Are you looking for the best gifts for drinkers? You came to the right place! As an undercover alcoholic myself, I had no trouble putting together these 40 awesome alcohol gifts. I selected ideas from around the world to provide you with the best drinkers gifts for people who also love to travel. (Though, even if the recipient is not into traveling, I am sure he or she will love these boozy gifts too).
Are you short on time? Here are my top three drinkers gifts by budget.
- Large budgets: travel-sized cocktail kits (#1)
- Mid budgets: alcohol tasting experience (#16)
- Small budgets: European wine regions scratch-off map (#34)
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Alcohol gifts for large budgets
Are you looking for alcohol gifts for cocktail lovers? Then these travel-sized cocktail kits are the perfect gift!
The complete gift set includes eight different cocktails kits. But if you have a smaller budget, you can also buy one kit of the recipient’s favorite cocktail.
#2 International beer gift sets
This is one of the best alcohol gifts for beer drinkers who love international beers.
You can find different beer gift sets on Beer Hunter, but this set of 15 different international beers is definitely one of the best.
#3 Mexican cocktail kit
Do you need gifts for drinkers who love Mexico and cocktails? This gift combines those two perfectly.
It’s a Mexican cocktail set that includes typical Mexican clay cups, a hand juicer, and Mexican chili salt to make a traditional Mexican festival cocktail.
#4 DIY limoncello kit
This is one of the best gifts for drinkers who love Italy and limoncello.
The kit includes (almost) everything they need to produce their own Italian digestivo. All they need to add is sugar, vodka, and lemons. It comes with a foolproof step-by-step recipe, so it’s almost impossible to mess it up.
For more DIY kits, check out these 25 international DIY food and drink kits.
#6 DIY beer brewing kit
Are you looking for the best gifts for drinkers who also love DIY projects?
And do they also love beer?
Then I’ve got a whole range of awesome gifts for you. At Uncommon Goods, you can find DIY beer brewing kits that provide everything you need to brew one gallon of beer at home.
And what’s cool about these kits is that they can continue to use the equipment to make new batches of beer. They only need to restack the ingredients.
Depending on the type of beer the recipient loves, or the country he or she loves, you can go for one of the following DIY beer kits.
- Westcoast IPA
- Belgian golden ale
- Southern bourbon stout
- Irish stout
- Vermont maple porter
- Texas chipotle
- Oktoberfest ale
#7 Personalized travel memories wine
Do you need alcohol gifts for wine drinkers who never stop talking about their favorite trip?
Or perhaps you went on an epic journey together?
You can get their favorite travel memory printed on a wine label!
#9 Sangria spice blend
Sangria is a delicious mixture from Spain, made with wine, spices, ice, and sometimes some sparkling water.
With this spice mix, the recipient can turn any bottle of wine into a delicious Spanish sangria!
#10 DIY sake kit
This is one of the best gifts for drinkers who love Japan. Sake is a traditional Japanese rice wine, and this kit will help them to make one gallon of sake at home. The only two things the recipient needs to add are raisins and sugar. Other than that, everything is included in this kit.
Are you looking for unique alcohol gifts for wine drinkers? This map in the shape of Florida with holes for wine corks is perfect!
And don’t worry if the recipient doesn’t like Florida. These maps are available for all US states.
For beer lovers, check out gift #23.
#12 Travel-sized drinking games
Do you need travel gifts for drinkers who love playing games?
Then this is definitely the best gift for you.
Travel-sized drinking games!
So they can play their favorite game of flip cup or beer pong everywhere.
#13 Bike six-pack caddy
Are you looking for alcohol-related gifts for cyclists? Then this caddy to carry six beers safely on their bike is perfect!
For more inspiration, check out the cyclists’ gift guide.
Alcohol gifts for mid budgets
#14 Travel guides for drinkers
150 bars you need to visit before you die
Are you looking for gifts for drinkers who love to travel? Then this guidebook with the 150 must-visit bars from around the world is the gift you need.
Lonely Planet’s Global Distillery Tour
This is another one of the great drinkers gifts for travelers. It includes distilleries in over 30 countries around the world.
#15 Flask
Flasks are great alcohol gifts for sneaky drinkers. They can bring their own booze everywhere and no one will notice.
The bracelet flask is definitely the best option for that. But the regular flask with a world map design is a great gift for travelers who love to drink.
#16 Alcohol tasting gifts
One of the best experience gifts for drinkers is a real-life tasting gift. You can check out restaurants near the recipient’s home for fun tastings of wine, beer, whiskey, or whatever drink the recipient loves.
Or you can check out Viator and find tasting tours abroad. For example, a port wine tasting if the recipient is traveling to Portugal soon.
And lastly, if you love the idea of gifting a tasting experience, but you’re not sure when and where to book it. You can also go for a Viator gift card (The Global Experiences Card). That way, the recipient can choose from Viator tours around the world.
And for more gift cards for travel lovers, check out these 25 travel gift cards.
Are you looking for the best alcohol gifts for gin drinkers? In that case, this scratch-off poster of 100 different gins from around the world is the perfect gift!
For more ginspiration (sorry, I couldn’t help the pun) check out the gin gift guide too.
#18 DIY mulled wine mix
Are you looking for gifts for drinkers who love Germany? Then this mix to make their own German mulled wine at home is the gift you are looking for.
