This post contains gifted items from Olive Alexanders.

To celebrate reaching 500 followers on my Instagram account and the launch of the blog, I have launched a giveaway for you to have the chance of winning a cheese board selection box from Olive Alexanders! Head over to my Instagram page to enter, but please read on to hear about the friendly team and delicious products at Olive’s.

Olive Alexanders are a new local deli in Aberdeen. They opened online during the pandemic and deliver their cheeses, meats and wines not only locally, but nationwide. The girls are so friendly and are willing to help with any cheese related questions – they even provided me with a little information sheet for all the cheeses I purchased!

Their online store sells a variety of deli products, including cured meats, bread and all the condiments you can dream of. They also have a wine subscription service, which if you are a wine lover is definitely something to sign up to!

As part of the giveaway, in the cheese box, you get 4 different Scottish cheeses, 2 types of crackers and a jar of chutney. Everything is so beautifully packaged, and the cardboard box that the cheese selection comes in is of course recyclable. The Olive Alexanders logo immediately catches your eye as you open the box. The cheese is packaged in parchment paper, the best way to store your cheese to avoid it sweating!

The four cheeses you receive in the cheese box are from three different Scottish suppliers.

Highland Fine Cheeses produce both of the blues in the box, the Blue Murder and the Strathdon Blue. I am not a huge fan of blue cheese, but even I liked the Strathdon blue. It is a more subtle blue than Blue Murder and slightly peppery too. Mr E.S loved the Blue Murder, with it being a deeper flavour with more marbling.

The second producer, The Island Smokery, produces the Orkney Dark Smoked Cheddar. This is a gorgeous cheese, triple smoked over their own wood blend. Creamy and salty, it paired with Olive Alexanders chutney perfectly. This was a close contender for my favourite, especially when paired with the beetroot, potato and spinach crackers.

The third and final producer is Dunlop Dairy who produce the Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop. This hard cheese has a sweet taste to it, again complemented perfectly with the apple and tomato chutney. The Dunlop was my personal favourite – creamy and subtle to taste, the most moreish in the box. The girls at Olive’s described it as if Gouda and Cheddar had a baby, it would be the Dunlop and I completely agree!

In addition to the cheeses in the box, I also purchased the Clava Brie. I am a huge lover of soft creamy cheeses and this was no disappointment. I will definitely be purchasing this again on the regular. It paired perfectly with the Westray Bakehouse Water Biscuits in the cheese box and is the perfect soft cheese addition to the cheeses included in the box.

The cheeses are best enjoyed when removed from the fridge for an hour prior to eating. This gives you time to set up an epic cheese board and make it an extra special evening! We were also very kindly gifted a bottle of Kotuku Sauvignon Blanc by the girls at the deli too, which was beautiful and really easy to drink. Usually, my go-to wine is red or rose, but I would definitely purchase this one again and it’s made me curious to explore more whites! If you fancy your chances at winning the cheese box, please head over to my Instagram to enter. Also head over to Olive Alexanders, you will not be disappointed with the range of products on their website! Now, be right back as I’m going to demolish the rest of our cheese box with some wine.. cheers!