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20 best gifts to buy cocktail lovers in 2024
Ramona coupe glasses, set of four
Serve cocktails in style with these dinky coupe glasses, updating a 1920s design. Available in lilac, turquoise or peach.
Available from:
Anthropologie (£48)
Kocktail old fashioned collection
This letterbox-sized kit is the perfect gift for anyone who loves an old fashioned. Included are one classic tipple and three inviting twists on the cocktail: peanut butter and jelly, salted maple, and cherry cola. Each single serve is made using Buffalo Trace bourbon and comes with a well-considered garnish that really helps elevate the drinking experience.
Each drink also comes with a recipe card detailing everything you need to know about how to recreate them. They’re well-balanced and memorable – the peanut butter and jelly was a standout.
Available from:
Kocktail (£39)
NIO cocktail boxes
These classy single-serve cocktail pouches are easy to send through the post. You can buy packs in different sizes: three for £19.50, six for £39 or nine for £55. Simply rip and pour to serve. NIO’s wide range consists of all the classics, including margaritas and manhattan, plus unique tipples like the coco noel (made with Baileys) or V-Vanilla made with amaretto and vodka. Each cocktail we tried was punchy and flavoursome in equal measure. Keep an eye out for seasonal additions, too.
Available from:
NIO (from £19.50)
Uberstar silicone diamond ice tray
Give homemade drinks a professional look with chunky diamond ice cubes. Drinks on the rocks just got a boost, and the silicone makes it easy to release the ice.
BTFY Manhattan Iridescent Cocktail Set
You can’t help but love this holographic cocktail shaker set made to be kept out on a bar cart or bookshelf instead of being tucked away. A good cocktail kit is the starting point to experimenting with cocktails at home, and this has it all: the shaker, strainer, jigger, double-ended spoon and muddler, plus a recipe guide to get started with the classics.
Available from:
Vonhaus (£19.99)
Portofino Dry Gin
Here’s a pretty addition to someone’s bar cart collection. This Mediterranean-inspired gin contains 21 botanicals including lavender, rosemary and sage. A good gin is a staple for any cocktail lover, forming the base of classic cocktails such as a bramble, French 75 or a simple gin martini.
Available from:
Master of Malt (£44.65)
The Whisky Exchange (£43.25)
Daylesford Organic cocktail napkins
Know someone who loves to throw a party? Gift them hand-embroidered cocktail napkins – there are negroni, G&T, margarita or martini motifs to choose from.
Available from:
Daylesford Organic (£9)
honestyolk eggnog
Get in the festive spirit with a glass of eggnog. The UK’s first bottled eggnog makes the ultimate festive tipple: a decadent blend of rum, cream and spices. It’s a treat chilled, warmed, or in a cocktail.
Available from:
John Lewis (£20)
Not on the High Street (£26)
Harvey Nichols Champagne and Chambord gift set
This smart gift set contains the two ingredients you need for a chic Christmas tipple. Chambord and champagne combine to make a kir imperial, a luxurious twist on a kir royale that no cocktail lover will be able to resist.
Available from:
Harvey Nichols (£50)
Uberstar budgie bottle opener
Available in a range of colours, this quirky corkscrew will never get lost in a drawer. Essential kit for making wine cocktails such as a white wine spritzer or sangria.
Available from:
John Lewis (£13.99), Amazon (£13.99), Harts of Stur (£12.99)
Bathtub Gin Flavour Discovery tasting set
Bathtub Gin have recently been expanding from their classic original gin into new flavoured varieties, and this set of miniatures enables the lucky recipient to try them all, all for under £20. From fragrant rose and cardamom to warming damson and bay, they’re the perfect base for creating unique drinks.
Available from:
Master of Malt (£19.95)
Fortnum’s English cassis
A bottle of prosecco turns into a speedy cocktail with a simple splash of this fruity liqueur. Made with blackcurrants grown in Herefordshire, this English cassis is the perfect ingredient for cocktail lovers to get creative.
Available from:
Fortnum & Mason (£18.50)
G&T tea towel
For the quirky cocktail lover in your life, they’ll love the abstract illustrations of this gin-inspired tea towel.
Available from:
Amuse La Bouche (£32)
Wonderland 12 cocktails of Xmas
Even the most keen cocktail lover doesn’t always have time to make them from scratch at home. From the people behind Brewdog comes this canned cocktail range, and this Christmas bundle contains twelve different serves to enjoy, from passionfruit and espresso martinis to a zesty paloma. Shake and pour for cocktails in seconds.
Available from:
Brewdog (£40)
Gin mule hamper
Know somebody who loves a Moscow mule? This sleek hamper from Not Another Bill is the ultimate boozy hamper delivery – containing a full size bottle of Sipsmith London dry gin, plus four classic hammered steel mugs for serving up your finished drinks. As a bonus, it also has a whole cocktail set including cocktail shaker, measuring jigger, tongs and strainer.
Available from:
Not Another Bill (£90)
These Days Bucks Spritz
Take this festive bottled cocktail to your next Christmas party to make a cocktail lover happy. In the latest of their bottled spritz creations, These Days have given a traditional bucks fizz a modern makeover. It starts with a base of orange wine and adds orange bitters and freshly squeezed orange juice for a heady orange hit, topped with soda.
Available from:
These Days (£19)
Mr Black cold brew coffee liqueur
From Australian brand Mr Black, this cold brew coffee liqueur is sure to elevate any home bar. Straight out of the bottle this liqueur has the heady aroma of freshly brewed coffee. The drink is sweet and features a natural coffee bitterness, with notes of fragrant vanilla and dark chocolate.
Of course, this liqueur is ideal for an espresso martini. We also think it’d work brilliantly in a mudslide with vodka and cream liqueur. Read our full review of Mr Black cold brew coffee liqueur.
Available from:
Waitrose Cellar (£24)
Amazon (£29.89)
Fox and Velvet cocktail prints
These vibrant cocktail prints are an ideal gift for a cocktail lover with an already fully-stocked bar. They’d look fab hung in the kitchen or above a bar cart, and bring a welcome pop of colour to any room. A range of cocktail designs are available, from amaretto sours to dirty martinis, so you’re sure to find the ideal print. They come in a good range of sizes, too.
Available from:
Etsy (from £16)
Aarke Carbonator 3
This sleek and industrial-looking sparkling water pump was named star buy in our test of the best models on the market. If you’re buying for someone who likes to make their cocktails from scratch or loves a gadget, this would be a thoughtful present. Read our full review of the best sparking water makers for more options.
Kyrö dairy cream liqueur
All the way from Finland, this cream liqueur is perhaps surprisingly both lactose- and gluten-free. It has a rye whisky base and, when poured over ice, we picked up vanilla notes as well as chocolate, caramel, star anise and roasted nuts. It works beautifully in coffee cocktails, but we enjoyed it on its own. It has a luxuriously creamy mouthfeel and is undeniably moreish. We originally thought the four-week shelf-life in the fridge was a little short, but we had no problem polishing it off way before then.
Available from:
Master of Malt (£21.95)
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