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20 Festive Food Gifts For The Epicurean In Your Life

From seafood lovers to whiskey-centrics,  here are the best festive gifts for those foodies on your christmas list…

Foodies can admittedly be easier to buy for than others, however, with so many options to choose from, it can be difficult to filter out the mediocre from the magnificent. This Christmas, plan ahead and avoid panic buying with these festive food gifts that are perfect for the food lover on your Christmas list.

THE SEAFOOD EXPERIENCE

Oyster aficionados will truly appreciate a delivery from THE SLIGO OYSTER EXPERIENCE with a selection of ‘Fresh From The Sea’ signature oyster gift boxes available, all of which include oysters (naturally), accompaniments and a choice of wines or Champagnes priced from €59 www.sligooysterexperience.ie.

For a bespoke seafood hamper for that special someone, GANNETS FISH is the place to go where the options are endless. www.eatmorefish.ie.

The stalwarts at SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD IRELAND have a deluxe seafood hamper that should tick all the fishy boxes for €175 at www.sustainableseafoodireland.ie.

Traditionalists will be over the moon with a stellar smoked salmon delivery from either FRANK HEDERMAN, www.frankhederman.com or indeed BURREN SMOKEHOUSE www.burrensmokehouse.com.

THE FESTIVE HAMPER 

FALLON & BYRNE know a thing or two about hampers and as expected, the options are endless. There are vegan, cheese and charcuterie and festive nibble hampers to name but a few and delivery is available nationwide. The gorgeous gift wrapping in itself deserves a mention and prices start at €50 www.fallonandbyrne.com.

For those with a sweet and salty palate, a hamper from ACHILL ISLAND SEA SALT covers both. The hamper showcases the very best of Achill Island Salt along with some of their most successful collaborations including Skelligs dark chocolate with Achill Island seaweed salt www.achillislandseasalt.ie.

For a hamper filled with condiments to excite, including the now legendary smoked onion mayo, BUILÍN BLASTA in Spiddal, Co. Galway have a range to suit every taste. Prices start at just €18 and delivery is nationwide www.builinblasta.com.

DONNYBROOK FAIR have an all-encompassing selection of luxurious gourmet hampers to suit every budget www.donnybrookfair.ie.

Lastly, Cork based HEART OF SPAIN have a whole confit duck hamper with wine pairing and various condiments included www.heartofspain.ie.

GIFT WORTHY TIPPLES

Whiskey connoisseurs will be forever in your debt if gifted a GLENDALOUGH DISTILLERY double barrel limited-edition gift box which comes with a beautiful oak tree print www.glendaloughdistillery.com

Indeed a bottle of cask and keg coffee stout from ROE & CO would make a very fine present indeed www.roeandcowhiskey.com.

Port lovers would be enchanted with a bottle of Tawny apple port from NOHOVAL in West Cork www.nohovalapplewine.com

For the rum drinker, it has to be a bottle of Dark Doyle Organic Apple Rum from HIGHBANK ORCHARDS www.highbankorchards.com.

Handmade cocktails from CRAFT COCKTAILS (the spicy margarita or the Belfast coffee gets my vote) www.craftcocktails.ie.

A bottle of Rare Apple Ice Wine from KILLAHORA is a gift that any lover of Irish produce would be delighted to receive this Christmas www.killahoraorchards.ie.

THE DINING EXPERIENCE 

Vouchers can often be frowned upon when it comes to gift giving, but January can be a frugal month, so the gift of a night out is not to be sniffed at. A gift card for a top class restaurant such as AIMSIR  in Co. Kildare www.aimsir.ie, ICHIGO ICHIE in Cork www.ichigoichie.ie, LIGNUM in Galway www.lignum.ie or of course Dublin’s CHAPTER ONE chapteronerestaurant.com is a thoughtful gift indeed.

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