Food and Drink Christmas Gift Guide

Contains PR Samples – Food and Drink Christmas Gift Guide

Christmas is fast approaching and by now a lot of people will have gifts on their mind and trying to find that perfect present for the ones they love, I know I am. 

It can get a bit mind boggling looking all over the place for gifts for those different personalities, so I have prepared this Food and Drink Christmas gift guide which is perfect for those foodies in your life as well as those who love their tea and coffee. 

Here are 10 Christmas Gift Ideas Perfect for Foodies

Nutcellars – The Macadamia Cognac Christmas Pudding

Christmas isn’t complete without a Christmas pudding is it? This rather scrumptious Macadamia Cognac Christmas Pudding from Nutcellars is perfect for the Christmas table!

It is bursting with personality, made with ‘The Queen of Nuts’, sumptuous fruit and soaked in matured Courvoisier brandy in a rather regal-tasting incarnation of a multi-award-winning recipe.

The pudding is handmade, hand packaged and the perfect end to that delicious Christmas dinner but it’s also great as a gift as you can treat your friends and family to this ultimate festive indulgence.

But sadly this year Christmas is going to look a little different this year so Nutcellars are offering individual pudding portions at just £3.50 which is perfect if you’re gifting to an individual or a couple. The pudding is Plant based and gluten free making it perfect for anyone.

The Nutcellars Director, Andrew Emmott has said

“This pudding is an absolute gem and is tasty enough to be devoured all year round. We have launched it in time for Christmas and it will be a regular at the weekly food markets and fairs at which we sell our delicious range of whole macadamia nuts and nut butters. It will also be available for restaurants to buy to treat their guests to the ultimate festive indulgence.”

So why not treat those special in your life to an incredibly scrumptious pudding this year, whether you can be with them or not and spread that festive cheer.

Visit Nutcellars now to grab yours – nutcellars.com

Blue Tea Subscription Box

Buying for a tea lover this year? Then you have to check out the Blue Tea subscription box.

They offer luxurious gourmet tea that is ethically sourced specialty tea and they ensure that the people working on the farms their tea comes from work within International Labour Laws, social and environmental standards, by visiting the estate or plantation themselves.

Here is an excerpt from their site about their Ethical practices

“Our teas are ethically sourced from smallholders, local cooperatives and smaller plantations where possible. By encouraging the growth of high quality, often organic tea the farmers are better paid. This, in turn, enables them to support their families, villages and communities and to invest in sustainable farming and a better future.”

Blue Tea box is a subscription box service which specialises in rare & single origin teas that you can’t get in the supermarkets. With a Blue Tea box you can choose whether you get one bag or three, how often you get it, what teas you like and the best part is you can tell them the ingredients you don’t want!

It’s a great subscription box for tea lovers and would make a fabulous gift at Christmas and there’s a gift option as well to make it easier. Any tea lover would be excited to receive their own box.    

Get yours here – blueteabox.com

Il Gusto miniatures

Looking for a stocking filler or secret Santa for that person who enjoys trying different flavoured alcohol drinks? Maybe you want to get something a little different and a bit more personal this year?

Well then you have to take a look at the Il Gusto range which offers fabulous novelty shaped bottles that can be filled with your choice of spirit or liqueur from their extensive range.

They have Christmas specialities that include cherry bakewell gin, gingerbread liqueur, blood orange vodka and white chocolate truffle liqueur. I have been drinking the blood orange vodka lately which came in a beautiful glass Santa bottle and it tastes amazing!   

Their range is great for whatever your Christmas gift needs are and can be put in stocking, gift baskets and more. The individual Il Gusto Miniatures are available from £10 and sets of three bottles are available from £22.00.

What’s even better is you can add personalised messages to your bottles if you wish which makes the perfect touch for those more personal gifts which I’m sure everyone could be doing with this year.

They also have an introductory offer right now where you can choose 8 20ml sample sized bottles for just £2! This is so that you can see what they have to offer and try out some different flavours and they will also send out a £10 voucher which you can use on your first purchase! How amazing is that?    

You can take a look and get your Il Gusto miniatures here – ilgusto.com

Always Personal, Personalised Cheese Board and Knife Set

Add the personal touch this year with personalised gifts from Always Personal and add those little touches anyone would appreciate. Buying for a couple who are foodies?

Maybe the person you’re buying for loves cheese, well this beautiful rounded cheese board and knife set that can be personalised would make an amazing gift.

The design is engraved on the surface of the board and features illustrations of different cheeses, a bottle of wine or port and a wine glass. It also comes with four cheese knives that are hidden in a compartment underneath that slides open, making it a great space saver and keeps all the pieces together. 

When Adding the name of your choice to the board, it couldn’t be easier as you simply type it into the “name” text box and Always Personal will take care of the rest. It’s a beautiful, stylish cheese board that I am sure any foodie would appreciate. And as someone who hasn’t really considered a gift like this before, I actually adore it and can’t wait to bust it out at Christmas or any party/gathering we have (when we eventually can) because it’s such a stunning design, the quality is amazing and it’s an all round fabulous product.    

