Did you wait till the very last minute to do your holiday gift shopping? If you’re reading this, the answer is, uh, yeah. Subscription boxes are the gift that literally keeps on giving. With a monthly (or quarterly) gift, your family or friend gets to open something new throughout the year. And with subscriptions for every taste—boozy, cheesy, even a smoked salmon box—you can knock several people off your list at once with these quality gifts. Pro tip: If you need a gift for a whole family, this is a great option. Below are 20 FOTM Clubs that the editors at delish.com swear by.
Bread of the Month
Boudin Bakery is helping you carbo-load with its bread of the month club. You can choose between a seasonal subscription that sends you fun-shaped loaves, or the specialty bread subscription that sends you one sourdough round plus one artisan bread like cinnamon raisin, Irish soda, sun dried tomato, sweet cinnamon, and more every month.
BUY NOW $22.95 per month, boudinbakery.com
Pickles of the Month
For your pickle-lover, there is now a personalized monthly pickle subscription for them to enjoy on sandwiches or alone. The shipment comes with a few jars of pickled cucumbers as well as other pickled produce to get their taste buds excited for each month.
BUY NOW 3-Month Subscription, $47.75/month, mouth.com
Cookies of the Month
Give a bit of home-baked goodness with Mrs. Fields’ Treat of the Month subscription. Each month brings a box of new seasonal treats including the famously delicious cookies.
BUY NOW 3-Month Subscription, $60, mrsfields.com
Ice Cream of the Month
It’s the best math we’ve ever heard: Send four pints of Jeni’s amazing ice cream—flavors include Darkest Chocolate and Brambleberry Crisp—four times a year. Even during the cold months, this ice cream will brighten everyone’s day.
BUY NOW Yearly Subscription, $230, jenis.com
Fruit Of The Month
It’s the beauty of a Farmer’s Market, but delivered straight to your door. Each month features a different fruit like apples, peaches, strawberries, and pears.
BUY NOW 3-Month Subscription, $99, harryanddavid.com
Tea of the Month
Whether you’re a tea novice or expert, upgrade your tea experience with this subscription.
BUY NOW 6-Month Subscription, $59, adagio.com
Artisan Food of the Month
For the manly man who also happens to love cooking. Mantry is service dedicated to stock the modern man’s pantry with quality artisan food from around the United States. Each month you receive six full-size products that portrays that month’s theme.
BUY NOW Monthly Subscription, $75, mantry.com
Cheese of the Month
For the cheese lover comes Murray’s marvelous mailing. Each month includes 1.5 pounds of tart, crumbly, and creamy cheeses in a variety of milk types (cow, goat, or sheep), textures (soft, hard, or medium), and flavor profiles. The assortment often is exclusive to cheese-of-the-month members.
BUY NOW 3-Month Subscription, $175, murrayscheese.com
Bacon of the Month
Besides a heap of money and um, a brand-new car, what would make everyone happy? More bacon, of course! Make someone’s month with this array of the porky product from the world-class Michigan deli Zingerman’s.
BUY NOW 3-month package, $100, zingermans.com
Coffee of the Month
For the coffee junkie comes this monthly subscription, custom-selected by the experts at North Carolina roaster Counter Culture. Beans are fresh-roasted and seasonal.
BUY NOW 3-Month Subscription, starting at $68, counterculturecoffee.com
Wine Club
Is there anything better than wine? Not really. Here’s one from Silverado Vineyards to try:
BUY NOW 4 Bottle Shipment, $160, silveradovineyards.com
Cocktail of the Month
For the friends who love to mix their own drinks, give them a monthly cocktail subscription that includes liquor, mixer and necessary ingredients to learn a new cocktail recipe every month.
BUY NOW Monthly Subscription, $150, craftedtaste.com
Beer of the Month
For those passionate beer lovers is this monthly club. Each month, members receive twelve bottles of craft beers as well as a monthly newsletter that details each beer. You can even choose to give a domestic or international subscription or both.
BUY NOW Monthly Subscription, $30, beermonthclub.com
Jam of the Month
Give the gift of a jam-of-the-month membership to have two seasonal jars of jam delivered every other month to make sure your jam-lover will always have a jar handy!
BUY NOW 12-Month Subscription, $225, lemonbirdjams.bigcartel.com
Whiskey of the Month
With this membership, you can enjoy 750ml of the best whiskey every month, varying from Bourbon, Scotch, Irish, Japanese whiskey and others. It also comes with a Whiskey 101 guide to teach a newbie or even an experienced drinker the ins and outs of their whiskey.
BUY NOW Monthly Subscription, $69, tastersclub.com
Food and Music of the Month
This Pairings Box from Turntable Kitchen is perfect for those who like to groove while cooking. Each month, one to two premium ingredients, three seasonal recipes and tasting notes along with an exclusive 7″ vinyl and a digital mixtape of rising artists.
BUY NOW Monthly Subscription, $25, turntablekitchen.com
Chocolate of the Month
If you need to play Willy Wonka to a Charlie in your life, this is the gift to get. Master chocolatier Jacques Torres’s 3-month chocolate plan includes an array of indulgent treats and candies, from brownie mix to champagne truffles to buttery caramel corn.
BUY NOW Annual Subscription, $595, mrchocolate.com
Smoked Salmon of the Month
Northern California’s Cap’n Mike has been fishing the cold waters of the North Pacific for over 20 years, then smoking his fresh catch over alderwood coals. The results? Silky, spicy, salty, supremely good salmon. Our favorite, “Salmon Candy,” is honey-cured with special spices and smoked for three days. Thank goodness we don’t have to fly to San Francisco anymore to get our fix!
BUY NOW Monthly Subscription, $80, holysmokedsalmon.com
Organic Veggies of the Month
Does your friend want to spend less time in the supermarket and more time in the kitchen? Sign her up for the organic veggie of the month club and help her lose the shopping cart. Choose the weight, 5 to 15 pounds, and the number of deliveries per year, and you’re done. Plain and simple.
BUY NOW 3-Month Subscription, $200, organicvegetableclub.com
Macaron of the Month
Who doesn’t love the sweet taste of an adorable macaron? Give your French dessert loving friends a monthly macaron subscription that sends a whole box of delicious macarons at the start of each month.
BUY NOW Annual Subscription, $612, danasbakery.com
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