I only give consumable gifts at Christmas. Here are the consumable things that I recommend giving to people at Xmas time / Happy Chanuka:

Booze / Beer / Wine

This year I gave the Ommegang Advent Calendar, a Hermann Wiemer wine subscription, and a nice bottle of Japanese whisky.

Candles

Specifically, tapered candles from Kiri of Denmark.

Deodorant

Booda Butter is the best deodorant I’ve ever found.

Diffusers

I like diffusers better than scented candles … they are better value because they last several months instead of days or weeks.

Hand Cream

L’Occitane (pronounced LOX-EE-TAHN) makes great hand cream. 20% shea butter is plenty though they also make a 25%er.

Honey

Find your local honey guy and support him. Good honey costs $10 a pound or ~$20 for 2.5 pounds.

Marzipan

Only from Niederegger of course.

Pencils

Only from Blackwing of course.

Soap

Spending $25 on a bar of soap seems sort of insane, but it makes a nice gift and I love the smell of hinoki … also it’s very moisturizing without being oily.

Tea

I love Paromi’s cinnamon chai and drink it every day. Roobois means zero caffeine.

Thanks for reading and let me know if you have any other good ideas for consumable gifts.