If you’re here, there’s a good chance that somebody in your life has fallen down the specialty coffee rabbit hole. Maybe you’ve gone down with them, or maybe you’ve been scrolling through endless coffee blogs, websites, and e-shops feeling completely and utterly lost.

If you are lost, we understand. Coffee has evolved into much more than a commodity beverage we drink just to stay awake. It’s become a lifestyle and art form (much like cooking), with new and elevated gadgets, gear, and accessories thrown into the mix every year.

So, what’s worth the hype? And what will actually impress the pourover drinker or espresso aficionado on your list? To answer these questions, we’ve created this holiday gifting guide with a combination of our personal favourites, highly anticipated new releases, and trending coffee gear of 2025.

For your ease of mind, everything in this guide has passed our standards for Barista Approved Coffee Gear. In other words, you won’t find anything here that we – a team of discerning coffee nerds, baristas, and professionals – would not be happy to use ourselves. In fact, anything you find on our website has been diligently vetted by Eight Ounce Coffee’s product specialists; if it’s made the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide, that means it has our stamp of approval.

Trending Coffee Gear in This Blog

Fellow Espresso Series 1 Machine

Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker

xBloom Studio Coffee Maker

CEADO Hoop Coffee Brewer

Shortcuts to the Guide

• Gifts for the Serious Home Barista
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• Gifts for the Coffee Adventurist
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• For Those Who Just Want a Good Cup of Coffee
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• For the Style-Focused Coffee Drinker
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• Lightning Ground: Stocking Stuffers, Books, & Gifts Under $100
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• Series 1 Espresso: Give Them Something to Look Forward to
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Gifts for the Serious Home Barista

If you have somebody like this in your life, you know exactly who they are. The person who rushes to offer you a pourover coffee or perfectly steamed cappuccino when you visit their home, who won’t hesitate to get into the details of their favourite “washed Ethiopian roast”.

This year, don’t resign yourself to a gift card; the items below are sure to have even the most enthusiastic and hyper-critical of coffee lovers speechless. Just when you thought their coffee setup couldn’t get any more impressive.

Timemore 064 Sculptor All-Purpose Grinder: $859.00

The Timemore Sculptor is regarded in the coffee world as a “true masterpiece”, the culmination of over a decade’s worth of experience in manufacturing and design. It’s also an ergonomic powerhouse, capable of producing consistent results for any brew method from espresso to French Press.

The Sculptor 064S certainly makes a good first impression with its sleek, vertical build and aluminum finish. When you take a look at what makes the 064S turn, it becomes clear to see why this all-purpose grinder has been gaining the praise of the most demanding coffee critics (it's even made our list). Just a few key features include a powerful motor with variable RPM (rotations per minute), a stepless dial for ultra-precise adjustments, and specially engineered flat burrs to excel in all grind settings from espresso to cold brew.

xBloom Studio Coffee Maker: $799.00

The xBloom Studio is an all-in-one coffee grinder, automatic brewer, and scale seamlessly integrated into one design.

Most detail-oriented coffee drinkers actually enjoy the brewing process, so “do it all for you” coffee makers are typically no fun. Fortunately, the xBloom Studio is so much more than a one-button machine. Sure, there is an “Autopilot” mode that will automate most of the brew for you, which (let’s be honest) will probably be useful at some point.

But if you do want to be in the driver’s seat, the xBloom places every parameter of a typical pourover directly into your hands. Adjust every setting individually like water temperature, pouring pattern, bloom time, and more. In short, the xBloom Studio is more than a coffee maker that does everything; it’s more like a friendly assistant, a guiding hand, which helps to make really good coffee much easier to achieve and to replicate.

P.S. We love the xBloom so much that the Eight Ounce baristas trust the machine to help automate pour-overs in our café!

Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker: $499.00

The Fellow Aiden Coffee Maker is one of the most versatile electric brewers on the market. You can swap between batch and single-serve brews, control every parameter through an interactive LED screen, schedule your next cup of coffee, and upload roaster-designed “Brew Profiles” directly to the machine through your phone.

Brew Profiles, completely unique to the Fellow Aiden, are sure to be the highlight for the coffee aficionado on your list. These ready-to-brew recipes are the best way to stay tapped into what the rest of the Fellow community is brewing. To see the newest releases, simply check into our Brew Recipes webpage online. As a bonus, every recipe is completely customizable for endless possibilities.

