For employee Christmas and year-end gifting, use whisky or beer glass sets only when individual drink preferences are known; use standalone slate coasters when you need a drink-neutral option for a wider staff list. A wooden bottle opener is a compact beer-related alternative, while a slate serving board works better as a shared hosting or team gift than as a drink-specific present.
Choose by What You Know About the Team
- Known whisky preference: the Personalised Whisky Glass & Slate Coaster Set.
- Known beer preference: the Personalised Beer Glass & Slate Coaster Set.
- Mixed or unknown drink preferences: the Personalised Slate Coaster Set, available in 2, 4, 6 or 8 coasters.
- Beer-related smaller gift: the Personalised Wooden Beer Bottle Opener, made from natural wood with a stainless steel opening mechanism and magnetic back.
- Shared hosting gift: the Personalised Slate Serving Board for cheese, charcuterie, tapas-style bites and snacks.
Names, Year-End Wording and Company Branding
For standard product personalisation, use only the options supported by the individual product, such as a name, initials, meaningful date or short message. A simple employee name, team name, year or concise thank-you can keep the wording professional without making it overly personal.
Start with the standard product configuration even when the staff list is larger; quantity alone does not automatically make the order bespoke. Use Custom Projects & Bespoke Orders when the brief needs something outside the available configuration, such as coordinated company branding, a non-standard logo treatment or layout, a special material or format, or artwork requiring feasibility review.
For bespoke branded work, SVG, AI, EPS or PDF artwork is preferred; a high-resolution PNG or JPG can also be reviewed. A Digital Design Proof is used before production, and for larger or more complex projects a sample or additional proof may be discussed where appropriate.
Christmas or a Neutral Year-End Thank-You?
The wording can be seasonal or neutral. A Christmas-specific message suits a clearly Christmas gift, while a name, company milestone, year or short thank-you works when the company prefers a broader year-end gesture.
Prepare the Recipient List Carefully
For individual names, prepare one clean list and match each spelling to the correct product before the Design Proof stage. Every personalised item is made to order, and the digital Design Proof should be checked before engraving. Standard personalised products are normally delivered within 3–5 business days. Bespoke project production and delivery timing are confirmed for the specific scope rather than assumed from the standard-product window.
Keep This Guide Employee-Specific
This article owns employee Christmas and year-end gifting. For broader corporate and client bar-gift selection outside the seasonal staff context, use the Corporate & Client Bar Gifts guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the safest option if staff drink preferences are unknown?
Standalone slate coasters are drink-neutral and do not require choosing whisky or beer for each person.
Does a larger staff quantity automatically require a Custom Project?
No. Start with the standard product configuration. Use Custom Projects only when the brief requires something outside that configuration.
Can we request a company logo?
Possibly. If the logo or branding treatment falls outside the standard product options, submit the brief through Custom Projects for artwork and feasibility review.
Should the engraving say Christmas?
Not necessarily. A name, year or short thank-you can keep the gift suitable for a neutral year-end programme.
