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Win a Hamper **Competition Closed**

sweet and savoury hamper

Be in with a chance to win a luxury Welsh preserve hamper.

We are giving away one of our luxury Welsh seasonal preserve hampers. All you need to do to be in with a chance to win is sign up to our newsletter! (COMPETITION NOW CLOSED)

Competition Terms and Conditions

Pantri Swswen are giving away one luxury welsh seasonal preserve hamper (the competition).

The image used on the post is for illustration only. The content flavours may vary due to seasonal availability but will be equivalent to those shown.

The competition starts 1st March 2022 and finishes 00:00 31st May 2022.

The competition is open to all UK residents aged 18 years and over.

To enter the competition entrants must follow the instructions laid out in the Pantri Swswen social media posts and according to the details on our social media platforms.

One winner will be notified by the email address provided within 1 week following the closing date of the competition.

The competition prize will be one luxury welsh preserve hamper, there is no cash alternative.

Pantri Swswen reserves the right to cancel the award of the prize in the event of the non-compliance by any winner with these Terms and Conditions.

Pantri Swswen reserves the right to amend, alter or terminate this promotion at any time due to circumstances beyond its control.

Pantri Swswen accept no responsibility for entries that are illegible or lost or delayed due to technical problems. Proof of sending does not constitute proof of receipt.

Pantri Swswen shall use and take care of any personal information you supply to it in accordance with data protection legislation. By entering the competition, you agree to the usage and distribution of your personal information in order to process and contact you about your prize.

If the winning entrant doesn’t respond within 7 days of our notification email being sent the prize will be offered to another competition entrant without recourse.

This competition is in no way endorsed or administered by Facebook or Instagram.

Entry is deemed as acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

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Frangipane Recipe

Try making this simple buttery seasonal frangipane recipe and create one of our favourite tarts. Ours is made using Welsh ingredients butter, flour, eggs and of course a jar of our Welsh grown and produced seasonal preserve in the base.

We’ve shared an easy to follow recipe guide with you for a delicious, seasonally Welsh dessert.

Frangipane Recipe
Frangipane Tart

Frangipane Recipe

Frangipane is a rich and creamy almond filling that is used in various desserts such as tarts, cakes, and pastries. Frangipane is made with butter, sugar, eggs, ground almonds and sometimes additional flavourings and almond extract. Frangipane is often used as a filling in fruit tarts, such as the classic French dessert, the Galette des Rois. Gallette des Rois is traditionally served during the holiday season in France and we think it’s a real treat for a dessert. You can also use frangipane as a filling for croissants, danish pastries or as a layer in cakes. Its rich and nutty, almond flavour makes it a popular addition to many desserts.

Try using our Welsh Blackcurrant Conserve for the filling, it works so well with the buttery almond frangipane. Or maybe you’d prefer Welsh Strawberry Conserve to capture the delicious flavour of summer.

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Shortbread Biscuits Recipe

Shortbread biscuits

You can whip up these delicious butter-rich shortbread biscuits in less than an hour. Serve on their own or for a sophisticated pudding pair with panna cotta choosing your favourite seasonal Welsh preserve to accompany your homemade dessert.

Shortbread Biscuits Recipe
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Buttermilk Scones Recipe

Make your own delicious fresh buttermilk scones to serve with our exquisite Welsh preserves.

It’s a really quick recipe to make, and you can whip it up in under 30 minutes from start to finish. Scones always taste best warm and fresh from the oven. Whether you’re sharing with family and friends or indulging in a treat for yourself these are sure to delight. We make ours with Welsh ingredients – flour, butter and buttermilk for a true taste of Wales.

Serve with any of our conserves, sweet preserves or try one of our hedgerow jellies.

Buttermilk Scone Recipe
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Luxury Welsh Marmalade Award 2020

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Gold Star Award for Luxury Welsh Marmalade

We’ve received multiple awards for our luxury Welsh marmalade over the years. 2020 saw a very special 1 gold star Great Taste award for our Seville Orange & Welsh Apple Brandy Marmalade. Made with an award winning Welsh apple brandy and organic Seville oranges it received some super comments from the Great Taste judges “A lovely pale orange colour and an enticing flavour.  The bitter orange and the apple brandy come through. A soft set with peel that has a good bite, creating depth in character.” “The apple brandy works well with the orange, creating a lightness and additional fresh fruitiness.” “The texture of the pith is superb and creates good bite and mouth feel, along with the true characteristics of Seville oranges.” Seville Orange & Welsh Apple Brandy Marmalade is available to purchase through our online shop The Pantri

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Great Taste Awards 2020 Pantri Swswen Press Release

Pantri Swswen is among the Great Taste winners of 2020

Great Taste, the world’s most trusted food and drink awards, has announced its stars of 2020. Out of 12,777 products sent in from 106 different countries,Pantri Swswen was awarded a1-star Great Taste award, which means judges dubbed it a food that delivers fantastic flavour.

