The Biscuit Library
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Call us biased by all means, but there’s unquestionably plenty to be excited about inside the Biscuitorium – from the warm, welcoming biscuity fragrance we’ve commissioned especially for the space, to the near-endless row of sweet treats on the shelves.
But the new home of biscuit adventures at Fortnum’s is more than just a celebration of all things sweet and dunkable: it’s the place to find a new teatime favourite, with a little help from our interactive Biscuit Library.
An in-store experience created with the help of our in-house biscuit experts, The Biscuit Library allows daring dunkers to find their next with-tea obsession at the touch of a button or two. Simply pick the flavour profiles you enjoy the most and, as if by some delicious alchemy, a new treat will be suggested.
But if you can’t make it into Piccadilly to try it in-person, we’ve asked our Biscuit Buyer, Holly Warren, to pick a hero treat for each of the 12 flavour profiles in the Library. Over to you, Holly…
Dark & Decadent
Chocolossus
6/6 chocolatiness
3/6 nuttiness
4/6 crumbliness
“The 'Dark & Decadent' profile brings together all the rich, big flavoured and ever-so-chocolatey creations from across our ranges, like the aptly-named Chocolossus: a mighty favourite made with 63% dark chocolate, and crunchy, mellow macadamia nuts. If you’ve yet to try a biscuit from our ‘Lossus range, there’s no better place to start than here."
Meet two more big-flavoured favourites from this collection >
Sweet & Luxurious
Knickerbocker Glory Biscuit
5/6 sweetness
4/6 zestiness
3/6 richness
“The 'Sweet & Luxurious' category is a moreish selection of biscuits chosen especially for real sweet-tooths, and few illustrate that idea better than our Knickerbocker Glory Biscuit – a white chocolate-covered biscuit with real raspberry and pineapple pieces, inspired by the iconic sundae we've served since the 1950s.”
Discover another sweet couple from this scrumptious selection >
Nutty & Nibbly
Dark Chocolate Florentines
4/6 sweetness
4/6 chewiness
6/6 nuttiness
“An assortment of our nicest and nuttiest treats, our Dark Chocolate Florentines are a perfect example of this category. First introduced to Fortnum's in the 1950s, our Florentines are made in small batches in the UK, and their medley of crystallised ginger, flaked hazelnuts and dark chocolate make them perfect with after-dinner coffee or as an afternoon snack.”
Peckish? Try these other treats from this nice and nutty assortment >
Zesty & Bright
Lemon Curd Biscuit
5/6 zestiness
4/6 richness
6/6 crumbliness
“A collection of our freshest and fruitiest creations,, our Lemon Curd Biscuit is a perfect encapsulation of this profile. We make these melt-in-the-mouth morsels with real Lemon Curd, organic flour from Shipton Mill, and the world's first carbon neutral butter, from a family dairy in the West Country. They’re a perfect marriage of buttery notes and zesty citrus – and utterly irresistible.”
Discover more of our best and zestiest teatime creations >
Buttery & Traditional
Shortbread Rounds
4/6 sweetness
5/6 richness
4/6 crunchiness
“The biscuits in this category are nothing less than our most-famous and timeless favourites, all made to exceptional recipes. Our Traditional Shortbread Rounds are the perfect representation of that idea: we use butter from cows who spend an average of 240 days in pasture, and each delicious round is individually stamped out, by hand, at a family-run bakery in Edinburgh.”
Explore other biscuits from our selection of timeless favourites >
Spiced & Warming
Lucifer's Biscuits
5/6 spiciness
4/6 crunchiness
4/6 sweetness
“From this selection of nicely spiced creations, each with a pleasing kick, I have to pick out our Lucifer's Biscuits as the hero. Made with candied stem ginger and just the right amount of devilishly hot jalapeno, the heat builds and then ebbs away in a surprisingly moreish way.”
Discover more much-loved and well-spiced biscuits from this collection >
Caramel-Rich & Crunchy
Toffolossus Biscuit
4/6 chocolatiness
5/6 crunchiness
5/6 sweetness
An assortment of sweet and intensely snappable favourites, the star of this impossibly tempting assortment of biscuits is the Toffolossus. Colossally delicious and positively laden with chewy toffee pieces, plump dates, and abundant chocolate, it’s both a sweet sibling to our Chocolossus, and a salty-sweet icon in its own right.”
Crunch time, already? Discover two more very snappable treats >
Mighty & Marvellous
Pistachio & Raspberry Whoppalossus
3/6 sweetness
4/6 zestiness
5/6 crumbliness
“A flavour profile bringing together all our biggest and boldest biscuits – the ones grand in both size and taste – there’s only one place to start with this category, and that’s with our new Pistachio & Raspberry Whoppalossus. Weighing in at 400g, our biggest biscuit ever combines a rich dark chocolate shell with crumbly oat biscuit, jammy raspberry marshmallow and silky Sicilian pistachio paste."
Big news! Two more of our very mightiest biscuits await below >
Rich & Crumbly
Pistachio & Clotted Cream Biscuits
5/6 richness
5/6 nuttiness
5/6 crumbliness
“A collection of our most beautiful and butter-rich teatime morsels, there are few more enduring biscuit heroes at Fortnum’s than our Pistachio & Clotted Cream Biscuits. Crumbly, rich and delightfully moreish, we make these buttery favourites with authentic English clotted cream and subtly savoury pistachio nibs.”
Don't crumble yet: discover more biscuits from this moreish profile >
Gluten-Free & Vegan
Cherry & Almond Biscuit
5/6 chewiness
5/6 crunchiness
5/6 sweetness
“A sweet selection that proves teatime indulgence is for everyone, the hero creation in this category is our Cherry & Almond Biscuit. A dunkable twist on the iconic Bakewell Tart, these delectable treats promise intense frangipane aromas and plentiful pieces of chewy glace cherry.”
Discover another teatime favourite from this flavour profile >
Merry & Convivial
Biscuits Roses de Reims
3/6 sweetness
3/6 crunchiness
1/6 richness
““An array of expertly baked treats, made for teatime and beyond, we first starting selling Biscuits Roses de Reims in the 1840s, and these light, crisp and subtly sweet morsels (which are part of our new Biscuits for Drinks collection, by the way) are made to a 330-year-old recipe. My advice? Devour a few with a crisp glass of Champagne or Fortnum’s Sparkling Tea for company.”
Cheers! Before cocktail hour begins, meet more Biscuits For Drinks >
Floral & Delicate
Heather Honey Biscuit
5/6 sweetness
4/6 crunchiness
3/6 richness
“An assortment of light, crisp and gently fragrant creations, one of the stars of this category are our Heather Honey Biscuits. They’re crisp, they’re delicate, they’re made with real heather honey that’s rich with floral notes, and they promise a really satisfying sweet-meets-salty snap, too. It might well be impossible to stop at just one.”
More light, crisp and fragrant biscuits await in this collection >
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