Afternoon Tea Week 10th - 16th August 2015

Here at The Amazing Blog we love a good cuppa and a slice of cake, and therefore can’t wait for all the festivities of Afternoon Tea Week 2015 to begin.

From the 10th - 16th August the biggest celebration of tea time treats in the world is happening all over the country, although many of the biggest and best events are right here in London.

Among the events is a Historical Afternoon Tea at Dennis Severs’ House with Kerstin Rodgers aka Ms Marmite Lover, one of the country’s most successful bloggers. On Friday 14th August Kerstin will be creating a historical, Georgian themed Afternoon Tea and baking from historic recipes. The event begins at 3pm and you can’t buy your tickets here.

If you’re more into the baking side of creating a great afternoon tea, definitely check out The Bakewell Baking Festival, which takes place from 14-16th August at the Bakewell Showground. The festival boasts an amazing line-up of culinary talent including Stacie Stewart, Edd Kimber, TV’s Fabulous Baker brother Tom Herbert, baked-Alaska-gate Bake off star Iain Watters andBake-off star Howard Middleton. Tickets start from £7 and can be purchased here.

For a truly immersive afternoon tea experience the InterContinental London Park Lane are offering the opportunity to enjoy the limited edition Scents of Summer Afternoon Tea in the company of Executive Chef Ashley Wells and Bespoke Perfumer Nicola Pozzani of Floris London. Here you'll experience how the evocative notes from Floris fragrances; such as freshly cut grass, jasmine, bergamot, citrus, and rose, are skilfully crafted into the sandwiches, scones and cakes, including bite-sized Jasmine tea cakes garnished with edible flowers, bergamot and blackcurrant flower macaroons, Peach Melba mousse, and a grapefruit and almond tart with violet cream. This limited edition afternoon tea costs £45 per person and available until the 27th September 2015. Book your table here.

If chocolate is more of your thing renowned artisan chocolatier paul.a.young fine chocolates has created an Afternoon Tea Week Collection.  The delicious afternoon tea favourites that we all love have been reimagined into truffles including scone, jam and clotted cream, treacle tart and Pimms! To get your hands on some of these moreish treats head on down to your nearest paul.a.young shop.

This is just a selection of all the events being held. For more information and exclusive offers please visit Afternoon Tea Week’s website.

Hawkshead Relish Company - Strawberry Daiquiri Jam and Margarita Jelly

At The Amazing Blog, we're big advocates for a bit of advocat. We only wish it was acceptable to have a happy hour at any time of day. Thanks to The Hawkshead Relish Company, we can now treat ourselves to some daytime appropriate tipple, courtesy of their recently launched Cocktail Range. They were sweet enough to send us both their Strawberry Daiquiri Jam and Margarita Jelly, which make the perfect boozy preservative to top your morning toast.

The Hawkshead Relish Company is a UK based company who hand make a  plethora of preserves, pickles and relishes. Although not all of the Hawkshead relishes contain alcohol, we love the innovative idea of beverage based spreads. Containing English strawberries, white rum and lemon juice, the Strawberry Daiquiri Jam is a great morning to midday treat. Perfect for anything from toast to scones, the jam is thick and sweet, with a subtle hint of rum. Precisely what you would expect from a daiquiri based jam, it certainly satisfied my sweet tooth. If you have more of a taste for savoury snacks, the Margarita Jelly is delicious. Lemon and tequila give a sharp tang that would pair beautifully with any seafood dish. Suitable for vegetarians, and free from artificial flavours, colourings or preservatives, we can't think of a better way to liven up your lunch.

‘Embellish your relish’ with these delectable preserves. The The Strawberry Daiquiri Jam is available to buy here for £2.60, and the Margarita Jelly here, for £2.95. We can't think of a better way to liven up your lunch.

Mercers of Yorkshire

Here at Amazing PR we are known for championing small, specialist British food producers and love discovering regional gems and letting everyone know about them. Mercer's of Yorkshire are a small, family-run business founded by ‘obsessive Foodie’ Paul Mercer and his wife Lizzie who live and produce their range of delicious Chutneys, Conserves, Curds, Marmalades, Mayonnaises and Dessert Sauces in the heart of Yorkshire. Mercer’s pride themselves on sourcing their ingredients from local Yorkshire growers wherever possible to produce British Classics such as their fine cut English Breakfast Marmalade, Lemon Curd and the award-winning Strawberry Conserve which recently won the prestigious Best Sweet Preserve at the Deliciouslyorkshire awards (we've been spreading this on toast as our breakfast all week). Mercer’s also offer a twist on their much loved sauces and preserves for those that want something a bit different with their delicious Strawberry Champagne Conserve, Lime and Basil Mayonnaise, Apple and Shallot Chutney and Salted Caramel Sauce, perfect for warming up and pouring over cold ice cream. For those of you looking for last minute Christmas gifts Mercer’s also have a range of hampers and gift sets guaranteed to keep Foodie friends happy.

Mercer's can be found in Morrison's, Asda, Proudfoots, selected Costcutters and independent farm shops or bought from their website here.