Elegantly Wasted | Alcohol Related Christmas Gift Ideas

The Original Stormtrooper Decanter, £24.99 from ThumbsUp.com

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On your way to the off license or liquor store? Then you’ll need the right spirit to match the Officially Licensed Original Stormtrooper Decanter. Designed by Andrew Ainsworth, the man behind the famous helmet, this decanter holds 750ml of your favourite spirits and is sealed with an authentic cork. A Star Wars fan or not, this decanter seriously looks business at your home bar or drinks cabinet.

Heart Spoon Straw, £7 from Kikkerland

Spoon that doubles as a straw.

Deer Corkscrew, £25 from Kikkerland

Add personality to any occasion with this whimsical deer cork screw.

Reusable Ice Cubes, Set of 30, Clear, £6 from John Lewis

This set of 30 ice cubes will chill your drinks without diluting them. The food-safe cubes go in the freezer until it’s time to put them in a glass and add them to a soft drink, cocktail or spirit.

Football Ice Moulds, £10 from Lakeland

If you’re football crazy, or know someone who is, these Football Ice Moulds from Kikkerland are a great way to enjoy your drinks with a fun, football twist. Great for if you’re planning to host a World Cup party or have friends round to watch a game, each mould makes one large ice football to drop into your drink.

Golf Flask, £25 from Kikkerland

Includes divot tool and 3 golf tees, Holds 6oz. Great gift for golfers.

Thumbs Up Diamond Glass Set of 2, £14.99 from ThumbsUp.com

You’re a Diamond! This uniquely designed tumbler is in a class of its own. This glass stands at an angle which allows you to rotate the glass in a way in which you enjoy the full bodied flavour of your favourite whiskey. The Diamond Glasses are made from Borosilicate glass.

Tippling Tumblers, £19.99 from Amazon

Kick back with your favourite tipple in utter style. Designed to rock gently, the Tippling Tumblers will gently more on any solid surface without spilling a drop, releasing aromas, and aerating your drink at the same time. Made from Borosilicate glass, it is durable and strong. With a thick wall, it is designed to keep your drink at the desired temperature for longer.

Deer Bottle Opener, £18 from Kikkerland

No household can do without a bottle opener, especially if you like a beer. This bottle opener easily pops a crown cap from a glass bottle. And because it has a fun look, you can just leave it on your home bar or coffee table. Bottle opener in the shape of a deer. The antlers are used as a bottle opener. Nice as a housewarming gift.

Dice Glass Set of 2, £21.49 from Amazon

Feeling lucky? Even if you don’t roll a double six, you are definitely going to look pretty fly with our new dice glass pair. A great accessory for games nights but equally stylish as part of your barware collection.

Koi Morph Shot Glasses, £20 from Kikkerland

Fill with cold liquid to reveal beautiful colourful koi fish. Set of 4

One Hand Server, £10 from Kikkerland

This handy holder carriers 1 bottle and 2 glasses.

Chemistry Book Flask, £20 from Kikkerland

You’ll really make the grade with the Chemistry book. Hidden inside is a stainless steel flask, ready to hold all your favorite concoctions.

Measure and Mix, £13 from King Fox Menswear

Double Duty Cocktail maker. This spoon serves as a jigger and a stirring spoon. This spoon has a “graduated” stepped design along with 1/2 oz, 1 1/2 oz and 1 oz indicators.

Five Stages Of Happiness Glasses, £15 from Kikkerland

Enjoy your whiskey or any other drink with these fun drinking glasses. Each glass features five stages of Happiness. Set of 2 whiskey tumblers.

The 5 second breakfast solution from FOGA, giving busy people their daily RDA

British wellbeing brand FOGA, have just launched their new range of freeze-dried ‘just add water’ food-state multivitamin plant-based smoothies that contain the full RDA of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients – making them one of the easiest and most cost effective ‘fast-food’ breakfast or snack solutions for busy people.