Fellow Ode Brew Grinder: $499.00

The Fellow Ode is an award-winning, single-dose home brew grinder designed to excel from the finest pour-overs to the coarsest French Press. The Ode’s flexible grinding range is attributed to a stainless-steel flat burr set, a high-ticket feature rarely found in home coffee grinders below the $500 price bracket.

If the coffee lover on your list exclusively enjoys filter coffee (i.e., pourovers, automatic brewers, French Press), the Fellow Ode is likely to be a welcome upgrade to their brewing routine.

Millab M01 Hand Grinder: $499.00

Winner of the 2024 Good Design Award, the M01 All-Purpose Hand Coffee Grinder was created in collaboration with two of the industry’s leading experts in manufacturing coffee grinders: Millab and Timemore.

Most manual coffee grinders come with a compromise; they’re light and transportable, but their burr sets can (with certain exceptions) be limiting. For the M01, Millab has cleverly thought of a workaround to this caveat with their “Pineapple Burrs”, which are 10mm longer than a standard conical burr set designed to excel in high uniformity grinding, less clumping, and better flavours regardless of what you’re brewing.

The Millab M01 also feels like a premium hand coffee grinder. Its aluminum body weighs around 1.1 kilograms (2.4 pounds) without feeling strenuous to grind thanks to a thoughtfully designed, rock-solid alignment that promises buttery-smooth rotation of the handle.

With a certificate of authenticity included in the box, the Milab M01 is a seriously one-of-a-kind gift for the serious home barista.

Flair Pro 3 Manual Espresso Maker: $462.50

A manual espresso maker might seem like a contradictory device; how is it possible to reach 9 bars of pressure (around 130 PSI) without the interference of a machine? Flair made it all possible with the debut of the Classic Manual Espresso Maker in 2016. Since turning the industry on its head, they’ve been pioneering the evolution of manual espresso with groundbreaking iterations like the Flair Pro 3.

The Flair Pro 3 is a lever-based manual espresso maker which allows full control while taking up minimal space (and looking like a coffee-making masterpiece). Available in Black or White, the Pro 3 has been used by espresso enthusiasts to streamline the entire journey from bean to cup.

ACAIA Lunar Digital Scale: $375.00

Passionate home baristas agree that the dose is one of the most important factors to perfecting every brew. The Acaia Lunar is a fast, responsive, and accurate digital scale designed for brewing espresso while being completely “barista proof” (i.e., it’s not going to quit on you when things get a little messy).

With the Lunar, Acaia has elevated the traditional digital espresso scale into something truly exceptional. Key features include a real-time flow rate indicator, customizable espresso workflows, up to the 0.01g readability, and more than 30 hours of life per charge.

In short, the Acaia Lunar is the meticulous espresso drinker’s best friend. Plus, it can be combined with the Acaia Orbit Coffee Grinder to add a helpful grind-by-weight function.

Timemore PUCKS Espresso Accessory Set: $289.00

A clear sign that someone has caught the “coffee bug” is making the leap into espresso and purchasing their very own machine. The journey to mastering home espresso can be tedious and full of frustrating trial-and-error processes. But thanks to this guide, you now know how to make their journey a little bit easier.

In short, puck prep is everything when it comes to perfect espresso. The Timemore PUCKS Accessory Set is a 3-tool system that actually works. It’s composed of the WDT Tool for evenly redistributing grounds and breaking up clumps, the Gravity Distributor for smoothing the coffee bed, and a Calibrated Tamper to apply consistent pressure to every shot.

From curious beginners to seasoned espresso aficionados, every home barista stands to benefit from Timemore’s organized and efficient 3-step system. Trust us, their wrists are going to thank you.

Gifts for the Coffee Adventurist

These gift ideas are for the adventure-driven, jet-setting, outdoorsy coffee drinkers who refuse to compromise while on the road. After all, we all know the tragedy of having to palate a gas station coffee that’s been scalding at the bottom of the pot for 12 hours.

These gifts are also for the flavour adventurist. The coffee drinker who seems to have a million different tastes and who isn’t afraid to try the most wild, exotic, out-of-the-ordinary brews that you’ve ever heard of. Sure, they’ll take a classic “comfortable” cup of coffee any day of the week, but you wouldn’t be surprised to find them brewing a funky co-ferment that tastes like watermelon and banana.

