Admit it—walk by the
interactive Vitamix stand at Costco and you can’t help but stop and watch as
the sales rep cracks, crushes, whirls and buzzes a blender full of ingredients.
We’re sold. A home bartender’s best friend, the Vitamix can crush ice, purée ingredients
for cocktails and whip up egg nog in a flash.
$449, vitamix.com
Are you the ultimate bean
fiend? Then this espresso machine is for you. Compact and practical enough for
home use, but with programmable bells and whistles for the budding barista in
us all, this machine is just the thing to streamline your coffee routine.
$3,2400,
espressoparts.com
Scotchy, Scotch, Scotch, we love Scotch—especially this rare vintage offering from Glen Garioch. One of the oldest operating distilleries in the Highlands, this single malt is soft and subtly smoky with notes of honey, dried fruit and spice. Match it with a hunk of aged white cheddar for a pairing you won’t forget.
$120, binnys.com
Kick-start your New Year’s
resolutions with a bottled abundance of fresh fruit and veggie juices delivered
direct to your door. The five-day subscription includes a mix of non-GMO,
certified organic juices in flavorful-packed combos like Fiji apple, cucumber,
kale and collards and coconut, almond, honey and vanilla.
$300, sujajuice.com
Suds-savvy homebrewers will
love this grain share from Massachusetts-base Valley Malts, which includes a
mix of organic base and specialty malts, as well as some experimental grains
like chamomile crystal and apple wood-smoked spelt.
$200, valleymalt.com
A $3,200 bar cart? Go for
it! Modeled after Finish designer Alvar Aalto original prototype, this birch
and rattan trolley will cart around all your imbibeables in style.
$3,250, allmodern.com
Featured in this year’s
Holiday Issue, these crystal highballs are bedecked with detailed cutouts that put drinks
on glorious display.
$120, baccarat.com
For the gift that truly
keeps on giving, this curated wine club ships six bottles of wine each month
for an entire year, including a mix of somm-approved red, white and bubbly.
$360, williams-sonomawine.com