FOGA’s new range of all-in-one food-state multivitamin smoothie blends are the ultimate, healthy breakfast or snack solution for busy people

Just add water and in 5 seconds you can enjoy a delicious, and nutritious organic fruit, veg and superfood smoothie that provides all your essential daily requirements of vitamins and minerals
Simply add water and whizz your FOGA in the FOGAMATIC USB charge portable blender, and enjoy anywhere at any time. It’s the ultimate on-the-go health solution.

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Forget shop-bought, sugar-laden smoothies – FOGA has a healthier solution.
Many people have little time to make healthy food, so FOGA have created a new wellness solution that suits everyone, from busy mums on the school run, to time poor office workers.

Made in seconds by whizzing with water (in a FOGAMATIC personal blender, or any other blender), the shakes combine over 150g of freeze-dried organic fruits, vegetables, and superfoods with FOGA’s new food state multi-nutrient complex – an innovative technique of infusing vitamins into organic buckwheat sprouts to create food state nutrients for easy absorption and maximum bioavailability.

FOGA smoothie blends are free from sweeteners, flavourings, and preservatives of any kind, and are fully plant based (and including B12 and D3) and contain no gluten ingredients.

No fruit? No problem!
Available in 20 delicious flavours, including Peach & Cayenne, Banana & Turmeric and Passionfruit & Papaya, a FOGA smoothie in the morning is a super easy way to boost your daily fruit and veg intake. Just enjoying one daily FOGA plantshake can increase your fruit and veg to up to 30 portions a week – as well as now ticking off all your vitamin and mineral needs. No matter how busy your day gets or how tempted you get by other deliciousness, you’ll know that you have your daily nutrients covered. Just add a pouch to water and whizz for an enjoyable food solution that supports your health across the board.

No blender? No problem with the new FOGAMATIC portable blender!
You can worry even less about how to get your goodness on-the-go, no blender at the office? No problem. FOGA have launched the new FOGAMATIC a portable blender. This handy handbag sized USB charge portable powerful blender whips up FOGA shakes to silken perfection while retaining maximum nutrition and flavour. No plug-in cable or batteries needed, the FOGAMATIC is ready whenever you are – take it to work, pop it in your gym back, pack it for your commute – be that train, plane, or car journeys – it’s so quiet that you could even use it in the library! Available in Matcha, Coconut and Strawberry colour – take it with you wherever you are and keep your health goals on track.

Frost Loves LAIBA and Maxim Schulte

LAIBA Special Edition #01, a cocktail set created by world-renowned Maxim Schulte, formerly of The American Bar at The Savoy and currently the head bartender at KOL Mezcaleria, London.

In just 30 seconds, start to finish, you can make a delicious cocktail; just shake, add ice, serve and enjoy – the easiest way to be your own bartender.

The LAIBA Special Edition #01 is the complete cocktail experience, delivered to your door. This is the ultimate six-bottle cocktail set including three bottles of both of Maxim’s bespoke cocktails, the Oriental Reviver and the Piña Colada Old-Fashioned.

Maxim Schulte says: “My LAIBA Special Edition reflects my experience previously in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Macau, really showcasing Asian flavours and what they can do in a cocktail.”


ORIENTAL REVIVER
“A twist on possibly my all-time favourite classic, The Corpse Reviver No. 2, invented in the American Bar at The Savoy. We have gin, a little bit of Triple Sec and then we have mandarin. The mandarin replacing the citrus is connected to my past of working for a long time in Asia and really loving the continent, the people, the culture and the flavours.”
– MAXIM SCHULTE

PIÑA COLADA OLD-FASHIONED
“The Piña Colada Old-Fashioned is a riff on my absolute favourite tropical summer drink. I say, if you don’t like a Piña Colada, you have to be either allergic to coconut or pineapple. I love to have an amazing, refreshing Piña Colada on a hot day, but with this version you can have it literally any day. Rum, pineapple, coconut; a little bit of sweet and sour.”
– MAXIM SCHULTE

Priced at £59 for six 90ml bottles from LAIBA Beverages with free next day delivery.

