SELWYN’S LAVERBREAD

Laverbread
Laverbread

Generously described by Richard Burton as “Welsh caviar,” Selwyn’s Bara Lawr (cooked seaweed) also has protected status from the EU as a heritage dish.

Price: £24

Info: selwynsseafoods.com

CHRISTMAS TURKEY

Cuckoo Farm christmas turkeys
Christmas turkeys

For some, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without one. Preorder yours, whether it’s a whole bird or just a breast roll, from the Davies family at Cuckoo Mill Farm.

Price: on request

Info: welshturkey.co.uk

PATCHWORK FESTIVE PȂTÉ

Festive Duck pate

Established in 80s Denbighshire, Patchwork Foods’ festive range of pâté includes duck liver, stilton and Guinness, and partridge, pear and sloe gin. Vegan options also available.

Price: £4.70-£5.30

Info: patchworkfoods.com

words HANNAH COLLINS  

KEEP READING: ‘Bar 44’s Tom Morgan and his brother Owen always wanted to do a recipe book, but as he tells Laura Fedeli, Tapas Y Copas is much more than that.’

APPLICATIONS for spring term 22 are now Closed: If you’re 18-30, live in Wales, and want to get ahead in the creative and cultural industries, express your interest for autumn term.

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