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From Holidays to birthdays, a coffee gift basket is an easy, beautiful, and fun gift to concoct! A thoughtful basket will be appreciated by so many! From your husband or wife to a teacher, a neighbor, or a co-worker, this gift basket will be a hit! Who doesn’t love coffee?!
As you can personalize to anyone, the options are endless. Throw in some tissue paper on the bottom to fluff it up, add your items in, hang a pretty ornament or a note on the outside, and you’re ready to give!
Depending on the budget, please get inspired for your next tasty and tasteful coffee gift basket!
A coffee gift basket on a budget (under $30)
- A nice mug or 2 double-wall glasses (like those shown in the picture) – $10 (HomeGoods)
There is something for everyone: espresso cups, cappuccino cups, latte cups, coffee mugs.
This article can help you understand why the cup is such an important piece of the puzzle when sipping your coffee!
Note: you can add a couple of dollars and offer a mug with a dripper for about $15 by Bodum on Amazon.
- A specialty coffee bag from your local roaster and fresh whole beans, or you can ask to grind the beans if the person doesn’t own a coffee grinder – $15.
What is specialty coffee?
Specialty coffee is a term to design a high coffee grade from farm to cup using single-origin or single estate coffee. The coffee is roasted and extracted differently. Those coffee beans score higher than 80 points on the SCA quality scale (Specialty Coffee Association).
Please ask your local roaster for guiding you with the different options he has. Great coffee shops and baristas should have deep knowledge of where coffee comes from, and of how terroir and roasting style can affect what goes into your cup.
- Chocolate! – Lindt, about $3
Chocolate and coffee make the perfect pair! Coffee enhances the flavors of chocolate. You can go classic with a dark or milk chocolate or surprise your donee with Lindt Excellence “A touch of sea salt chocolate” (my favorite), “intense orange” (my second favorite), “caramel” or “coconut”,… so many choices!
A thoughtful coffee gift basket (under $50)
- Bodum French press – about $15 (this is a small size)
A French press is a manual coffee brewing method. It consists of a cylindrical glass pot and a plunger. You grind your coffee (coarse), pour in hot water, time the brewing (blooming), and press the plunger. The French press brings out a richly aromatic coffee, a full-bodied brew.
Note: you can swap the French press with a Moka pot, the original one (Bialetti) is more expensive, but you can find a decent option for $15 on Amazon.
Made of aluminum, sometimes of stainless steel, the Moka pot comes in multiple sizes with its characteristic shape. The Moka pot brews coffee under pressurized water by steam through the coffee grounds. The result is a full-bodied aromatic coffee.
Or you can opt for a Bodum pour-over found for $15 at HomeGoods.
The Bodum’s pour-over is a coffee maker shaped like a carafe with a permanent stainless-steel filter for brewing. All you need is to pour hot water onto ground coffee beans and four minutes of your day. It makes a more decadent, pure, and crisp coffee.
- Double-wall glass for coffee – easy to find at HomeGoods for $10.
Espresso cups, cappuccino cups, latte cups, coffee mugs, there is something for everyone.
Notes from above.
- Specialty coffee from your local roaster (you can find pre-ground coffee if the person doesn’t have a coffee grinder) – $15
What is specialty coffee? Answer above.
Your local roaster should guide you in your decision.
- Chocolate! – Lindt $3
Like I said above, chocolate and coffee make the perfect pair! Coffee enhances the flavors of chocolate. Find out some suggestions here.
A nice basket for a coffee enthusiast (under $75)
- Aeropress – $40
It’s probably the most affordable and easiest way to make a coffee at a high-quality level. You can find tons of articles and YouTube videos with recipes and methods since it is very versatile. My parents just offered one to my husband for his birthday, and he is very impressed with it.
Note: you can swap the Aeropress with a manual coffee grinder. Learn why the coffee grinder is such an important tool for any coffee enthusiast in this article! The Hario Mini Mill Plus, it’s under $40.00. It’s an excellent option to start grinding your coffee beans.
- a nice cup – $15
Espresso cups, cappuccino cups, latte cups, coffee mugs, there is something for everyone.
Notes from above.
- Specialty coffee from your local roaster (you can find pre-ground coffee if the person doesn’t have a coffee grinder) – $15
What is specialty coffee? Answer above.
Your local roaster should guide you in your decision.
- Chocolate! – Lindt $3
Like I said above, chocolate and coffee make the perfect pair! Coffee enhances the flavors of chocolate. Find out some suggestions here.
A coffee connoisseur gift basket ($100 and more)
- Aeropress – $40
It’s probably the most affordable and easiest way to make a coffee at a high-quality level. You can find tons of articles and YouTube videos with recipes and methods since it is very versatile. My parents just offered one to my husband for his birthday, and he is very impressed with it.
- A personalized tamper
Most coffee machines come with a plastic tamper. While it does the job, there is no comparison with a nice heavy one. Not only it feels better, but you also get more consistent results. Measure the inside of your filter basket to guarantee the proper fit of the tamper. There are hundreds of options, designs, colors at an extensive range of prices. It can be an exceptional gift.
- Specialty coffee from your local roaster (you can find pre-ground coffee if the person doesn’t have a coffee grinder) – $15
What is specialty coffee? Answer above.
Please ask your local roaster for guiding you with the different options he has.
- Chocolate! – Lindt $3
Like I said above, chocolate and coffee make the perfect pair! Coffee enhances the flavors of chocolate. Find out some suggestions here.
The bottom line
A coffee gift basket is an easy, tasty, and tasteful gift to prepare! It will be appreciated by so many! Please leave us a comment if you have other suggestions or give us some feedbacks about your friends when they received your coffee gift basket.
