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A selection of gifts ideas for a host in 2024
Clark Fork Copper Flask
For those camping, hunting, or snowboarding trips, you’ll want to keep this flask close at hand. It’s built from copper-coated stainless steel, combining durability and eye-catching style into one masterpiece of metalwork.
But then it goes a step farther by wrapping the entire flask in premium Horween leather etched with the brand’s logo and sinew-stitched to ensure it always stays firmly in place. The more you use it, the more the copper and leather will patina, becoming more beautiful with every passing year. Thanks to its six-ounce capacity, you’ve got enough to share with all the fellas. Makes a great gift for a man who enjoys indulging in the finer things.
Able Cooler
Large enough for up to 6 cold cans or carrying your lunch, the 2.5-liter Able Cooler is a slim, insulated carrier that will keep its contents cold for hours. Up to 6 hours with the brand’s icepacks. Or warm for 4 hours. It features a padded carry handle and an adjustable shoulder strap to give you options.
Wooden 6-Bottle Caddy with Bottle Opener
Handbuilt from wood for a classic, old-time feel, the Wood Beer Bottle Caddy carries six beer bottles and features a metal bottle opener mounted on the side. For home brewers, it makes a great way to give the gift of beer. Or for those who prefer to BYOB, you’ll arrive in style.
Good + Well's National Park Inspired Candles
Far from the radiant light pollution of our urban centers, America’s Dark Sky Parks are places where the cosmos are most visible to the naked eye. Good & Well Supply Co. honors these parks with a new all-natural candle collection. The candles are made from soy-based wax and burn for up to 45 hours. Choose various scents & parks, including Death Valley, Grand Canyon, and Joshua Tree.
Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions
From the authors of the bestselling cocktail book Death & Co comes another mixology essential. Cocktail Codex is a comprehensive resource on the craft of mixing drinks, employing the authors’ unique “root cocktails” approach to give drink-makers of every level the tools to understand, execute, and improvise both classic and original cocktails.
Whiskey Peaks Mountain Decanter
Whiskey Peaks’ 34-ounce Mountain Decanter will make a great addition to your bar or cocktail cart. It’s made of 100% lead-free handblown glass and features the 3D profile of a mountain peak in its base, creating a unique display for your favorite spirit and each decanter is unique.
The Joy Of Pizza
The Joy Of Pizza is a sweeping, in-depth exploration of the world’s most beloved food. A guide to the craft and an ode to its simple origins. Written by Dan Richer, master pizzaiolo and owner of Razza—voted by The New York Times as NYC’s Number One Pizza Place (even though it’s in Jersey) it goes deep, giving readers step-by-step instructions to make incredible pies at home.
Highcamp Flasks Highball Shaker
With a design inspired by a Mason Jar, High Camp’s portable cocktail shaker is a 20oz, vacuum-insulated vessel that converts into a highball tumbler with an innovative strainer design. The 3-piece configuration lets you shake it at home or take it to-go. Choose from black, stainless, or copper finish.
Puebco Glass Popcorn Maker
Made of heat resistant glass, the clever, minimalist design of this glass corn popper from Puebco gives you a crystal clear view of the popping process. A slotted glass insert lets your butter melt slowly into the vessel for perfect coverage every time.
FLÎKR Fire2
For ambiance at the dinner table & even roasting marshmallows, the FLÎKR Fire2 brings warmth and light. It is a clean burning and safe design you can use indoors and out. It requires just 5 ounces of 70% or 91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol for a burn time of 50 minutes.
Cocktail Chapsticks
When you’re really dying for a drink but for whatever reason, can’t whet your whistle, this lip balm might hold you over. This fun, liquor-inspired lip balm comes in three refreshing flavors: Bourbon, Margarita, and Moscow Mule. No, there’s no booze in it but it’s actually moisturizing—and contains zinc for sunblock. Handmade in small batches in Michigan, U.S.A.
Pizza Czar: Recipes and Know-How from a World-Traveling Pizza Chef
The former pizza czar of legendary Roberta’s in Brooklyn, Anthony Falco, has become a global authority on all things pizza & has spent the last half-decade consulting with restaurants & pizzaiolos around the world. He has now penned his first book. In it, he teaches you everything you need to know to make pizza. It’s an exhaustive resource for absolutely any pizza cook, teaching mastery of the classics and tricks of the trade plus unique takes on styles and recipes from around the globe.
Cuppamoka Pour-over Brewer
With the all-in-one Cuppamoka you can make a portable pour-over virtually anywhere. The 10-ounce stainless vacuum bottle features an integrated pour-over brewer that uses paper filters to brew your custom cup in a few short minutes, then you’re ready to go. The Cuppamoka mug comes with a removable filter holder, a spillproof lid, a collecting pad, 10 paper filters, & a coffee scoop. Keeps drinks hot for 2-3 hours.
Homemade Hot Sauce with the Chili Lab
With everything you need to create killer spicy sauces, the Chili Lab Homemade Hot Sauce Kit from Williams-Sonoma gives you the essential ingredients and tools needed to make two unique artisanal hot sauces, while urging you to experiment with your signature sauce. Initial prep takes just ten minutes, followed by a 3-day aging process. The kit includes: Forager’s & Grove Blend spice mixes, two 4-ounce reusable glass bottles, a fine mesh strainer, and a stainless steel funnel.
HyperChiller Drink Cooler
If you like to take your morning caffeine cold & on-the-go, check the HyperChiller. It will chill your coffee in less than 60 seconds. Simply fill it with water and place it in the freezer, remove and place in your Coffee maker and brew or pour from a carafe into the HyperChiller and then into your cup. It works for wine, spirits, juice, etc., & it uses no chemicals or gels, just water.
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Keep this canister in your backpack, and you’ll always have quick and instant fire anywhere you go. In the canister are wood-free briquettes made from peat moss and wax that will not only catch fire quickly, but give you a longer, more sustainable burn.
Light it in seconds, but trust that it will burn for hours. The portable size means you can take it anywhere you go, fit in any bag, pouch, or gear tote. Keep it on your camping table or beside your feet for easy light and warmth.