Judging

Judged by 144 of the most discerning palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs, buyers, retailers and producers, as well as food writers and journalists, Great Taste is the most coveted of all food and drink awards. As well as a badge of honour, the unmistakeable black and gold Great Taste label is a signpost to an outstanding product, which has been discovered through hours and hours of blind tasting.

This year’s winners have been found through a combination of remote judging and socially distanced judging sessions, after the lockdown began just one week into the schedule. This necessitated a swift and comprehensive reinvention of the Great Taste process to ensure that robust judging standards were maintained and the quality of feedback was not compromised. All in time to provide a much-needed boost for food and drink producers during the all-important Christmas period.

The 2020 Award Judging & Judges

Recognised as a stamp of excellence among consumers and retailers alike, Great Taste values taste above all else, with no regard for branding and packaging. Whether it is cake, coffee, kippers or kombucha being judged, all products are removed from their wrapper, jar, box or bottle before being tasted. The judges then savour, confer and re-taste to decide which products are worthy of a 1-, 2- or 3-star award. There were 12,777 entries into Great Taste this year and of those products, 205 have been awarded a 3-star, 1,294 received a 2-star and 3,818 were awarded a 1-star accolade. The panel of judges this year included; cook, writer and champion of sustainable food, Melissa Hemsley. Cook, writer, stylist and voice of modern vegetarian cooking, Anna Jones. Celebrated Spanish chef, José Pizarro, Kavi Thakrar from Dishoom. Food writer and cook, Xanthe Clay, and baker and author, Martha Collison, as well as food buyers from Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason and Waitrose.

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Artisan Marmalade Awards 2020

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Artisan Marmalade – handmade in Wales

Three awards in the artisan category of the Dalemain World Marmalade Awards received for our luxury welsh marmalades in 2020. 2 highly commended and a bronze award to line up with Gold and Silvers and our Great Taste gold stars. We’re so proud to receive continued prestigious recognition for the quality of our delicious marmalade and preserves year on year. Our artisan marmalade collection is available to purchase through our online shop from 2021. Luxury marmalade handmade in Wales with finest interesting Welsh ingredients such as Welsh whisky, Welsh brandy, Welsh cider and Welsh honey all with the delicious taste of Wales. Browse our seasonal marmalade collection in our online shop Pantri and choose your favourites.

Artisan Marmalade

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International Cheese Awards Accompaniments 2019

Marmalade Gift Set

To add to our proud line up of awards in 2019 we entered our Welsh Pumpkin, Fig & Almond Chutney into the International Cheese Awards Accompaniments section. Competition was fierce but we were over-joyed to receive a Highly Commended award for our deliciously moreish welsh artisan Fig, Almond & Pumpkin chutney. With a rich caramel colour and wholesome flavour it pairs well with creamy mozzarella.  It makes a lovely addition to an indoor or outdoor picnic; choose one of our Welsh Chutney Trio’s and enjoy a selection of our luxury preserves. Complimented by our collection of luxury award winning chutneys and preserves, add a tasty new dimension to your table with this delicious chutney packed full of figs and pumpkin.

Fig Almond & Pumpkin Chutney
Fig, Almond & Pumpkin Chutney – Cheese Accompaniments
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Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards 2019

Great Taste Awards 2019

One star and two star great taste awards

Following the success of a gold star award in 2018 for our Welsh Sticky Gingerbread we entered our Welsh Beetroot Chutney and Welsh Rowan Berry Jelly into the awards. What a thrill to receive a gold star for the Welsh Beetroot Chutney and two gold stars for our Welsh Rowan Berry Jelly!

  • Award Winning Rowan Berry Jelly
2 Gold Star Great Taste Awards 2019 Welsh Rowan Berry Jelly

Welsh Rowan Berry Jelly – Judges comments.

Judges comments: “Fabulous blush pink colour with distinct apple aroma.” “Delightfully light yet aromatic on the palate also, with a pleasing level of bright acidity.” “A beautiful blush colour on the spoon, the palest pink. The apple comes through as sweetness then underpinning is a deeper, more savoury note…bittersweet and smoky Rowan berry” “We feel this would work beautifully with partridge”

  • Welsh Beetroot Chutney
  • Great Taste Award Winning Welsh Beetroot Chutney
1 Gold Star Great Taste Award Winning Welsh Beetroot Chutney

Welsh Beetroot Chutney – Judges comments

Judges comments: “Great colour from this wonderful earthy aroma chutney. Excellent texture from the well handled beetroot which is releasing well balanced, sweet and earthy beetroot flavours. Has been excellently balanced between the sweetness and acidity.” “We applaud the texture and the balance of seasoning”

Pantri Swswen is among the Great Taste winners of 2019

Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, has announced its stars of 2019. Out of 12,772 products sent in from over 100 different countries, Pantri Swswen was awarded a 1-star Great Taste award for our Welsh Beetroot Chutney, which means judges dubbed it a food that delivers fantastic flavour and a 2-star Great Taste award for our Welsh Rowan Berry Jelly, which means judges dubbed it above and beyond delicious.

