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Along with festive hampers and decadent cakes, these treats are a great way to show gratitude to your loved ones this season
Nailing the perfect holiday gift is not easy, and if you’re one to stress about finding a gift for your loved one—it’s best to start the search early.
This year, why not consider pampering your loved ones with gourmet goodies? After all, various establishments have come up with a range of delectable festive treats, gift boxes and extravagant hampers that make for great presents. From tea sets to bread loaves, there’s something suitable for everyone.
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1. Raffles Singapore
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This hotel’s retail arm never fails to offer intricately crafted festive hampers, and this year is no different. Perfect for family and friends, its Jubilant Delights Festive Hamper features a treasure trove of signature gourmet delicacies, including the hotel’s signature kaya jam, Singapore Sling marmalade, kaya tarts, and a bottle of Chateau Bous Mondont 2015 Medoc. These indulgent treats come encased in the hotel’s signature chest box.
2. Krusty by Kausmo
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If you, or your loved ones, are planning a Christmas dinner party at home, why not complete the spread with a rillette or two? After all, this versatile treat goes well with just about everything from bread slices to pasta. If you don’t have time to whip one up, go for Krusty’s festive rillette selection instead.
This year, the artisanal bakery is serving up two rillettes spreads: smoked salmon, and duck and cranberry. The former sees a medley of house-smoked salmon, locally grown Mexican tarragon, cucumbers and capers. The latter is a creamy spread that balances savoury duck with gently sweet cranberry flavours. Locally grown fennel finishes the rillette, elevating it with sweet liquorice flavours. These spreads are best enjoyed with its artisanal bread—opt for the bolillo loaf, a fragrant loaf enriched with honey and olive oil.
3. Vin Geek
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Christmas is a season celebration, and what better way to celebrate than with a bottle of vino? If you and your loved ones prefer to celebrate with a night in, rather than out partying, complement your intimate sesh with Vin Geek’s Its Frankie Says Relax collection hamper. This hamper is also customisable, complete with a choice of wine, chips, artisanal tea and jam.
Go for the Babich Estate Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020, an elegant tipple that offers notes of orange, ripe citrus and spice. An extensive selection of chips, artisanal tea, and jam are also available to choose from, such as the cinnamon Matzo chips, tart fig chutney, and refreshing white coconut crème tea.
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4. TWG Tea
This local luxury teahouse brand is constantly coming up with festive blends, with the latest being the Joy of Christmas tea and the Red Christmas tea. The former blend is a fragrant medley of black tea, dried fruit, and chocolate, boasting rich flavours of spiced fruit; while the latter is a cosy theine-free loose leaf rooibos tea. Can't decide which to get? Go for the Festive Joy gift set which comes with both blends, disposable cotton tea filters, silver TWG tea scoop, sugar tea sticks.
5. Lady M
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Lady M is sweetening the festivities with its a specially curated holiday collection. Its Jolly Bundle with Lady Baltimore gift set comes with a bottle of Bruno Paillard champagne; elegant Lady Baltimore cake decorated to resemble a white Christmas; and the holiday bon bon book.
The latter is book complete with six shelves filled with bite sized confections. Revel in treats like the fluffy chocolate marshmallows, red velvet crunch bites, and apple cider and raspberry jam fruit jellies.
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Amanda Goh was the former senior writer for Tatler Singapore.
