I'll be honest, every year I panic about what to get my husband for Christmas. He's the guy who already has everything and says "don't get me anything" (but secretly judges if I don't). This year I found the DO YOUR GIN Kit and thought... maybe? He loves a good G&T but I wasn't sure if it would be too gimmicky. IT WASN'T. Christmas morning, he opened it and his face actually lit up. We spent the day after Christmas experimenting with different botanicals together—turned into the best date we've had in months. He made three different batches and now serves "his gin" to everyone who visits. His best friend asked where he bought it and he got to say "I MADE this." The quality is legit. His juniper-forward blend tastes better than the $50 bottle we usually buy. I'm already ordering the Whiskey Kit for his birthday in March. Best Christmas gift I've ever given. Period.

I ordered the DO YOUR CHOCOLATE Kit for our family Christmas activity and it was such a hit that my kids (6 and 9) have already asked if we can make it "every Christmas forever." We spent a cozy Sunday afternoon all together in the kitchen—no screens, no distractions, just us making artisan chocolates. Even my husband, who usually avoids kitchen activities, got completely into it. My daughter loved choosing flavor combinations (she made a raspberry-vanilla that was surprisingly sophisticated), and my son made a "super spicy" one with chili that actually turned out delicious. The instructions were clear enough that my 9-year-old could follow along mostly independently, which gave her such a confidence boost. We packaged some in little boxes and gave them to grandparents and teachers—everyone was so impressed that we MADE these ourselves. Already bought the Gin Kit for my husband's Christmas gift (for adults-only craft night after kids are asleep!) and considering the Whiskey Kit for my father-in-law's birthday. This is going in our family Christmas traditions box. Highly recommend!

We've been together for 11 years. High school sweethearts who made it through college, different cities, and all the growing up you do in your twenties. We're best friends, we love each other deeply, but honestly? Sometimes the everyday routine makes you forget to really connect. For our anniversary, I didn't want another dinner reservation or generic gift. I wanted something we could DO together. Something that felt like us again—like when we'd spend hours just talking and experimenting with random recipes in my parents' kitchen after school. We set aside a whole Saturday. No phones, no distractions. We opened the kit, read through the botanicals together, debated which flavors to try first (he wanted bold and juniper-heavy, I wanted something more floral). We compromised, we laughed, we made notes like we were scientists. Three days later, when we tasted what we'd made together... I actually got emotional. It sounds silly, but we'd CREATED something. Together. And it was GOOD. Now it's "our gin." My boyfriend said it was the most thoughtful gift I've ever given him, and coming from someone who knows me better than anyone, that means everything. It's not about the gin. It's about the time you spend making it together.