When Dolce & Gabbana does Easter Cakes…

Try the Easter egg alternative from Italy’s legendary luxury fashion brand. Available from www.souschef.co.uk

The colomba cake (colomba di pasqua) is Easter’s answer to a Christmas panettone! This light, buttery cake is made using natural sourdough fermentation methods, slowly proving over 72 hours to produce a fragrant enriched dough.

Sicilian makers Fiasconaro are renowned for their Christmas panettone collaborations with Dolce & Gabbana, and for the first time last year, the Dolce & Gabbana Easter colomba cake was unveiled on the catwalk of designer confections. Now, this unique and highly sought after version of a classic is back for 2022.

The stunning blue and white tins (oh so giftable!) are designed by Sicilian artists, and inspired by the traditional majolica pottery of the island.

Fiasconaro x Dolce & Gabbana Mandorle Di Sicilia Colomba 750g, £34.99
Fiasconaro x Dolce & Gabbana Mandorle Di Sicilia Colomba

The first colomba is flavoured with candied orange peel, orange purée and an aromatic, aged Marsala wine. The dough is studded with Sicilian almonds and crunchy sugar crystals. Each cake is shaped like a dove, to symbolise peace at Easter time (columba di pasqua translates literally as ‘Easter dove’).

Fiasconaro x Dolce & Gabbana Strawberry & Chocolate Colomba with Sicilian Chocolate Spread

Fiasconaro x Dolce & Gabbana Strawberry & Chocolate Colomba with Sicilian Chocolate Spread 1kg, £44.99

This slow-proved sourdough colomba cake is studded with chocolate and swirled with wild strawberry jam. Once you’ve cut a slice of colomba, simply spread with rich, silky Sicilian chocolate spread. A real Easter indulgence.

The Cocktail Society – Perfect Last Minute Cocktail Gifts

the cocktail society, cocktails, ready madeWith just over a week left until Christmas,  The Cocktail Society’s range of delicious and wonderfully simple bottled cocktails and cocktail kits will make the perfect present for anyone left on your gifting list. Order by midday on 22nd December for Christmas delivery.
The Cocktail Society are the UK’s leading cocktail delivery and cocktail subscription box service. With a range on offer that includes everything from cocktail gift sets, bottled cocktails and cocktail discovery subscriptions.
Cocktail Kits
 
The Cocktail Society cocktail-making kits include all the ingredients needed to make the world’s most popular cocktails, as well as an item of cocktail-making equipment, a snack and a recipe card.
The full range includes:
Pornstar Martini Cocktail Kit | Espresso Martini Cocktail Kit | Negroni Cocktail Kit | Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit
RRP: £39.00. Available from: The Cocktail Society 
Bottled Cocktails
The Cocktail Society’s bottled cocktails are the perfect gift for cocktail lovers and are made with premium ingredients, taste delicious and are beautifully designed.
The Cocktail Society’s bottled cocktails are created by bartenders, who have mixed each bottle at their HQ in Oxford. The Cocktail Society drinks are made with clean ingredients without additives and taste as delicious as they would if made in a top bar or restaurant.
The Cocktail Society work with brands such as Chase Distillery, Buffalo Trace, The Missing Bean and Gibson’s Organic Liqueurs to create their products.

THE BOTTLED COCKTAIL RANGE:

Coconut & Kaffir Lime Leaf Daiquiri – ABV: 16.4% | Hibiscus & Elderflower Martini Bottled Cocktail – ABV: 18% |  Negroni Bottled Cocktail – ABV: 19.30% | Oak Aged Sloe Negroni – ABV: 18% | Passion Fruit Martini Bottled Cocktail – ABV: 14% | Tommy’s Margarita Bottled Cocktail – ABV: 18.30% | Salted Caramel Espresso Martini – ABV: 17% | Smoked Old Fashioned – ABV: 24%

RPP: £12.00 – £28.00. Available from The Cocktail Society

Shanky’s Whip the Perfect After Dinner Digestif

SHANKY’S WHIP 
 
The Whiskey-Based Liqueur to Try this Festive Season
 
If you are looking for an alternative to your favourite cream liqueur this Christmas, then why not try Shanky’s Whip, an affordable Irish whiskey-based liqueur launched earlier this year. It is based on a combination of Irish spirits, and aged pot still whiskey, blended in with the natural flavour of vanilla infused with caramel. The result is a deliciously smooth drink with a rich and whippy flavour dominated by spicy Irish notes. 
 
