This month, we have you covered for the perfect products for lovers of coffee, tea, grilling, sweet treats and savory snacks.
Coffee toffee
Wiseman House Chocolates in Hico, Texas, makes a variety of candies, but none is more intriguing to java lovers than the company’s coffee toffee. Chocolatier Kevin Wenzel stirs freshly ground coffee into his signature toffee mixture, then forms 6-inch bars and coats them with dark chocolate. The result is crunchy, buttery and totally habit-forming.
$12 per 6.5-ounce bag. Available at wisemanhousechocolates.com.
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Coffee-infused serum and soap
The folks at Decatur’s Dope Coffee roast beans and produce both blends and single-origin coffees. They also infuse chaff from the coffee beans into plant-based oils to make a soothing serum that is good for skin and hair, and they incorporate coffee grounds with shea butter and castile soap.
$12.99 per 2-ounce bottle of serum, $11.99 per 12-ounce container of soap. Available at realdope.coffee/collections/all.
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Coffee canister
The design of the Airscape canister from Planetary Design forces air out of the stainless-steel container, keeping coffee inside fresh. The canister comes in eight colors, making it easy to match the kitchen decor of your favorite coffee enthusiast.
$36 per canister. Available at planetarydesign.com.
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Credit: Jared Jester
Grilling pellets
Hull & Husk in Bluffton, South Carolina, turns pecan shells, peanut meal, coffee grounds and peanut shells into pellets that produce mild, sweet and nutty smoke for your smoker, grill, pizza oven or fire pit.
$8.95 per 2-pound pouch, $18.95 per 8-pounce package, $39.95 per 25-pound bucket. Available at hullhusk.com/store/cooking-pellets.
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Barbecue sauce
Mama Anne’s Boss Sauce is made in Decatur, but its roots are in South Carolina, where it was featured for nearly two decades at Anne’s Countryside Diner near Sumter. The sauce, which has just enough chile pepper to make things interesting, is perfect for grilled proteins, but it’s just as delicious on salmon croquettes.
$6.50 per 16-ounce bottle. Available at ma-theboss.com.
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Barbecue rub and finisher
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint has been specializing in whole-hog barbecue for nearly two decades. The chain uses the Big Hoss Rub of brown sugar and spices on pork, chicken and turkey; and the Dixie Rib Rub is the finisher on the dry ribs served in its restaurants in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and South Carolina.
$24.95 for 10.5-ounce jar of rub and 6.8-ounce jar of finisher. Available at martinsbbqjoint.com.
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Bourbon balls
Woodford Reserve bourbon balls from Kentucky-based Ruth Hunt Candy have a creamy center that includes a bit of Woodford Reserve Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. The ball then is dipped in dark chocolate and topped with a perfect pecan half.
$39.50 per 32-count box. Available at ruthhuntcandy.com.
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Oversized cookies
The holiday cookies from Kellie Rindlisbacher of Buford-based Heavie’s Baking Co. will dazzle your guests with fun flavors, including gingerbread cookies with buttercream, as well as peppermint hot chocolate cookies with chocolate and vanilla buttercream.
$4-$4.50 per cookie. Available at Queen of Hearts Antiques & Interiors, Make[r], or order at 801-707-0875. Instagram: @heaviesbakingcompany
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Ice cream made with South American fruit
Lucuma is a fruit grown best in Chile, Peru and Ecuador that tastes like caramel or maple. As a child in Chile, Anthony Rendic of Loco 4 Lucuma enjoyed lucuma ice cream. Now, he and his wife live in Kennesaw and import lucuma to produce ice cream in two vegan and seven dairy-based flavors.
$16 per 16-ounce container. Available at Paul’s Pot Pies, Buckhead Butcher Shop and Marietta Square Farmers Market. Information: loco4lucumaicecream.com
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Vegetable, mushroom and fruit chips
Confetti chips are an incredibly crunchy snack made from vegetables, mushrooms or fruit. The crunch comes from baking, rather than frying. The veggie and mushroom chips are available in five different seasonings, while the ones made from mandarin oranges are available without any additional seasoning for the holidays.
$60 per 12-pack. Packages are 2.1-ounces to 2.6-ounces. Available at us.confettisnacks.com.
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‘Pickle pouches
SuckerPunch makes a line of pickle chip pouches that come in four flavors: classic dill, spicy dill, fiery hot three-pepper and bread and butter. You can put these crunchy chips on a sandwich or just eat them right out of the bag.
$1.99 per 3.4-ounce pouch. Available at Kroger, Sevananda and Walgreens. Information: suckerpunchpickles.com
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Chips made from kelp
Kelp is a nutritional powerhouse and Snacks From the Sea’s Kelpie Chips are one of the most enticing ways we’ve found to enjoy all the health benefits of a seaweed snack. The crunchy chips come in three flavors, including chipotle, which reminded our tasters of their favorite barbecue sauce.
$5.99 per 1-ounce pack. Available at Amazon. Information: snacksfromthesea.com
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Credit: Sydney Kincherlow
Soothing tea
Atlantan Sydney Kincherlow has created more than 70 tea blends for the Oatstraw Tea Co. We loved Pain Killer, her minty combination of caffeine-free rooibos tea, lemongrass, lemon verbena, other herbs and willow bark. The blend has an active ingredient that dulls pain.
$12 per 1-ounce bag. Available at oatstrawteacompany.com.
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Tea with vitamin C
Denise Woods of Atlanta-based Arawak Tea Co. describes her vitamin C tea as a warm hug in a cup. It’s made from ingredients full of antioxidants and vitamin C, including hibiscus, lemongrass, rose hips and dried berries. It brews a lovely, citrusy cup of tea. Woods makes a dozen other blends as well.
$10 per 1-ounce bag. Available at arawakherbalblends.com.
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Blueberry cream tea
Covington-based Almas + Co. is an online clothing brand that also offers a half dozen varieties of tea created by owner Maria Woodrum. Her organic blueberry cream blend combines black tea with dried blueberries and lemon, along with vanilla and lavender, for a cup that will put you in mind of a blueberry Creamsicle.
$12 for 10 tea bags. Available at Homegrown, Garage Door Studio, Make[r] and almasandco.com.
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