This Christmas We Dare You To Gift The Man In Your Life Something Impractical(ish)

This isn’t a watch you own to tell the time. It’s one you have because it’s cool.

He probably already has George’s tequila. Get him Kendall’s too. An elegant combination of one-, three-, and eight-year añejos aged in French and American barrels, it boasts notes of agave, vanilla, cinnamon, dried berries, and praline, and comes in a sculptural hand-crafted ceramic decanter.

Chess, but adapted for the inner-city investment banker. Checkmate.

Sad bois love Murakami.

…but we also don’t trust men who don’t read books by women. Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo’s sprawling love letter to Black Britain, wittily told through the eyes of twelve people over a century, is a good place to start.

A delectable symphony of raisin and dark plum laced with cocoa, treacle, and espresso. Or, you could just keep this one for yourself.

Honestly, who doesn’t need a hand-wound gold-plated desk clock reimagined as a miniature race car?

We’re cheating here, because this release from one of our favourite Scotch whisky brands is kinda necessary. Aged in American white oak bourbon and Matusalem Oloroso sherry oak casks, it’s defined by rich notes of vanilla, dark chocolate, sweet liquorice, and spices.

Gift him the full spectrum of the human experience this Christmas — in handbound and illustrated format.

Keep the aforementioned human experience in place with these multi-coloured hand-cut crystal bookends.

Alas, sometimes necessary gifts are, well, necessary. Sunscreen is something that even those with the most perfunctory skincare routine should be using. Sort him out with this set; comprising elegantly formulated body and face sunscreens, they provide broad spectrum sun protection and sink into the skin without leaving a white cast behind.

He’s probably already considered Sambas. Get him Gazelles instead.

It’s not a pen, it’s a writing instrument. Write on.

Avid Scotch drinkers are likely already well stocked with the drams they deem necessary. Pivot and get him one he definitely doesn’t have. Aged 26 years and finished in French cognac casks, it’s a lavish pour defined by toasted oak and gourmand lashes of café crème, brown sugar, and soft spice. The bottle is pretty too. 

Because sometimes life (or at least one’s desk) feels incomplete without an oversized brass egg.

Every time a covert rosé-loving man is gifted another bottle of whisk(e)y, a grape loses its skin 😢. This year, don’t deprive the men in your life of the delicate pink drink they so desperately crave — the Domaine de la Croix Le Cap is our pick of the bunch, with its crisp acidity and subtle orchard fruit notes proving the ideal pairing for savoury summer meals.

The best place to store a watch is on one’s wrist. This is the second best place. Crafted from apple leather, the Wolf Earth Double Watch Winder has capacity to keep two watches wound and ready for wear, with storage space for an additional three watches.

So he can swish and spit in style.

Shiny.

Even the non-smokers will appreciate this one.

Set to be his next daily driver.

For the true Renaissance man.

Plus, something to practice on.

Greek extra virgin olive oil. But cuter than it needs to be.

For man’s best friend (or the kink-inclined).

For the guy who’s always amped up. Literally. One of the loudest speakers on the market, the Soundboks 4 can power a party of 250 people while retaining crisp sound quality, while its durable build means it’s splash proof, shock absorbent, and can take a ding or two.

A polite way to tell him to put a (Brunello Cuccinelli) sock in it.

Play the right kind of games.

Only if you really love him.

For sleeping and lounging in style.

You can trust him with your flowers.

AirPods are so passé.

It’s a bit practical.

Got a light? You do now.

An immensely underrated accessory.

Eve hates this one trick!