These 5 Boozy Edibles Should Not Be Missing From The Table Of Your Next House Warming Party
While traditional gifts like flowers and home decor are always in vogue, there is a lot of joy in finding unique and innovative housewarming gifts, when your loved ones are beginning a new chapter in their lives.
Further, there is also a lesser possibility of your gift idea overlapping with other guests, when you find specialised, niche gift items. Coming up with gift ideas can be hard, especially with the growing trend of experiential gifting items.
But do not fret, we have compiled a list of thoughtful gift items that will not only warm the cockles of your host’s heart, but also win you brownie points for uniqueness.
These are specifically for your foodie friend, but everyone is sure to love these edibles.
Bourbon-Infused Chocolates
Be it housewarming get-togethers, birthday parties or Valentine’s day celebrations, chocolate is your no-fuss fail proof gifting idea.
Everyone loves chocolate. But if you are specifically looking for gifts for your adult friends, nothing can top luxurious bourbon-infused chocolates.
Bourbon chocolates have been around for nearly a century now, with earliest references of bourbon-infused chocolate from the late 1930s. Its fandom, it seems, has continued to grow with every decade.
After all, bourbon-infused chocolate successfully addresses the one issue every chocolate lover faces at some point – that the flavour of chocolate can get overwhelming and hamper your experience of enjoying it. The addition of bourbon lends the chocolate with a spicy hum, urging you to go back for more.
Wine Jellies
Long before confectionary companies flooded the market with flavoured jellies, homemade fruit jellies, made with fruit or berry extracts, sugar and gelatin powder, were an incredibly popular household dessert.
Wine jelly is the fruit jelly riff for adults. You can even pair your wine jelly with a block of cheese or a box of cookies.
Rum-Soaked Cakes
Rum cakes are a bonafide gift item for every occasion, especially if you are baking it yourself. It’s after all a holiday classic, and we all love the holiday season.
Originally hailing from the Caribbean, rum cakes are usually made by soaking dry fruits like plums and raisins in rum, and then adding these fruits to the batter. You can also glaze your cake by brushing rum on the cakes.
Pina Colada and Bloody Mary Popcorn
If you are headed for a housewarming party in the summer, treat your host to gourmet popcorn with a boozy twist. Pina Colada popcorn, unlike other flavoured popcorns, has the additional ingredient of rum.
It’s sweet, coconutty and tangy, blurring the lines between savoury and sweet popcorn. But if your host does not have a big sweet tooth, you can also opt for the Bloody Mary popcorn, with flavours of tomato, oregano, hot pepper and vodka.
Champagne Infused Gummy Bears And Sour Candy
Chewy, colourful and fun, gummy bears have seen an incredible reception among young adults and millennials, desperately trying to hold onto their inner child.
Champagne gummies allow adults to occasionally give into playfulness too. The effervescence and the subdued floral flavours of champagne make these gummies a great after-dinner treat.
Similarly, sour belts infused with rose comfortably straddle elegance with fun.
