Sometimes, one singular gift just doesn’t cut it. Especially if the gift is for a very special occasion, or you really want to spoil the man in question, because he really deserves it. But it’s so time consuming finding one gift, let alone a few gifts that all tie in together nicely. That’s the beauty of gift baskets; a complete set of goodies, or mini-gifts if you will, all packaged together to make one huge fantastic gift.
Finding the perfect gift basket can still be tough and time consuming though. You want a gift basket that’ll genuinely excite the recipient, and you want to make sure nothing in the gift basket goes to waste… Don’t worry. We’ve taken the leg work out for you, and we’ve rounded up the absolute gift baskets available. We’ve got everything from gourmet savoury and sweet treats, to card games, to alcohol, to grooming, to meat… we have even found a zombie gift basket that’ll help those apocalypse believers out there survive, when (and if) it hits.
So, take a look through our top picks for gift baskets for men, and no matter his interests, we guarantee you’ll find the perfect one that’ll delight and excite him!
Spiceology Beer Rub Gift Set
There’s something about beer and meat that just goes so well together… Therefore any man will be thrilled by this Beer Rub gift set that includes 6 delicious flavours of beer-infused rubs that are expertly blended to give premium seasoning to meat; or can also be blended with their respective beers to make a tenderising, flavour-injecting marinade for meats. The flavours included are Cherry Chipotle Ale, Honey Mustard IPA, Hickory Peach Porter Rub, Imperial Coffee Stout, Jalapeno Lime Pilsner, and Mesquite Peppercorn Lager. Price: US$70.
Hickory Farms Cheese, Sausage, and Wine Gift Basket
Crafted with the highest quality, fresh ingredients, Hickory Farms is one of the best places on the market to get gift baskets from. This Cheese, Sausage, and Wine Gift Basket includes a fantastic selection of cheeses: Harvest Cheddar Blend, Farmhouse Cheddar, Jalapeno Cheddar Blend, Three Cheese & Onion Blend, and Smooth & Sharp Cheddar Blend; as well as delicious Signature Beef, Spicy Beef, and Sweet & Smoky Turkey sausages. Topped off with a bottle of Chardonnay and a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, this gift basket will give your man the perfect charcuterie spread. Price: US$99.99.
Hickory Farms Fruit and Snack Gift Basket
Another one of Hickory Farms’ awesome gift baskets, is the Fruit and Snack. Including seasonal pears and apples, gourmet sausages , cheeses, condiments, and nuts, all the flavours featured in this gift pair beautifully together to create savoury and fresh bites. This is no ordinary fruit basket, and any man who loves to snack will be delighted by this gift set. Price: US$74.99.
Hickory Farms Game Night Gift Set
If you are buying for a man who loves his game nights, then this is the perfect gift basket! He’ll have the best night in with his new UNO and Phase 10 card games, as well as having plenty of delicious savoury and sweet snacks to devour. Signature Beef Summer Sausage, Jalapeno Cheddar, Smoked Cheddar, Casa Tortilla Chips, Gil’s Gourmet Garlic Salsa, Chocolate Caramel Corn, and Cherry Sours. Trust us, any man will love this gift! Price: US$69.99.
1818 Farms Gentleman's Skin Care Gift Set
Not many men tend to indulge in skin care, even though they really should! A quality set, like this 1818 Farms Gentlemen’s Gift Set makes a perfect gift set as it includes things he isn’t likely to buy for himself, but he will enjoy the excuse to give himself a little pampering session (and if he doesn’t thank you, his skin certainly WILL). Featuring handcrafted bar soap made with goat’s milk, spearmint lip balm made from beeswax, unscented shea butter cream, and a firewood-scented shave oil, and all presented in a wax-sealed Alabama wooden box, guys will love this self-care gift set (even if they won’t admit it). Price: US$38.
