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Ultimate Christmas gift guide for Louisville holiday shopping

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November 3, 2026

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Ultimate Christmas gift guide for Louisville holiday shopping
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Louisville and Kentucky themed wooden coasters, made by local company Black Cats with Lasers, are available for sale at Revelry Boutique Gallery.

Old Forester bourbon truffles are available at Art Eatables in Louisville.

Bourbon Barrel Foods launches a new line of spices.

Grassland Opera is a a crisp, green floral scent inspired by Orbexilum stipulatum, which a prairie bloom once native to Rock Island near Louisville. The plant is believed extinct due to buffalo migration after 1881. The fragrance is onsale at the Cool Kentucky shop inside the Frazier History Museum.

The Belle of Louisville takes off in the lead in the KDF Great Steamboat Race.
April 29, 2026

This is a beloved, iconic M.A. Hadley vase reimagined with a personal touch. It costs $102.
Provided By M.A. Hadley

"The Book Witch" author Meg Shaffer lives in Louisville and is a Kentucky native.

The "Fit for a Goddess Spa Gift Box" from The Tea and Spice Exchange in New Albany.

Copper & Kings, 1121 E. Washington St., Louisville, is relaunching its Bottle Your Own experience, offering guests an immersive journey into the intertwined heritage of American brandy and bourbon. Visitors can fill, cork, label, and sign their own bottle to take home.
Provided By Copper & Kings

Olmsted Parks Conservancy sells ultra-soft poly-blend graphic t-shirts, designed by CricketPress out of Lexington, Ky., that celebrate Louisville’s beloved parks. Design include Central Park, Cherokee Park, Shawnee Park, Shelby Park, Tyler Park, Willow Park and more.
Provided By Olmsted Parks Conservancy
An Olmsted Parks Conservancy staff member wearing an Olmsted Parks Conservancy t-shirt featuring Shawnee Park. The shirts are $20, plus tax, and are available on the Omlsted Parks Conservancy website.
Provided By Olmsted Parks Conservancy

The BBQ Champion gift basket from A Taste of Kentucky includes a basting brush, Moonlite Original BAR-B-Q Sauce, Original Henry Bain’s Famous Sauce, Bourbon Country Gourmet Sauce, Evan Williams BBQ Sauce, Bourbon Barrel Foods Smoked Paprika, and Flag Fork BBQ Mix. $95.

Owner Evan Watson sat in his barber chair while waiting on a client during a busy afternoon at The Lantern Barber Co., located at 1916 Bardstown Rd. After working as a barber for almost seven years, Watson was able to open his own shop in Louisville's Highlands neighborhood on November 11, 2024.

Owner Evan Watson worked on a client during a busy afternoon at The Lantern Barber Co., located at 1916 Bardstown Rd. in Louisville’s Highlands neighborhood. Nov. 26, 2024.
Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal & USA Today Network

The Mecotec cryotherapy chamber, a whole body nitrogen-free cryotherapy experiences at Cryo Lounge in Louisville, Ky., exposes your body to "ultra-cold temperatures" for a brief period of four minutes.

“The Kitchen I Came Home To” by chef Sara Bradley is available at Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville and has a retail price of $40.
Provided By Carmichael’s

Bae's Baekery opened on July 11 at 1021 Bardstown Road, after previously operating out of a location in the Clifton neighborhood.

Pappy & Company offers bourbon balls in a four pack for $18 or a 12 pack for $36.

For a gift for fans of the Kentucky Derby, Stoneware & Co. offers a Julep Cup adorned with the recipe for a mint julep for $29.

Stoneware & Co., e stablished in 1815, offers a Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Pie pack of two for $43 and a Kentucky Bourbon Pie Gift Set, including a pie plate, for $145.
Provided By Andrew Kung Group

Kentucky head football coach Will Stein with his mom Debbie Stein, who brought one of her SissyCakes orange juice cake, during the SEC Nation pregame show set before the UK-Alabama football game Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 in Lexington, Ky.

The Orange Juice Cake from Sissy Cakes in St. Matthews. January 20, 2026.

Sisters Blakey Nutt Martin and Debbie Nut Stein own and operate Sissy Cakes in St. Matthews. The bakery got a boost after Debbie's son Will Stein was named Kentucky's head football coach. Some of their favorite bundt cakes are the orange juice cake and the Big Blueberry cake. They also make a Bourbon Orange Cake as well. January 20, 2026.

Rabbit Hole Distillery has released a limited-edition double chocolate malt bourbon, called Raceking, that's available for a retail price of $95.

Muth's Candies, founded in 1921, is known for its Modjeskas

Muth’s Candies on Market Street is the home of the Modjeska. This irresistible combination of a soft, deluxe marshmallow gem and a butter and cream caramel, was created in Louisville by Anton Busath. He named it after a very famous Polish actress who appeared in Louisville several times in the 1880’s, Helena Modjeska. November 22, 2024
Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal
Chocolate dipped Modjeskas. Muth’s Candies on Market Street is the home of the Modjeska. This irresistible combination of a soft, deluxe marshmallow gem and a butter and cream caramel, was created in Louisville by Anton Busath. He named it after a very famous Polish actress who appeared in Louisville several times in the 1880’s, Helena Modjeska. November 22, 2024
Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal
Muth’s Candies on Market Street is the home of the Modjeska. This irresistible combination of a soft, deluxe marshmallow gem and a butter and cream caramel, was created in Louisville by Anton Busath. He named it after a very famous Polish actress who appeared in Louisville several times in the 1880’s, Helena Modjeska. November 22, 2024
Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal