Looking for the perfect gifts for the cocktail enthusiasts in your life? Our comprehensive guide to gifts for mixologists features everything from essential bar tools to premium spirits that will delight any home bartender. Whether you're shopping for a beginner who's just starting their mixology journey or a seasoned professional who crafts exceptional drinks, this curated selection offers a range of gifts for cocktail lovers.
Available in Gold, Rose Gold and Stainless Steel, this 14-piece professional bartender kit was developed by career cocktail bartender Chris Tunstall, who was frustrated with the lack of high-quality bar equipment. With his partner Julie, Chris created the A Bar Above cocktail tools and hosts the YouTube Channel A Bar Above, a fabulous resource for making great cocktails. Their Boston cocktail shaker is reinforced for extra strength and guaranteed to never break or bend, even behind the busiest craft cocktail bar. They're even safe for commercial dishwashers. The set also comes with: three different strainers, a muddler, a cocktail spoon, a Japanese jigger to precisely measure ingredients for balanced cocktails, and cocktail picks for a stylish garnish. To help advance your mixologist's skills, why not also gift them a workshop from A Bar Above? From Bar Basics to advanced Mixology Certification, A Bar Above has a cocktail course to suit everyone.
This 4-piece bar tool set from Kotai includes a 13" (33cm) Barspoon, 1oz / 2oz Bell Jigger, a Julep Strainer and a Hawthorne Strainer. The Kotai Stainless Steel Copper Plated 4pc set (pictured) is perfect for displaying in a home bar or, alternately, may be kept in its box for easy storage. Also available in black steel and silver.
Large spouted for easy pouring, this classic Japanese Yarai weave pattern is elegant and provides a secure grip on its heavy, thick-walled glass. At 600ml (20.2 oz) capacity, it can easily make two cocktails at once. This set includes a stainless steel Hawthorne strainer.
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WalkstonCandy's (Etsy) Alcoholic Cocktail Stirrers are individually hand-crafted hard candy filled with booze. Each pack contains eight alcohol-filled sticks, and each stirrer can last up to 3 cocktails. Flavours include Raspberry Prosecco, Pink Gin, Passionfruit Martini, Parma Violet Gin, Blood Orange Gin, Cotton Candy Gin and Elderflower Gin. Made in the UK and available in the UK only.
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These personalised drink coasters by DUSTandTHINGS (Etsy) would make a great stocking filler or Kris Kringle/Secret Santa. Handmade engraved Beech wood coasters with your choice of 'alcohol' - Work Now [gin] [whiskey] [wine] [cocktails] Later. Nine options to engrave (including 'alcohol') are available in various colours. Made in the UK with shipping available to USA, Canada and Australia.
The Clear Ice Cube Design Tray by Ash Harbor takes your ice experience to a whole new level. The aluminium ice press mould has 8 designs and is available in several 'themes' including 'Elements', 'Seasons' and 'Holiday'. The included silicone tray catches any drips as your ice cubes are transformed in just 5 seconds per side with some very cool designs. It's the perfect gift for those who appreciate a well-crafted drink. Pair the Design Tray with a clear ice maker for maximum effect.
On the quest for the perfect clear ice? Directional freezing is the way to go. To make it easy, the True Cubes clear ice kit has a silicon cube tray with four ice cube moulds (2"x2"x2") that nest inside a secondary silicon tray, which all sit nicely inside an outer cooler box. You only need regular tap water to fill the top tray up to the fill line (this will also fill up the bottom silicon tray). Then, pop the whole unit into your freezer and wait for the directional freezing to do its thing. The process in which the trays work will naturally purify the water, resulting in large clear cubes that are visually stunning and also almost as pure as distilled water (no funky taste). Perfect for use with the Ice Cube Pattern Tray.
Jeffrey Morgenthaler's favourite press juicer (as per The Bar Book), the Norpro stainless steel juicer, will juice lemons and limes - he likes it for its stylishness and functionality. On Morgenthaler's recommendation we purchased the Norpro and it is so much more efficient than our old manual juicer! It is easy to clean and very well made. I've found thick skinned lemons can be a bit of a workout, but limes and thinner skinned Meyer lemons are easy to juice. I love our Norpro Juice Press so much I got one for my mum.
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Gintellectual, Ginvincible, Gin wag, & Gincident - a collection of four gin gift set coasters. These coasters are 9.7 cm x 9.7 cm by 3.2 mm thick with rounded corners, made from a high quality, durable melamine satin finish, and a cork back. They are made in the UK, and worldwide shipping is available.
David Wondrich (Esquire Magazine and Imbibe!) and Noah Rothbaum (Daily Beast's "Half Full" Editor - which one won 2018 and 2020 Tales of the Cocktail's Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication) have written the ultimate guide to everything you ever needed to know about distilled drinks, mixology theories, historical techniques, trends and recipes. With A-Z references, it is the Oxford Dictionary of spirits and cocktails.
The Bar Book by Jeffrey Morgenthaler is the quintessential guide to bartending and cocktail making. Not only is The Bar Book full of recipes, but each section breaks down all the essential techniques and tools involved in making a good cocktail, along with the history and rationale for each of the different methods. The Bar Book is the bartenders' how-to handbook and would be a welcome addition to any cocktail enthusiast's home.
Elegant and stylish, coupe cocktail glasses are perfect for serving up their favourite cocktail, whether it's a Martini or a Manhattan. Coupes are also a lovely way of serving champagne - fashionable in France from their introduction in the 18th century, and in the United States from the 1930s (think Great Gatsby).
I ordered a bunch of these ceramic tiki cocktail mugs for our home bar and as gifts for friends - the Geeki Tiki range is extensive, from Star Wars to Rick and Morty, DC, Marvel, Start Trek, LOTR and many more. Most of these Tikis are 16oz (473ml), although some of the smaller characters (e.g. Baby Groot) are only 10z, while the Iron Giant we've just ordered is a whopping 828ml / 28 oz.
This gift set from Tanqueray includes a bottle of Tanqueray No.10 gin and a cocktail kit, including a mixing glass, jigger, strainer and coupe glass. The perfect gift for a Martini lover. Worldwide shipping is available.
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The ultimate surprise liquor gift - 25 miniature bottles of high quality spirits - 3cl (30ml) each - fifteen (15) spirits, four (4) liqueurs and six (6) whiskies. This gift pack is a fantastic way of trying something new from a broad range of spirits, including gin, rum and calvados (brandy).
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DesignSomeMoore's beautiful posters are a unique gift that will look fabulous on the walls of any home. There's a vast selection of different cocktail recipe art prints available in multiple sizes to suit any budget and wall space. Made in the UK and worldwide shipping is available. Pictured are the Aperol Spritz Bar Art Posters available in a purple, beige or peachy orange background, and up to A1 poster size.
Gifts For Women Who Whiskey
For help on finding the perfect present, see our Gift Guide For A Woman Who Whiskies (written by one!).