{"id":29863,"date":"2020-11-16T22:11:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T20:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=29863"},"modified":"2020-11-16T22:11:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T20:11:26","slug":"christmas-gift-guide-5-best-boozy-gifts-for-the-festive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/christmas-gift-guide-5-best-boozy-gifts-for-the-festive-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Gift Guide: 5 Best Boozy Gifts for the Festive Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s always that one person on your gift list that is notoriously difficult to shop for. If you’re not sure what to get that someone, you can’t go wrong with a boozy gift (provided the recipient isn’t a\u00a0teetotaller!). Whether you’re buying them a bottle of something you know they already love or want to give them the opportunity to try something new, a bottle of their favourite or soon-to-be-favourite alcoholic drink is sure to go down a treat this festive season.\u00a0If you\u2019re lucky, the recipient might even pop the bottle and share a glass with you. How\u2019s that for a self-serving present? Here are our picks for the best boozy gifts for everyone on your list.<\/p>\n

Kraken Black Spiced Rum<\/h3>\n

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The great thing about gifting alcoholic drinks over the festive season is that there’s always a wide selection of unique gift packs available to spice up the gift. This holiday season, Kracken is taking things up a notch with this nifty gift hamper.<\/p>\n

Dredged from the blackest depths of the unrelenting north Atlantic and said to have been touched by the notorious sea beast of myth and legend, The Kraken Black Spiced is dark and dangerous, mysterious and nefarious. And undeniably delicious. Distilled in the Caribbean from naturally sweet molasses, the Kraken Black Spiced is then blended with secret spices, notes of vanilla, cinnamon, citrus, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, peppercorn, and also danger, lots and lots of danger.<\/p>\n

Grab this Kraken Black Spiced Rum<\/a> gift set at a recommended retail price of: R349.99<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bloedlemoen Gin<\/h3>\n

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Spoil the gin lover in your life with this stylish gift set from Bloedlemoen Gin. The award-winning, premium, small-batch Bloedlemoen Gin balances spices \u2013 Grains of Paradise, Coriander, Cassia bark, Nutmeg, Liquorice Root and Cardamom \u2013 with classic gin botanicals \u2013 Juniper and Angelica Root \u2013 adding local flavour, Tarocco Blood Orange and Orange Peel, as a unique twist. Bloedlemoen is a contemporary London Dry-style gin and it\u2019s also the first Blood Orange Gin in the world, made using locally-sourced fruit.<\/p>\n

Grab this Bloedlemoen Gin<\/a> gift set at a recommended retail price of<\/em>\u00a0R399.99<\/p>\n

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Don Papa Rum<\/h3>\n

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Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum! Give the gift of rum this festive season with Don Papa Rum. Crafted with precision, Don Papa Rum is aged in American oak barrels, giving it a light amber colour. It is light and fruity on the nose, smooth and delicate in the mouth with a long-textured finish, and offers flavours of vanilla, honey, and candied fruits. A premium aged small batch rum from the island of Negros Occidental, in the Philippines, Don Papa is created on the fertile foothills of the active volcano Mt. Kanlaon, where the finest sugar cane is milled to produce sweet, rich molasses. The rum is charcoal filtered and blended to perfection to produce a signature rich, smooth taste.<\/p>\n

Grab this Don Papa Rum<\/a> gift set at a recommended retail price of<\/em>\u00a0R459.99.<\/p>\n

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Ginato Gin<\/h3>\n

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Another must-try for gin fans; Ginato Gin expertly combines the finest quality produce from world-renowned terroir, including juniper berries from the rolling hills of Tuscany, citrus bursting with Southern Italy\u2019s unique Mediterranean sweetness, and Italian grapes grown alongside northern Italy\u2019s idyllic lakes. It\u2019s this combination of three core ingredients \u2013 juniper, citrus and grapes \u2013 sourced from all corners of Italy that create Ginato\u2019s trinity of provenance, the very spirito d\u2019Italia. Ginato comes in two varieties; Ginato Pompelmo and\u00a0Ginato Clementino. Ginato Pompelmois a fresh, bright gin distilled using the peel of sun-ripened Sicilian pink grapefruit and blended with juniper berries and the finest Sangiovese grapes.\u00a0Ginato Clementino expertly combines the finest Nebbiolo grapes, juniper berries, and Southern-Italian clementines that give the liquid its signature, vibrant orange colour.<\/p>\n

Grab this Ginato<\/a> gift set at a recommended retail price of<\/em>\u00a0R399.<\/p>\n

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Tullamore D.E.W<\/h3>\n

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Whiskey lovers will adore this award-winning Irish whiskey presented in a stylish and classic gift tin. Share it with friends and family this festive season as a proper send off to the year that blended the full spectrum of emotions. Tullamore D.E.W is the second most widely consumed Irish Whiskey in the world, and number one in Ireland. Further, at this year\u2019s 2020 International Spirit\u2019s Challenge awards Tullamore D.E.W. was awarded 1 sliver and 5 gold medals.<\/p>\n

Tullamore D.E.W. is the original triple blend of Irish whiskey, by combining three spirits the blend gives us three dimensions of flavour to explore; malt whiskey gives us fruit, pot still whiskey gives us spice and grain whiskey gives us sweet. These three spirits come together to give us a balance of flavour like no other in the category.<\/p>\n

Grab this Tullamore D.E.W\u00a0gift set at a recommended retail price of<\/em> R299.95.<\/p>\n

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**Boozy Bonus!**<\/h3>\n

A Boozy Bloedlemoen Cracker<\/h3>\n

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Looking for a stocking filler with a kick? These cute little gin crackers are the perfect thank you for a colleague or friend this festive season. Or, pop one into a bigger gift for a little extra pizzaz.<\/p>\n

Grab this Bloedlemoen Gin<\/a> cracker\u00a0at a recommended retail price of\u00a0R44.99.<\/em><\/p>\n

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