The Absolute Best Booze And Food To Get Delivered For Summer

Get yourself sorted for the silly season without ever leaving the house.

1. This subscription to GoodnessMe, a monthly health food box delivered to your door.

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Fuelling your body with the good stuff will make working out so much easier. These boxes (or monthly presents!) take the hard work out of trying to figure out what snacks and foods are actually healthy. Each box comes supercharged with 7–10 wholefood health products that you can personalise for your dietary requirements.

Every product is selected and assessed by qualified health practitioners to ensure it's entirely natural with no nasties or artificial additives.

Buy it from GoodnessMe starting from $25+ per monthly box.

2. This Black & White truffle oil set to add a touch of luxe to your homemade cooking.

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This luxe gift set contains the Truffle Hunter's delicious Black Truffle Oil and White Truffle Oil. If you've ever needed to sass up a steak or elevate a salad, truffle oil is your guy. 

Buy it from Amazon Australia for $28.95.

3. This Malfy Gin Tasting Kit that'll have you dreaming of sitting on the Italian coast under an everlasting sunset.

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The best way to settle whether you like gin or not is by trying a bunch of flavours of the good stuff, like this set coming in hot from Italy's Amalfi coast. You'll get four 50ml bottles including Malfy Originale, Malfy Con Limone, Malfy Con Arancia and Malfy Rosa.

Buy it from Catch for $41.33.

4. These ready-to-pour cocktails that make summer entertaining a breeze!

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Twisted Shaker is an award winning range of ready-to-pour iconic cocktails. Made with only premium spirits and high quality ingredients for the perfect balance of sweetness with just that little bit of bite. Whether it’s kicking back with our fox at the gimlet garden party or dancing the night away at the Mexican Margarita Fiesta, it’s as easy as chill, twist and pour.

Promising review: "As someone who loves to cook, but sucks at any kind of cocktail making — these Twisted Shaker drinks are a life saver! You just choose your poison, pop 'em open and pour. Bloody brilliant!"

—Julia Willing

Buy it from Twister Shaker for $20+.

5. This Patron silver tequila cocktail shaker gift pack that is best served with friends, family and plenty of good laughs.

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The world’s first ultra-premium tequila, Patrón Silver should be savoured starting with the very first sip — from the delicate aroma of fruits and citrus to the sweet and smooth taste with a light pepper finish. It’s made using a handcrafted process unique to Patrón, which gives it the perfect balance of fresh agave flavour with baked agave undertones — perfect for a spicy summer marg. This gift set comes with a cocktail shaker, so you can launch straight into your first sip of the season. 

Buy it from Amazon Australia for $98.

6. This coffee-infused gin that's the love child of two Aussie legends: Young Henrys and ST. ALi.

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Legendary coffee-makers ST. ALi sent the pick of their lovingly roasted Peruvian beans north to Young Henrys, whose distillery captured a delicate pure essence of coffee with floral, fruity and caramel notes. Combined with El Salvadorian cascara, juniper, angelica root and Tasmanian-grown enigma hops, the result is a rare crafty botanical gin, clean in taste with a coffee soul. The perfect gift for the coffee lover in your life — or the ideal way to spruce up your own at-home bar!

Buy it from Young Henrys for $65.

7. This Pampelle Aperitif that pretty much sums up summer in one tasty bottle!

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Pampelle is your new go-to bev of the season, with its refreshing and vibrant concoction of ruby red grapefruits and natural botanicals. It's also a whole lot lighter than your typical aperitif, with 30% less sugar and lower in alcohol, so I guess that's permission to enjoy a few extra glasses!

Buy it from Amazon Australia for $50.

8. These Mate Maker hard 'booch brews — that'll convert even the strongest kombucha naysayers.

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Made with real botanicals, real fruit, vegan certified and just 103 calories, these 4% ABV cans are the perfect cold ones to crack open over summer. The citrus mule is made from real limes and cold pressed orange peel, with a subtle kick of ginger to create the ultimate booch cocktail that’s become a crowd favorite. And the mango peach smash is a full-flavour bevvy, with a tropical collision of mangos and peaches with the citrus splash of lemon, to create the perfect drink for kicking back with your mates this summer.

Buy it from Mate Maker for $25.99 (4 pack).

9. This subscription to Australia's top-rated meal delivery service, Chefgood, so you can have the quality of dining out while staying in.

Chef Good

All the meals are cooked and delivered fresh — handcrafted with fresh local produce and natural ingredients, plus a new menu every week (so you're guaranteed to never get bored).

Every meal is designed by their in-house nutritionists and chefs, including a "Guest Chef Series" featuring Reynold Poernomo, from Masterchef — so you know you're in good hands.

Depending on your appetite, you can choose from two meal plan sizes: Slim & Trim, with portion-controlled meals, designed for sustained weight loss, or Everyday Wellness, with larger, more generous portions for convenient, healthy eating.

