Six Christmas gifts for the whisky lover in your life

The chocaholic

Whisky Truffles Selectors from Hotel Chocolat (Credit: Hotel Chocolat)

Does the whisky lover in your life also stuff their face with chocolate?

A stocking filler, or a luxurious gift to enjoy by the fire at Christmas, Hotel Chocolat always provides premium quality at a relatively affordable price.

Filled with a shot of 12-year old Speyside single malt “mellowed in a soft truffle”, this is sure to be a crowd pleaser after the turkey is finished.

You can buy a number of different “Selectors”, or if you just want to stick with whisky, there are cream whisky truffles as well.

£3.95 each (3 for 10 or 6 for 20) on the Hotel Chocolat website.

The bookworm

Chasing the Dram by Rachel McCormack (Credit: Amazon)

If the whisky fanatic in your life always has their head in a book, then look no further than Rachel McCormack’s Chasing the Dram: Finding the Spirit of Whisky.

Made up of an excellent blend of stories, social history, recipes and information on distillers, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more comprehensive and enjoyable book about Scotch whisky.

You can find it on Amazon for £8.46 in paperback.

The unprepared

Freezer rocks, so you can have your whisky on the rocks whenever you like! (Credit: Amazon)

“I’m going to make myself a drink.”

“Oh great idea, can you get me a Whisky on the rocks?”

“We’re out of ice.”

“Not again!”

You get the idea. With these nifty rocks, the whisky fiend in your life will never have to live out this common but no-less frustrating scenario ever again.

These ones come with their own velvet bag for when they’re in the freezer, and wooden box for when they’re not. All for only £13.97 on Amazon.

The classy one

Yes that’s right, the decanter comes with all six tumblers! (Credit: John Lewis)

We’ve all been there. Friends round and you want that added touch to your drinks receptions, just to add a little class to proceedings.

Look no further than this crystal decanter and tumblers set from John Lewis.

The decanter is big enough to accommodate your whisky of choice at 750ml capacity, and the tumblers can hold 310ml.

Priced at £60 on the John Lewis website.

The chef

Help a whisky lover in your life discover their inner foodie. (Credit: Amazon)

For the whisky lover who’ll also be taking charge of Christmas dinner, what better than a cookbook filled with meals that pair perfectly with their favourite tipple?

The Whisky Kitchen: 100 Ways with Whisky and Food is filled with delicious recipes for the whisky foodie in your life to salivate over.

Available on Amazon for £19.95

The explorer

Help the whisky aficionado in your life discover their next favourite. (Credit: Craft Whisky Club)

Sometimes, for a whisky lover, you don’t go complicated. You just get them whisky itself.

Craft Whisky Club offers gift boxes where recipients can try unique and special whiskies that have been chosen especially by the experts at the company.

The basic gift box offers 2 boxes over 4 months. From there, recipients can decide whether they want to continue their subscription and receive Craft Whisky Club’s deliveries.

The £125 gift box can be found on Craft Whisky Club’s website.