Man Crates Saloon Nuts Gift Box
Man Crates believe that gifts should be exciting and unforgettable, and therefore their mission is to make awesome gift baskets and sets that guys will actually want. And oh boy, do they deliver! Their Saloon Nuts gift box comes with Billy’s Butter Toffee Almonds, Annie’s Honey Raspberry Almonds, Gamblin Garcia’s Garlic Jalapeno Cashews, and Sundance’s Citrus Chili Cashews. Any nut lover will be delighted with these exquisite flavours. Price: US$39.99.
Man Crates Bacon Jerky Gift Box
We all know a bacon-lover, so if you’re looking for gift baskets for men who love a bit of pig on their fork, then this is gift basket you’ve been searching for. Including Carnivore Candy Jalapeno Bacon Jerky, Carnivore Candy Old Fashioned Maple Bacon Jerky, Bourbon Bacon Seasoning Grinder, Sir Francis Bacon Peanut Brittle, and Terrapin Ridge Farms Hot Pepper Bacon Jam, honestly any guy will love this unique bacon-themed gift. Price: US$59.99.
Man Crates Sriracha Gift Box
Some call Sriracha “the Mother Teresa of all Condiments” because of its irresistible spicy yet tangy yet sweet yet garlicky goodness that’s all morphed into the one sauce. If you have a man in your life who’s a big fan of Sriracha or hot sauce, this is the gift box for them. Including Carnivore Candy Sriracha Beef Jerky, Carnivore Candy Sriracha Bacon Jerky, Hapi Sriracha Peas, Sriracha Bottle with an attachable spray nozzle, Weak Knees Gochujang Sriracha, and Sriracha Seasoning, this is one serious gift. Price: US$59.99.
Man Crates Smoked Cocktail Gift Box
Most gift baskets do tend to involve food, but if you’re after something a gift that’s a little classier, and perhaps a little boozier, this is it! Featuring a personalised slate tray, cooking torch, Hickory, Maple, & Bourbon Oak flavoured smoking chips, 2 old fashioned glasses, Peychaud’s aromatic bitters, and Amarena cherries (the choice of cherry for most quality bartenders), this is one of the most sophisticated gift baskets for men you can get.
Man Crates Beer Margarita Gift Box
Another alcoholic-themed gift basket, is Man Crates’ Beer Margarita Crate. It includes 2 personalised beer schooners (you can get his name and a design of your choice on them), 2 beer margarita clips which will allow him to pop his beer in the schooner upside down in a very aesthetically pleasing way, Demitri’s Margarita Pomegranate, Pineapple, & Lime Rim Salt, Collins Margarita Jalapeno Mix, and Red Michelada Mix. He’ll love this gift as it’ll give him everything he needs to create this unique yet delicious cocktail at home. Price: US$79.99.
Man Crates Zombie Annihilation Gift Box
He may joke about prepping for a potential zombie invasion, but deep down, he knows it’s going to happen one day, and he wants to survive it, God dammit! Therefore, for a light-hearted gift (that’ll secretly please him immensely) go for the Zombie Annihilation Crate. Including a Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks, Zombie flashlight, First Aid Kit, Duct Tape, SPAM, Axe, Mini Pick & Shovel, and a Fixed Tanto Knife with a built-in firestarter, most things in this kit are actually pretty useful for many day-to-day situations which is why it’s a great gift. Although, he’ll mainly love it because now he’ll be prepared for the day zombies rise up against us; even though he’ll never seriously admit that out loud. Price: US$109.99.
Design It Yourself Golf Gift Basket
Design It Yourself makes gift baskets that you can, as their name suggest, design yourself. However, we can all be pressed for time, so they also have an extensive range of gift baskets that are already designed. Design It Yourself specialises in sports themed gift baskets for men, which we’ve highlighted below, as many guys love their sports, and therefore will love these gift baskets!
This gift basket is a must-have for golfers! Packaged in a stylish golf cooler bag (that holds up to six bottles), is ball cleaner, a tee holder, golfer accessories kit, golf ball pickup with practice ball, Round File professional scoring system, a golf towel, Srixon golf balls, and Stinger premium golf tees. Any guy who loves his golf will be ecstatic with this gift basket! Price: US$129.95.
