Gourmet Gift of the Day Blog

One of the most sought-after coffee flavors is the rare Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee.  Adored by coffee enthusiasts worldwide, this elite bean can only be sold by certified Jamaican Blue Mountain distributors.  One of these distributors is Specialty Java.  Over the years, this company has been able to establish wholesale connections with gourmet coffee growers in more than 20 countries.

A glance at their product listing shows an impressive array of flavors - from a light and crisp Kenyan bean to a dark, smoky Organic French Roast.  Specialty Java also offers shipping discounts to a number of midwestern states, and guarantees you will love their product or they will give you a full product refund.  If you are searching for an intense coffee experience, look no further!

My former boss was a tea fanatic!  She wasn’t English, but she still believed in tea time every afternoon.  We had a stockpile of tea packets in the breakroom, and she was always recommending some type of tea for whatever our mood was - whether we were stressed, tired, sick or just having a bad day.  She believed in the healing properties of tea, but I think it was more the soothing afternoon routine that calmed her mood.

I wish I would have found this English Tea Sampler when I still worked with her.  This teacup-shaped basket, filled with 126 assorted teabags would have been the perfect gift!  The price is right at $50, and ground shipping is only $8.95.

Surprise a hardworking woman you know with this relaxation gift set.  Better yet, before she arrives home draw her a bath, light the Lemon Chamomile candle, put on the relaxing TeaMind CD, and pour her a cup of Chamomile Lemon tea to sip as she lets the stresses of the day disappear down the drain!  The Republic of Tea sells this gift set for $50, and donates $5 of each purchase to the Light A Heart foundation, which provides financial support to children and young adults with autism and epilepsy.  Not only can you make your lady happy, you can feel good about helping others!

After giving birth to her 5th child, my sister wanted a unique birth announcement. She found these delicious biscotti favors at www.baby-gifts-gift-baskets.com. We all received a fresh biscotti favor that had my niece’s name and birth date surrounded by Belgian White Chocolate and tasty pink sprinkles. What impressed me the most was the delicate writing on each biscotti - it wasn’t smeared or smudged, and the individual gift boxes were cute too. She said they arrived individually packaged and ready to give out so that was one less thing she had to worry about with a new baby to take care of. At $3.95 apiece, they are a bit more expensive than a paper or photo announcement, but it was a non-traditional way to announce my new niece’s arrival - and went quite well with a cup of coffee!

The perfect gift for the coffee connoisseur in your life! The gift basket full of coffee themed goodies is sold by All About Gifts & Baskets for $56 plus shipping.  Upon arrival, we were thoroughly impressed with the baskets presentation - everything was fully color coordinated, perfectly held together and finished off beautifully with a large matching bow. The shrink wrap was removed to reveal a wide range of goodies including Mocha Java Coffee, a box of Gourmet Cookies, 2 Dark Chocolate Coffee Toppers,  Chocolate Wafer Rolls, Latte Candy, Italian Chocolate Espresso Cake, Cafe Mocha & Chocolate Popcorn,  and 2 Chocolate Truffle Hot Cocoa.  All of this, plus a ceramic coffee mug sat in a gorgeous world map-covered gift basket. 

All of the snacks and goodies were fabulous. Our only recommendation would be to include more coffees in various flavors, but other than that, this gift was a hit!