The Best Caviar Gifts of 2024, According to Food & Wine

Imperia’s elegant suite of fresh caviar and roe offerings includes ossetra, sevruga, kaluga, and amur caviars, as well as smoked trout roe. We found the Kaluga Hybrid caviar to be the most sophisticated caviar we recently tasted, making it the perfect gift this season. We noted a gentle, creamy flavor with glossy orbs that provide that signature pop. Its tins range in size from 30 grams to 225 grams.

The Pearls of a Dozen sounds like the makings of the best party we’ll attend all year. The gift set features everything you need to bring the party home (or anywhere else). A soft-sided cooler is outfitted with two Mother of Pearl spoons and a serving plate. Inside, find twelve 1-ounce containers of varietals from The Caviar Co., including Imperial Golden Osetra, Russian Osetra, Kaluga Hybrid, Siberian Sturgeon, Royal White Sturgeon, Classic White Sturgeon, and Hackleback caviars plus Paddlefish, Smoked Trout, Trout, Salmon, and Whitefish roes. A gold caviar key is also included, ensuring you can crack tins with style. If you’re just looking for one tin, the Kaluga Hybrid was our pick for enjoying with potato chips.

Roe’s limited edition caviar gift box focuses on one premium caviar while rounding out the experience with additional hand-selected noshes with the gourmand in mind. Accompanying your choice of a 50 or 100-gram-tin of ROE’s American White Sturgeon caviar are ROE’s signature Bites (mini potato pancakes), Bellwether Farms Creme Fraiche,  ROE’s smoked salmon, Lady and Larder crackers, Brightland olive oil, Siesta Co sardines, YuzuCo 100% yuzu, Zab’s hot honey, chocolate bars from HU, a winter coffee blend from Sightglass Coffee, Valerie Confections’ strawberry rhubarb jam, Loria Stern edible flowers, a set of four adorable caviar-themed napkins, two ramekins, Mother of Pearl caviar spoons, and a fish-shaped lemon squeezer.

We didn’t think the beloved tinned fish brand could get cooler, and then they added caviar to their offerings. For their first foray into the caviar category, they partnered with certified caviar farm and company, Tsar Nicoulai. The sturgeon are raised near their native waters in California, and you can expect creamy, buttery, and slightly nutty flavors. Choose between 1 and 2 ounces, and gift this to anyone from your in-the-know best friend to your aunt who loves to host.

Some people prefer to keep caviar as cold as possible. It helps preserve its texture and keep it fresh, so we think it’s a solid move in many use cases. Marky’s roe chiller promises “the best caviar experience” when coupled with Mother of Pearl service ware. Made of metal and glass, it offers utility and modern styling while helping to hold your caviar at its optimum temperature.

There are hundreds of styles of caviar servers around, but this affordable stainless steel server with a hinged dome lid holds a glass caviar dish and is designed for up to 5-ounces of caviar. It’s a timeless classic that won’t break the bank, and since it won’t tarnish, it’ll last a lifetime if handled with care.

Serve caviar with a nod to tradition with little to no fuss using Williams Sonoma’s Essential Caviar bundle, replete with a 5-ounce portion of Bellwether Farms Crème Fraîche, thirty blinis from Terroirs D’Antan, and two 3.5-inch long Mother of Pearl serving spoons. Coupled with a tin of caviar, these essential items can usher one into the world of luxury from the comfort of home, a picnic blanket, poolside, or even a campsite.

Certainly, word is out that potato chips provide the perfect tool for caviar noshing in shape, texture, and flavor. While a simple bag of Lay’s Classics will do the trick, if you’re going to pony up for caviar, you may as well go all in. There’s arguably no better potato chip than Bonilla a la Vista’s. Made in Spain from Galician potatoes, they are cooked in olive oil. Built for tapas, these chips come in a lovely tin sealed to keep their freshness and shape intact.

From the Boisset Collection, JCB’s Caviar Infused Vodka is crafted in Burgundy, France. It combines the company’s signature spirit with sturgeon caviar for an optimal drinking experience. Vodka can be produced from any number  of base ingredients, from potatoes and corn to sorghum and grapes. JCB’s vodka is made with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes that are fermented and barrel-aged for six months before they are distilled seven times and filtered four times. Its process for imbuing its vodka with the essence of sturgeon is proprietary, but it prides itself on this achievement and the beverage’s perfect balance.

For those who find themselves going down the wormhole that is caviar, look no further than Caviar: The Strange History and Uncertain Future of the World’s Most Coveted Delicacy by Inga Saffron. This excellent book tells the story of the delicious delicacy’s origins, history, and impacts. Publishers Weekly noted, “Saffron takes her readers on an absorbing journey as she details the bizarre and fascinating history of one of the world’s most coveted delicacies.” I’ve read this book at least twice since its publication and highly recommend it to anyone who considers themselves a caviar connoisseur.

Diehard fans may keep a caviar key on hand, the tool used to pop fresh tins. While many keys are quite utilitarian, this one is anything but. This key is a sterling silver skeleton-key-shaped pendant with a 34-inch ball chain. Lagos pioneered what’s known as the Caviar bracelet some years ago, but this pendant isn’t just inspired by caviar. It functions as a caviar key designed to fit under the lip of a tin to pry it open gently and without spilling any of its precious contents.

Russ & Daughters, notable experts in all things deli for over a century, ship their handmade bagels and caviar cream cheese nationwide via Goldbelly, ensuring your special occasion breakfast is exceptional.  The double-whipped cream cheese is speckled with fresh black whitefish caviar. Select its classic plain or sesame bagels for optimal impact.