World's most decadent Christmas hamper

Luxury  website VeryFirstTo.com have announced the world’s most expensive Christmas hamper, retailing at a wallet-busting £85,605.

The hamper comprises of some of the most coveted food and drink in the world, such as caviar and foie gras, as well as highly desirable luxury accessories such as champagne flutes and Mother of Pearl caviar spoons.

Marcel Knobil, founder of VeryFirstTo, said: “This is a truly remarkable hamper that overshadows any that has ever been created. Not only does it satisfy the most discerning palate, but it is packed with the finest of cuisine provenance and heritage.”

One of the rarest foods included is a tin of Almas caviar. Only 6000 Stugeon carry these golden yellow eggs worth £6250. Completing the caviar collection is a tin of the slightly less rare Saint James Prunier caviar, worth £790.

Only the finest crockery will do, and the hamper includes a mother of pearl dish and matching spoons with which to eat the caviar.

What luxury food selection is complete without foie gras? The hamper has two; goose foie gras with black truffles, and duck foie gras. There are also truffles, both the black and much desired white Alba varieties.

To fill your sandwiches, there is luxurious ham and chorizo from Joselito, considered the finest ham in the world. The Joselito gran reserve ham is aged for 4 years, and the chorizo is acorn fed.

To wash it all down, there are a number of fine alcoholic and non-alcoholic tipples, the most special of which is the over 200 year old Cognac Jules Robin 1789, which is believed to have been stored in oak for over 70 years, and is worth £30,000.

Also included is a bottle of the Moët & Chandon Dom Perignon 1961 that was chosen as the official champagne of Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s 1981 wedding, carrying the special insignia created just for the ceremony, and worth £7000. There is also a bottle of 2002 Romanee Conti red wine, a 2002 Le Montrachet white wine and a vintage 1964 Scotch, The Glenlivet. Open the bottles with the included mother of pearl bottle opener.

Completing the drinks selection is luxury hot chocolate and exotic White Christmas Tea made from the rare Yin Zhen white tea. If the hamper is purchased, a donation of £1000 will be made to The Prince’s Trust.