The best news? All new customers can grab $30 off their first box and $20 off their second, simply by using the code NEW50 — you're welcome.

Buy it from Chefgood starting from $9.95+ per meal.

10. These Jack Daniel's apple & soda cans that taste like summer distilled in a spritz.

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Juicy and fresh green apple complimented by the sweet bold flavours of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and mixed with refreshing soda. Perfect for late afternoons socialising with friends!

Promising review: "As a life-long Jack and Cola fan, I thought I'd give this a chance. Absolutely loved it! Very tasty and perfect to drink in the sun! Will be buying again for sure."

—Dave

Buy it from Dan Murphy's for $23.99 (4 pack).

11. This Skinny Margarita Mix, which is pure joy in a lime green cactus.

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This is the perfect drink to enjoy with great company outdoors. This set includes two ADORABLE cactus shot glasses, a cactus cocktail shaker, margarita salt and a zesty mix to ensure your marg's are fun to make and even more fun to drink!  

Buy it from Amazon Australia for $42.99.

12. These cocktails-in-a-bottle that will help ring in the silly season with ease.

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TAILS COCKTAILS are an exclusive range of premium pre- batched cocktails that bring the experience of the bar to consumers’ homes, with all the flavour and complexity of hand-made cocktails, but none of the effort.

Promising review: "I have been buying TAILS for years now, ever since I lived in the UK, and I swear by them for when I'm entertaining, going to friends' places for dinner, or just want a cheeky drink after a hard day's work. The espresso martini is next level! Better than any cocktail I've ordered at a bar."

—Emily Sharp

Buy it from Booze Bud for $39.99.

13. This nitro cold brew keg, so you can enjoy unlimited homebrews of the finest quality.

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The Royal Brew keg is modelled off stout beer dispensing systems, so it won't disappoint when it comes to super-smooth, full-bodied coffees, on tap!

Buy it from Amazon Australia for $207.

14. These vodka, peach and sparkling water spritzes that are perfect for Friday bevvies on the beach.

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Part Time Rangers Peach Penguin is a delicious combination of vodka, juicy peach and sparkling water. Plus, you can save penguins while you sip, with each can supporting endangered Australian penguins. Yep, the legends at PTR are partnering with Penguin Island in WA to halt the penguin population decline to ensure we have penguins for future generations. We'll cheers to that!

Buy it from Dan Murphy's for $22.49 (4 pack).

15. These Byron Bay chocolate-coated coffee beans for an energy-packed snack!

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Name a more iconic duo.

Buy it from Amazon Australia for $7.80.

16. This cold brew mango mint tea because nothing says summer days like mangos and an ice-cold drink.

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These teabags are naturally flavoured with real fruit, coating your tastebuds in tropical notes of ginger, lemongrass, mango and mint.

Buy it from T2 for $15 (also available in peach berry and citrus zing).

17. These Gaytime Goldies, because a genius creation like this deserves to hit all of our tastebuds.

Koko Black

An oldie AND a goldie. Indulge in this absolute treat of silky vanilla and malted caramel ganache dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with caramelised hazelnuts. It's crumbly, it's chewy, it's everything. 

Buy them from Koko Black for $17.90.

18. This subscription to the Notwasted juice club, that will seriously elevate your natural wine game.

Notwasted

Notwasted is a sustainably-minded paradise for natural wine lovers — with a curated selection from organic and biodynamic natural winemakers, both locally and abroad.

By joining Juice Club and unlocking access to the Notwasted buying team, you’ll have your finger on the pulse of both up-and-coming winemakers around the world, as well as first access to highly allocated wines and members only sales.

Buy it from Notwasted for $99+.

19. This sparkling saver that means you can enjoy a bit of bubbly, even if you don't have anyone to share it with.

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This leak-proof champagne stopper allows you to seal the bottle to keep the bubbles safe. Then just push to release and enjoy whenever you like.

Buy it from Amazon Australia for $14.99.

20. This loaded brownie, because we all know you can never have too much chocolate. Ever.

Dessert Boxes

Eating this whole brownie to myself while watching the latest ep. of Euphoria? challenge accepted. 

Buy it from Dessert Boxes for $40.

21. This bottle opener and catcher set, which will save you from picking up bottle caps on your hands and knees after a weekender.

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I mean, this is just genius. An innovative bottle opener wall mount easily opens bottles with just the one hand (makers say it's good for even those with arthritis!), while a powerful magnet mounted below catches up to 40 beer caps.

Buy it from Amazon Australia for $31.98.

22. And finally, this insulated picnic backpack that will keep your feast cool and comes with everything you could possibly need for an enjoyable outing.

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Each backpack includes reusable, high-quality cutlery, plates, a wine opener, salt and pepper shakers, a cheeseboard, napkins and wine glasses — and a picnic blanket.

Buy it from Amazon Australia for $76.99+ (available in two sizes).

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