Valentine's day coffee gifts
Valentine's Day is right around the corner! Coffee, mugs, brewers, all make great gift ideas. And since it's Valentine's Day we have to throw in some high-quality, ethically sourced chocolates for you to consider as well.
Adagio Teas are excellent, high quality teas good for any time of year. Right now Adagio has some specials for Winter Teas and Valentine's Day.
A home espresso subscription from La Marzocco brings fresh coffee to your door for $39/month. It is designed to help the home barista experiment with different varieties and techniques. They select top quality beans from several different well respected roasters.
A subscription to Counter Culture Coffee is another great choice. You can customize the subscription to your liking, and choose ongoing shipments or a gift subscription for a set number of months. Or if you'd rather, click the picture to order individual bags of Counter Culture Coffee from Amazon. (Note: A few sellers offer Counter Culture. I usually prefer to order direct, so I'd recommend choosing the Counter Culture storefront itself on Amazon when you add items to your cart.)
Hatchet Coffee has never failed to impress me with their coffees. This year they are offering two blends inspired by Valentine's Day. They can be purchased as a set or individually. Either way, they make a great gift for your coffee-loving Valentine.
Cold Brew Coffee Maker to get you ready for spring and summer. Cold Brew coffee is a very smooth, low-acidity brew that is great on its own or with milk.
Ember coffee cup is a "smart" coffee mug that will keep your coffee at the same temperature for hours. A companion app allows you to adjust the temperature setting from your phone. If Apple made something like an iMug, it would probably look something like this.
Get started with pour overs with this nice Hario ceramic dripper. Gooseneck kettle not included, but I would highly recommend one of those too.
What would Valentine's Day be without chocolate? Especially high-quality dark chocolate like the ones found in this variety pack!
Ditto for this pack! Enjoy delicious chocolate while helping to save endangered species!
An absolutely gorgeous olive wood stand for making pour over coffee. The set comes with the V60 Glass Dripper, Glass Server, Olive Wood Stand, measuring spoon, and 100 paper filters. Looks great on your kitchen counter!
Fellow Stagg EKG is another excellent choice for an electric kettle. Fellow has a great line of products including kettles, a burr grinder, and related brewing products. If you don't want to go electric, the stovetop Fellow Stagg Kettle is also a great choice.
This is an excellent electric kettle with a stainless steel interior and five variable temperature presets. Whether you are heating water for teas, hot cocoa, or coffee there is a setting for the perfect temperature.
This is the best and most comprehensive book on the history of coffee I've read. It's highly readable and takes you on a journey from the discovery of coffee all the way through to the modern "third wave" coffee movement. A lot of fun for any coffee connoisseur!
The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember by Fred Rogers
For holiday that's all about about love, a book by Fred Rogers on what's important in life is a great addition to any Valentine's Day gift. There are sections devoted to love, friendship, respect, individuality, and honesty. It's a great reminder of all the things in life that unite us rather than divide us.
This book is a great introduction to the world of artisan coffee, and a great addition to any coffee enthusiast's bookshelf. It covers craft coffee from farm to cup, and includes instructions for brewing with a variety of methods. The book even dives into roasting your own beans at home using standard kitchen tools!
You or your valentine went vegan and still want quality chocolate? Try these! A variety of flavors made with nut butters, organic coconut sugar, and cocoa butter.
Good quality mugs make great gifts any time of year. Foxy Mugs are made in California in the company's own studio, using no third party manufacturers. High quality materials and lead free. This mug is perfect for Valentine's Day.
The perfect mug for the pun-loving vegan in your life!
Yeah I know, it's not Fall for a while yet. But it's never too early to get prepared. Give your Valentine a gift they can use throughout the year or to save until the proper season.
For the book lover in your life for whom "going to bed" means reading for 1 to 2 hours before falling asleep. I can relate!
What's a better Valentine's Day gift for a coffee lover than combining coffee and chocolate? This gift box will keep them going for quite a while!
Delicious hard candies made with coffee sourced from the Toraja Province in the northern Indonesian islands. I remember eating a candy very similar to this as a kid which I would get at the Coffee Beanery before I was old enough to like coffee. I loved them! They taste like a good cup of coffee with a bit of cream and sugar. The perfect addition to any coffee lover's Valentine's candy basket!
This coffee and chocolate gift basket from Bean Box contains a selection of pairings sure to delight!
Check out this video review of the GS3 courtesy of Clive Coffee!
The GS3 is handcrafted in Tuscany.
Have you ever thought of the perfect gift for someone just after Christmastime has passed? You see it and think "That's what I should have gotten them! Darn! Now I'll have to wait until their birthday or next Christmas!" Not so! For the coffee lover, a good piece of equipment is a gift that keeps on giving year round. Therefore it's equally nice to receive it on any day of the year. If you find yourself faced with dilemma, and in need of an excuse to give someone a gift, why not use Valentine's Day as that excuse?
Enter the La Marzocco GS3! You quite literally could not do any better for a gift to your coffee loving significant other. It is the most beautiful home espresso machine I have ever seen. It is hand built in Italy utilizing high-grade commercial components. In other words, it's built the same as their high end, larger models used to cafes around the world. It's just been shrunk down a bit for the home market.
It is one of the most expensive home espresso machines out there, but with good reason. It's a near flawless machine built without compromising quality to reduce cost. Near identical quality to the commercial models. Check out the product listing at Seattle Coffee Gear, and find more detailed information on La Marzocco's official page for the GS3.
You can also get optional side panels and a handle made of walnut or maple, which look absolutely beautiful. View them here. The whole customization kit is quite pricey, but each piece can be purchased separately.
Love the above idea but want something a bit more friendly to your bank account? Then the Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine just might be the ticket. Priced at around $530, the Barista Express pulls flavorful shots on par with many machines that cost hundreds of dollars more. There is a pressure gauge on the front which tells you if the internal pump is pushing water through within the optimal pressure range.