The Tower Shop Christmas Gift Guide
The Tower Shop Christmas Gift Guide showcases the wide range of local gifts and spirits available from our shop inside the iconic National Wallace Monument.
With over 30 brands offering locally produced gifts, whiskies, spirits, and more, there’s something for every member of the family! From gin to luxury hampers and chocolates to jewellery, you’ll find all the inspiration you need to celebrate Christmas with the best local Scottish products.
1. Stirling Gin
Where else to be-gin our festive gift guide than with Stirling’s very own gin range. Stirling Gin is a Scottish spirit created with a gin drinker’s palate in mind. It has a fresh, green nose quickly followed by a hit of citrus peel. The first taste of this unique gin gives way to bold spicy flavours. These are combined with the herbaceous notes of basil and the king of our botanicals – wild Stirlingshire nettles. (Prices from £5.00).
2. Grace’s Chocolates
Grace Chocolates are handmade by women who have touched the Scottish criminal justice system and are choosing to make positive changes in their lives. Through making and selling their chocolates the women receive support, training, work experience and the opportunity to raise their self- esteem and resilience which helps lower the barriers they face in finding meaningful work. (Prices from £1.80).
3. Glengoyne Distillery
Glengoyne Distillery is a whisky distillery that has continuously been in operation since its founding in 1833 at Dumgoyne, north of Glasgow. Glengoyne is unique in producing Highland single malt whisky matured in the Lowlands. (Prices from £24.99).
4. Perthshire Preserves
Choose any combination of savoury or sweet preserves for a wonderful little gift for a loved one from Callander. Whether you prefer something sweet and mellow, sharp and tangy, or a hint of spice, Perthshire Preserves have chutneys and relishes to suit. Their range is all produced locally within the Trossachs National Park.
The preserves go well with a range of cheeses and cold meats, perfect for jazzing up some of that leftover turkey or atop a cracker and cheese. (Prices from £4.99).
5. Blackwolf Brewery
Blackwolf Brewery produces a range of award-winning craft beers. From lagers to IPAs and oatmeal stouts, they have something for everyone! Brewed locally here in Stirling, and with one even having been named after Scotland’s national hero, Sir William Wallace, what better place to purchase it than at the very Monument built to commemorate him. (Prices from £1.70).
6. Burns Crystal
The exclusive range of Burns Crystal that has been engraved with The National Wallace Monument brand is only available from The Tower Shop. Handcrafted in Scotland by skilled glass makers for over 30 years, Burns Crystal glassware offers exceptional quality with deep rooted Celtic and Scottish designs. (Prices from £7.99).
7. Hood’s Honey
Each product in the Hood’s Honey range of scented candles, soaps, and natural skin care, contain honey and beeswax, and are hand made using the very finest natural ingredients. A simple, healthy and invigorating way to bring a very special piece of the Scottish countryside into your home, and help support the future of Scotland’s bees. There is a wide array of gorgeous scents to choose from. (Prices from £7.99).
8. Glenshee Pottery
Glenshee Pottery are makers of the famous “wee bothies”. They are all handmade in Scotland from sticky earthenware clay, dry and kiln fired and then painted by hand before a final firing cycle which produces the brightly coloured glazed originals. Each wee bothy is entirely original, making for a very unique gift for someone special. (Prices from £12.99).
9. All Fired Up
All Fired Up offer a stylish range of contemporary art sculptures, jewellery and Scottish gifts produced in their Edinburgh based studio. Each product is made from recycled metal or silver and range from fine jewellery and gifts for men as well as ladies, table and wedding art to Christmas decorations. All the thistle products are made with wire from North Sea cables reclaimed from the oil industry. (Prices from £17.99).
10. Tullibardine Distillery
Tullibardine stands proudly in the village of Blackford – located on the southern side of Strathallan, the broad valley of the Allan Water, where it begins to climb towards the Ochil Hills to the south. For decades this independent, family-owned distillery has been producing handcrafted single malt scotch whisky. (Prices from £23.99).
Much more to discover
Still stuck for Christmas gift ideas? Come and visit The Tower Shop at the Monument and browse the wide range of gifts, made by local craft workers, suppliers and producers, from across Stirling and Scotland on offer.
