25 of the best food and drink Christmas gifts, chosen by our experts

The 2000-acre farm in Somerset is home to some of the most delicious food and drink we've ever tried and we would be elated to receive this festive fizz hamper for Christmas. Inside this hamper you'll find Babylonstoren's famous Sprankel wine (South Africa's version of a Champagne), an apple and cinnamon panettone, handcrafted chocolates and a seasonal calendar to hang in 2025.

For the ultimate whisky lover in your life, Danish brand Stauning make some beautiful bottles of dram, worthy of celebrating with over Christmas. This particular bottle of HØST, which translates to 'harvest' is a magnificent blend of rye malt whisky and single malt and tastes of vanilla, toffee, apple and red berries.

This trompe-l'œil chocolate from Daylesford looks so realistic, we're sure the recipient will be confused at first - but reassure them that we've tried this and it is SO good!

Prepare for this gorgeous bottle of Desi Daru mango vodka to take the top spot on your 'favourite bottles on the bar cart'. It's not the best vodka in the world for nothing, after all! This dreamy vodka has the most delicious mango flavour and is super smooth on the palate, making it perfect when served over ice or mixed into cocktails.

This is the most useful gadget in the kitchen in my opinion! It now comes in a wonderful array of colours, making it stylish as well as handy. From smoothies, through to sauces, there's nothing the Nutribullet can't blend.

If you're gifting to anyone that doesn't drink alcohol or is cutting back on alcohol, then look no further than this spritz. It's bitter with a fruity twist, delicious served neat over ice, or mixed with soda water.

This beautiful looking bottle is almost too good to drink! But believe us when we say, you're going to want to. Wonderfully caramelised flavours are paired with a hint of vanilla and a twist of coffee, great on its own or mixed with Coke. The happy recipient will thank you and their lucky stars.

You've probably seen these everywhere, and there's reason for that! The bold and colorful Stanley IceFlow Flip Straw Tumblers are made to keep you hydrated in a fully functional style. Ideal for commutes or workouts, it has a built-in flip straw for easy and effortless sipping. Snap it shut and the double-wall vacuum insulation will keep your drink fully leakproof and cold for 12 hours, iced for 48 hours.

Become a barista in your very own kitchen! The Smeg espresso machine comes in an array of beautiful pastel colours. With a built in coffee grinder, the option for a single shot or double shot and a milk frothing feature, it has everything you need for a perfect cup of coffee.

Full of Hotel Chocolat's finest chocolates, this is an utterly show-stopping chocolate box. Bring out at the end of the Christmas meal for a wow centrepiece.

For the chefs in your life that want to improve their knife skills, it doesn't get much better than this. It's wonderfully weighted and glides through everything brilliantly.

For true Negroni cocktail fans, this Campari pack comes complete with a full bottle of Campari, two sturdy glasses, a stirrer and Campari’s own little red cocktail book which has over 20 variations on the classic drink so you can take your at-home Negroni’s up a notch.

For the proper wine enthusiasts in your life, you'll want to gift them Winewizard which ages wine that usually take years in seconds. Our food team recently tested this on super affordable bottles and definitely saw immediate results, yielding a more open and fruity flavour, and a smoother mouthfeel. One can will last you 80 bottles which equates to around £0.13p a glass!

Cartwright & Butler's new chocolate covered indulgence range is a gorgeous collection of coloured tins (that pleasingly stack onto each other) featuring chocolate covered almonds, coffee beans, pistachios and stem ginger. All are extremely delicious, but you can't go wrong with chocolate covered almonds, in our opinion.

If there's one thing that's at the very top of our food & drink writer's wish list for Christmas, it's this item. Mel says "I've had my eye on a Sabre cutlery set for years now, and this new forest green colour in collaboration with Daylesford has firmly placed it at the top of my list for 2024".

Treat your nearest and dearest to this gorgeous bottle of rosé Champagne from Laurent-Perrier which comes in its own limited-edition cage. It's worthy of keeping on display and the strawberry-filled fizz makes the perfect aperitif for Christmas morning.

Designed to keep your cocktails and drams of whisky chilled, this lowball also works amazingly as a coffee cup too. It fits just under 300ml of liquid, is stackable if you have more than one and is dishwasher-safe (although hand washing is a breeze with the magslider lid). With 13 colours to choose from and different colour magslider packs to customise for yourself or a loved one, you won't want to go back to a paper cup.

Our senior food & drink writer, Mel is a serious lover of glassware and loves these sleek and modern martini glasses. It holds the perfect volume for a dry martini, or a shorter drink like a gin sour or a sidecar, too.

This product was created exclusively for Fortnum’s. It takes inspiration from two of their most glorious festive staples – mince pies and marmalade. Their unmistakable flavours are brought to life in a concoction of cinnamon, star anise, nutmeg, cloves and ginger, combined with currants, raisins, sultanas, Amalfi lemons and oranges - and a whole spoonful of our Monarch Marmalade in each bottle.

Prolong the life of your bottle of wine by storing it in this super stylish and functional wine decanter. Eto comes in a beautiful array of metallic colours and helps to prevents oxidation and preserve your wine's full flavour for up to two weeks. Reduce your wine waste and keep this stylish decanter on display for when guests are over, too.