29 drinks that make perfect Christmas gifts – from natural wines to delicious sober spirits

Now this is a Christmas drink: made with demerara rum from the Diamond Distillery in Guyana, it’s then flavoured with clementine and a Caribbean-inspired spice mix containing vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, star anise and clove. 

Shop Clementine Spiced Rum at Diablesse, £31.90

This half-bottle of Chateau Lafon Sauternes 2017 is the perfect pudding wine, bringing honey, peach and oak to after-lunch celebrations. 

Shop Chateau Lafon Sauternes 2017 at Swig, £16.50

It wouldn’t be the festive season without a cheeky cream liqueur – this Cotswolds Distillery version is made with single-malt (unaged whisky) and gives flavours of vanilla and butterscotch.

Shop Cotswolds Cream Liqueur at Cotswolds Distillery, £24.95

Eko Brewery is where British brewing meets traditional African palm wine and malts. This 12-pack of mix and match beers is the perfect introduction.

Shop Mix & Match 12 Pack at Eko Brewery, £29

A big hit with sherry aficionados, Fernando de Castilla Antique Amontillado NV is complex and delicious – serve with tapas on New Year’s Eve. 

Shop Fernando de Castilla Antique Amontillado NV at Woodwinters, £32

Each of these kits comes with a green velvet stocking and 20cl bottle of Sipsmith London Dry Gin to get you started: then add your own festive gin flavours including Mince Pie, Smoked Chestnut and Gingerbread. 

Shop Build Your Own Gin Stocking at Sipsmith, from £22

A champagne to celebrate the end of 2020? Let’s go for this Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut NV in a special eco box. The perfect balance of citrus and sweet, toast in the New Year. 

Shop Perrier-Jouët Grande Brut NV at Fortnum & Mason, £47.50

Explore the world of agave spirits and seriously smoky mezcals via this box containing 12 specially curated drams, presented in beautifully wax-sealed 30ml bottles.

Shop Drinks By The Dram Tequila & Mezcal Collection at Master Of Malt, £45

Uncover some of the finest natural wines with Shop Cuvée’s expert selection: choose from three or six bottles and expect a mix of red, white and orange. Yum.

Shop Natural Wine Subscription at Shop Cuvée, from £55

For tasty but very low alcohol beers, the Small Beer Company is exactly what you need to try. This gift pack contains lager, session pale, steam and dark lager: the perfect Christmas gift for the sober and sober-curious. 

Shop Gift Pack at Small Beer Company, £18

Transport yourself to a busy restaurant on a Friday night, with a bar helmed by a mixologist who knows their stuff. This batch of pre-made cocktails includes Dishoom’s legendary Permit Room Old-Fashioned, Sonia’s Negroni and the India Gimlet.

Shop Permit Room Collection at Dishoom, £38

With a crisp and ripe apple scent accompanied by a touch of sweetness, this alcohol-free sparkling chardonnay is an inspired aperitif for 2020. 

Shop Noughty Alcohol-Free Sparkling Chardonnay at Thomson & Scott, £8.99

The ultimate Christmas drink is a little glass of port with the cheeseboard. This Quinta da Pedra tawny port will not let you down with fruit, toffee and caramel notes. 

Shop Quinta da Pedra ‘Alta No 10’ Ten-Year-Old Tawny Port at Trelawney Wines, £24.95

With a female founder and a sustainable ethos, Nc’nean Single Malt Whisky is produced in small batches for flavours of citrus, peach, apricot and spice.

Shop Organic Single Malt at Nc’Nean, £49.95

A blend of aged rum, caramel and Cornish sea salt with subtle hints of gorseflower and coconut, Stargazy rum liqueur is produced by The Rum & Crab Shack in St Ives. It’s ideal served as a shot, sipped chilled or in an espresso martini, and you can get 10% off with the code STYLIST10.

Shop Cosmic Caramel Rum Liqueur at Stargazy, £23.99

Update your cocktail cabinet with the addition of Regal Rogue Lively White vermouth. Serve with tonic for a citrussy kick.

Shop Regal Rogue Lively White at Majestic, £15.99

Distilled in Nairobi with 10 botanicals sourced from across Africa, including Madagascan pink pepper and Moroccan orris root, Procera Gin is the new bottle to buy for the gin aficionado in your life.

Shop Procera Gin at Master Of Malt, £69.95  

This rum comes in three gorgeous flavours: Spices (vanilla, tonka and clove), Dark Stone (cherry, plumb and blossom) and Exotic (mango, guava and passionfruit – our favourite). And it looks so pretty it doesn’t even need to be wrapped. 

Shop Sairen Rum, £35 each

The perfect addition to a nice dry martini, Kavka Vodka is a Polish spirit that’s crisp, clean and joy to drink. 

Shop Kavka Vodka at The Whisky Exchange, £26.95

In need of an alcohol-free spirit? Crossip’s new flavours are fabulous: Dandy is an alternative to mezcal, Pure is inspired by Italian bitters and Fresh is a fruit punch delight. 

Shop Dandy, Pure and Fresh at Crossip Drinks, £22 each

Consistently voted the best supermarket mulled wine around, with notes of festive cloves and cinnamon. Simply warm this up and feel the festive joy flow. 

Shop Mulled Wine at Waitrose, £5.49

Sign up for the Fever-Tree Virtual Masterclass on 17 December, and the drinks brand will send you and your friends or relatives boxes of special pairings in advance. On the day, expert mixologists will guide you through their knowledge online – and £5 from the cost of each ticket will be donated to the charity Malaria No More. Brilliant. 

Register for Fever-Tree Virtual Tasting Masterclass at Design My Night, tickets from £25

For espresso martinis or a cheerful partner to ginger beer, this award-winning rum is from the Lake District and you need to try it. 

Shop Belgrove Hazelnut Spiced Rum at Amazon, £31.50

Served hard seltzer is British sparkling spring water that’s been gently infused with fresh wonky fruit for a fresh, eco-conscious drink. This gift pack has been designed by Alexandra Hartford and includes raspberry and lime flavours.

Shop Served x Selfridges Christmas Gift Pack, £10.99 at Served Drinks

You can’t go wrong with a classic London dry gin and Gordon’s is our go-to. Serve with lime around the top of your glass, a slice, lots of ice and good tonic. 

Shop Gordon’s Special Dry London Gin at Ocado, £17

The perfect prosecco gift for anyone this Christmas comes courtesy of The Emissary – this is perfectly balanced and vegan to boot.

Shop Prosecco DOC Treviso Spumante Extra-Brut at The Emissary, £14.99

Inspired by the founders’ travels around Southeast Asia, this gin has “the floral notes of red dragon fruit, the sweetness of lychee and the tartness of raspberry” – and is truly lovely. 

Shop Oriental Pink Gin at Tarsier, £34.99

A gorgeous English sparkling wine is exactly what this Christmas needs and this 1.5l magnum of brut is the perfect fizz to share with your bubble. 

Shop Classic Non-Vintage Brut Magnum at Chapel Down, £60

Lost Years is a rum with a purpose: Caribbean and Latin American rums devoted to saving endangered sea turtles. Also, they taste amazing.

Shop Lost Years Rum, from £28.95

With a dry gin, a berry and basil gin and a herb gin, this is the thinking letterbox gift for anyone in your life in need of some excellent drinks. 

Shop Sharing Selection Box at Cooper King, £25