Judged by over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs, buyers, retailers and producers, as well as a whole host of food writers and journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers. As well as a badge of honour, the unmistakeable black and gold Great Taste label is a signpost to a wonderful tasting product, which has been discovered through hours and hours of blind tasting by hundreds of judges.

Lizzie Jones owner of Pantri Swswen, explains: we’re thrilled to have been awarded 2 gold stars for our Welsh Rowan Berry Jelly and Welsh Beetroot Chutney. These awards mean so much to small businesses and we’ll certainly be celebrating our wins with our staff and customers.”.

About the 2019 Great Taste Awards

Recognised as a stamp of excellence among consumers and retailers alike, Great Taste values taste above all else, with no regard for branding and packaging. Whether it is vinegar, granola, bacon or cheese being judged, all products are removed from their wrapper, jar, box or bottle before being tasted. The judges then savour, confer and re-taste to decide which products are worthy of a 1-, 2- or 3-star award.

There were 12,772 entries into Great Taste this year and of those products, 208 have been awarded a 3-star, 1,326 received a 2-star and 3,409 were awarded a 1-star accolade. The panel of judges this year included; cook, writer and champion of sustainable food, Melissa Hemsley, Kenny Tutt, MasterChef 2018 champion, author, Olia Hercules, chef and food writer, Gill Meller, Kavi Thakar from Dishoom, food writer and stylist, Georgina Hayden and author and chef, Zoe Adjonyoh, as well as food buyers from Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason, Sourced Market and Partridges. These esteemed palates have together tasted and re-judged the 3-star winners to finally agree on the Golden Fork Trophy winners and the Great Taste 2019 Supreme Champion.

Great Taste 2019 will reach its exciting finale on Sunday 1 September, when the world of fine food gathers at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, London to find out the Great Taste Golden Fork trophy winners for each region, with the final applause reserved for the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2019.

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Welsh Whisky Marmalade Silver 2019

Welsh Whiskey Marmalade

Award Winning Welsh Whisky Marmalade Silver 2019

The start of the year for any artisan preserve maker is never dull and is always full of citrus sunshine. 2019 was no exception and our sunny start to the year was further enhanced with a double win at the World’s Original Marmalade Awards based in Cumbria. We were thrilled to receive a silver for our Welsh Whisky & Seville Orange Marmalade and a bronze for our Welsh Brandy & Seville Orange Marmalade. All of our marmalades feature an element of Wales in the ingredients. Welsh whisky and brandy are the perfect additions to our luxury handmade whole fruit Seville orange marmalades.

Welsh Whisky Marmalade

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Guild of Fine Foods Great Taste Awards 2018

Sticky Gingerbread Great Taste Winner

Welsh Sticky Gingerbread – Award Winning Cake

Mid 2018 saw yet another award, this time from The Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards 2018 with a gold star for our delicious Welsh Sticky Gingerbread.

Press Release for our super Great Taste Gold Star Award

Pantri Swswen is among the Great Taste winners of 2018 for their Sticky Welsh Gingerbread

Award Winning Sticky Welsh Gingerbread

The Guild of Fine Foods Great Taste Awards, the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, has announced its stars of 2018. Pantri Swswen from Mid Wales was awarded a 1-star Great Taste award, which means judges dubbed it a food that delivers fantastic flavour for its Sticky Welsh Gingerbread. Judges comments “a lovely rich stickiness to it.” “We very much enjoyed the light yet rich and moist texture of this cake and felt the level of ginger in the cake was just right.” “We loved the crystallised ginger”…”We certainly found the cake moreish”

Lizzie Jones owner of Pantri Swswen, explains: We’ve been proudly making our luxury cakes with fine welsh ingredients for many years. Welsh Sticky Gingerbread is a Pantri Swswen firm favourite and we decided to enter it into the Great Taste Awards on a whim this year and have been rewarded with a gold star award! The Great Taste logo adds real value to our business in terms of credibility, opening doors to new retailers, and ultimately increasing our sales. We’ll be celebrating this award which comes hot on the heels of our early 2018 World’s Original Marmalade Gold Award for our Ruby Grapefruit & Welsh Honey Marmalade. We will be holding tasting events locally to celebrate our wins.

Recognised as a stamp of excellence among consumers and retailers alike, Great Taste values taste above all else, with no regard for branding and packaging. Whether it is vinegar , granola, bacon or cheese being judged, all products are removed from their wrapper, jar, box or bottle before being tasted. The judges then savour, confer and re-taste to decide which products are worthy of a 1-, 2- or 3-star award.