To get your cheese board or see what else Always Personal has to order, visit their site here – alwayspersonal.co.uk

Organic India Tea and Capsules

I adore tea, it’s my original love before I started to drink coffee based beverages and I always have at least two cups of tea a day. so the Organic India teas have been going down a treat, especially the Tulsi Pomegranate Green, it tastes heavenly! 

Organic India has a whole range of products available and their mission is to be a trustworthy and innovative global leader in providing genuine organic True Wellness products and solutions for conscious, healthy living.

Their values are total integrity, commitment to quality, respect and devotion to Mother Nature and not compromising on being who they are. Organic India is committed to supporting natural, sustainable, organic, agriculture practices that serve and protect Mother Nature as well as supporting the livelihood and well-being of farmers and tribal wildcrafters across rural India.

They offer a wide range of organic tea bags, loose leaf teas and herbal supplements which all help with personal health and wellbeing making them an ideal ethical stocking filler or addition to any gift basket for tea lovers.

Their teas have been created to support healthy conscious living, each tea aims to improve day-to-day health issues, from building up immunity to tackling stress and supporting a better digestive system. All of Organic India’s teas blend Tulsi (regarded as the “Queen of Herbs”) with other beneficial herbs and roots.

As well as receiving a selection of teas to try out, I was also kindly given some capsules to try which also have a range of health benefits! And before I go any further, they are not meal replacements or toxic diet culture products, they are created to help specific health needs you may have such as immune support, bowel care and more.    

To see their full range and what they have to offer, visit their site here – organicindia.co.uk

For The Love of The Land Cook Book

If you’re buying for a foodie, then a cookbook isn’t going to steer you wrong is it? and this amazing cookbook, for the Love of The Land would make an amazing present!

The book is by Jenny Jeffries and celebrates British Farmers and their food, featuring forty fantastic farmers from all over the British Isles who share their recipes and stories about what British farming means to them.

For the Love of the Land has a whole range of amazing recipes such as Lavender shortbread from Castle Farm, Nanna’s Apple Crisp from Pearson Farm, Creamy Jerusalem Artichoke and Parsnip Soup from Caldecotts, Low & Slow Roasted Pork from Saxby’s Cider and many more.    

Here is an excerpt from the website about the book

“The dishes in this book make the most of local and seasonal ingredients, creating delicious meals, puddings and bakes that anyone can cook up at home. Alongside that, members of these farming families have told the stories of their livelihoods: from losing sheep in snowstorms to stoking enthusiasm in the next generation, their honesty and passion is an inspiration and an education.”  

It’s definitely an amazing cook book packed full of hearty British recipes and would make a great addition to the kitchen for any enthusiastic cook or foodie. I have been reading through and have my eye on a few recipes I want to try myself, on the top of the list is the Lavender Shortbread which just sounds absolutely delicious!   

Get your copy here – fortheloveoftheland.co.uk

Blue Coffee Subscription Box

So I spoke about Blue Tea previously in the post but they also have a sister company, Blue Coffee which is a Gourmet Coffee Subscription box with handpicked speciality arabica gourmet coffee from 22 countries.

The coffee is selected for your taste preference, freshly hand-roasted in the UK, and delivered in a sleek, letterbox friendly box with origin and tasting notes. At Blue Coffee their Coffee Concierges travel the world and hunt for unique Speciality Coffee to showcase in their box.

The delicious coffee beans travel to the UK and are hand-roasted weekly by the cream of the UK’s 300+ artisan roasters. Their subscription boxes will introduce you to taste profiles from across the world and their taste guarantee ensures that you will be excited to get every new box! Blue Coffee is the UK’s best gourmet subscription coffee club and coffee gift supplier.   

Here is an excerpt from their site about the environment and why it’s important to them

“Coffee pods are destroying the environment. In the UK, it is estimated that these 1000 tons of coffee pods went into landfill last year. And, it’s growing. Another report states that 39,000 capsules are made per minute, worldwide and that 29,000 are thrown away – every minute. We’d like everyone to stop using coffee pods and disposable coffee cups. It’s very easy to make fabulous coffee without a serious impact on our natural world.”  

Any coffee lover would be thrilled to receive one of the Blue Coffee boxes as a gift as it will open their taste buds up to some amazing flavours! In my box I received the Cajibio Coffee which has notes of Citrus, Caramel and Toffee and tastes absolutely amazing.

I had to have three cups in a row because it was that good! I also received Tapantogusto RFA coffee which has notes of Almond and Orange, this coffee was lovely as well, this was my gran’s favourite of the two so I’ve had that one sneakily stolen from me haha.

Both coffees were great and a brilliant introduction to the Blue Coffee subscription box. This box would be perfect for any coffee lover and like the tea box, they have a gift option as well!    

