El Almendro

Few sweets say Christmas in Spain the way turrón does. Every December, Spanish tables fill with slabs of hard and soft almond nougat, chocolate nougat and yema, carrying with them the memories of childhood festivities. But turrón is not just for December, and living outside Spain does not mean giving it up. Thanks to online shops specialising in Spanish products, you can have the turrón you grew up with delivered anywhere in Europe — same texture, same almonds, same flavour — whether you are celebrating Christmas or simply treating yourself in the middle of summer.

El Almendro is one of Spain's best-known turrón brands, rooted in the nougat-making tradition of Jijona (Alicante), the birthplace of soft Spanish turrón. Its range covers the true classics — hard Alicante turrón and soft turrón — alongside an extensive family of Christmas sweets: chocolate nougat, assortments, portion boxes, turrón sticks and almond specialities. Buying El Almendro online is easy: browse the varieties, choose the format that fits your table, from the individual 75 g bar to the 400 g gift assortments, and have it delivered straight to your door anywhere in Europe.

Everything starts with almond nougat. Alicante turrón — the hard one — combines toasted almonds with honey in a crunchy slab traditionally broken with a small mallet or a steady knife. Its counterpart is soft turrón: creamy, melt-in-the-mouth, and available from El Almendro in several versions, from the traditional white bar to soft nougat with chocolate in 160 g to 300 g formats, including the extra-fine Finííísimo. Watching your sugar intake but not the flavour? The sugar-free Alicante turrón keeps all the taste, and the torta imperial offers a different texture with the same hero ingredient: almond.

Chocolate takes centre stage in the El Almendro catalogue. The chocolate turrón with almonds, in 75 g and 250 g bars, is the bestseller, joined by the crunchy 70% chocolate turrón for dark cocoa lovers. Collaborations with other Spanish brands bring surprises to the Christmas table: chocolate nougat with Cacaolat, with Estrella Galicia beer, with original or striped Donettes, and creations with Cacao Sampaka such as the almond chocolate bar or the cheesecake and dulce de leche nougat. And to share without arguments, the 370 g and 400 g turrón assortments and the supreme-quality portioned selection gather several varieties in one box.

Beyond the slab, El Almendro offers formats made for snacking straight from the pack. The turrón sticks (136 g) come in four varieties — traditional, chocolate with soft nougat, salted caramel and caramel with chocolate — crunchy outside, tender inside. The almond thins (144 g) are ultra-thin layers of almond with white chocolate, red berries and caramel, or with milk chocolate, coconut and caramel: light, elegant and seriously moreish. The Cosecha Propia line, with its 200 g portioned assortment and its soft nougats, rounds out a range for almond purists. Store all of them in a cool, dry place away from heat and sunlight to keep every bite at its best.

Buying El Almendro online from Your Spanish Shop is the easiest way to bring the taste of a Spanish Christmas to wherever you live. We ship throughout Europe with packaging designed to protect every bar and box, so your turrón arrives in perfect condition in December or in July. You will also find the rest of Spain's Christmas sweets in our catalogue — polvorones, mantecados, chocolate figures — to complete your order in a single delivery. Checkout is quick and secure, and our team is ready to help with any question. This year, skip the substitutes: choose El Almendro and taste real Spanish Christmas nougat, wherever in Europe you call home.