Happy Birthday Gift Hamper | Gourmet Experience No. 5 | Personalized
This Product Includes:
This Gift Hamper is a birthday gift featuring a gastronomic experience presented in a black cardboard box, including the following flavors:
- 6-Jam Kit – Portuguese Tiles, including:
- Azores Pineapple Extra Jam with Lemongrass (20g)
- Bravo de Esmolfe Apple Extra Jam with Cinnamon (20g)
- Extra Fig and Orange Jam with Cinnamon (20g)
- Pumpkin, Orange, Honey, Cinnamon, and Fortified Wine Jam (20g)
- Strawberry Extra Jam with Mint (20g)
- Blueberry Extra Jam with Lemon Balm (20g)
- Dom Villas Cow’s Milk Cheese, aged 30 days (190g)
- Sonante Red Wine, DOP, Dão Region, 13% vol. (75cl)
Description
Birthday Gift with a Gastronomic Experience that Celebrates Portugal
Finding the ideal Birthday Gift is about much more than choosing an object. It is about creating a moment. The Happy Birthday Gift Hamper | Gastronomic Experience No. 5 was designed to surprise, delight, and provide a true journey through the flavors of Portugal, presented in an elegant and memorable format. A complete experience that combines tasting, tradition, and personalization.
This birthday gift brings together artisanal jams inspired by traditional Portuguese sweets, a premium aged cheese, and a DOP wine from the Dão Region. Everything is presented in a sophisticated black box, customizable with the recipient’s name or a special message. A birthday gift that transforms the simple act of giving into a sensory experience.
Why This Is the Perfect Birthday Gift to Surprise
This hamper stands out by combining three essential elements in one celebration: flavor, sharing, and personalization. It is not just a selection of products, but an invitation to taste and create meaningful memories around the table.
By choosing this birthday gift, you are offering:
- A tasting of flavors from Portugal, carefully selected.
- A premium presentation in an elegant black box.
- Exclusive personalization with a name or message, making the gift truly unique.
Unlike other birthday gifts, this proposal balances emotional meaning with gastronomic quality. It is a gourmet birthday gift designed for those who appreciate authenticity, tradition, and special moments at the table.
Flavors Included in This Birthday Gift
At the heart of this experience are six artisanal jams presented in the 6-Jam Kit – Portuguese Tiles, accompanied by aged cheese and DOP red wine. Each element has been selected to create perfect pairings and an immersive tasting experience.
Azores Pineapple Extra Jam with Lemongrass
Made with Azores pineapple, known for its balanced acidity and intense aroma, this jam combines tropical freshness with the elegant citrus note of lemongrass. The result is vibrant, fragrant, and surprising.
Ideal for contrasting with the creamy texture of aged cow’s milk cheese, it creates a burst of flavors that elevates this birthday gift into a distinctive experience.
Bravo de Esmolfe Apple Extra Jam with Cinnamon
The Bravo de Esmolfe apple, a Portuguese variety known for its delicate aroma and soft flesh, gains depth with the addition of cinnamon. The profile is comforting, balanced, and enveloping.
A classic combination that pairs beautifully with aged cheese, offering a traditional yet sophisticated tasting moment.
Extra Fig and Orange Jam with Cinnamon
Ripe fig meets the freshness of orange, enhanced by a subtle touch of cinnamon. The texture is dense and rich, with warm and lightly citrus notes.
Perfect to enjoy alongside Dão red wine, it intensifies the sensory experience and reinforces the gastronomic character of this Portuguese birthday gift.
Pumpkin, Orange, Honey, Cinnamon, and Fortified Wine Jam
Inspired by traditional Portuguese convent sweets, this jam blends soft pumpkin, fresh citrus, aromatic honey, and the complexity of fortified wine.
The result is intense, structured, and elegant, ideal for those who appreciate traditional flavors reinterpreted with sophistication.
Strawberry Extra Jam with Mint
Sweet, juicy strawberry gains lightness from the freshness of mint. The combination is balanced and subtly refreshing.
A versatile option that pairs well with cheese and creates an interesting contrast with the red wine included in the hamper.
Blueberry Extra Jam with Lemon Balm
Blueberry offers intense and slightly tangy notes, while lemon balm adds a delicate herbal touch.
