Chinese New Year Alcohol Gifts to the UK

Sending a gift with alcohol during Chinese New Year to the UK isn’t banned, but it doesn’t look good. If you want to send the alcohol anyway, try making sure your gift arrives early. Or make sure that you put in the card that you’re wishing them a happy Chinese New Year and you hope they’ll enjoy the liquor gift later.

Sending the perfect gift for Chinese New Year to the UK doesn’t have to be hard. First think of what you want to say. For your friends you probably want to tell them how much they mean to you. That’s easy! Use Chinese New Year as an excuse to send them something fun and festive. A bottle of higher tier liquor is just the thing to say you’re still BFFs no matter the distance.
For family, sending the perfect gift for Chinese New Year might feel a little more stressful. Don’t let it get you down. Send a bottle of wine that will go with your family meal. It’s a great way to say you wish you were there when you can’t be.
For business partners, also send a gift to impress. Chinese New Year is no exception to the rule. Send them something imported to the UK. A top shelf bottle that they usually won’t run across in stores is a great way to show them how much their partnership means.

When you want to send a gift to the UK for Chinese New Year that you know will impress there are a few easy rules. First, if you know their favorite bottle of wine, liquor, or beer, that should be your first pick for a Chinese New Year gift. If you don’t, then try something that is imported to the UK. It’s more likely that an imported spirit will be an extra special treat for them. Check our the UK catalog for what our current most popular gifts are for the best suggestions. We update our catalogs regularly with regional information and customer reviews to give you the best idea of what is trending in the UK.

During Chinese New Year gifts with alcohol are not recommend in the UK. Of course if you know your recipient follows a different set of customs, absolutely go by those. But when in doubt, we recommend you play it safe. Sending an e-mail, or making a quick call wishing them a happy Chinese New Year will be appreciated, and save you the embarrassment of any cultural mis-steps. Use that as a chance to update your address for them, and hint that you’ll be sending them a token of your appreciation shortly. This way, they get the gift of excitement on Chinese New Year and a bottle of their favorite spirit later.

Picking out the perfect bottle of wine, beer, or spirits to send for Chinese New Year in the UK doesn’t need to be complicated. If you know your friend’s go-to drink, that’s absolutely what you should be sending! If not, don’t worry. We work with our customers, recipients, and the UK managers to update our catalog with what is currently most popular. Simply pick the type of gift you want to send, our catalogs default to showing you our gifts in order of their current popularity.