June 13, 2026 05:29 am (IST)
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Special gift ideas for the New Year for the last minute buyers
Kolkata/IBNS: Wondering what to gift your loved ones or may be the boss or a colleague in office then here are a fews suggestions that might come in handy at this late hour.
Boozy Cakes
Bon Appetit, with outlets in Hazra and Salt Lake, have some fantastic boozy festive cakes on sale until January 7, 2020.
These are available in two sizes – 660 ml container (yields 8 slices) and 440 ml container (yields 5 slices). The 440 ml container includes Special Rum Fruit Cake, Chocolate Rum Fruit Cake, Eggless Rum Fruit Cake, Rich Spiced Fruit Cake, Eggless Spiced Fruit Cake (without alcohol), Autumn Spiced Pumpkin Walnut Cake and Carrot Cinnamon Raisin Cake while the 660 ml container includes only Special Rum Fruit Cake and Chocolate Rum Fruit Cake.
Along with these cakes, they also have Rum Cake Muffin and Chocolate Rum Cake Muffin.
Natural Goodness Hamper
AULI, a trending Bath & Beauty brand (www.aulilifestyle.com) from Kolkata itself with a global footprint, is offering a wide range of lush natural products conveniently packed in special hampers which contain organic skin and hair products along with organic honey, coffee, tea, cookies, and several other items.
They have honey-based food hampers, Organic Bath & Beauty Pamper Hampers, Wellness & Spa Hampers, some Wooden Planter platters, and many more hampers.
You can also customize your hamperwithproducts from their menu, which include pure Honey, Organic Green Tea, Organic Ground Coffee, Honey Mango Murabba, Honey cakes, Freshly Baked Cookies, Essential oils, Scented Aromatherapy Candles, Aromatic Pot Pourri and many other items.
Artisanal Cheese
Meraki - Artisan Cheese and Rustic Bakes has the right products for those who prefer fresh and healthy eating.
Meraki (Tel: 08335063614) sells handmade cheese curated from fresh milk, that too without any preservatives or emulsifiers.
There are options to customize your gift hampers with Plain Feta, Pickled Feta, Halloumi, Buffalo Bocconcini, Valencay, BelperKnolle, Pepper/Cacao Coated Jack and Cheddar Cheese.
Not only cheese, but you can add their delicious blueberry or Nolen Gur Cheesecake or any other flavor of your choice along with Relishes like Green Tomato Apple Relish, Tangy Bell Pepper Relish, and Pistachio Pesto Relish.
Tea
Karma Kettle, one of India’s finest artisanal tea blenders, has over 60+ blends in the form of pyramid tea bags, loose-leaf, and herbal infusions.
Operating from two outlets, one in Ballygunge and the other in Alipore, they also offer some tea accessories like teapots, kettles, cups, infuser balls, telescopic infuser, and so on.
You can customize your hamper by including any of their tea or tea accessories on offer.
And not to forget, you can also add their brand new teas – Yuletide Cheer and Jingle Bells. The Yuletide Cheer Tea Tin comprises 10 pyramid tea bags of Rose Oolong Tea while the Jingle Bells Tea Tin comprises 10 pyramid tea bags of Choco
Orange Tea.
Orange Tea.
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