The Best Luxury Food Gifts for Christmas 2025
Words by Bridie Newman
We all know someone whose eyes light up at a food gift on Christmas Day. Save yourself the endless browsing and enjoy more time to eat, drink and be merry with our edit of treats, tipples and equipment, chosen to appeal to both their tastes and their taste buds.
Best Gifts for a Sweet Tooth
For those with a taste for sweetness (and who could blame them at Christmas), chocolate is always a winning choice. Our guide to chocolate gifts is full of inspiration, but if we’re thinking outside the box, consider festive puddings and indulgent hot chocolates to surprise them with this year.
Harrods Mocha Caramel Melt-in-the-Middle Bombe
Dare we say it, but our new Mocha Caramel Melt-in-the-Middle Bombe, a cocoa-rich chocolate sponge with a hidden molten chocolate centre, may rival the traditional Christmas pudding. It’s studded with Belgian chocolate pieces, infused with creme de cacao chocolate liqueur and coffee extract, and comes with butterscotch sauce and crispy golden pearls. And if that sounds appetising, check out our full collection of festive puddings.
Harrods 66% Bolivian Dark Hot Chocolate
With the richness of dark chocolate and the sweetness of milk, our single-origin 66% Bolivian Dark Hot Chocolate – one of nine new flavours – meets the growing demand for milk-dark chocolate with gusto. With notes of dark-brown sugar, molasses and toffee, it has a slightly more mellow flavour than our 82% version with a profile akin to caramel chocolate. Pair with a carefully selected mug for a truly thoughtful gift.
Best Gifts for Stylish Entertainers
Not all food gifts need to be edible, but they should be tasteful. From home cooks who turn every meal into a masterpiece to coffee connoisseurs and legendary hosts – find more ideas in our gifts for the host guide – they’ll welcome these homewares with open arms.
Christofle Mood Party Tray
Heirloom pieces make the best gifts – and Christofle has been setting the silver standard since 1830. The walnut wood Mood Party Tray board – which can house the brand’s bestselling cutlery ‘Egg’ – is fitted with six porcelain ramekins ready to fill with crisps, nuts, dips and sauces.
Sage the Oracle Dual Boiler Coffee Machine
For those who love to talk crema and microfoam, Sage’s Oracle Dual Boiler coffee machine (the most advanced model to date) is the ultimate prize. Its stainless-steel boilers extract espresso and texturise milk simultaneously, while an integrated conical burr grinder with an electronic grind adjust that automatically doses, grinds and tamps for a perfect puck every time. With precise digital temperature control (PID), it delivers barista-worthy coffee every time.
Best Drinks Gifts That Aren’t a Bottle
While Champagne is perfect for festive moments – see our guide to the best Champagnes for every occasion – and a special wine or well-chosen spirit never goes amiss, they’ll likely be receiving plenty of bottles already. These accessories will be a welcome surprise.
Eto Wine Decanter
Wine lovers know no good drop should go to waste – and with the Eto Wine Decanter, it won’t. The award-winning decanter and preservation system seals the wine against oxygen to keep liquids fresh for two weeks, while its sleek funnel aerates as it pours, opening up flavours, softening the tannins and ensuring a drip-free serve.
Fieldbar Red Gin Trunk
The best Christmas gifts are the ones they never knew they needed. Enter the limited-edition Fieldbar Gin Trunk, created exclusively for Harrods in a bold pillar-box red. Reflective paint reduces heat absorption, while a water- and air-tight seal and internal pressure lock system preserve ice. With a 24-litre capacity, it comfortably holds three bottles of gin and 40 cans of tonic – or, if you prefer, 10 wine bottles, 32 standing beer cans or eight Champagne bottles. They’ll never sip a warm drink again.
Best Family Christmas Food Gift
Finding a gift for the whole family is no mean feat. Catering to many tastes, a Harrods hamper simplifies the task (read our guide to Christmas hampers); otherwise, opt for a crowd-pleasing box of nibbles.
Harrods Sweet & Salty Shimmered Nut Mix
Promising golden shimmered hazelnuts, caramelised almonds, and creamy white-chocolate salted-caramel almonds – all fire roasted over an open flame – this Sweet & Salty Shimmered Nut Mix will become a festive favourite.
Best Gifts to Take to a Christmas Party
The best guests bring something thoughtful to the table. Choose a gift the host can enjoy after their guests are gone, like a box of their favourite chocolates or tin of biscuits. Alternatively, you could bring a special wine or Champagne to keep the party going.
Harrods Brut Premier Cru Champagne Non-Vintage
Made for Harrods by fifth-generation producer Laurent Hostomme, this Champagne is crafted entirely from grapes grown in the family’s own grand- and premier-cru vineyards – a rarity in the region. The perfect apéritif, the Brut Premier Cru is a dry, light to medium-bodied wine with delicate citrus notes, ripe fruit flavours and a crisp minerality that reflects its terroir.
Harrods Classic Panettone
Think of our panettone as a Christmas cloud: light and airy, with a sweet sunshine-yellow crumb. As per the traditional Milanese recipe, it’s jewelled with candied orange and sultanas. Presented in a beautiful box, it’s perfectly giftable on its own, but you could pair it with an zesty Earl Grey tea or chocolate-y Guatemalan coffee to serve with.
Best Whisky Gifts for Collectors
The whisky collector will always appreciate a carefully chosen bottle, especially when it comes from Scotland’s finest distilleries. Here are three of the season’s finest.
The Macallan 25-Year-Old Sherry Oak Whisky
Best savoured beside a roaring fire in good company, The Macallan 25-Year-Old Sherry Oak 2025 Release is presented in an elegant new oak box created in collaboration with acclaimed artist David Carson. Matured exclusively in hand-selected sherry-seasoned oak casks from Jerez, Spain, this exceptional single malt reveals layers of rich dried fruit, sweet spice and chocolate orange. The result is a whisky of remarkable depth and balance, exemplifying The Macallan’s renowned richness and craftsmanship.
Laphroaig Archive 38-Year-Old Scotch Whisky
With only a limited number of bottles released worldwide, the Laphroaig Archive 38-Year-Old Scotch Whisky is a rare masterpiece from a pivotal decade for the distillery. Production slowed for extensive renovations, and the precious liquid – boasting Laphroaig’s signature peat smoke with notes of dried fruit, honeyed oak, roasted nuts and sea-salted caramel – symbolises the determination of the pioneers who made it.
Glenrothes 18-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
An award-winning Speyside classic, The Glenrothes 18-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky offers a masterclass in elegance. It’s matured exclusively in first-fill sherry-seasoned oak casks and distilled with spring water in copper stills. The result is a festive palate of creamy vanilla, warm ginger and sweet pear. The new cylindrical bottle nods to its oak story, with a lengthened neck for a smoother pour, while the striking presentation box will earn it pride of place in their whisky cabinet.
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