and Themed Gift Ideas
Most of the time you will hear me recommending consumable or experiential gifts. Even more frequently I recommend supporting local.
Below are several local gift set and themed gift ideas with a price point to expect if you get that set (or similar).
Gift Set for the:
Cincinnati Enthusiast (under $60)
Geometric Cincinnati Skyline 2023 Letterpress $20
James Billiter, Billiter Studio
11×14 letterpress print of our beautiful city by one of my favorite local artists.
Rose Window Wood Ornament $14
Lucca (Findlay Market)
Music Hall’s beautiful rose window in ornament form,.
Cincinnati Map Rocks Glass $18 ea
MiCA 12/V (OTR)
Etched glassware that includes map of Cincinnati and coordinates. Dishwasher safe. Also available in pint glass and stemless wine glass.
Flying Hippo Sticker $3
Rivertown Inkery (Oakley, OTR)
Combine the Flying Pig and Fiona and you’ve got the Flying Hippo sticker.
Beer Lover (under $100)
Cincinnati Brewing History (paperback) $25
Joseph Beth Booksellers (Hyde Park)
Read all about Cincinnati’s robust brewing history. Great for a coffee table book.
Brewing Heritage Trail Tour $39
Brewing Heritage Trail (OTR)
Choose form a couple of different brewing heritage trail tours to learn more about the country’s largest producer of beer pre-Prohibition.
Build Your Own Sick Pack $18
Higher Gravity (Northside, Summit Park)
Head to Higher Gravity to pick out and create your own craft beer six pack. Prices vary, as beers are priced individually.
Other places you can BYOP: Jungle Jim’s, Kroger, The Party Source, The Root Cellar
Coffee Drinker ($50)
Whole Bean Coffee (12oz) $15
Recommend Deeper Roots Coffee, available at their Oakley, Findlay Market, and Historic West Fourth Street locations, but you can go to most local coffee shops to find beans.
Cincinnati Nicknames Mug $15
Coffee Emporium (OTR, Hyde Park)
Gift Card $20
Your choice of local coffee shop and your choice of amount.
Tea Drinker (under $30)
Loose Leaf Black Tea (2oz) $8
Churchill’s Fine Teas (Findlay Market, Hyde Park)
Styles and prices vary. Multiple gift sets and collections are also available.
Tea Ball Medium Infuser $4
Churchill’s Fine Teas (Findlay Market, Hyde Park)
For brewing loose leaf tea
Rainbow Striped Mug $16
Handzy Shop + Studio (Covington, Norwood)
Home Manicurist (under $50)
Travel Kit $40
Spruce Nail Shop (OTR, Walnut Hills)
Includes:
• Glass File + Case ($20 by itself)
• Cuticle Serum – Travel Roller ($20 by itself)
• Travel Hand Lotion ($10 by itself)
Brewery Goer (under $75)
Choose the below items from your choice of brewery or multiple breweries. Prices may vary.
Hat $8
Six Pack $12
Pint Glass $5
Gift Card $25
Local Sports Fan (under $150)
FC Cincinnati & (list shirt) $27
Cincy Shirts (Hyde Park, Fort Mitchell)
Cincinnati Bengal Tiger Crewneck $45
Rivertown Inkery (Oakley, OTR)
Great Parks Gift Certificate $50
Can be customized to whatever amount you’d like to play a round (9 or 18) at one of six courses, or to hit a bucket of balls at the driving range.
Zoo Dey 16oz Beer Can Glass $25
Cincinnati Zoo
Creative ($200)
Adult Open Wheel Class $40
Queen City Clay
One day clay open wheel and handbuilding classes. Class sessions and workshops are also available.
Plant Workshop $50
Fern (College Hill, Walnut Hills)
Check back to their website for more information about upcoming workshops. Gift cards are available to buy.
Cooking Class $110
TBSP Cooking Co (OTR)
You can also look at Artichoke ($50) and Jungle Jim’s ($87.50 and up) for classes.
Bourbon Connoisseur ($150+)
Bottle of Bourbon $50+
The Party Source and Revival Vintage Bottle Shop
Standard, but great Bourbon selection is available at The Party Source, while Revival Vintage Bottle Shop offers more pricy, rare-to-find bottles. Consider whether your Bourbon will be for sipping or for creating cocktails like Old Fashioneds, and people at either place will be able to make you a recommendation based on your price point.
True Brands Bourbon Glass Set of 4 $20
The Party Source (Bellevue)
Craft Old Fashioned Cocktail Syrup $7
&sundries (East Walnut Hills)
Small-batch Old Fashioned cocktail syrup is carefully crafted from demerara cane sugar and aromatic bitters.
Bourbon and Distillery Tasting Tour $75
Starts at New Riff, then you will tour and sample at two distilleries (Second Sight Spirits and Boone County Distilling) and one bourbon bar (Wooden Cask).
B-Line Passport Free
Pick up a passport from one of 25 stops in Northern Kentucky to check out the area’s best bourbon bars along a self-guided tour.
For a general Shop Local Guide to get more ideas, click here.
It is important to note that, given the price point of some of these items, any of these gifts can be given individually, of course. If you are looking for specific recommendations or a gift set to better suit your preferences, all you have to do is ask!
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