Buying Christmas presents can be quite overwhelming, not only because of all the crowds and the themed presents but also because most of us are just not good shoppers. Fortunately, there are some gifts that never fail and will help you get it right. Gifts that can be consumed – alcohol for your alcohol-loving friends and family members, or desserts for your loved ones with sweet-tooth. And the best part of it all is that buying is easier than ever before thanks to online shopping.

Gin Gifts

If you are looking for a present for younger friends or family members, or older ones that love to party, gin can be the answer you are looking for. Gin and tonic is the number one cocktail served and consumed not only around Australia but across the world. The bitterness, the sweetness, the bubbles, the garnishes… some people can’t seem to resist it.

While you can go with a bottle of gin directly, you can also easily find much more interesting and original gin presents. As you are shopping for Christmas, you can buy a botanical gin advent calendar. Like the more traditional advent calendars, this unusual, fun-inspiring gin calendar will help your loved one count down the days to Christmas in a more entertaining way. And each next date, with a glass of the gin-flavour of the day, they’ll be grateful to you for the amazing present, although they may also decide to keep all of the different little bottles of gin for later.

For something even more special, you can pair the gin Christmas calendar with gin glassware, a recipe book for gin cocktails, or botanical gin garnishes. You could also choose the gin advent calendar to serve as a countdown to another gift – regardless of whether its gin related, or not.

For people who aren’t the best at choosing gifts, whether it’s for holidays, birthdays or special occasions, it is truly fortunate that so many people love gin, because that makes it so much easier to choose gifts for them. And the best part is that not only will gin gifts make everything easier for you, but your loved one will also really love it. Whether it’s the coolest botanical gin advent calendar Australia has to offer, gin glassware or a bottle of gin, with a gift like this your loved one is guaranteed to have a great time.

Red Wine Gifts

Red wine is special and it’s one of the classics when it comes to gifts. This may be because it’s one of the most loved alcoholic beverages around the world. Or because it’s been around for millennia, it’s important in many religions and mythologies across the world, poets and writers have written about it, singers have sung about it.

All of this is also probably what gives it that romantic note that comes with it. That of course doesn’t mean that red wine is strictly for lovers. Red wine – often depicted as the elixir of gods – similarly to its huge diversity, the gift of red wine can convey an endless number of messages, ranging from a very casual gift all the way to a gift for someone special with a special meaning.

Whether it’s Christmas or another holiday, whether it’s someone’s retirement or graduation, whether you are going to a dinner at someone’s home, or you want to buy someone a gift just because, red wine is a classic. And with so many people to think about during the holidays, and so many different personalities, it’s a good thing that there are such things as classics.

Another great thing about wine as a gift is that it’s a great option both for people you are close to, and people you don’t know really well, like co-workers. If you are in a rush for a Christmas present, you can order a quality red wine online and have it delivered just in time. Of course, if you are buying wine as the actual Christmas gift, you should find a good one, from a small winery, for instance, or one that’s special for some other reason. Furthermore, you can order a good red wine in a beautiful gift box, or order a box separately, to make the present feel more special. However red wine can also accompany your main gift, alone or along with flowers, a chocolate bouquet or a lovely card.

Edible Gifts

For people that don’t like alcohol, younger people or people you know love to eat sweets, one perfect Christmas present is a tasty and gorgeously crafted chocolate bouquet. In the realm of foods, chocolate is what wine is in the realm of alcoholic beverages – a classic. Of course, you can also give it as a part of a gift, you can order a pretty edible bouquet with chocolate and a gin gift or a nice red wine online if you are in a rush, or you can use it instead of flowers to accompany your main present.

Chocolate isn’t only the favourite or one of the favourite flavours of most people on the planet but consumed moderately it’s also healthy both for your mental and your physical health. One other similar thing that chocolate has with wine, aside from the fact that they can both be good and bad for you, depending on how you consume them, is that as gifts, they both offer an endless range of meanings. This is why, like wine, chocolate gifts, and any other edible gift for that matter, is a perfect Christmas present. It’s good for kids, it’s good for close relatives, old friends, best mates, and even for someone you don’t really know, but feel obligated to buy a gift for, like a co-worker.

An edible bouquet is a gift of flavour and experience. Of course, alcoholic gifts do offer the same, but chocolate, other sweet stuff or even fruit bouquets, are much preferred by many people. Anyone can go online or in a store and buy themselves red wine or gin. Anyone can go outside and buy themselves a chocolate bar. This, of course, doesn’t mean that they can’t be considered a special gift. But the truth is, no one, or at least barely anyone, will ever think of ordering a chocolate bouquet for themselves.