Luxury Christmas Pâtés From Castle MacLellan

Castle MacLellan is to reintroduce its indulgent, luxurious seasonal flavours in time for the Christmas and New Year festivities.

Made from the finest Scottish ingredients, the seasonal premium pâtés range comes in three delicious varieties, ideal for hassle-free Christmas feasts and New Year party snacks.

The festive range features:

• Chicken Pâté with Brandy - soft, indulgent and enriched with butter cream and brandy, delicately finished with hints of thyme and sweet notes from the Galloway Bramley apple jelly
• Duck Pâté with Port - a smooth, rich, decadent and very "moreish" duck liver pâté with hints of sweet ruby port
• Smoked Salmon Terrine - a luxurious blend of smoked and poached salmon, cream cheese and crème fraiche, delicately flavoured with horseradish and lemon

The festive range comes in larger 170g packs, priced around £2.49 to £2.99, designed especially for sharing and indulging during the festive season. The special convenient pack is designed to allow the pâté to be easily turned out onto a plate for simple slicing or as part of an elegant buffet spread.

Castle MacLellan's festive flavours are ideal for every occasion. Try simple canapés to delight party guests - Duck Pâté with Port on blinis, for example, or Salmon Terrine and smoked salmon parcels for the perfect starter and hearty, warming dishes made easy, including Venison Medallions with Chicken Parfait with Brandy, Madeira and mushroom sauce.

Castle MacLellan Christmas pâtés are available in supermarkets and independent stores throughout the UK from the end of November, priced around £2.49-£2.99.

Kirkcudbright-based Castle MacLellan has been making the finest fresh, luxury pâtés since 1982 and is dedicated to sourcing the very best local ingredients from small, independent companies rooted in Scottish heritage and provenance.

The company remains an established and trusted brand, working with a number of local suppliers, which include Rannoch Smokery and The Orkney Fishermen's Society.

Castle MacLellan Foods, which started out selling pâté from a small deli in Dumfries and Galloway, became part of the Kavli group, a Scandinavian business uniquely owned by the Kavli Trust, in 1997.

The charitable organisation was set up by the Kavli family in the 1960s to continue the good work of the founder, Olav Kavli. Profits from the group's commercial activities are used to support good causes both in the UK and around the world - ranging from disaster relief and fair-trade projects, to dementia research and the support of education and cultural projects.

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