This combination creates a sophisticated and modern profile, making this selection of jams a true collection for discerning birthday recipients.
Dom Villas Aged Cow’s Milk Cheese – 30 Days
Aged for 30 days, this cheese features a firm texture and a flavor balanced between smooth dairy notes and slightly intense undertones.
It is the central element in the pairings, connecting the artisanal jams with the red wine and transforming this birthday gift into a complete experience.
Sonante Red Wine, DOP, Dão Region
From the Dão Region, this DOP red wine stands out for its elegance, smooth tannins, and balanced fruity notes.
It harmoniously complements the cheese and jams, creating a rich, structured, and memorable tasting experience.
A Portuguese Birthday Gift with Authentic Flavors from Portugal
This hamper is a celebration of national identity. Each jam is made with carefully selected fruit and inspired by Portuguese tradition. The cheese represents excellence in national production, and the DOP wine reinforces the connection to renowned wine regions.
By offering this Portuguese birthday gift, you are sharing authentic, 100% Portuguese flavors in a gourmet concept that values origin, artisanal craftsmanship, and the country’s gastronomic culture.
More than birthday gifts, these are experiences that tell the story of Portugal at the table.
Who This Birthday Gift Is For
- Birthday Gift for Dad: perfect for someone who appreciates wine, cheese, and relaxed tasting moments.
- Birthday Gift for Mom: ideal for surprising with delicate flavors and elegant presentation.
- Birthday Gift for a Couple: a shared experience, perfect for celebrating together.
- Birthday Gift for a Special Friend: a sophisticated choice that shows care and attention to detail.
- Birthday Gift for a Colleague or Client: elegant, customizable, and rich in Portuguese identity.
Original Birthday Gifts That Make a Difference
Personalizing the box with the recipient’s name and/or a message transforms this hamper into an exclusive gift. It is not just another option among many birthday gifts, but a thoughtfully designed present.
The combination of sophisticated design, a diverse tasting experience, and strong national identity positions this proposal as one of the most complete original birthday gifts available for those seeking quality and meaning.
Offer an Unforgettable Experience This Birthday
If you are looking for a Birthday Gift that combines emotion, elegance, and flavor, the Happy Birthday Gift Hamper | Gastronomic Experience No. 5 is the perfect choice. A gourmet birthday gift that celebrates the flavors of Portugal and creates true moments of sharing.
Personalize, offer, and celebrate with authenticity. Because the best birthdays deserve more than a gift. They deserve an experience.
Usage Suggestions
Azores Pineapple Extra Jam With Lemongrass
Easy to spread; ideal for spreading oatmeal cookies, coconut cookies, cashew cookies, chocolate cookies, cereal bread, wholegrain toast, vegan cookies and for creating cake recipes with chocolate cream. It goes well with vinaigrettes for salads, appetizers with ham and smoked meats, toppings for ice cream or yogurt, and even as a topping for whipped cream and panacotta pies. Prepare a cocktail by combining it with vodka, gin and rum.
Bravo de Esmolfe Apple Extra Jam with Cinnamon
It goes perfectly with pretzels (traditional German bread), canapés, sandwiches with cheddar cheese or goat cheese.
Fig and Orange Extra Jam with Cinnamon
Ideal for pairing with cheeses, Serra de Estrela cheese (PDO), “Brie de Meaux“, “Brie de Melun“ (PDO), “Gorgonzola“ (PDO), “Leyden“ cheese (IGP), ideal for foie-gras, to accompany curd cheesecake and desserts.
Orange Extra Jam with ‘Madeira’ Wine
Ideal for use in Chinese chicken salad, sauces for roasted salmon, spaghetti with shrimp, grilled duck or roast beef, as well as topping for apricot cakes. Perfect for spreading oatmeal cookies, coconut cookies, cashew cookies, chocolate chip cookies, cereal bread, wholegrain toast, vegan cookies, and for creating chocolate cream cake recipes.
Strawberry Extra Jam with Mint
Ideal for spreading oatmeal cookies, coconut cookies, cashew cookies, chocolate cookies, cereal bread, wholegrain toast, vegan cookies and to create cake recipes with chocolate cream, as a filling for macaroons of various flavors, chocolate macarones, chocolate cakes, desserts with mascarpone cheese, quark cheese, tiramisu recipes. As a topping and filling for healthy American pancakes, oatmeal pancakes, banana pancakes, chocolate cakebanana, bolos de chocolate, bolos de frutos vermelhos e waffles.
