Tantalise their tastebuds this festive season (Picture: Credited below/Getty)
Foodies thrive at Christmas, with the festive season geared towards feasting in all forms.
For them, a few Quality Streets or mulled wine just doesn’t cut it; only the most decadent and distinctive treats will do.
Thankfully for those of us who have to buy for them, there’s plenty to choose from present-wise.
What you get for your culinary conoisseur will depend on where their tastes lie. Do they prefer sweet or savoury? Red or white wine? A good cup of tea or something a little stronger?
Once you’ve worked that out, the world’s your oyster (though we wouldn’t recommend shellfish as a present – it doesn’t keep well).
Check out our Christmas gift guide for the food and drink fan in your life.
Edinburgh Gin Paradise Found Christmas Collection Gin Library
Let Christmas Be-GIN (Picture: John Lewis)
If gin is your giftee’s tipple of choice, you can’t go wrong with this huge tasting set from Edinburgh Gin.
It includes twelve miniature gins and liqueurs, including lemon and jasmine, rhubarb and ginger, apple and spice, and strawberry and pink peppercorn flavours.
The Afternoon Tea Gift Bag
Everything they need for an at-home afternoon tea (Picture: M&S)
This set contains a tin of Luxury Gold tea bags and sweet treats to enjoy with their brew, including fondant fancies, a battenberg cake, and mini Victoria sponges.
You can also have this delivered directly to your gift recipient for free, in elegant and reusable tote bag wrapping with an optional message.
Smokehouse Sauce Collection
A bit of chilli salt on your sprouts will do nicely (Picture: Dunelm)
Looking to add a little bit of *spice* to their stocking?
This set includes seasonings, salts, and sauces in range of flavours and heat levels – perfect for the chilli fiend and the king of the grill.
The Pasta Queen: The new Italian cookbook by Nadia Caterina Munno
Any pasta fan will be happy to take notes from the queen (Picture: Amazon)
TikTok sensation The Pasta Queen has released her first book, with over 100 recipes, cooking tips, and tales of Italian culinary history inside.
Buy for £17 (was £22) at Amazon.
Lakeland Cheese Lovers Chiller Tote
A cheeseboard is never just about the cheese (Picture: Lakeland)
A cheeseboard is pretty much a given at Christmas, and this gift set has all the accoutrements to level theirs up.
Packed with crackers, chutneys, and pickles, it comes in a chiller tote and the contents will stay fresh until 2023.
Nespresso Vertuo Next Coffee Machine
It’s available in a range of colours to match their kitchen (Picture: Nespresso)
The Nesprtesso Vertuo Next is the brand’s newest and smallest machine yet, taking up just 5.5 inches of countertop space.
It’s compatible with Vertuo capsules and brews up to 18oz of pour-over coffee in seconds.
Buy for £89 (was £149) at Nespresso.
Personalised 10 Year Old Islay Scotch Whisky
Drams with a difference (Picture: The Whisky Exchange)
This makes a great present for the whisky lover in your life, as you can customise the label with a message just for them, making it a real keepsake.
As for the whisky inside, it’s distilled at Islay’s Caol Ila and matured in a single cask for a decade, with hints of smoke, citrus, and chocolate.
Buy for £79.99 at The Whisky Exchange.
Monty Bojangles Midnight Prince Cat Tin Gift
A treat tin that’ll have pride of place in any kitchen (Picture: Boots)
You can’t go wrong with chocolate as a present, especially when it comes in such a cute package.
The Cocoa Nib Nights Cocoa Dusted Vegan Truffles in here are vegan, too.
The Deluxe Wine Duo with Wooden Gift Box
Red and white wines, with a charitable edge (Picture: Social Supermarket)
This wine gift set makes a difference, with eco-friendly Sea Change donating to marine conservation charities for each bottle sold.
There’s a crisp Marlborough Sauvignon and an Organic Bobal here, all packed in sustainable materials.
Buy for £43.99 from Social Supermarket.
Merry Go Round Musical Biscuit Tin
Biscuits and a show (Picture: Fortnum and Mason)
Echo in the pageantry of this time of year with this swanky biscuit tin that plays La Traviata while it revolves like a merry go round.
Inside, they’ll find seven different flavours of biscuit, including salted caramel, pistachio, clotted cream, and chocolate and macadamia nut.
Buy for £25 at Fortnum and Mason.
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