11 last-minute Richmond-themed holiday gifts
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Belle Isle's second limited edition Artist Series bourbon. Image: Courtesy of Belle Isle Moonshine
Christmas and Hanukkah are next week, and we have ideas to help knock out your gift list locally.
Why it matters: Small businesses are expected to have a tough season amid rising costs and reduced consumer spending, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce forecasts.
The big picture: Around 44% of Richmond small business owners saw sales decline or stay the same this year, according to a recent survey of its members by InUnison (formerly the Retail Merchants Association).
- And half of local owners are bracing for consumers to pull back on spending, InUnsion found.
So we found a few options to help you knock out your holiday shopping and support local businesses and makers.
🥃 For any art and bourbon lovers on your list, Belle Isle Moonshine is back with a new version of its limited edition Artist Series bourbon, $124.99.
- This five-year-aged, 107-proof spirit features a fresh label from local artist Mickael Broth and is available at Belle Isle's Maury Street tasting room.
🕯️Stuff someone's stocking with a Season's Greetings from Richmond holiday candle.
- Available at Mongrel in Carytown.
🪧 Grab a Richmond icons tea towel featuring local signs of yesteryear, $28.
- Available at the Shop Made in Virginia store in Scott's Addition.
🍻 Pick up some Richmond-themed vintage pint glasses from Vintage Outside, $17 each.
- You can find their stuff online or locally at MediaNoche in Stony Point Fashion Park.
🐈 For the most Richmond of Richmonders on your gift list, pick up a Francine the Lowe's Cat Prayer Candle for $22.
- Available at the Shop Made in Virginia store in Scott's Addition.
🍫 Anyone with a sweet tooth will love a box of Richmond-made artisan chocolates from JC Desserts.
- You have to pre-order, but you can pick them up in Manchester, $23.50 for nine pieces.
🧑🎨 For art-lovers, gift the "Murals of Richmond" coffee table book, which includes pictures of nearly 300 RVA murals, $25.
- Find it at the VMFA and Valentine gift shops, or World of Mirth in Carytown.
📆 Gift 12 months of beloved local artist Doug Orleski, aka RVA Coffee Stain, with his 2025 calendar, $19.99.
- Pick it up at World of Mirth.
👃 Give them something sweet to smell year-round with a seasonal candle subscription box from Sun Theory on Northside.
- $50 per season or $180 for the year.
🍸 Help someone upgrade their espresso martini game with a bottle of Virago Coffee Liqueur, $22.99.
- The flavor was inspired by local roaster Blanchard's and their Dark as Dark blend and can be picked up at their tasting room near The Diamond.
🔫 Commemorate one of RVA's most viral moments of the year with a Richmond Gun Hole print from local artist Ryan Myers.
- You can find his work in town at Ashby and Beasties in Carytown and RVANest in Woodland Heights. Prints are $26 at Myers' online shop.