Blueberry Extra Jam with Melissa
Ideal for spreading oatmeal cookies, coconut cookies, cashew cookies, chocolate cookies, cereal bread, wholegrain toast, vegan cookies and to create cake recipes with chocolate cream. It goes well with fresh cheeses and cottage cheese. As a filling: for macarones of various flavors, chocolate macarones, chocolate cakes, desserts with mascarpone cheese, quark cheese, tiramisu recipes. As a topping and filling for healthy American pancakes, oatmeal pancakes, banana pancakes, chocolate cakes, berry cakes.
Dom Villas cow cheese
Accompany topping with the meia.dúzia® “Bravo de Esmolfe” Apple with Cinnamon, Pumpkin and Orange Jam with Rosemary and Eucalyptus Honey, Cinnamon and Port Wine, Blueberry Extra Jam with Vanilla and Port Wine, Heather Honey from “Serra da Estrela” with Elderberry.
Red Wine (PDO) "Sonante" - Dão Region, 13% Vol.
Ideal to accompany with the cheese board paired with the jams by meia.duzia.
Salted Crackers
Ideal to accompany with olive oils by meia.dúzia, cheeses and jams in tube by meia.dúzia, olive paste, Negrinha do Douro olive paste by meia.dúzia.
Ingredients
Azores Pineapple Extra Jam With Lemongrass
Azores pineapple (55%), sugar, lemongrass (2.5%), gelling agent (pectin) and lemon juice. Prepared with 55 g of fruits per 100 g. Net weight: 75 g.
Bravo de Esmolfe Apple Extra Jam with Cinnamon
‘Bravo de Esmolfe’ apple (55%), sugar, cinnamon (3.5%), gelling agent (pectin) and lemon juice. Prepared with 55 g of fruits per 100 g. Net weight: 75 g.
Fig and Orange Extra Jam with Cinnamon
Fig, orange, sugar, cinnamon, citrus pectin and lemon juice. Prepared with 55 g of fruits per 100 g. Net weight: 75 g.
Orange Extra Jam with ‘Madeira’ Wine
Orange (55%), sugar, ‘Madeira’ wine (1.3%) (contains sulfites), orange peel, gelling agent (pectin) and lemon juice. Prepared with 55 g of fruits per 100 g. Net weight: 75 g. Contains alcohol.
Strawberry Extra Jam with Mint
Strawberry (45%), sugar, raspberry (10%), gelling agent (pectin), mint (0.8%) and lemon juice. Prepared with 55 g of fruits per 100 g. Total sugar content 60g per 100g.
Blueberry Extra Jam with Melissa
Blueberry (55%), sugar, melissa (1%), gelling agent (pectin) and lemon juice. Prepared with 55 g of fruits per 100 g.
Dom Villas cow cheese
Pasteurized goat's milk, salt, calcium chloride, rennet, egg lysozyme and lactic ferments.
Salted Crackers
Details: Wheat flour, Aveiro sea salt, vegetable margarine and water.
Nutritional Information
Azores Pineapple Extra Jam With Lemongrass
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz: Energy 793 kJ / 190 kcal ; Fats 0.1 g / 0.0 oz , of which saturated fat acids 0.0 g / 0.0 oz ; Carbohydrates 47.3 g / 1.7 oz , of which sugars 47.0 g / 1.7 oz ; Proteins 0.3 g / 0.0 oz ; Salt 0.0 g / 0.0 oz.
Bravo de Esmolfe Apple Extra Jam with Cinnamon
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz: Energy 673 kJ / 161 kcal ; Fats 0.4 g / 0.0 oz , of which saturated fat acids 0.1 g / 0.0 oz ; Carbohydrates 40.0 g / 1.4 oz , of which sugars 39.3 g / 1.4 oz ; Proteins 0.3 g / 0.0 oz ; Salt 0.0 g / 0.0 oz.
