Got friends who love their food and drink? Here are some last-minute festive gift ideas put together by the GOTR team.
Wine lovers will enjoy experimenting with new high-tech glasses from Melbourne-based Denver & Liely that retail for $200 each.
The hand-blown crystal glasses went through eight years of
R&D before being released last month and are designed to aerate the wine in
a similar fashion to decanting.
The glasses are beautiful-looking and certainly help soften
out the tannins in big, young reds.
Designer Denver Cramer found inspiration for the shape in
commercial jet engines, with a multi-directional turbine ‘hub’, designed to rapidly
aerate the wine.
The universal design suits pinot noir and chardonnay
best, but also works with red blends.
Hand-blown and hand polished, the glasses are fun and impressive.
See https://denverandliely.com/
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As soon as the GoTR team saw the AdHoc PEPE Chili Cutter they wanted one.
Specially designed to cut dried chilis, the stainless steel
and acrylic design makes for a beautiful addition to kitchens with its
eye-catching design.
AdHoc was named as best kitchen brand of the year for
2024-2025 in the PLUS X awards and this looks the goods; combining design and
functionality.
German-designed AdHoc products are well thought out with their straightforward elegance.
This costs $39.95 and is perfect for when you want to add just the right amount of chilli to your past or pizza. See https://sheldonandhammond.com.au
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Vodka is the perfect summer tipple. It can be enjoyed with just about any mixer and loves to get up close and personal with ice cubes.
STOLI Premium Vodka is a smooth and iconic spirit that's
perfect for festive cocktails. Distilled three times from top-quality grain and
filtered through birch charcoal and quartz sands, it's blended with pure
artesian well water for a clean, crisp taste.
Whether it's mixed into a classic martini or enjoyed over
ice, STOLI is a long-time favourite and very stylish.
STOLI Premium Vodka is available via Dan Murphy’s, alongside other flavours such as Cucumber,
Vanilla and Salted Karamel. $58.99.
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Travellers and beer lovers will enjoy the new edition of the coffee table book Australia’s Historic Pubs.
It tells the stories behind 52 of the most loved heritage
pubs across Australia. Illustrated with lovely colour images, it reveals their
varied histories and also uncovers many colourful characters through the centuries.
Readers can discover how immigrants carved out their
destinies amidst the greed and ambition of the gold rushes, while convicts
carved the building blocks.
From the bustling streets of Hobart to the serene banks of
the Swan and Brisbane Rivers, this book takes you on a journey to visit some of
the most venerable watering holes in Australia.
Australia's Historic Pubs costs $49.99
and is available at good book shops, or through
http://woodslanepress.com.au.
Henschke is one of Australia’s most revered family wine producers and has released a range of special gift packs.
Check out the Plumm Glassware Gift Packs: special
edition offerings that contain two Henschke-branded Plumm crystal wine glasses
and a bottle of wine.
Each glass is machine blown from 100% lead-free European
crystal, using the pulled stem method for increased durability. Each pack contains
the two glasses and a Henschke wine of your choice.
The glasses cost $55 a pair and the cost of your chosen wine
will be added at checkout. See https://www.henschke.com.au/products/plumm-glassware-gift-pack-choose-your-own-wine.
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Angel's Envy a super-premium Kentucky Straight Bourbon, has just
landed in Australia, and at under $100, it is an ideal treat
for whiskey enthusiast dads.
Angel's Envy was founded in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2011 by
industry icon and Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson and his son Wes Henderson.
Unlike other bourbons, Angel’s Envy undergoes an additional
maturation process, with its Kentucky Straight bourbon finished in port wine
barrels to adds an additional layer of complexity and flavour.
Angel's Envy costs $99.99 and is available at independent
retailers nationwide.
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Got a thirsty friend who enjoys trying different beers? The
Casella family, the people behind [yellow tail] wines, also have their own brewery
in the small town of Yenda In the Riverina.
Their range includes very quaffable Yenda Pale Ale ($17 for a six pack) and the light, clear Yenda Session Lager available in 330ml six-pack bottles (RRP $7.50).
Out of the same brewery is the laid-back, easy drinking Poets
Lager ($16 for a six-pack). Available at Cellarbrations, Bottle-O, IGA Liquor and
Porters.
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Mason Cash
has been producing mixing bowls for centuries but recently released the new
Home to Roost range, featuring beautifully delicate embossments and a cheery
colours.
The Home to
Roost range includes mixing bowls in three sizes, the batter bowl, prep bowls, storage jars and a utensil pot.
Made from
earthenware, the bowls are light enough to hold in one arm while mixing, but
sturdy enough when using on the countertop.
This is the
Mother Hen nest bowl ($110) from https://masoncash.com.au/products/collections/home-to-roost/.
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