Why It’s On Our Shelves
Plum | Blackberry | Warming Ginger
Rich, fruity and gently spiced – a Norfolk conserve packed with autumnal flavour.
Produced in Norfolk by Essence →
Essence Botanicals Plum, Blackberry & Ginger Conserve brings together ripe plums, juicy blackberries and warming ginger to create a rich, deeply fruity preserve with just the right amount of spice.
Handmade in small batches in Norfolk, the combination of plum and blackberry provides plenty of dark, ripe fruit character, while the ginger introduces a gentle warmth that cuts through the sweetness and gives the conserve another dimension.
It's a combination that immediately feels autumnal – rich fruit, warming spice and enough natural sharpness to keep everything beautifully balanced.
What does Plum, Blackberry & Ginger Conserve taste like?
Expect a rich, dark and intensely fruity conserve, with the rounded sweetness of plum complemented by the deeper, slightly tart character of blackberry.
Then comes the ginger.
Rather than overwhelming the fruit with heat, it provides a warming background note that gradually makes itself known, balancing the sweetness and leaving a gently spiced finish.
The result is fruity, warming and wonderfully moreish.
How to enjoy it
This is a particularly versatile conserve, with enough fruit for breakfast and enough depth and spice to work beautifully with savoury foods. Try it:
- Spread over hot buttered toast
- On freshly baked scones
- Spoon over porridge
- Swirled through natural or Greek yoghurt
- With pancakes or waffles
- Alongside mature Cheddar
- With blue cheese
- With creamy soft cheeses
- As part of a cheeseboard
- With pâté or charcuterie
- Spoon over vanilla ice cream
- With rice pudding
- Added to cakes and baking
- As an accompaniment to roast meats
Its combination of dark fruit and ginger makes it particularly good with stronger cheeses, where the sweetness, acidity and gentle spice can stand up to plenty of flavour.
Product Details
Product: Plum, Blackberry & Ginger Conserve
Producer: Essence Botanicals
Made in: Norfolk, England
Style: Small-batch artisan conserve
Key Flavours: Plum, blackberry and ginger
Character: Rich, fruity and gently spiced
Why we like it
Plum and blackberry already make very good partners – one soft, sweet and rounded, the other darker and slightly sharper. Adding ginger is what makes this conserve particularly interesting.
That little bit of warmth stops the fruit becoming overly sweet and gives the whole thing a deeper, more grown-up character.
And while it will certainly do a very good job on a piece of toast, we think this one really comes into its own alongside cheese. A spoonful next to a mature Cheddar or a good blue and suddenly you've got something rather special.
Rich fruit, warming spice and handmade in Norfolk – exactly the sort of jar we like having on our shelves.