Gifts For Drinkers

Japanese alcohol gifts for sake drinkers

Sake gives you plenty of room to match the gift to the person. Our Japanese sake collection ranges from light, fragrant daiginjo and gently sparkling sake to cloudy nigori and richer aged styles. Some are best served well chilled. Others open up at room temperature or with gentle warming, so it helps to check the serving notes on the bottle.

If they already know what they enjoy, you can choose a bottle by style or flavour. For someone newer to sake, a selection makes it easier to taste the differences. Our sake gift sets include bottle selections, sake paired with cups, and Japanese serving sets. You can also choose separate sakeware, from individual cups to carafes and sets for sharing.

A ceramic cup or carafe gives them something to keep and use with future bottles. A sake selection lets them compare different styles without having to choose a full bottle first.

Japanese gin gift sets, spirits and cocktail kits

For someone who prefers spirits, the Spirit of Japan set brings together four 5cl bottles: Wasabi Vodka, Yuzucello, Sansho Spiced Rum and Shiso Gin. The range is distilled in England and uses Japanese ingredients including our own English wasabi and Dorset-grown purple shiso. It’s a simple way to try four very different flavours in one gift.

Our Shiso Gin is a London dry made with purple shiso, yuzu and sudachi, balanced with juniper, coriander and bay. It has a fresh herbal character with clean citrus notes. The Shiso Gin and Devon Tonic Water Set adds the mixer, making it a useful Japanese gin gift set for someone who enjoys a crisp G&T.

Cocktail drinkers can choose ready-matched sets, including Yuzucello for a citrus-led spritz and Sansho Spiced Rum with cola. The rum combines peppery citrus from sansho with smoky soy, white sesame and a deep sweetness from Okinawan sugar. Serve it neat, over ice,  or with ginger beer or cola.

You’ll also find individual Japanese spirits, sake, awamori and shochu in the collection. That gives you a choice between an easy-to-serve kit, a tasting set and a full bottle chosen around their usual drink.