The Coffee Club Mix Box: Variable

The Coffee Club Mix is a build-your-own coffee bundle featuring 100g (sample-sized) bags, allowing you to experiment with multiple different brews without the waste or commitment.

In the selection, you’ll find flavour categories like Bright & Floral, Adventurous & Funky, and Smooth & Chocolatey, giving you plenty of mix-and-match combinations to explore for yourself or the flavour adventurist on your list. And because the Coffee Club Mix isn’t a subscription service, it’s the perfect one-time gift without the obligation to sign up for later purchases.

So every bag stays fresh, we update the Coffee Club Mix selection at the start of each month! December’s Mix features crowd favourites like DAK, with some fun holiday-themed roasts like Bandywine’s “Cosmic Turkey”.

Wacaco Picopresso Manual Espresso Maker: $179.50

The Picopresso is Wacaco’s most compact portable espresso maker, reimagining the essentials of a traditional espresso machine for the palm of your hand. The Picopresso features a naked portafilter and a generous 52mm stainless steel basket with the capability to brew a double shot of espresso. Completely manual, this portable espresso maker is the perfect companion for the coffee lover who cannot get enough of the great outdoors.

Timemore Chestnut S3 Hand Grinder: $159.00

Built for the coffee aficionado on the go, the Timemore Chestnut S3 manages to pack everything required for high-quality, uniform coffee grounds in a stunningly compact and durable body.

Key features include ultra-fine tuning with 0.015mm per click, an external adjustment dial to easily glide between grind settings, a space-saving foldable handle, and Timemore’s patented Spike-to-Cut burrs. In short, the Chestnut S3 holds up to the quality and performance of bulkier electric grinders, all while maintaining a sleek, lightweight design that’s made to withstand a life on the move.

For Those Who Just Want a Good Cup of Coffee

Some people say it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey. And some agree to disagree.

We get it. Not every coffee lover enjoys the process of weighing and grinding the beans, boiling water, straining their arm to hold a gooseneck kettle over a V60, or counting down the seconds. Whether they choose to enjoy a cup first thing in the morning or to unwind after a long day, some people just want a good cup of coffee. The faster it can appear in front of them, the better.

With these gift ideas, they’ll no longer have to sacrifice quality for convenience.

RATIO Eight Series 2 Coffee Maker: $1,149.00

Inspired by the art of pourovers and the simple pleasure of coffee brewed perfectly, the Series 2 adds luxury upgrades to the original and iconic silhouette of the Ratio Eight.

These features include a new stainless-steel and glass hot water path, a hand-blown glass carafe, and stainless-steel filter basket. Yes, the Ratio Eight Series 2 ensures that hot coffee never comes into contact with plastic components. Meanwhile, cool water is stored in a food-safe, BPA-free Tritan reservoir.

With one button and two recipes (single or half batch), the Ratio Eight Series 2 gives you café-quality brews without the fuss, mess, or technical requirements of a manual pourover all without sacrificing flavour.

Plus, the Series 2 emulates “luxury designed to last”, combining the natural warmth of walnut wood with a modern matte black finish. With all of its premium materials, the Ratio Eight Series 2 simply gets better with age.

MORNING The Morning Machine: $719.00

Specialty-coffee quality in the convenience of a pod, the Morning Machine is designed to elevate your average home coffee experience to rival what you’d expect from a professional espresso bar. It takes control over every brewing parameter for you, even incorporating a bloom cycle, to craft a cup of coffee that tastes like it’s been thoughtfully prepared by hand. Simply choose a setting and press the button.

The Morning Machine can also be paired to your phone using the mobile app. From there, you can create and save personalized brews or try out one of 10 programmed recipes crafted by the experts at Morning.

Looking for pods to go along with your gift? Check out our selection!

TECHNIVORM Moccamaster KBGV Select: $490.00

The Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV Select is considered by ritual home coffee drinkers to be one of the best brewers on the market. Hand-built and tested in the Netherlands, the KBGV is designed to take care of the little details that make a big difference in taste.

This includes heating water to the proper temperature, ensuring the best flavour extraction from coffee grounds, and keeping everything consistent throughout the entire brewing process regardless of whether you choose a full or half carafe.

Endorsed by both the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe, the Moccamaster KBGV is a reliable gold-standard in automatic coffee makers.

