Valentine's Day gift ideas

When is Valentine's Day?  In the UK this year, it falls on Tuesday February 14th. Make sure to buy what you want the week before at the latest to make sure it arrives with your loved one on time.

What is Valentine's day?  A special, anonymous and personal day that celebrates love and attraction around the world by exchanging cards and gifts.  

Looking for a gift for Valentine's Day? We have a wonderful personalised gift for you to think about giving to the one you love. We can incorporate the romantic message of your choice to make your bottle individual and unique to you and your partner.  What a perfect way to start or end your romantic meal!

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Personalised Valentine Day gift ideas  for him

A personalised bottle of Tullibardine 1993 Single Malt whisky - choose your own creative and special FREE message of love and we will print this on the label and deliver it directly to him.

Personalised Valentine Day gift ideas for her

Whether she likes Single Malt whisky or Cream Liqueur, there is something special here for your gift idea.  If you prefer something really personal, then choose our 1993 Vintage Single Malt whisky with your very own FREE personalised love message on the label, delivered straight to her door.

Extra special Valentine Day gift for him or her

If you are looking for something extra special to give for Valentine's Day, how about one of our Single Cask Bottlings that have been recently rated very highly in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2012.  Purchasing one of these special bottles as a gift will certainly ensure it is a Valentine's Day to remember whether you are a collector or not.!

Valentine Day information

Here is some European Valentine's Day history (courtesy of Wikipedia) that you may find interesting. 

Whilst the sending of cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts is traditional in the UK, Valentine's Day has various regional customs. In Norfolk, a character called 'Jack' Valentine knocks on the rear door of houses leaving sweets and presents for children. Although he was leaving treats, many children were scared of this mystical person. In Wales, many people celebrate Dydd Santes Dwynwen (St Dwynwen's Day) on January 25 instead of (or as well as) Valentine's Day. The day commemorates St Dwynwen, the patron saint of Welsh lovers.

In France, a traditionally Catholic country, Valentine's Day is known simply as "Saint Valentin", and is celebrated in much the same way as other western countries.

In Spain, Valentine's Day is known as "San Valentín" and is celebrated the same way as in the UK, although in Catalonia it is largely superseded by similar festivities of rose and/or book giving on La Diada de Sant Jordi (Saint George's Day).

In Portugal it is more commonly referred to as "Dia dos Namorados" (Lover's Day / Day of those that are in love with each other).

In Denmark and Norway, Valentine's Day (14 Feb) is known as Valentinsdag. It is not celebrated to a large extent, but is largely imported from American culture, and some people take time to eat a romantic dinner with their partner, to send a card to a secret love or give a red rose to their loved one. The cut-flower industry in particular is still working on promoting the holiday.

In Sweden it is called Alla hjärtans dag ("All Hearts' Day") and was launched in the 1960s by the flower industry's commercial interests, and due to the influence of American culture. It is not an official holiday, but its celebration is recognised and sales of cosmetics and flowers for this holiday are only exceeded by those for Mother's Day.

In Finland Valentine's Day is called Ystävänpäivä which translates into "Friend's day". As the name indicates, this day is more about remembering all your friends, not only your loved ones.

In Estonia, Valentine's Day is called Sõbrapäev, which has the same meaning.

In Slovenia, a proverb says that "St Valentine brings the keys of roots", so on February 14, plants and flowers start to grow. Valentine's Day has been celebrated as the day when the first work in the vineyards and in the fields commences. It is also said that birds propose to each other or marry on that day. Nevertheless, it has only recently been celebrated as the day of love. The day of love is traditionally March 12, the Saint Gregory's day. Another proverb says "Valentin – prvi spomladin" ("Valentine — first saint of spring"), as in some places (especially White Carniola) Saint Valentine marks the beginning of spring.

In Romania, the traditional holiday for lovers is Dragobete, which is celebrated on February 24. It is named after a character from Romanian folklore who was supposed to be the son of Baba Dochia. Part of his name is the word drag ("dear"), which can also be found in the word dragoste ("love"). In recent years, Romania has also started celebrating Valentine's Day, despite already having Dragobete as a traditional holiday. 

In Lithuania and Latvia, it is common for people to put stickers on faces and clothing of a friend or a relative. The holiday was first celebrated after the two countries gained independence from Soviet Union in 1990.

Valentine's Day is called Ημέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου in Greece and Cyprus, which translates into "St Valentines day".Actually in Orthodox church there is another Saint that protects people in love, but for Greeks Valentine's Day is more popular

According to Jewish tradition the 15th day of the month of Av – Tu B'Av (usually late August) is the festival of love. In ancient times girls would wear white dresses and dance in the vineyards, where the boys would be waiting for them.

In modern Israeli culture, Valentine's Day is a popular day to pronounce love, propose marriage and give gifts like cards or flowers.