Hawthorne Charcoal

Crwys Charcoal
£32.00
£32.00
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  • 2 x 3kg bags
  • Grown in Britain
  • A wonderful all rounder and great to cook with
  • High density, lights well and easy to control
  • Delicate sweet smokey notes than complement any barbecue
  • Add smoking chunks for added smokiness - ideal with cherry chunks
  • Can be re-used after shut down but its density means it does not want to go out easily
  • No chemicals, ever
  • Made from coppiced Welsh hardwood
  • Mild smoke, no hissing or popping, low ash
  • Suitable for all grills and cooking methods
  • Sustainably produced in the UK


*The purchase of each bag of British charcoal secures our forests, woodlands and the beasts that live within for future generations.  We do this together, one bag at a time.Unnecessary charcoal imports are damaging tropical ecosystems and polluting the planet, not to mention the humanitarian impacts in some territories.  We need to burn British!

  • Great with fish

  • Great with vegetables

  • Great with fruit

  • Great with cheese

  • Great with pork

  • Great with beef

The wonderful thing about working with Crwys is that they only take what the land needs to give.  No mindless felling or clearing for cattle, just where the woodland need light to grow and regenerate to its natural glory - and for the bees and dormice to thrive of course!

We have this superb charcoal as Ryan from Crwys had to deal with a tree that was in need of attention.  It's pretty much a one off that is unlikely to return - as charcoals go it's super special so if you've not tried it, you must. 

Hawthorn is a particularly popular tree with small nesting birds.  Its dense, thorny foliage provides safe haven for nests and hatchlings as well as winter food when its berries are ripe in the coldest months.  In spring, it covers itself in a cloud of white blossom with heady floral  fragrance to let us now that summer is just around the corner.

As a charcoal it is dense and long burning with similar flavours to apple wood so a beautiful delicate sweetness to compliment white meats and fish.

Flavour Profile

Delivers a delicate sweetness that is incredible with white meats or fish - a first species for HoC and we wish we had more to share!

Origins & Production

Crwys charcoal is expertly made from trees coppiced from their 21 acre small holding in Monmouthshire, deep in the Welsh valleys.

Delivery & Returns

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*Excludes bank holidays.

  • UK Mainland Express Delivery £8.00
  • UK Mainland Saturday Delivery £10.00
  • Free Express Delivery for orders over £70.00

Express delivery is next business day for all orders placed before 2:00pm, Monday - Friday. Any orders placed on Friday after 2:00pm will be sent out for delivery the following working day.

Saturday delivery is the next available Saturday from when the order is placed up to 2.00 p.m. on a Friday.

Express and Saturday delivery orders are shipped via DHL. You will receive your tracking number via your given email with an estimated delivery window, followed by a confirmed delivery window. You can track your order at any time using DHL’s track and trace or download the DHL app on your device to manage your delivery.

Unfortunately, we cannot send express delivery to Northern Ireland, Jersey, the Hebrides, Orkney, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Felixstowe, Aberdeen, Northern Highlands, Republic of Ireland, Argyll, Glasgow, Dundee, Guernsey, Shetland Islands, Isle of Scilly and Cornwall. However, it’s worth the wait.

*Please note, things sometimes happen out of our control. Our express delivery option may experience delays during promotional or peak periods.

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