Fig and Orange Extra Jam with Cinnamon
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz: Energy 732 kJ / 175 kcal ; Fats 0.3 g / 0.0 oz , of which saturated fat acids 0.1 g / 0.0 oz ; Carbohydrates 43.4 g / 1.5 oz , of which sugars 42.6 g / 1.5 oz ; Proteins 0.6 g / 0.0 oz ; Salt 0.0 g / 0.0 oz.
Orange Extra Jam with ‘Madeira’ Wine
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz: Energy 802 kJ / 192 kcal ; Fats 0.1 g / 0.0 oz , of which saturated fat acids 0.0 g / 0.0 oz ; Carbohydrates 47.3 g / 1.7 oz , of which sugars 46.9 g / 1.7 oz ; Proteins 0.6 g / 0.0 oz ; Salt 0.0 g / 0.0 oz. Allergens: Contains sulfites.
Strawberry Extra Jam with Mint
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz: Energy 769 kJ / 184 kcal ; Fats 0,2 g / 0.0 oz , of which saturated fat acids 0.0 g / 0.0 oz ; Carbohydrates 45.4 g / 1.6 oz , of which sugars 45.3 g / 1.6 oz ; Proteins 0.4 g / 0.0 oz ; Salt 0.0 g / 0.0 oz.
Blueberry Extra Jam with Melissa
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz: Energy 837 kJ / 203 kcal ; Fats 0.2 g / 0.0 oz , of which saturated fat acids 0.0 g / 0.0 oz ; Carbohydrates 51.2 g / 1.8 oz, of which sugars 47.8 g / 1.7 oz ; Proteins 0.6 g / 0.0 oz ; Salt 0.0 g / 0.0 oz.
Dom Villas cow cheese
Nutrition Declaration (Average values per 100g): Energy: 1370 kJ / 330 kcal; Lipids: 27 g, of which 18 g are saturated; Carbohydrates: <0.5 g, of which sugars <0.5 g; Proteins: 20.6 g; Salt: 1.5 g.
Red Wine (PDO) "Sonante" - Dão Region, 13% Vol.
Alcohol: 13% Vol.; Acidity: 5.94 g/dm3; Sugar: 0.9g/dm3; Ph: 3.64
Salted Crackers
The leanest, low-fat 7.5g per 100g, no added sugar, no lactose, no yeast, no dyes or preservatives.
Origin of the Ingredients
Travel Kit 6 Fruit Jams – Portuguese Tiles:
Discover the Origin of Fruits: Pineapple of the Azores PDO – Island of São Miguel Azores Portugal Plum Rainha Claudia D´Elvas – Elvas Portugal Passion fruit Azores PDO – São Miguel Island Azores Portugal Cherry from Fundão PDO – Fundão Portugal (CERFUNDÃO) Orange from the Algarve – Citrus Fruits of the Algarve PGI - Algarve Portugal Banana da Madeira – Madeira Island Portugal Maça Bravo de Esmolfe PDO – Esmolfe Viseu, Portugal Blueberries and Biological Blackberries – V. N. Famalicão - Portugal.
The Handmade Production Method: Our fruit jams are prepared in an artisanal way, using fruits from various regions of Portugal, with more 55% fruit, without adding additives and preservatives and with a reduced amount of sugar, maintaining and preserving the traditional methods. Packaging and Recycling: Our packaging is made with more than 99.7% 100% aluminum recycled, without losing quality and without having to extract more from Nature. Use recycling bin for metals.
Salted Crackers
Producer: Diplomata Biscoitos - Aveiro- Portugal
Dom Villas cow cheese
Produzido com leite de vaca pela A LACTILOURO – Famalicão, Portugal.
Red Wine (PDO) "Sonante" - Dão Region, 13% Vol.
- Region: Sub-Region Serra da Estrela
- Denomination: Dão DOP
- Terroir: Terroir of granite soils, with an altitude between 400 and 600 Mts., marked by the influence of the mountain with 2,000 Mts of altitude.
- Grapes: Tinta Roriz, Jaen and Touriga Nacional
- Vineyards: Located in the areas of Vila Nova de Tazem and Gouveia, vineyards aged between 15 and 40 years.
- Vinification: Grapes fully destemmed and gently crushed into stainless steel vats. Fermentation took place at controlled temperature of 23ºC, with smooth pumping over. Light aging in wooden barrels.
