Shortbread. Shortbread is a delicious treat. It is one of the true classic biscuits/cookies. And what name is more synonymous with shortbread than Walkers. Of course, for our first review of shortbread, what better brand to review than Walkers?
Founded in Scotland, in 1898 by Joseph Walker with a loan of £50 to open his own bakery, with the dream of making the best shortbread in the world. As people tasted his shortbread, his fame soon spread wildly; and Joseph realized that he need to expand his facilities. He did just that, with an expanded bakery in the Speyside village of Aberlour, and invested in a horse and cart to deliver his baked goods further afield.
By the 1970's Walkers began exporting to over 60 countries around the world- still using his original recipe. Within a decade, they won the first of three Queen's Award for British Export, the highest accolade given to British exporters. By 1975, they had outgrown their facilities, and needed a custom-built bakery. Though, to this day they still maintain the shop in the village of Aberlour. Walkers products are all natural, and have won many accolades including five gold Mondiale Awards, and the Food from Britain Award.
The bakery is the lifeblood of hundreds of people, drawing workers from villages for miles around, like one big family. Walkers is the primary employer for Aberlour-on-Spey's 700 residents. Indeed, there are multiple generations of families working there. Many workers stay with the company for their entire lives, which creates an unusually loyal and motivated workforce. The mutual dependence of the village and the factory means that, if the factory does well, the village does well. Walkers provides free transport to work, which provides many economic and environmental benefits. Walkers feels a strong social responsibility to the folk of their locale, and supports the village with many charity and social-minded initiatives. Everyone in the village has an interest in the success of Walkers, and that is reflected in the quality of Walkers products.
Walkers is still a family-owned, and managed company. It's wide range of traditional shortbreads, biscuits, cookies, cakes, oatcakes, and puddings are exported to over 80 countries. And Walkers still use the original recipe from Joseph Walker to this day. All of Walkers shortbreads, biscuits, and oatcakes are certified Kosher OUD.
Alright, now let's get onto the review portion!
These shortbreads fingers are available in 150 gram (5.3 ounce) boxes. You can also get them in cases of twelve, and in various sizes of two-finger packs.
These shortbread fingers are packaged in a box, covered in a beautiful, traditional Scottish red tartan print. This elegant touch just further emphasizes the culture behind this product, and culture of the nation where it is made. (Yes, I know Scotland is a home nation of the UK, so thus, a nation.). The box is made of a thick cardboard. On the front of the box there is the Walkers logo, and the image of Bonnie Prince Charlie and Flora MacDonald, capturing one of the most romantic moments in Scotland's history, and reflects all the tradition and care that goes into baking every piece of Walkers shortbread. The back of the box has the GDA/Nutritional Facts label, and some further information on the product and the company. The back also displays proudly, "Product of Scotland".
These shortbread fingers only have four ingredients! That's right, only four! These are: wheat flour, butter, sugar, salt. It is rare to find a shortbread without artificial ingredients. Additionally, these shortbread fingers are non-GMO!
As I opened the package, the smell of rich, luxurious, buttery shortbread wafted out from the package. As I smelled this, I knew that this was going to be delicious.
Walkers says that these melt in your mouth, and I must agree. These have a very crumbly texture, and as I ate these shortbread fingers, they crumbled; and as they did, they melted in my mouth. These shortbread fingers are incredibly buttery, and rich. These have a light sweetness, and the light amount of salt helps to accent the flavour of the shortbread. These are so delicious. I really love these shortbread fingers. I have to always have these around in my house for a delicious snack.
The shape is the perfect shape for a delicious, rich snack. These fingers are of a nice size, and are about as long as your index finger. They are about 2-3 centimetres, or around an inch thick.
Each full-size box has eight fingers, and the two-finger packs have, of course, two fingers.
These are the perfect for tea time, or with coffee, hot or iced tea, ice cream, and more!
These would also be great in many recipes such as for pie and tart crusts, fruit crumbles, strudels, cheesecakes, toppings for desserts, trifles, and more. We will have some recipes soon that will feature this delicious shortbread.
Overall, I give Walkers Shortbread Fingers a 10 out of 10!I would definitely buy these again, and already have! I highly recommend these, and encourage you all to try these! You will not regret it. These are perfect for both the holidays, and everyday!
You can buy them in over 80 countries around the world, or directly from Walkers US here, Walkers UK here.
