HOME | IN THE MAGAZINE | BACK ISSUES | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012
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Finding the perfect gifts for friends and family every year can be a challenge, so we’re here to make your holiday season a little easier. For the imbibers on your list you can shop easy with the help of our holiday gift guide in the Nov/Dec 2012 issue of the magazine, featuring 50 gift ideas suited to budgets of all kinds. But we couldn’t stop there: Below are some extra suggestions, from bite-sized stocking stuffers to wine cellar-filling splurges. Whether you’re shopping for a cocktail geek, coffee enthusiast or beer lover, our holiday gift guides have you covered, because sometimes even Santa needs a little help.
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Click on the categories below to find the perfect gift. Pick up your copy of the November/December 2012 issue for 50 more great gift ideas.
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Numi Tea Blending Kit
Experiment with the 10 organic teas, tisanes, herbs and spices to discover your ideal blend—glass teapot included.
$40, numitea.com
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Rhum Clement VSOP
Aged for one year in new French oak and two additional years in American bourbon barrels, this sugarcane rum is silky smooth with notes of dried fruits, crème caramel and a fleck of peppery spice.
$40, caskstore.com
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Painted Ibrik
Master traditional Turkish coffee brewing with this bedazzled imported ibrik.
$38, sweetmarias.com
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Nonino Quintessentia Amaro
There’s some serious amaro amore sweeping the nation, and this particular offering from Italy’s Friuli region is sublime sipped on its own or mixed in cocktails in place of sweet vermouth.
$44, caskstore.com
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Heath Ceramics Creamer
Northern California’s favorite Mid-Century potter is still hard at work churning out one gorgeous heirloom after another, like this turquoise-glazed earthenware creamer.
$35, canoeonline.net
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Few American GinAmerican-made gins are bigger than ever, and this expressive option is bright and citrusy with traces of peppery juniper and vanilla. $45, shop.infinespirits.com
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Homemade Measuring Spoons
Measure ingredients in style with these spoons crafted from reclaimed hardwoods like maple, red oak and black walnut.
$30, store.alderandcoshop.com
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J. Hofstätter Pinot Bianco 2009
A favorite wintertime white here at Imbibe HQ, this 100-percent Pinot Bianco from Italy’s German-influenced Alto Adige region is nice and plump with notes of white flowers, grapefruit and a lively, food-friendly acidity.
$27, italianwinemerchants.com
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Amber Organic Highball Glasses
These mouth-blown, amber-hued highballs add a warm, jewel-like tone to the table.
$32/set of 4, williams-sonoma.com
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Vergano Americano Chinato
A quinine-infused fortified Italian wine, this herbal and slightly bitter sipper doubles as both an aperitif and digestif.
$38, caskstore.com
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