Let's see how much of a clever clogs you are with these gift IQ test kits! A great gift that's entertaining and fun the contents of this tin will get your brains working overtime to see whether you could have given Einstein a run for his money in the intelligence stakes. The essence of this gift is your access to an IQ test. But before you take it make sure you train your brain with the exercise cards included as part of your IQ gift tin. They'll get you thinking outside the box testing your mental calculations and leave you racking your brains for the right answer. As well as the brain teasers these tins also contain loads of information on Phrenology the study of the brain which was popular in the 19th century. Back in the day when the aristocracy flounced around writing romantic poetry and detective novels there were hundreds of phrenology societies in the UK attended by the likes of Arthur Conan-Doyle Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot. Even Queen Victoria was a fan. Since...
Adopt a vine and become a friend of the winery! These gift tins contain everything you need to know about the wines produced at this renowned English vineyard - and includes a voucher for a tour and tasting too. By adopting a Chiltern vine you'll be proving to the world that you are a truly dedicated lover of wine. Every time you drink a bottle of Chiltern's finest you can stake a claim that some of your adopted grapes would have gone into making the delicious tipple you're drinking! Old Luxters farm is home to the Chiltern Valley wine company. Family-run and super-friendly vines have been grown here since 1984. Even since that first tentative harvest the winery has grown every year to produce a full range of amazing wines. From the English Sparkling Rosé and Whites to the Pinot Blush and Special Cuvée there's a wine for all palates at Chiltern. Your adopt a vine tin contains everything you need to know about this vineyard near Henley-on-Thames. From info on which grapes are used for which wines and wine/food pairings to how to grow your own vine all the explanations are there. Once registered you even get a certificate showing you are a proud adoptee of a vine. What's more not only do you get to adopt a vine you also get to visit the winery - and you can invite a guest to accompany you! The two of you will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at how wine is made showing you all the hard work and love that goes into turning those grapes on that vine (including the one you've adopted of course!) into award-winning Chiltern wines. You'll even get to taste them too. And one last thing your adopt a vine gift also entitles you to a 10% discount card valid for a whole year which will be presented to you at the end of your vineyard visit. Let the good times roll for wine lovers everywhere when you take a grape vine under your wing!
Step up your style with a sock subscription! The idea behind the London Sock Company subscriptions is really simple; you will receive a gorgeously packaged pair of top-quality socks conveniently delivered through your letterbox once a month.Each design is engineered to last crafted using the finest workmanship and yarns in the UK and Europe. As a Sock Club member you'll be able to choose the styles you want by adding them to your personal queue. Alternatively you can pick the 'surprise me' option where each delivery contains a pair of socks chosen for you according to the seasonal colours and trends of the moment. Aiming to bring finest quality socks by post to the modern gentleman a subscription to the sock club makes for a perfect gift for men. As ties are worn less and less it's your choice of socks that people notice. Male model entrepreneur and Sock Club member David Gandy is the brand ambassador and let's face it he always looks good. Follow in his well-heeled footsteps...
Two bottles of the best wines couriered to you every month with this brilliant wine subscription! Whether you're a fan of whites prefer your reds or are rather partial to both these superbly curated monthly wine subscriptions are the perfect gift for wine lovers anywhere in the country. What makes this wine subscription unique is the way the wine is chosen. The wine experts travel many many miles with the mission of discovering the very best wines made by smaller independent producers. There's no big factory production where grapes are gathered from many sources and mixed with nasties like sulphites. It's all about dedicated passionate winemakers who only make wines using the grapes grown by their vines in their vineyard. With a preference for biodynamic and organic wines the wine buyers really are seeking out the best of the best right down to checking the sustainability of each producer. For every ten vineyards visited an average of only one makes the grade. All this ensures you are getting access to superb wines many of which are made in limited quantities only. That's what makes these subscriptions so special. Another great part of your subscription is that fact that you have access to a monthly podcast hosted by head sommelier Kyle who'll introduce and present each wine you are sent. You also receive tasting notes and a wine map with every monthly delivery too detailing where your wine comes from and telling you about the wine's style and what food goes well with it. And if you thought receiving wine by post was a tricky affair think again. Your wines will arrive in a sturdy and practical wine 'briefcase' that protects those precious grape juices and makes it easy for you to carry your pair of bottles too. Someone will need to be around to reception the delivery so you can select the monthly date have it sent to work and track your deliveries too. All that remains for you to do is get the corkscrew out crack open the bottle and feel particularly indulgent as you sip your latest very special hand-picked wine that came to you by post. Appreciate those crisp flavours and do a toast to the day you got a wine subscription! Cheers!