Get yours here – bluecoffeebox.com

Always Personal, Personalised Engraved Eco Friendly Bamboo Lunch Box

Looking for a gift that will be both practical and personal? Then you have to check out the Always Personal, Personalised Engraved Eco Friendly Bamboo Lunch Box. It’s a stunning lunch box that you can add any name to.

The lunch box is made from cream coloured bamboo fibre and has a solid bamboo lid with a white elasticated strap to hold the lid in place, and the lid has a rubber seal to keep food fresh. This lunch box is perfect for taking to work, school, college or on a day trip and it’s eco friendly making this a solid choice which also offers you the chance to make it even more personal which at Christmas is always a nice touch.

It’s a lovely design, it feels great and as someone who has been purchasing more and more eco-friendly everyday products so that I can do my part in being more sustainable, I love this. I also have to say, photos don’t do justice to the size, it’s much bigger in person than you would think.

The dimensions are 20cm x 12cm x 9cm approx. Even if you are buying for someone as a foodie, these lunch boxes would be a great addition to put under the tree. I really like getting practical presents and this eco-friendly bamboo lunch box certainly ticks the box. If I got this for Christmas I would be pleased.

To get the Personalised Lunch Box or see what else Always Personal has to order, visit their site here – alwayspersonal.co.uk

Perky Blenders

If you are looking for premium coffee that not only tastes amazing but also comes from a family run business then you have to put Perky Blenders on your list!

They are a family run business who won the roasting Great Taste Award and serve up daily brews in their coffee shops across East London.

Christmas 2020 sees the small, highly caffeinated team, launch their much-anticipated yearly Christmas blend, featuring a beautifully illustrated pouch, for home delivery via the website, in-store throughout their cafés and across Eat17 Spar shops around the country (£7.50, per 250g bag).

The Christmas blend consists of Kenyan washed Mahiga beans with pulped natural Brazilian Fazenda Samambai beans. There is a selection box of flavours in this blend such as candied fruit, orange, caramel, redcurrant, hazelnut and milk chocolate. 

The head of coffee Francois Knopes says

“Kenyan coffee has big body and brings forward fruity flavours. Brazil is the sweet base note with caramel, chocolate and nut flavours”

The beautiful illustration on the bag is by Tom & Jess Jones-Berney who are a brother and sister design duo also known as Tomartacus. The scene depict an inviting snowy scene at Perky Blenders’ Project 660 Leyton Café.

Co Founder Victoria Cozens says

“we were keen to feature one of our shops, in particular 660, as the community has really pulled around us to keep us going over a challenging time for indie coffee shops, so it’s a bit of a nod of thanks to them and a gesture of solidarity to all small businesses keeping Christmas 2020 festive.”

Not only do Perky Blenders have this seriously tasty coffee to offer for Christmas, they also have a subscription box which would make any coffee loves Christmas complete and they can print the recipient’s name on a bag of top-quality coffee! Amazing right?

So why not give the gift of top quality coffee this year and support a small business in the process. 

To see what Perky Blenders have to offer, you can check out their site here – perkyblenders.com

Tea+ 

Tea+ is a health & wellbeing brand, with a range of vitamin, mineral & CBD infused teas. They offer both a subscription box plan and single order products so that you can choose exactly what you want and how you want to receive your tea.

By blending vitamins with delicious flavours, their teas provide a convenient way to take vitamin supplements. Each of their vitamin teas has been expertly blended to provide a powerful nutritional dose of up to 100% of your daily vitamins plus herbs, fruit and tea!   

I have been trying out their sleep tea and CBD tea recently and I have to say, they both taste delicious and make a great addition to my routine. As I have said before, tea is my original love and I drink at least two cups a day. But over the past three maybe 4 weeks I have upped that intake because I’ve been working from the computer a lot more so I am going through cups of tea like no one’s business!

And the Tea+ CBD pack has come in rather useful, especially since CBD is already in my routine but this gives me that extra boost. I normally have it around 7ish at night if I’m still working and then come half 9 I will have a cup of the Sleep tea to aid me in switching off from the day’s stress.   

On the Tea+ site you will find an extensive range of teas that would be the perfect stocking filler or addition to a gift basket (can you tell I like gift baskets?) but there is also bundles available that would make an amazing gift for the tea lover in your life such as the Stay At Home bundle that comes with: Energy tea, Cleanse tea, Sleep tea and CBD tea as well as a cute mug! And with the way things are right now, this would be such an amazing gift to give, I know someone like me would just adore it.    

To see what Tea+ have to offer and shop their full range check out their site here – teaplusdrinks.com

And there you have it, my Food and Drink Christmas Gift Guide. I genuinely adore everything I have featured and can personally say they are all amazing quality and would make great gifts.

Having held them and tried them all, I am confident that any recipient of these wonderful products will have a smile on their face unwrapping them. 

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