We had a particularly nice bit of news in November 2026: Good Food included the G&J Christmas Feast in its guide to the best Christmas cheese hampers of the year.
Better still, it named ours “Best for discovering an independent cheesemonger.”
Why that description feels right
The Christmas Feast is designed to feel like somebody has walked into the shop and asked us to build them a really good festive cheeseboard.
It brings together different styles, textures and milk types rather than simply piling in the biggest names. The aim is balance: familiar Christmas favourites alongside cheeses that might become new favourites.
For 2026 that meant a selection including Baron Bigod, Colston Bassett Stilton, Quicke’s Mature Cheddar, Kirkham’s Lancashire, Little Rollright and Dorstone.
Independent cheesemongers and discovery
That word — discovery — is important to us.
We don’t think enjoying great cheese should require you to know exactly what to order before you arrive. A specialist cheesemonger should do the hard bit: tasting, choosing, caring for the cheese and putting together combinations that work.
Then you get to eat it.
Good company
The Good Food guide featured some excellent cheesemongers and cheese businesses from around the UK, so being selected among them was something we were genuinely proud of.
You can read Good Food’s full 2026 guide here.
Or see the G&J Christmas Feast and explore the rest of our Christmas cheese range.
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