Best luxury Christmas crackers of 2022 from Fever Tree, L’Occitane and more

Looking for something a little more joy-giving than nail clippers or a shoe horn stuffed into your Christmas cracker? Sick of hoarding mini tape measures and keyrings, or having the entire dinner table predict your future using the Fortune Teller Fish which pops out every year?

Spoil your family, friends and guests this December 25 with a luxury cracker – and there’s plenty out there to choose from. While you will be treating them to an pre-meal present they will be sure to cherish, you can also say goodbye to excessive plastic packaging and waste as the meal time companion will be housing items they’ll actually use - it’s a win-win.

Whether you’re after some extra festive tipples, pampering beauty products, or decadent chocolates, we have curated an edit of crackers that will add even more magic to your Christmas festivities.

Feeling tempted? See below for our favourite luxury crackers to get you inspired…

Fever-Tree Salcombe ‘Rose Sainte Marie’ Pink Gin and Indian Tonic Water Cracker

Available from: now

Keep your gin-loving family and friends hydrated this festive season with an exclusive Fever-Tree Christmas cracker that also makes a great stocking filler. Alongside the brand’s premium Indian tonic water, there’s also a 5cl pink Salcombe Gin bottle and Christmas hat. They can mix up the perfect G&T, with fruity strawberry and orange blossom hints, to feel merry and bright all night long.

Buy now £8.50, John Lewis

L’Occitane Festive Crackers Collection

Available from: now

These vibrant crackers from luxe beauty and skincare brand L’Occitane will liven up your Christmas dining table or add some magic to your Christmas tree branches. Tucked inside lies a duo of shower gels and hand creams from the label’s cherry blossom, almond, verbena and shea butter ranges for a pampering experience over the festive season.

Buy now £22.00, John Lewis

Hotel Chocolat Mini Christmas Crackers

Available from: now

Set the table for 10 with these luxury Christmas crackers filled with everyone’s favourite choccies from Hotel Chocolat. Deliciously creamy and made from 100 per cent ethical cacao, they’ll make the perfect sweet end to your roast turkey lunch with all the trimmings.

Buy now £18.99, Very

Sipsmith Gin Crackers

Available from: mid-October

Ginspire your dinner guests with a boozy Christmas cracker – this set includes Sipsmith’s original London Dry Gin, their rich berry Sloe Gin, and fruity flavours of Zesty Orange and Lemon Drizzle. Look out for a golden ticket in your cracker – lucky recipients will win a Sipsmith prize, from a tour of their distillery to a year’s membership to their Sipping Society.

Buy now £16.00, Sipsmith

OTO The Calm Traveller CBD Set Cracker

Available from: now

Give the gift of mind and body rejuvination for your guests this Christmas with an alternative cracker that is full of CBD goodness. Featuring OTO’s Focus roll-on to encourage calmness and a mini hand balm and lip balm infused with natural botanicals, their skin will be left moisturised and nourished, while they’ll feel totally Zen.

Buy now £49.00, OTO

Drinks by the Dram Whiskey Crackers

Available from: now

For the whisky fans, get your hands on this box of six extra special crackers to lay on the table for a sophisticated adornment. Crack into them and they’ll reveal a festive tipple from lesser known or fan-favourite labels that can be enjoyed throughout your Christmas lunch or dinner as well as a party hat and joke for the ultimate celebration.

Buy now £39.95, Master of Malt

Advent of Change Christmas Crackers

Available from: now

One of the kindest crackers on the market, social enterprise brand Advent of Change has created an innovative alternative with a charitable twist. Ditch the usual unused trinkets that are packed into plastic packaging, and instead for this cracker where for each one, £2 is donated to a different charity – including helping with the homeless, frontline workers or clearing plastic from UK shores. They are 100 per cent plastic-free, recyclable and filled with jokes written by celebrities including Joanna Lumley and Harry Hill.

Buy now £25.95, Advent of Change

The Bramley X Compton Marbling Handmade Christmas Crackers

Available from: now

Bramley has collaborated with Compton Marbling to create a beautiful box of six luxury crackers to see you through the festivities. Crafted with hand-marbled printed paper, the inside contains a selection of Bramley bath, body and home products, from bubble bath and body lotions to candle matches and wildflower seeds. They also come with a hat too.

Buy now £48.00, Bramley

Joma Jewellery Christmas Cracker

Available from: now

Light up their eyes as they are presented with this luxury Christmas cracker, featuring a pretty silver-plated bracelet with either a snowflake, star or Rudolph charm. Wrapped in silver, blush pink or golden packaging, it will twinkle under the Christmas tree or as a centrepiece on the table.

Buy now £17.99, Joma Jewellery

We Are Paradoxx Christmas Cracker

Available from: now

Spoil your loved ones to thicker, fuller and silky smooth locks over the festive period with this blow dry spray from sustainable haircare brand We Are Paradoxx. Vegan-friendly and made from natural ingredients, this makes the perfect stocking filler, wrapped up in a super cute, plastic-free colourful cracker.

Buy now £15.00, lookfantastic

Emma J Shipley Luxury Crackers

Available from: mid-October

Handmade in Dorset and presented in 100 per cent recyclable packaging, these vibrant and beautifully designed Christmas crackers will liven up your table over the festive period. The mystical animal print is unique and fun, and hand-tied with velvet ribbons to keep the trinkets inside a surprise. The crackers also include a Christmas hat and all contents are plastic free.

Buy now £65.00, Emma J Shipley

Black Sheep Brewery Christmas Beer Cracker

Available from: now

Drink it, gift it, or stick it on the table for decoration. With this Christmas cracker, you can choose from one of the brewery’s award-winning beers – from Pineapple Milkshake IPA to Monty Python’s Holy Grail – to please the hops lover in your life.

Buy now £5.50, Black Sheep Brewery

Neal and Wolf Miracle Christmas Cracker

Available from: October 1

Treat your guests (or yourself - we don’t judge!) to beautiful hair through to the new year. This Christmas cracker comes from professional haircare specialists Neal & Wolf. Within the glitzy star white and rose gold wrapping, you’ll find a 200ml bottle of the label’s award-winning Miracle Rapid Blow-Dry Mist to protect your hair from heat damage and keep it shining bright this festive season.

Buy now £20.00, Neal and Wolf

Melt Chocolates Christmas Crackers

Available from: now

Treat yourself and your guests to this box of six luxury crackers from Melt Chocolates, each featuring three chocolate bonbons, plus a festive hat and motto. Indulge in flavours including white chocolate and cranberry, Christmas spiced milk chocolate, and dark chocolate-centred gianduja bonbons - all handmade in Notting Hill by London’s best chocolatiers. Plastic-free and eco-friendly packaging.

Buy now £49.00, Melt Chocolates