Order brownies by post and get that gorgeous gooeyness delivered directly to your door every month! These chocolate brownie subscriptions are indulgent decadent and delicious. That's why they make for the perfect gift by post for anyone who likes the sweeter things in life. Hand-made using only the finest ingredients the brownies are freshly prepared before being neatly packed into a lovely little hand-tied box and dispatched to your chosen address. (Monthly brownie delivery to your office anyone?!). There's no need for you to be in to receive your brownies as the packaging has been cleverly designed to fit through a standard letter box. The best thing about these chocolate brownie subscriptions is that you get to choose which of the flavours you'd like to try. The brownie menu is wide-ranging too. There's plain choc for cocoa purists and walnut/pecan for your classic brownie fans. Then there are some really innovative choices with everything from a chili choc to peanut butter feat...
Grow your own botanicals and give a little pzazz to your next glass of gin! These novelty Gin Botanicals kits are superb gifts to give anyone who loves a bit of tipple especially if it's a cheeky G&T. They'll be posted directly out and delivered right to the door for you too. / Let's talk gin. Rarely drunk neat nothing beats adding some fragrant botanicals to your plain old glass of gin and tonic. There are loads of different botanicals that work really well with gin to give it colour and/or aroma. These kits provide you with all you need to start growing your own botanicals at home. When you think of botanicals you immediately think of juniper berries. Indeed gin must have a strong juniper flavour to it to be gin. Often the process uses the unripened green juniper berries for that slightly bitter taste we all love but you can also add other botanicals to add even more flavour and a nice bit of colour too. These kits contain two packets of seeds so you can get growing your plants as soon as you receive the tin in the post. There's no need for you to be green-fingered as the step-by-step instructions inside the tin will guide you. With your little coconut husk pots and compost discs your seeds will have everything they need to get started. And with a little love (and watering) your botanicals will (hopefully) germinate and sprout into seedlings. Once grown you'll be able to harvest and add your botanical flavours to your favourite gin or vodka drink. Within a couple of hours the flavours will start to infuse and by the time 48 hours has gone past those delicious botanicals you grew yourself will have made your beverage of choice delightfully flavoursome and aromatic. Pop a Grow Your Own Botanicals kit in your basket and make someone's day with this novel gift for gin lovers. All that remains for us to do is to say cheers to that!
Become a laird or lady in the Scottish Highlands and help preserve the natural habitat at the same time! To have your very own slice of wild Scottish countryside you can buy a lordship with the title of Laird (that's Scottish for Lord) or become a Lady with this novelty gift idea. There are plenty of people claiming Scottish titles for sale but the idea behind this 'Become a Scottish laird' gift pack is to make everyone laugh and do some good for the Highlands in Scotland at the same time.So how do you become a laird? Quite simply as a landowner in Scotland you have the right to call yourself a Lady or a Laird and to prove it you will receive an ornate certificate detailing your land ownership and plot number which you can place on your mantlepiece. You will also be sent a 'Proof of Title' card to verify that you have become a Scottish laird which will ensure you have all the credentials to Laird or Lady it up in Scotland whatever that means!The land where you will buy your Lor...
The first rule of the Hotel Chocolat Tasting Club is more cocoa less sugar! As the chocolate experts know good chocolate is all about the cocoa content. Not only does Hotel Chocolat ensure only the best ingredients are used they make sure their sumptuous chocolates are delivered to your door in exquisite letterbox-friendly boxes every month. What more could a chocolate-fiend ask for?
For three and six-month subscribers you’ll be treated to a monthly melange of the very best Hotel Chocolat chocolates. Your deliveries will include picks from the ‘Everything Selection’ that’s to say the favourite chocolates voted for by the discerning Hotel Chocolat guests. There are also selected chocolates from the Milk to Caramel range all the way through to the deepest velvety dark chocolates too.
