Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Great Gifts For The Martini Lover

It’s never a bad idea to take a loved one out for a chilled martini. But perhaps an even better gift for the martini lover is to give them all the tools they need to make a really epic one right at home.

Par-tea Time Teacups

These footed tea cups ($18) are simultaneously dainty and snarky, which is a rather ideal mix for when enjoying martinis. Whether using them to have morning coffee you wish was spiked or to hold a martini at the end of the day, this will add a lot of personality to a home bar.

The Pink Daisy Michael Wainwright Truro Gold Coupe Stems Glass Set

I love to go old-school and just a bit vintage with my barware, and these gold coupe glasses ($150) feel like we’ve stepped back into another era.

Village Batch Marinated Cracked Plum Olives

These marinated plum olives ($7) are going to give the special finishing garnish any great martini truly needs. They are sourced from a single small-scale family farm and brined in rosemary, mild peppers, bay leaf, lemon, and sea salt, for a result that tastes unique to any other olive they’ve ever had before.

Mile High Spirits Denver Dry Gin

Denver Dry Gin ($20) is made with everything needed to make a gin special – ingredients like juniper berries, coriander, citrus with notes of black pepper and citrus, perfect for a really flavorful gin martini.

Real Gin Making Kit

There’s dozens of great options for gins to buy. But if you want to get really unique and creative gin for someone who loves martinis, why not get them a kit where they can make their own gin at home? DIY Gift Kits from Creative QT has as Real Gin Making Kit ($50). This kit includes bottles, botanicals, spices, recipes, labels, a flask, and so much more.

The Queen Creek Olive Mill Original Spanish Fly Martini Mix

A martini that is easier to make is no less exciting. This olive brine from The Queen Creek Olive Mill ($8) is bottled up and ready to be added to vodka or gin for the perfect martini mix in your next dirty martini.

Vermouth Garlic Stuffed Olives

A great martini will have a splash of vermouth, but these vermouth garlic stuffed olives ($10) do that splash for you. These green olives are hand stuffed with garlic cloves and a splash of dry Vermouth. The resulting olives are perfect to garnish a dry or dirty martini.

Hammer Stahl Bar Knife

You won’t know how important a bar knife is until you don’t have one available. The Hammer Stahl bar knife ($40) is ideal for everything from spearing an olive for a dirty martini to peeling a lemon for a vodka martini with twist or those festive lemon drops.

Charcoal Companion Himalayan Salt Chillers

The best martinis are going to be a bit briny or salty and these salt chillers ($19) are a perfect addition. They’ll add flavor to cocktails and also help to keep them cold. And when you are done using them for cocktails, you can always ground them up to sprinkle on food!

Hanson of Sonoma DIY Martini Cocktail Kit

Hanson of Sonoma’s DIY Martini Kit ($70) is a great gift for the martini lover because they don’t only get a really good organic vodka, but anything else they’d want to build that martini, from Castelvetrano olives to two engraved coupe glasses and a recipe card.

MacKenzie-Childs Blooming Martini Glass

Martini glasses sometimes take themselves way too seriously but the Blooming Martini Glass ($98) is fun and silly and creative. It’s still very classy though and will fit in at any fancy cocktail party.

The Caviar Co Osetra Caviar

The Caviar Co Osetra Caviar ($140 for 1 oz) is the perfect garnish for a martini that needs to just be a bit extra luxurious. While some may prefer caviar with martinis, we are all about caviar in or on our martinis for that extra briny, rich finish.