It’s very last minute but there’s still time to order some great holiday gifts. Here are a few recommendations for unique presents. So get online and get going. But even if they arrive a little late (blame it on the mail and not procrastination) they’re still be appreciated. Happy Holidays!
Candles may have originated 5000 years ago but The Worthington Collection has upped the game when it comes to exquisite fragrances and odor-eliminating candles. Before, often used for marking time, lighting in the days before electricity, and made from such less than desirous ingredients—tallow from rendered cow and/or sheep fat and spermaceti from whales, their smell was more reminiscent to fatty meat than the aromas of The Worthington Collection.
The luxury candles that are part of TWC’s Signature Collection and include Oceanfront Dreamscape with its three stages of fragrance: First Impression: Pear, Mandarin, Grapefruit, Eucalyptus; At the Heart: Lily Of The Valley, Wood Violet, Cinnamon, Clove; and Lasting Memory: Amber, Vanilla, Tonka Bean. The First Impression of the Sense of Opulence in the Luxury Collection are Jasmine and White Peach, followed by At the Heart with its notes of Hibiscus and Mandarin and then Lasting Memory: Citrus, White Musk, Freesia. The 12-ounce candles have a burn time of about 80 hours. TWC is designed as a clean burn, fragranced candle that eliminates odors from any room.
Made from the camphor laurel tree that grows in Australia, Fab Slabs are beautiful grazing and cutting boards, perfect for serving charcuterie but also environmentally friendly and permanently antibacterial. Indeed, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, camphor laurel wood exhibits a number of biological properties – such as antimicrobial, antiviral, anticoccidial, antinociceptive, anticancer and antitussive activities.
The beautifully patterned wood is milled, kiln dried and manufactured on Australia’s Sunshine Coast located about one hour North of Brisbane but available here at Macy’s, Wayfair, Lowe’s, Overstock, and, of course, Amazon. Each board is made from one slab of wood and each is unique in color and characteristics.
An aerator that doubles as a wine charm, WINEWISK is a handy gift for those who want to experience a restaurant quality glass of wine in three easy steps. Attach WINEWISK to your glass, swirl the liquid around to create bubbles, and voila! you have fully aerated wine at its peak. Aerating, also referred to as letting the wine “breathe,” releases flavors and aromas not noticeable when the bottle is first opened. The WINEWISK speeds up the process. Great for whites and reds.
As a wine charm, it’s perfect for entertainment as everyone can recognize their own glass. Just rinse to re-use next time around. It’s as simple as that.
Available through Amazon
For serious tea connoisseurs, Tea Runners offers high-grade loose teas with a pedigree. Encompassing many types – black, green, herbal, pu-erh (a fermented green tea that’s aged for months), oolong and white – they’re available in customized, delivered-to-your-door boxes that also contain a list of ingredients for each and steeping notes.
The types of tea include Golden Monkey, a high-grade black tea with notes of malt and honeyed peach; Ancient Pu-erh Tuo Cha, which has been aged for two to four years and comes in single-serving tea cakes; and Butterfly Mango Dragon Fruit White, a low-caffeine tea with ingredients like butterfly pea flowers, freeze-dried marigold flowers and mangos. The pea flower gives the tea a blue hue that can be turned pink with the addition of lemon juice.
Highland coo cows? To see one of these fluffy, large, long-haired cows, you’d have to travel to the Scottish Highlands.
Or, more easily, you can find a drawing of one of these cute – and supposedly sweet-natured cattle – on the label of CooMoo, the name Julie Deck chose for her line of jams.
Her Peachy Mango Madness, Apricot Habanero and Wooster Sauce can add a burst of flavor to a variety of dishes.