/>Those with a 12-month Hotel Chocolate adventure will enjoy all these handpicked chocolatey delights as well as themed packages around the classics like Valentines Day Christmas and those other special days in the year that taste better when celebrated with chocolate!
/>Each package delivered to you every month contains a delicious selection of chocolates and all with names to tempt you like Valencia Orange Thrill Trillionaire’s Shortbread Caramel Carnival and Florentine Isabelle made with the very best picks of Colombian and Ecuadorian cocoa beans to name but two.
Gaining membership to this exclusive Hotel Chocolat adventure couldn’t be easier. Simply buy your voucher for a three six or 12-month subscription online through us. Once you’ve activated your voucher sit back relax and get ready to receive your delicious chocolates by post.
/>Whether you’re one to share your chocs around or you’ll be taking a little moment by yourself to indulge in your cocoa cravings these chocolate gifts from Hotel Chocolat are just brilliant. Be part of the Hotel Chocolat Adventure family to enjoy the very best quality chocolate made with cocoa beans from the company’s own cocoa plantations - and all beautifully presented too.
Think you know who you are? Take an ancestry population-match DNA test to discover where your DNA is most commonly found in the world! This is a home DNA test that allows anyone to go on a fabulous journey of identity. Discover your roots by going back into history to explore your very own heritage - the results just might surprise you.
/>We all want to know who we are and where we come from - it's human nature. DNA testing uses a clever thing called STR analysis algorithms and many great databases to give you the ability to look back through your family's lineage.
The DNA test itself is very simple. Your kit comes with mouth swabs to collect your DNA easily at home and in your own time. You then send the sample off to the lab and a profile is compiled from your DNA. And this is the clever bit: the autosomal data you have is inherited from both of your parents and this is where all the answers to your ancestors lie. There are over 1 200 world population groups and 32 different regions all tested and analysed for your 10-page personalised report.
And it's not just the recent ancestors! The technology is so good now that scientists go back thousands of years. You'll be amazed at just how diverse we can all be with descendants coming from every corner of the globe making humanity a true melting pot. /> Indeed taking an ancestry population match DNA is a real journey. Many of you have probably already done some genealogy and researched your family tree on one or both sides of the family to discover more about your ancestry. If so a DNA test like this can confirm (or upturn!) the thins you've discovered or thought you knew about your history.
After a couple of weeks you'll receive your results. It really is a heart-pounding moment when you open the envelope to discover more about your ancestry. But remember no matter what the results say you are still you! It's all truly fascinating and with DNA tests now being very affordable who wouldn't want to know more about their ancestry?
Name a Star and register you love for the star in your world! With millions of stars out in space only the nearest and brightest that shine in space have been given a name so you can add a real twinkle to the life of someone you love by buying this name a star gift box from Intotheblue and naming a star after them.Most of us have heard of some of the more well known named celestial bodies in our solar system like Polaris the Pole or North Star Sirius the dogstar or the bizarrely named Betelgeuse. We are also likely to recognise some of the classic constellations visible in the northern hemisphere such as Orion with it's distinctive belt of three stars Ursula Major (the Great Bear) and the famous Big Dipper. Of course its easy to forget that our closest neighbour in space has the most recognisable title of all...the Sun! With the naked eye it's possible to see a few thousand twinkling wonders in the dark night sky so how cool would it be if it was you naming a star out there?Ins...
Name a Rose for that special someone! A wonderful romantic gesture with personal meaning for a loved one to be cherished. With this name a rose gift they can watch their roses grow and flower in the garden year after year.Each name a rose bush pack comes with a packet of seeds in a metal gift tin. These grains are totally unique and as yet unnamed so once you plant the seeds you can register the name of your very own variety of these classic blooms. The name you choose will even be entered into the International Rose Naming Registry which is regularly updated and held in the British Library as the horticultural reference point.These flowers have a long and colourful history. Roses have always been a symbol of romanticism (what could be more tender than to naming a rose after your lover?). The first literary reference as the queen of flowers "Ode to the Rose " was by the Greek poetess Sappho in 600 BC and by 1200 AD a handful of types including Damaska Gallicas and Scot Roses had...