The countdown begins Christmas in MalagaAnd with it the reactionary preparations for December. In addition to traditional business lunches and dinners, new meals appear every year Advent calendars To add flavor to your Christmas preview.
between … Of them, there is one that has earned its place among the most requested, which is the one that proposes artisanal picnic cheese, Which turns December into a tour de force of young cheese production. What started five years ago as an almost intimate experience —Surprise box containing 24 handmade cheeses— Today it is a tradition for fans, chefs and curious people who await each release as if it were a limited collection. 2025 will be no different.
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Picnic cheeses
Illustrated edition of Malaga
The box arrives new numbered and with In the very short term: 110 units throughout Spain. This year, Picnic The artist included La Málaga Moderna, Who reinterpreted the biznaga in watercolor to transform it into the cover of the project. A reference to the city and manual labor, two ideas that underpin the team’s philosophy.
Every calendar Ships in two batches refrigeratedAt the end of November and mid-December, so that each cheese reaches the perfect point. All cutting and packing is done by hand in the workshop, piece by piece.
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Picnik advent calendar
Cheese that tells stories
This year’s choice Maintains Picnik seal: Small producers, carefully refined and cuts rarely found outside their region of origin. The most prominent types of cheese are:
-Sigma (Quesería Hualdo, Toledo), made from raw milk from La Mancha sheep and an international award-winner.
– Cousin Dub (Natalie, Asturias), one of the oldest cheeses on the peninsula, passed down from generation to generation.
– Cheddar (Quesería La Rueda, Albacete), a modern product made from raw goat’s milk and Japanese cherry leaves, is an example of the new wave of Spanish cheesemaking.
Along with them, a selection of Limited production Spanish and European parts Which covers different techniques and types of tuning. Formatting preserves substance: 24 days, 24 pieces of cheese, It is designed to discover new profiles and understand cheese as something to be shared at the table.
A project that found its audience
The calendar was born almost as a test, but over time it created a community of its own. In five editions, It has become a little ritual for many fans Who wait for December to open each box and discover what type of cheese will be on sale that day. It is not an improvisation calendar: units fly every year and live the experience as a gradual tasting.
he Picnik advent calendar 2025It can be purchased now through the project’s website for 162 euros, with free shipping on the peninsula.
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