Empress 1908 Holiday Gift Guide 2021

Did your loved one take up home bartending this year? The first step to delicious drinks is making sure you’ve got the right tools in hand. Shop our premium copper barware here (or here for US purchases) and learn more about the purpose of each piece in our barware blog post!

The easiest way to dress up a drink? Elevated glassware! Discover our glassware essentials here, or shop unique & classic styles from our friends at Viski Craft. We’re big fans of their Amaro Spritz glasses, perfect for Empress & Tonics and our Winterberry Soda.

If simple cocktail creations are their expertise, make sure they’re mixing with the best: like Fentimans Botanically Brewed, Exquisitely Crafted Soft Drinks and Mixers since 1905! Their Rose Lemonade is a sure-fire way to create a beautiful drink— try it in our Rose Lemonade cocktail recipe.

Inspire the foodies in your life with local ingredients that are equally delicious on their own as they are mixed in a cocktail. Local honey, like this Wildflower Blend from Country Bee Honey Farm here on Vancouver Island, makes for the perfect touch of sweetness in any drink recipe. Try adding it to our Bees Knees!

Do delicious cocktail recipes using edible flowers & herbs sound like the ideal gift for your special someone? Pick up Alyson Brown’s stunning book, ‘The Flower-Infused Cocktail‘. Providing a fresh take on traditional mixology, the collection infuses the taste of over 60 different edible flowers with history and folklore. Discover a sneak peek of what’s inside with the ‘Butterflies on Saturn‘, made with Empress 1908 Gin!

If you’ve read our story, you know we have a special connection to afternoon tea here at Empress 1908 Gin. Whether sipped warm by the fire or added to your next festive cocktail, premium tea blends from our friends at TEALEAVES make for an exceptional gift during the holidays! Explore their winter collection here, and get inspired with tea-inspired cocktail recipes from our ‘High Tea at Home’ campaign!

A necessity for both classic cocktails and off-the-cuff creations alike, building a bitters collection is the best way to spice up your bar. Bittered Sling’s curated gift packs are a great way to gift inspiration— with award-winning flavours like their Cascade Celery and Malagasy Chocolate, the possibilities for delicious drinks are endless!

Look good, feel good, and mix good drinks! With custom embroidery, leather features, and thoughtfully designed pockets for all the necessary bar tools, our Empress 1908 Gin aprons, made by Search & Rescue Denim, are an ideal gift for the cocktailing pros. Dress things up even further with our Empress 1908 Gin enamel bottle and E&T pins!

Even the most expert mixologist needs a day off! For those moments a simple gin & tonic does the just trick, there’s no need to compromise on quality & flavour. Fentimans ‘Connoisseur’s Tonic’ was made for the occasion! The delicate flavour profile of this premium tonic water enhances and amplifies the beautiful botanicals of premium spirits, letting the spirit be the hero.