Perfect to serve to guests this festive season as an after dinner digestif, well chilled over ice or as an indulgent cocktail! 

Shanky’s Whip is presented in a bespoke glass bottle with the word Ireland embossed around the top. The label, inspired by vintage Irish matchbox artwork, features the fantastical Irish jockey, Shanky, a wild boy of racing. Always one to buck the trend, when thrown from his horse, he returned to the race track with an ostrich and cart and, of course, a whip.

SHANKY’S COLD BREW 

25ml Shanky’s Whip | 100ml Cold Brew Coffee

 

Shake with ice served over ice in a Martini Glass

RRP: £24. ABV: 33%. Available from: Amazon and Master of Malt

 

CUT TO THE MINIS from CUT RUM

cut rum, rum, minis, Made with award winning aged rums from The Worthy Park Estate in Jamaica and The Trinidad Distillery, CUT RUMS are blended with 100% natural spices and ingredients to create a smooth, well balanced spiced rum and an intense smoked rum. In the gift set you will find, 2x 50ml bottles of high quality CUT SPICED RUM and 1x 50ml bottle of CUT SMOKED RUM – the first smoked rum in the UK.
 
 
CUT TO THE MINIS Gift Pack RRP: £12. Available to purchase from Amazon
CUT SPICED RUM is a premium Caribbean Rum infused with real spices including, aniseed, nutmeg, ginger, black peppercorn, cinnamon, coriander seed, lemon peel and sweet vanilla pods. Best enjoyed over ice with Ginger Beer. 
 
Tasting Notes 
Nose:  toasted orange, pancake batter, vanilla bean
Taste:  creamy, pepper, vanilla, sea salt, caramel
 
RRP: £22 for a 70cl bottle. ABV: 37.5%. Available from Amazon and Master of Malt
 
CUT SMOKED RUM is the UK’s first naturally smoked rum – a 3 year old Jamaican rum infused with Arabica coffee beans, smoked with burnt wood chips and left to rest in oak barrels. This rum is one of a kind. Best enjoyed over ice with Ginger Beer
 
Tasting Notes
Nose:  coffee, cocoa nib, oak, vanilla, pipe tobacco
Taste:  brown sugar, leather, charred wood, roasted coffee, matchstick smoke
 
RRP: £22 for a 70cl bottle ABV: 40%. Available from Amazon and Master of Malt
 
Website: www.cutrum.com       Instagram: @cuttotherum

Frost Loves: BCC Bottled Cocktail Co.

We have tried the Bottled Cocktail Company and we love them. They sell great and convenient cocktails. Perfect for Christmas and beyond.
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– The Bottled Cocktail Company 

Launched, with a refined range of classic drinks in striking bottles inspired by cocktails that have become classics in the world of bartending. The brainchild of drinks expert Keivan Nemati, the range will bring consumers a true mixology experience, with the quality and creativity of a bar, in the comfort of their own home. Inspired as much by Nemati’s experience in the worlds of perfumery and culinary arts as his rich history in the bar scene in London and beyond, the brand was established in 2020 by Nemati and a group of friends, who were brought together by their passion for cocktails and flavours. 
 
The initial range, inspired by cocktails that have become classics in the world of bartending, includes; Silver Fir Negroni (£35), El Presidente (£36), Dry Gin Martni (£34), Elderflower High Ball (£33) and Passionfruit Spritz (£33), with more to be released in the coming months. All are bottled at sipping strength, and designed to be drunk either straight up, served from the freezer, or stirred over ice. 

Our online cocktail delivery service covers North London in as little as 1-2 working days, and 3-5 working days UK-wide.

https://www.bottledcocktailcompany.com