Mulled wine is a typical German drink that’s often drunk during wintertime, at Christmas markets and other winter fairs.
#19 Fun books for drinkers
Drink: a cultural history of alcohol
This is one of the best gifts for drinkers who love history and who would love to learn more about how alcohol achieved such a fundamental place in human culture. And how this varies around the world.
History of the world in 6 glasses
This is a very creative history book, and it might be the best way to get drinkers to read about history. It tells human history through six typical drinks; Beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola.
The wet and the dry: A drinker’s journey
This is another one of the great gifts for drinkers who are interested in drinking cultures around the world. It’s a fun story about what alcohol means in different places in the world.
#20 Whiskey gifts for drinkers
If you are looking for alcohol gifts for whiskey drinkers, you came to the right place! I wrote a complete whiskey gift guide with the 25 best international gifts.
My two favorite gifts were the whiskey tasting set and the 100 whiskeys scratch-off poster.
#21 Alcohol cookbooks
Around the world in 80 cocktails
Are you looking for gifts for drinkers who love cocktails? Then this book with 80 different cocktail recipes from around the world is the book you should get.
The hungover cookbook
This is one of the funniest drinkers gifts, a book to help them get through their hangovers. Which is something drinkers probably experience on a regular basis.
The boozy baker: 75 recipes for spirited sweets
Are you looking for gifts for drinkers who also love baking? Then this book with delicious baking recipes with alcohol is the gift you are looking for.
This is one of the best alcohol gifts for beer drinkers. A map in the shape of the country or state they love with holes for beer caps. You are literally giving them a legit reason to open a beer. They need to fill the whole with beer caps to create a beautiful piece of wall art.
You can find these awesome beer cap maps of the following countries:
#24 Spirits from their favorite country
Do you know which country the recipient loves the most?
Then head over to my destinations page and find out if there is a national spirit from that country. For example, for people who love Peru, a bottle of pisco is the perfect gift. For the Netherlands lovers, go for a bottle of jenever, and for Austria lovers, check out Stroh rum.
#25 Beer holder sleeping bag
These super cute beer holders are one of my favorite alcohol gifts for beer drinkers and camping lovers.
The sleeping bag beer holder keeps their beers cold in style. They can also clip it to their backpacks if they’re going for a hike.
#26 Online cocktail masterclass
An online cocktail-making masterclass is one of the best drinkers gifts for people who would love to make cocktails at home. (It will also save them tons of money to make cocktails at home instead of drinking at a bar).
#27 Alcohol-themed travel mug
Do you need drinkers gifts for people who love coffee?
Then one of the 1421 alcohol-themed travel mugs on Zazzle is a great gift idea.
Or if you are looking for alcohol gifts for whiskey lovers, go for the funny one in the photo.
This tote bag is one of the best gifts for drinkers who love picnics or going to the beach. The bottom part of the bag is a special cooler section, so they can keep their drinks cold. While the top part is just a regular tote bag, so they can bring towels, cutlery, and more in just one bag!
Check out #39 for more alcohol gifts for beach lovers.
Alcohol gifts for small budgets
#29 Alcohol-related luggage tag
The alcohol-themed luggage tags on Zazzle are another example of practical gifts for drinkers who travel a lot. Check out Zazzle to find one to match your recipient’s preferences. Or if you are looking for gifts for wine lovers, go for the one in the photo.
This whiskey soap is a great practical alcohol-themed gift for a traveler. They can take it on their trip, and smell like their favorite drink!
There are three options on Amazon; whiskey, beer, and wine soap.
#33 Alcohol-related tote bag
Are you looking for small and sustainable drinkers gifts for travelers?
Then a tote bag is a perfect gift. They are eco-friendly, last longer than plastic bags, and are made from recyclable material.
Check out the 2794 different alcohol-themed bags on Zazzle, or go for the funny one in the photo.
Scratch-off maps are always a good gift idea for travelers. But this map is even better!
It includes all the major wine regions in Europe, which makes it one of the best alcohol gifts for wine drinkers.
This is one of the best alcohol gifts for cocktail drinkers. Even though the mixers don’t contain alcohol, they can be used to make twelve different cocktails from around the world. From a Cuban Mojito, Brazilian caipirinha, to an Australian Sydney sunrise.
#37 Alcohol-themed keychain
This is one of the best alcohol-related gifts for your alcoholic friend! It’s also a great going-away gift for friends who are going to travel for a long time.
Do you need alcohol gifts for chocolate lovers?
Look no further!
This chocolate cake is made with a 5-year-old Tortuga gold rum, and will satisfy the recipient’s chocolate cravings and thirst for alcohol!
This is one of the best gifts for drinkers who love the beach. These cups will make sure their drinks won’t tip over in the sand. And the cups also have a bottle opener at the bottom.
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Final note on gifts for drinkers
Alright, these were my 40 awesome alcohol-related gift ideas. But since you are still reading this post, I assume you haven’t decided which gift to buy yet. So perhaps my top three drinkers gifts by budget might help you out.
- Large budgets: travel-sized cocktail kits (#1)
- Mid budgets: alcohol tasting experience (#16)
- Small budgets: European wine regions scratch-off map (#34)