The 51 Best Gifts for Any Man in Your Life

Instead of killing time on a layover staring at his phone, he can offer a game to a stranger. Maybe he’ll make a lifelong friend. Maybe he’ll get beat by a grand master who happens to be in the Delta lounge. Either way, it’s better than reading the news.

The best MasterClass courses will teach him to cook, garden, brand himself, do business—really everything he needs to know. A bonus is that it’s ready immediately.

Used by James Bond and Esquire editors. It’s the best ballpoint pen out there.

Any guy would die for a Montblanc Meisterstück.

If you don’t have Montblanc money, I understand. A Kaweco Sport Brass is affordable, but the metal body makes it a step up from the regular Kaweco Sport. Still great to write with, still gift-y, but won’t break the bank.

Under $100, damn-near bullet poof, and actually capable of diving, this is one of the best beater watches you could get for him.

Anybody that’s into pocket knives knows about Benchmade. But unless he’s really into it, he probably hasn’t dropped $200 on a Bugout. That makes it the perfect gift for an outdoorsy or EDC guy.

We’re huge fans of Ranger Station around here. The fragrances are great, but the candles are a lot more gift-able. As a southern boy, I’m partial to it’s yearly spring release of Tennessee Tomato, but that’s a limited run. This perennial called Nashville, with its magnolia and musk, also does a lot for me. Speak Easy would be might guess at the most widely-loved option for gifting.

Get him a Breeo smokeless fire pit, and it’ll inspire him to buy some Adirondack chairs, finish that fire pit build out in the backyard, and (maybe) start doing some live fire cooking. At the moment, the Esquire team is obsessed with this fire pit.

It’s the gift of the season. If you can get your hands on a Switch and have the cash for it, you have to get him one.

A pewter flask from Sheffield, England, is the classic gentleman’s gift. Crazy you can just buy one on Amazon now and it can arrive within 24 hours.

Hey, I think it’s timeless. A Ralph Lauren flag sweater will look good today, tomorrow, and a decade from now.

Yeah, the Leopard print might not be his thing (we think it’s fun), but every guy needs a good notebook for jotting down ideas and absent thoughts. Smythson makes one of our favorites.

If you don’t have fancy notebook money, a simple pocket-sized Moleskine is perfectly fine for him.

For a budget option to the Bennett Winch, this Halfday bag has become wildly popular on social media, but remember, I was telling you to buy it first back when it was in its 1.0 iteration. The new Halfday bag is upgraded with a trolley sleeve and better folding system, but it maintains that unbelievable $100 price.