National Afternoon Tea Week - Competition time!

This week you may have heard us banging on about a very special date in our blogging calendar - yes, it's National Afternoon Tea Week. Bring on the scones, pretty pastries and lashings of tea, as we celebrate our favourite afternoon ritual and you could be celebrating too with our fantastic giveaway! 

Last week we were lucky enough to try one of Delimann's fab afternoon tea gift boxes. Packed with everything you need to bring the tea room to your kitchen, we indulged in Delimann's oversized scones, Devon fudge and signature biscuits and now we're offering you the chance to do the same. 

We've joined forces with the lovely people at the Deli, to offer our readers the chance to win a Traditional Cream Tea delivered straight to their door. Excited? Read on. 

The Traditional Cream Tea includes: 

4 Oversized Devon Scones - Freshly baked on day of despatch
Devon Clotted Cream - Made on the local farm with milk from Guernsey cows

Delimann Jam - Winner of Gold Medal in Great Taste Awards

Westcountry Tea - 15 bags of refreshing afternoon tea
Traditional Tea Bread - Delicious signature tea bread, perfect buttered or even toasted.
Tea Lover Biscuits - Delimann's own biscuits, crisp and short and made in Devon
Organic, Clotted Cream Fudge - Made in the West Country with 100% natural ingredients

 

Oh we are good to you. 

 

All you have to do is answer this simple question:

 

In which town is The Delimann based?

Email your answer along with your name to theafternoonteaclub@hotmail.co.uk or tweet us at @TeacupReview 

Entries must be received by midnight on Saturday 17th August and the winner will be announced this Sunday. 

 

For more information on Delimann, visit their website at www.delimann.co.uk

Good luck! 

 

Terms and Conditions: Open to UK residents only. Only one entry per person. Competition will close at midnight on 17/08/2013. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on 18/08/2013. The Afternoon Tea Club's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. There will be no cash alternative. Winner will be notified via email. By entering the competition the winner agrees to participate in such promotional activity on our website and Twitter. No responsibility can be taken for any entries which are not recieved for any reason. The winner must be able to provide their own transport to and from the venue and accommodation should this be necessary. The Afternoon Tea Club operates as a separate entity to delimann.co.uk.

Product Review: Delimann Afternoon Cream Tea

Some people get Amazon packages in the post, some get postcards. Us? We get Afternoon Tea - its a hard life.

This week we were lucky enough to get our hands on one of Delimann's unique Afternoon Tea gift packages. Sent directly to our door and packaged super carefully in a neat box full of cream tea goodness, this is definitely the kind of mail we like to get.

Time for a cuppa.

Delimann offers several different Afternoon Tea packages, including; picnic hampers, champagne tea and even a special Birthday tea complete with a mini celebration cake - adorable. We tried their Devonshire Afternoon Cream Tea which included everything you need for a real Afternoon Tea experience in the comfort of your own home - two plain scones with Devonshire clotted cream and strawberry jam, Tea Lover Biscuits, West Country Teabags and Devon Fudge.

Devonshire Fudge - yum!

For starters, the great thing about this Afternoon Tea is there's very little preparation. Just simply heat the oven, pop the kettle on and grab your favourite cup and saucer.

The scones smelled absolutely amazing whilst baking away and came out a lovely golden brown colour. They were a great size too, much bigger than I had anticipated which is never a bad thing where scones are involved!

Biscuits for dipping.

The scones really did taste just as good as they looked. Smothered in strawberry jam and Devonshire cream, they were absolutely yummy. I often find some scones to be a little heavy yet these were lovely and light and not too filling, even with lashings of cream - I may have gone a little overboard on that one but I think I my indulgence can be forgiven.

Warm scones.

I'm a huge fan of good old tea and biscuits too so I was very happy to see the packet of Tea Lover Biscuits tucked away in our gift box. This really gave the tea a charming, homely feel and there were plenty to go around. The biscuits were melt-in-your-mouth good and baked in cute bitesize portions - lovely.

Jam and cream - it's a must.

I must admit when I first spotted the Devon Fudge pieces I was slightly surprised as they're not a typical component to cream tea. However, they were in fact a very pleasant addition - crafted with organic clotted cream, they blended really well with the Devonshire Cream theme. The fudge cubes were really smooth and sweet - perhaps too sweet for some palettes but for me they were a wonderful, unexpected treat.

Bitesize treats.

Finally, included in the box is a full packet of West Country tea - 15 teabags altogether. I really liked this because once the scones were finished with I could still enjoy this tasty tea days later with my morning cuppa - definitely value for money.

I very much enjoyed Delimann's Cream Tea. It was hassle free, super fresh and each part was served in really generous sizes. I would definitely recommend it as a gift for any tea lover - you never know, they may even share it with you.

- Laura

Delimann provide a range of Afternoon Tea gift packages and deliver all over the UK. Prices start at £15.00 for a traditional Cream Tea. To find out more and to order go to: www.delimann.co.uk