YETI Rambler 26 oz Bottle

If you want a gift that gets used every day rather than admired occasionally, the YETI Rambler 26 oz (769ml) bottle is hard to beat. It is built from 18/8 stainless steel with double-wall vacuum insulation to keep drinks cold for hours, ships with a leakproof colour-matched straw cap (YETI's straw cap is designed for cold and room-temperature drinks, not hot ones), and is dishwasher safe - and reviewers consistently rate YETI's drinkware for durability. At £40 it is pricier than a supermarket flask, and that is the trade-off versus cheaper bottles: you are paying for build quality and long-term reliability rather than headline features. It suits an active, outdoorsy or gym-going brother, or anyone who is forever losing or breaking flimsier bottles. It edges ahead of the whisky set for a practical recipient because it lasts for years, but a builder or a whisky fan may prefer the picks around it.