Is This 2024’s Most Decadent Christmas Hamper?

There’s something magical about receiving a wicker hamper neatly filled with festive treats. Piled high with biscuits, mince pies, tea and cheese, they make the perfect gift for the foodie in your life (or special treat for the family). But this hamper from Fortnum & Mason takes the concept to new heights, retailing at a whopping £6,000. 

A Look Inside Fortnum & Mason’s £6k Hamper

The Imperial from Fortnum & Mason is made up of not one, but five Christmas hampers. Inside you’ll find 70 items spanning food, drink, teaware, accessories and decorations. 

As expected from a hamper of this price, there are plenty of luxurious products in there – from caviar to truffle oil and English sparkling wine. You’ll also find an abundance of festive snacks, including the Christmas Merrilossus Biscuits, a twist on the brand’s beloved Toffolossus, plus cheese straws, nuts and olives. 

There’s an abundance of chocolates too, including the giant Ultimate Christmas Chocolate Selection box, which features a wide assortment of milk, dark and white truffles. Condiments-wise, the lucky recipient of this hamper will be covered for months: there’s strawberry and champagne jam, cognac butter, mayonnaise, marmalade and more. 

Fortnum & Mason is famous for its tea, so of course there’s plenty of that too. The Imperial contains the Fortnum’s Famous & Classic World Wooden Restaurant Box, which is filled with 60 teabags – from the Classic blend to Earl Grey and Darjeeling (plus a strainer and a little timer to ensure you get the perfect brew). If you’re after something a bit stronger, there’s white and red wine, plus a magnum of Hennessy XO Cognac, and a bottle of Whistle Pig 15 Year Old Whisky. 

The Imperial will also have all the family sorted for Christmas day feasting. It features smoked salmon, a whole ham, a rib of Glenarm salt aged beef and a cranberry topped pork pie, plus a selection of cheeses: Waxed Cheddar Truckle, Traditional Stilton and Dorset Brie. For dessert, there’s a standout Christmas pudding.

Aside from the food, the hamper includes some exquisite tableware including a silver-plated cake server, silver-plated forks, a bone china tea set and Christmas crackers. An eye mask and pouch from Elizabeth Scarlett is also thrown in, alongside some Fortum’s Garden hand lotion and soap, and a pretty candle.

So is it worth it? Well, if you’ve got £6k to spare, it’s certainly an impressive spread – and the hamper is worth more than its retail price, if you added up the price of all the items inside. But it’s still £6k, so… one can dream.

Full List Of Contents

• Corton Charlemagne JD 2020
• Volnay 1er Fremiets Marquis d’Angerville 2019 75cl 13.5% ABV
• F&M Dorset Brie 250g 
• Cranberry Sauce 230g
• Christmas Merrilossus Biscuits, 600g
• Christmas Plum & Stem Ginger Biscuits, 250g
• Christmas Biscuit Selection Tin, 650g
• All that Glitters Crackers
• Christmas Peppermint Bark, 150g
• Peppermint Hot Chocolate Flakes, 300g
• 3’6 Cocktail Mixed Nuts, 270g
• Mixed Pitted Olives, 480g
• Chardonnay Fort Ross-Seaview Wayfarer Vineyard, 75cl
• Oscietra Caviar 50G Hamper Component Only
• Fortnum’s Dorset Brie, 250g
• White Truffle Oil, 100ml
• Magnificent Plum Christmas Pudding in Spode Basin, 907g
• Piccadilly Piccalilli, 200g
• Christmas Blend Ground Coffee Tin, 250g
• Panama Esmeralda Ground Coffee, 125g
• Fortnum’s Garden Song Candle, 250g
• Fortnum’s Garden Song Hand Duo Set, 2 x 250ml
• Piccadilly Chocolate Selection Biscuit Tin, 700g
• Elizabeth Scarlett Exclusive Honey Bee Every Day Pouch, Blue Turquoise
• Elizabeth Scarlett Exclusive Honey Bee Eye Mask, Blue Turquoise
• Fortnum’s Bath Truffles, 200g
• Christmas Ultimate Chocolate Selection, 1.6kg
• Caramelised Onion Marmalade, 230g
• Fortnum’s Red Ale & Mustard Mayonnaise, 200g
• Fortnum’s Silver-Plated Pastry Forks, Set of 4
• Fortnum’s Silver-Plated Cake Server
• Georgian Elegance Christmas Baubles, Set of 6
• Fortnum’s Shoulder Picnic Hamper for Two
• Château Lynch-Bages 2008, 75cl
• Fortnum’s Picnic Cool Bag, Eau de Nil
• Fortnum’s Time for Tea 3-Minute Tea Timer
• Fortnum’s Famous & Classic World Wooden Restaurant Box, 60 Silky Teabags
• Hennessy XO Cognac Magnum, 1.5L
• Grand Wicker Basket
• Barbeito Ribeira Real 20 Year Old Tinta Negra, 75cl
• Waxed Cheddar Truckle, 900g
• Cranberry Topped Pork Pie, 1.36kg
• Traditional Potted Stilton, 1kg
• Glenarm Salt-Aged Rib of Beef, 3.5kg
• Fortnum’s Farmed Scottish Smoked Salmon, 1kg
• Whole Christmas Ham, 5kg
• Mother of Pearl Dish
• Mother of Pearl Spoon
• Fortnum’s Gardens of Lyra Tea for Two Set
• Piccadilly Milk Chocolate Coin Tin, 150g
• The Fortnum’s Christmas Fruit Cake in a Tin, 900g
• Magnifici Florentine Selection, 456g
• Milk & Dark Chocolate Selection Box, 2.275kg
• Long-Handled Tea Strainer
• Delamotte, Blanc de Blancs Vintage
• Chateau Gazin Pomerol 2015 Magnum, 150cl
• Strawberry & Champagne Preserve Amphora 890g
• Christmas Cognac Butter, 195g
• Christmas Mincemeat Pantry Jar, 400g
• Christmas Black Tea, 200g
• Biscuits for Cheese Selection Tin, 400g
• Cranberry Topped Pork Pie, 1.36kg
• Smoked Cheese Straws, 100g
• Nyetimber Prestige Cuvee Vintage Sparkling 2013 in Gift Box, 75cl
• Fortnum & Mason Matches, Small
• Farmed Scottish Smoked Salmon, 1kg
• Waxed Cheddar Truckle, 900g
• Fortnum’s Waiter’s Friend Corkscrew
• Fortnum’s 181 Sauce, 250ml

The Imperial Hamper is available from fortnumandmason.com