This Christmas Steenbergs is delighted to announce their new range of hand-blended Old Hamlet mulling spices, presented in traditional cloth bags which are hand sewn in the UK. Dating back to Medieval times, mulled wine has been enjoyed as an aromatic warming drink during winter months, especially at Christmas and Steenbergs is keen to carry on the traditions but with bright, bold packaging and fabulous festive flavours.

New Christmas Products

1. Steenbergs Festive Organic Christmas Crackers – a great stocking filler or festive gift, these brand new crackers are filled with aromatic organic mulling spices to make your own delicious festive tipple.

• Mulled Wine Spices £3.50 each; red cracker containing 3 muslin pouchettes, enough for 3 bottles of wine
• Mulled Cider Spices £3.50 each; green cracker containing 3 muslin pouchettes, enough for 6 litres of cider or apple juice
• Fruity Mulled Spices £2.75 each; orange cracker containing a pouch of loose spice mix

Available online at www.steenbergs.co.uk

2. Old Hamlet Tartan Bags of Fairtrade Mulling Spices

Old Hamlet's Fairtrade mulling wine mix is a simple-to-use, family recipe that will flavour one bottle of red wine. Hand-blended in the UK to Old Hamlet's original recipes from the 1970s, then lovingly packed into Royal Stuart drawstring bags that are sewn in the UK, these make a great party gift or stocking filler.

Also available for Mulled Cider.

Price: £3.85 each (contains 4 sugar & spice sachets)

Available: Oxfam; Amazon & online at www.steenbergs.co.uk

3. Old Hamlet Fairtrade Calico Mulling Spice Gift Set

Three of Old Hamlet's iconic Calico Bags filled with Fairtrade Spices for Mulling Wine, Cider and Whisky Toddy. Created in the 1970s from a family recipe, Old Hamlet's sugar and spice mixes for mulled wine, spiced cider and whisky toddy have been enjoyed by thousands over the years - simple and delicious. Blended in small batches by hand to traditional recipes and packed in calico drawstring bags which are printed and sewn in the UK, Old Hamlet's Fairtrade Mulled Wine, Spiced Cider and Whisky Toddy Spices make a great gift or for your own enjoyment - cheers and slàinte!

Price: £10.00 per box (3 bags each containing 4 sachets)

Available: Amazon & online at www.steenbergs.co.uk

4. Steenbergs Arabic Spice Gift Box

Four of Steenbergs popular Arabic spice blends in a new gift box, complete with colour recipe card. Containing Za'atar, organic Dukkah, organic Harissa with Rose and Ras al Hanut as well as an enticing set of recipes, this box will set you off into the aromatic world of Arabian cooking.

Price: £12.00

For the full range of Steenbergs spice boxes, please visit our website HERE

Steenbergs Christmas recipes:

Steenbergs Chilli Piccalilli – delicious with cold meats

Steenbergs Lebkucken – delicately spiced German biscuits

Steenbergs Mince Pies – filled with festive spices

Steenbergs Mulled Wine – the prefect recipe for our spice sachets

All products are available from selected independent retailers or online at www.steenbergs.co.uk. 

SPICE-SEASON-SAVOUR with STEENBERGS

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Notes to editors 

Contact:

For PR enquiries: Emily Bennison; emily@steenbergs.co.uk; 07789 748970

For all other enquiries please contact Steenbergs: 01765 640088

www.steenbergs.co.uk

Prices:

All Steenbergs products available at www.steenbergs.co.uk.

Based in rural North Yorkshire, Steenbergs Organic was established in 2003 by Axel and Sophie Steenberg.  Since the outset, we have been centred on sourcing and packing the best organic spices, herbs and teas that we can find.  We are one of the leaders in Fairtrade spices.  We also blend spices and herbs to our own recipes creating a range of organic seasonings.

What are our differentiating features:

Completely focused on organic and ethical trading – we source most of our spices direct from growers and grower groups, many of whom are in the developing world, eg India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Egypt, Vietnam, Indonesia, Turkey.  We know down to the region and often the exact 1 hectare farm who grew the spices or herbs.

One of the original Fairtrade spices businesses – we worked (and continue to work) with Fairtrade to develop standards for spices, becoming one of the first Fairtrade spices businesses (the other 2 were Italian), launching the first Fairtrade spices range in Europe.

Determined to develop organic and Fairtrade into the quality standard for spices – since the outset, we have been continuously developing the technical side of our spices and herbs.  We work with our producers to improve the quality of their raw materials, as well as having the widest range of low micro spices and herbs in the organic spices/herbs sector.  Our new factory is to the highest food technical standard with food grade wall throughout the production and warehouse area and resin floors.  At the same time, we brought in new metal detection, check sieving, blending and grinding capability.  All staff are trained in food hygiene and safety using external trainers.

Carbon neutral – we are committed to minimising our impact on the environment, so are carbon neutral now.  Steenbergs moved into new premises at the start of 2007 that include environmental features, such as sun pipes, green energy, low water use toilet, linoleum floors (in changing areas) and solar panels.