We’ve got you covered with gifts for the booze-mixing, wine-loving bartender in training on your list. From gorgeous decanters to a book full of cocktail recipes, here are the presents that will make them smile.
$15.95 each at uncommongoods.com
Never again wait for beer to chill with this drinking buddy on hand.
$29.95 at Crate & Barrel locations
A gift fit for the slushy cocktail lover (or the law school hopeful who really needs a drink).
$45 at thebostonshaker.com
All your pal needs to become the next Brian Flanagan at home (which is exactly where you should leave your flair bartending skills). Grab a trusty double-hinged wine key ($8.50) while you’re at it. You won’t regret it.
$45 at Apartment 528 (2620 W. North Ave. 312-970-1528)
A wine rack of the prehistoric variety, whether it’s Two Buck Chuck or Chateau Lafite. Also available in parasaur, triceratops and stegosaurus.
$14.95 each at zeitgeist-gifts.com
What’s more adorable than a dog butt? A porcelain dog butt to cork your wine, right? Allow Rufus the dog, Jojo the monkey or Bruce the shark by Donkey Products to do the trick.
Under the Influence old fashioned glasses gift set
$31 at fishseddy.com
Sauced, pickled, turnt or blitzed—tell us how you really feel after drinking that killer old fashioned.
$7.50-$9 at fishseddy.com
Barware that’ll make your guests say, “Look at that tall drink of [insert favorite cocktail here].” Pictured: The Strip Tea, Strip He, Brooklyn and Oldham & Harper Peacock Feather glasses.
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$39 at reclamationetchworks.com
Whether it’s top-shelf or made in the bathtub, any spirit looks expensive with these elegant decanters by two Chicago natives. (Don’t see your booze of choice? They can make it upon request.)
$19.95-$34.95 at Williams-Sonoma locations
When regular spirits just aren’t enough, the flavor possibilities are endless with this little guy, also fit for jazzing up water, oil and vinegar.
$22.95 at fishseddy.com
Life’s a cabaret, and your buddy’s home bar can be too with this 11-inch fiberglass tray, designed by Broadway actor Alan Cumming.
$13–$14.99 for set of three at amazon.com
You’re not drunk—those are ice cubes with faces staring back at you from the bottom of your glass.
$15 at rabbitwine.com
This handy bar tool is designed to crush delicate ingredients rather than cut them, so those flavors don’t get, well, muddled.
Customizable floppy disk coasters
$37 at Apartment 528 (2620 W. North Ave. 312-970-1528)
Though they won’t store memories, these customizable wooden throwback coasters from Vectorcloud are the guardians of wood surfaces.
‘Death & Co.: Modern Classic Cocktails’
$40 at deathandcobook.com
Both you and your bar can look intelligent with this fabric-bound collection of more than 500 recipes, from the renowned cocktail bar on the Lower East Side of New York, breaking down the how and why of cocktailing.