Design It Yourself Tennis Gift Basket
If tennis is the sport of choice for the guy you’re buying for, you can’t go wrong with this gift basket. Including great tennis accessories like Penn tennis balls, a tennis towel, racquet overgrip, and racquet dampener, it also comes with energising snacks, such as tuscan style crisps, parmesan peppercorn cheese wedges, apple chips, pretzels, smoked almonds, and Gatorade, that’ll keep him feeling good on the court. Price: US$68.95.
Design It Yourself Fishing Gift Basket
Packed mostly with goodies that they’ll need for a day on the water, his gift basket is perfect for fishers. Featuring gourmet crackers, Texas BBQ popcorn, beef jerky, smoked almonds, tortilla chips, pecans, chocolate wafer rolls, and ground coffee, as well as scented lures, fishing line, and a fishing-themed mug, this gift basket will be a hook, line, and sinker! Price: US$77.95.
Design It Yourself Baseball Gift Basket
Baseball, baseball, you really want to score…. big points with the guy you’re buying a gift basket for? Well, if he’s into baseball, this is the way to do it. The Baseball gift basket has awesome snacks, like Tuscan style crisps, American gourmet butter pretzels, fruit & nut trail mix, beef sausage, cheddar cheese, and smoked salmon, for when he’s either playing or watching a game. Plus, it also comes with a baseball frame! This gift basket will be a guaranteed home run. price: US$72.95.
Design It Yourself Football Gift Basket
This gift basket is filled with the perfect collection of sweet and salty snacks for game day. Texas BBq popcorn, Himalayan popcorn, American gourmet butter pretzels, tortilla chips, gourmet churros cookies… need we say more? Any football fan will love devouring these delectable treats while watching a game, and he’ll also love the football frame that’s also included in the basket. Price: US$70.95.
Urban Accents Movie Night Popcorn Gift Set
Everyone loves popcorn while watching a movie, so if you’re buying for a gentlemen who loves a good old movie marathon session, get him a delicious popcorn set to snack on! Including white gold, ruby red, and tricolour kernels, as well as white cheddar, sweet & salty, Sriracha, chilli lime, and buttery caramel seasonings that’ll add extra flavour to the popped corns, this gourmet popcorn gift set will be a sure-fire winner! Price: US$22.
Boxzie Camping Gift Basket
Again, if you’re looking for a gift basket that isn’t food-based, why not go for Boxzie’s Camping gift basket? If your man loves camping, or the outdoors in general, he’ll find this gift basket very practical and thoughtful. It includes a travel mug, a candle, a ferro rod & tinder rope (to start fires easily in all weather conditions), a knife & sheath, and coffee-scented soap. Price: US$53.95.
Oh Nuts! Chocolate Covered Cookie Gift Set
Chocolate? Check. Cookies? Check. Delicious af? Check! This gift set is bursting with delicious sandwich cookies that have a incredibly luscious rich taste. Complete with eye-popping toppings such as nut brittle, caramel chocolate chips, roasted sunflower seeds, and white candy crunch, if you want a truly mouth-watering gift basket for a man with a wicked sweet tooth, this is the one to go for. Price: US$35.99.
Vintage Candy Co. Retro Candy Bar Gift Set
For a really cool gift basket that’ll give him some serious nostalgia when he opens it, you can’t go wrong with Vintage Candy Co’s Retro Candy Bar gift set. It includes 45 pieces of fresh candy that’s ready to eat, but the uniqueness of this gift comes from the fact that all the candy is from yesteryear; a time gone by. Any guy (especially those older than early-twenties) will love walking, or rather eating, their way down memory lane with this sweet gift basket. Price: US$39.99.
XIKEZAN Beard Grooming Gift Basket
Packed in a luxury gift box, XIKEZAN’s Beard Grooming Gift Basket includes everything he’ll need for his best shave yet. Featuring beard conditioner, beard shampoo, beard oil, beard balm, beard brush, beard comb, beard scissors, and an e-book that details how to grow and maintain an awesome beard, this gift basket is perfect for guys who either already have a beard, or who have always wanted to grow one. Price: US$35.99.