2020 Cocktail Holiday Gift Guide

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2020 Cocktail Holiday Gift Guide

What’s shakin’ cocktail fans!

Modern Bar Cart 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
Thanks for joining us for our inaugural holiday gift guide episode, where we give you a rundown of what’s cool and giftable in the spirits and cocktail space so that you can dazzle your friends with your gifting savviness, or maybe even toss a link to your significant other so that they get you exactly what you want this year.

Not only do we provide you with a whole host of gifts that you can purchase right here on ModernBarCart.com, but we also summarize some of the gifts and gift ideas that we endorse for quality or style purposes. If you’d like to check out the video of this live podcast, you can head over to our YouTube Channel (we can’t embed it because it’s age-restricted).

Best Spirits And Cocktail Gifts Of 2020

Let’s face it: a good bottle of booze in the stocking or under the tree is always a winner. Normally, we recommend gifting bottles that aren’t fancy so that you’re paying more for what’s inside the bottle, rather than for the packaging. But the holiday season is a time to consider splurging on nice packaging. Engraved bottles and spirited advent calendars are two ways to do just that.

Engraved Bottles

Think about hitting up your local distiller or bottle shop to see if they offer complimentary bottle engraving services. This is often something you can find between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the bonus during COVID-19 is that many distillers offer eCommerce stores where you can actually type your desired inscription into a text field and pick up your bottle safely to avoid unnecessary exposure or time indoors around strangers.

Boozy Advent Calendars

These aren’t the sort of gifts that make a lot of sense from a pocketbook perspective (or a healthy lifestyle perspective). They’re either too expensive or they guilt the giftee into drinking every night for a whole string of evenings. BUT, assuming you’re set on gifting an advent calendar, we’d recommend shelling out a decent chunk of change for a quality product, or going the DIY route. For more on that, check out the following gallery submitted by our listener @starstraf on Instagram featuring her fun approach to custom a custom rum advent calendar.

Cocktail Mixers And Gift Sets

Who doesn’t like a nice bottle of bitters, or maybe a cocktail syrup in their stocking? We can’t think of anyone. Lucky for you, we’ve got you covered with some excellent mixers, both in single format and in gift sets. Here are some of our favorites!

Clear Ice Systems

It’s not easy to produce restaurant-quality ice in the home. Water quality, freezer space, and time are all problems that are tricky to solve for. Thankfully, we offer 2” x 2” x 2” silicone cube molds that will help get you part of the way to a perfect sipping experience. However, if you need to really take your ice to the next level, consider the dICE system by Glasklar. It’s a vetted, sophisticated option for true ice aficionados.

Cocktail Smokers

Now, let’s assume you use the afore-listed Cranberry Orange Syrup and clear ice to make yourself a festive Old Fashioned. And let’s say you were still looking for a way to kick up the flavor EVEN MORE…well, why not add smoke? We’re extremely excited to announce that we’ve onboarded Foghat Cocktail Smokers for all your in-home cocktail smoking needs. Just place the smoker on top of an already-chilled cocktail, pack the chamber with Foghat smoker fuel, safely ignite, cover, and enjoy.