Finding that special valentines gift for the discerning food lover in your life can be a challenge. How much to spend? Is food or drink really a romantic gift such as personalised Champagne? (Yes, yes it is.) Fear not, we’re here to help you out! We’ve compiled a list of our favourite picks for Valentine’s Day food gifts that are sure to hit the spot. For those of you who know us well it will come as no surprise that we kick off the list with gin. Then some more gin…
Apothecary Rose Gin
Forget the dozen red roses. Rose gin is where it’s at! Edinburgh-based distillery, The Old Curiosity, is spreading the love this Valentine’s Day, offering a quirky alternative to the traditional gifting of roses, with its unique colour-changing gin. The perfect finishing touch is that currently every 50cl bottle of Apothecary Rose gin will come with a free bag of hand-picked, pink rose petals to perfectly garnish each glass. £35.95, theoldcuriosity.co.uk
Love Gin Liqueur
Eden Mill, the popular Scottish gin and whisky distiller, recently announced its brand-new Love Gin Liqueur, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The liqueur is first in the new Love Gin Liqueur range and is recognised by its bright fuchsia colouring that comes from a combination of Madagascan Vanilla, Croatian juniper, goji berry, rose petal and Scottish raspberry. £18, edenmill.com
Cacao Maca Magic Organic Latte
Pukka Herbs’ new Cacao Maca Magic organic herbal latte. Beneath the velvety chocolate flavour lie mood-boosting and hormone-balancing organic herbs – cacao, maca, ashwagandha and shatavari. Cacao is often referred to as ‘the love drug’, well-known for enhancing feelings of wellbeing and pleasure. Unlike milk chocolate, cacao helps to boost levels of serotonin (the ‘happy hormone’), helping to improve mood, libido and phenethylamine, the stimulant that is released in the brain when people fall in love. £4.99 per 90g pack, pukkaherbs.com
I.J.Mellis Cheese & Wine Selection
What better gift for a foodie than the gift of cheese & wine? This Selection consists of three gorgeous cheese’s and a bottle of Malbec. Landana 500; A dense, sweet cheese with dry, slightly crystalline texture and a rich caramel colour. Coeur de Neufchatel; Rich, nutty and slightly yeasty. This cows’ milk cheese is guaranteed to melt your loved ones heart. Lanark Blue; Lanark changes from season to season. Early season cheese has along, lingering sweet flavour with a sharp undertone; late season cheese is punchier and more savoury. Eve; a soft and fruity goat’s cheese made in Somerset. All to be washed down with a bottle of Santa Julia Malbec. £50, mellischeese.net
Personalised Heart Shaped Wooden Cheeseboard Set
If you are going to give the gift of world class cheese then you really need to provide an appropriate cheese board to serve it on! This personalised wooden cheeseboard Set is made from attractive Heavea wood and is the perfect gift for your food loving other half. The lid of the cheeseboard slides out to reveal a storage compartment for a stainless steel cheese fork and two stainless steel cheese knives. £22.99, gettingpersonal.co.uk
The Glasgow & West Coast Cook Book
A collaboration between our good friend and fellow blogger Paul at Glasgowist, Meze Publishing and the city’s leading chefs, The Glasgow and West Coast Cook Book is a collection of local food stories and recipes. The food and cocktail recipes are presented across 200 pages in a beautifully produced book that captures Glasgow right now, through it’s food. Endless kitchen inspiration and a glimpse behind-the-scenes in some of the city’s most well known eateries. £14.95, glasgowist.com
Cuckoos Bakery Valentines Cakes
Cuckoos Bakery are Edinburgh’s Quirkiest Cake Bakery and winners of the ‘Best Cake in Scotland’ award 2014/15, 2015/16, and 2017/18. Roses are red, violets are blue… Cupcakes are cheaper than dinner for two! Choose from a range of special edition valentines cakes including the Romance Showstopper Layer Cake; Red velvet sponge with buttercream filling, with mirror glaze finish, mini meringue kisses and macarons and the Valentines Box Cupcake Selection; a box of six of loved-up Valentine’s cupcakes. From £3.50 to £29.00, cuckoosbakery.co.uk
COCO Chocolatier Gift Box
From their workshop and boutiques in Edinburgh, COCO Chocolatier meticulously craft premium chocolate bars with the world’s finest South American cocoa before enveloping them in original designs by independent artists. This full 12 bar box is filled with one bar of each of the delicious COCO range, a real treasure box that resembles a selection of intricate books with colourful covers. £40, cocochocolatier.com
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