Chloe Black chooses the best Father's Day gifts around. Whether your dad is a budding butcher, a gastronomical gourmet or goes weak at the knees for wine, you've come to the right place to treat him.
Fortnum and Mason’s Gentleman’s Hamper
This hamper is filled with a variety of gentleman-orientated goodies such as Hot horseradish, Smoky nuts, ½ bottle of wine and a London Restaurant Guide. £100. www.fortnumandmason.com
For the budding butcher
Food Safari Free Range Pig in a Day
A hands-on day where dad will learn how to prepare, cook and enjoy free range pork, and even get the chance to make his own sausages to enjoy for lunch which is included in the day. £150. www.foodsafari.co.uk
For the carnivore
Savourez Carnivore Box
This hamper is stuffed with exquisite hand-made French pates and terrines from Provence and Burgundy – perfect for the meat lover. £32.00 including free delivery. www.savourez.co.uk
For the cheese enthusiast
Conoisseur Giftbox for Him
Why not surprise pa with four superb cheeses including Oxford Blue and the infamous Stinking Bishop delivered direct to the door. £39.95 + £4.95 p&p. www.pongcheese.co.uk
For the chocoholic
Galler Volcaniques Chocolate Box
Bring some spice into dad’s life with these fiery chocolates flavoured with ingredients such as hot Sichuan pepper and explosive popping candy. £11.05 + £5.50 delivery. www.gallerchocolates.co.uk
For the gardener
The Gluttonous Gardener’s Thai Chef’s Crate
With this box of goodies pops can grow his own ingredients such as kaffir lime and Thai basil for the perfect Thai curry. The set also includes palm sugar, fish sauce and chilli sauce for his store cupboard. £52.00 + £8 delivery. www.glut.co.uk
For the port drinker
Taylor’s 2001 Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port
This fabulous port made using grapes from the unique Vargellas Estate in northern Portugal is an intense libation with black fruit flavours, which will happily rest in the cellar for many years. £27 available from Selfridges, Oddbins and Sainsbury’s.
For the man who loves his six-pack
Brewdog Beer
Pick your own mixed case from contemporary, full-flavoured beers that are all brewed in an artisan brewery in Scotland. Don’t miss the world’s strongest beer: Tactical Nuclear Penguin. Mixed cases start from £17 (exc VAT) + £7 p&p. www.brewdog.com
For the sweet tooth
Personalised Retro Sweet Jar
First choose your size of jar, personalise it, then fill it with whatever sweets dad loves, from Boiled sherberts to Flying saucers. From £15 including free delivery. www.poshpickandmix.com
For the wine lover
L’atelier du Vin’s Wine Discovery Set
This connoisseur’s pack includes 40 wine aromas and 50 tasting sheets to help pa identify the vintage, origin and appellation of the wines in his cellar. £129 + £5.95 standard delivery. www.harrods.com
Rent-a-vine Gift Pack
Dedicate a vine to your wine-loving dad for a year. The pack also includes a tour of the Sussex vineyard, a tasting and two bottles of wine to take home. £49. www.bookersvineyard.co.uk