CEADO Hoop Coffee Brewer: $49.00

The CEADO Hoop is a non-bypass brewer (no water bypasses the coffee grounds) that uses radial infusion to guarantee an even extraction without any sort of intervention. Instead, it uses a row of holes at the bottom of the “Flow Tower” to control the flow rate and guarantee evenly extracted, flavourful coffee. Simply pour in your brewing water and walk away.

Suitable for everyone and easy to assemble, the CEADO Hoop is one of the most user-friendly pourover drippers on the market. Still, it’s been acclaimed by coffee professionals and home baristas around the world.

For the Style-Focused Coffee Drinker

These gift ideas are for the aesthetically inclined home barista that won’t bring anything into their routine that they aren’t proud to display on their countertops. Who sees their coffee setup as more than a workflow, but a masterpiece.

From hand-blown glass drippers to pourover sets with elegant wooden accents, these made-to-impress coffee tools and accessories are certain to fit in seamlessly into even the most stylish of home brewing setups.

Fellow Stagg EKG Pro Studio Studio Gooseneck Kettle: $325.00

The Stagg EKG Pro Studio is the luxe edition of Fellow’s iconic gooseneck kettle, designed to guide your pourovers with precision temperature control, consistent flow rates, and fully customizable brew settings.

Carrying forward everything that makes the classic Stagg EKG Kettle exceptional, the Pro Studio includes premium features like a reflective glass base and sleek all-metal touchpoints. With a sophisticated silhouette and optional wood handles, this kettle is the ultimate countertop statement that never compromises on functionality.

AeroPress Premium Coffee Maker: $249.95

The AeroPress premium is exactly what it sounds like – the next step in AeroPress’ classic design featuring premium materials like glass, stainless steel, and aluminum.

Beyond its luxury exterior, the AeroPress Premium is the same 3-in-1 brewer that the coffee community knows and loves, giving you smooth, full-bodied, and rich coffee that can be executed within minutes in any home setup. Plus, it comes with everything you need to get started right out of the box.

HARIO Drip Stand Set (Walnut): $163.00

The Hario Walnut Drip Stand Set is made to elevate your daily coffee routine into a ritual, featuring the warm, enriching colour of walnut wood.

This all-in-one set includes a glass server, classic V60 02 dripper, and a stainless-steel stand to provide everything you need for exceptional pourover coffee while looking like a countertop centrepiece. With the Hario Walnut Drip Stand Set, the style-focused coffee lover on your list will certainly feel inspired to slow down and enjoy every step of their pourover routine.

CHEMEX® Eight Cup Classic Coffee Maker: $73.00-$209.00

Designed in 1941 by what many called a coffee “mad scientist”, the Chemex Original Coffee Maker has kept its iconic hourglass shape throughout the years.

The Chemex is one of the most visually stunning manual pourovers in the world, made from German glass and adorned with a polished wooden collar and leather tie. Meanwhile, it’s intuitively designed to bring only the best flavours out of coffee, brewing and decanting simultaneously with a wide base that helps to accentuate coffee’s aromas and flavours.

While the Chemex Original Coffee Maker is stunning on its own, it does come in a unique hand-blown glass model, featuring an unparalleled demonstration of craftsmanship and elegance.

Lightning Round: Stocking Stuffers, Books, and Gifts Under $100

These gifts and stocking stuffers are made to delight absolutely anyone on your list regardless of which brand of coffee drinker best describes them. Still unsure of what to choose? Looking for a quick, last-minute gift for the upcoming Secret Santa exchange? The products below are certain to make your recipient happy that you’ve chosen them.

• The Physics of Filter Coffee: $65.00
• MiiR Travel Tumblers: $28.00-$50.00
• Coffee Filters: Variable
• Huskee Original Espresso Set: $27.00
• Kinto Ceramic Mugs: Variable

Last But Not Least: Give Them Something to Look Forward to Next Year

Fellow Espresso Series 1 Espresso Machine (Pre-Order): $1,999.95-$2,199.95

Meet the new standard in home espresso.

The Fellow Espresso Series 1 is a semi-automatic home espresso machine. Designed to match your skill level and experience, the Series 1 is perfect for wide-eyed coffee enthusiasts making the leap into espresso and seasoned home baristas.

Choose from pre-set brew profiles or take more control over your shots. With revolutionary heating times, less temperature fluctuations, and endless ways to customize, getting closer to the craft of home espresso has never been easier.