Only the Best for Dad - 6 Gifts He’ll Never Forget
Father’s Day is a time to honor Dad for all that he means to you. For some fathers only the best will do. We’ve gathered some out-of-the-ordinary gifts to make his day very special indeed.
Renaissance man, outdoorsy type, cool and hip, or discerning aficionado, there’s something to please every dad.
Joshua Creek Ranch
Some say the ultimate gift is the one of experiences- one of the best is just up the road. Just 40 minutes outside of San Antonio is an idyllic slice of Texas with 1300 acres of scenic hill country fields, fresh water, spring-fed lakes, and access to the winding Guadalupe River lined with Cypress trees. The scenery alone is a draw, but add to it a luxury shooting club with sporting clays and premium gamebird hunts for pheasant, Chukar, Hungarian Partridge, and quail. There’s also wild turkeys, Axis and Whitetail deer, and for the fisherman, Blue Trout fly fishing. At the limestone lodge, or on the patio beneath heritage oaks, excellent dining often includes gourmet game dishes. There’s also a variety of lodging options if you’d rather stay a while. Membership options offer many choices:
Corporate Hunting/Fishing Memberships - Up to 5 executives to “book & bill.” (Entitles member to discounted hunting, clays, lodging and dining, and free fishing).
Corporate Sporting Clays Membership - Sporting Clays Only. Includes 6,000 targets per year and member rates on additional targets.
Individual or Family Hunting/Fishing Membership - Entitles member to discounted hunting, clays, lodging and dining, and free fishing. Includes individual member, spouse, and dependent children under the age of 26.
Individual Fishing Membership - Entitles member to unlimited year-round fishing of the Joshua Creek and Guadalupe River within ranch boundaries.
Finck Cigar Company
Started in the 1880’s, Finck Cigar Company is a San Antonio treasure spanning generations. With over 250 lines of Texas, national and imported cigars including the Gurkha Wicked Indie, Arturo Fuente Opus X, Padron Series 1926, Camacho Corojo, and their own brands, their three locations in the Alamo City offer the largest selection in Texas. Their experts can point you to the finest cigar for dear dad to savor; something premium and rare like the Padron 80 year. But an even greater gift is to pair it with an annual membership to the private smoking lounge (available at the Broadway – Midtown location and the Bandera Rd. location).
Membership privileges:
-A private cigar locker
-Access to the lounge during regular business hours and their newest blends and most exclusive cigars
-Merchandise discounts
-Four (4) guest passes per month
-Quarterly members-only events and/or special offers
Rhandy Helton Birding Tours
rjhelton@verizon.net
If Dad is a birder, help him build his life list with a tour by renowned birding guide, Rhandy Helton. With Helton’s help there’s a good chance he’ll see the endangered Black-Capped Vireo or Golden-Cheeked Warbler during a tour, based out of Junction, along with many other Eastern and Western species. Helton, a professional biologist with a 30-plus year career with Texas Parks and Wildlife, does tours for the Audubon Society, bird clubs, and also small group or personal birding expeditions.
Dos Carolinas
While a shirt for dad isn’t anything new, a bespoke guayabera is certainly something special that he’ll get plenty of wear from and lots of compliments. Often worn for weddings, the guayabera with its roots spread across the globe, including the Philippines, Mexico, Spain, and Cuba, has become the South Texas man’s go-to classic style. None are more stylish than designer Caroline Matthews' hand-tailored, made to order that she sells at her Dos Carolinas store at the Pearl. Buy a ready-made shirt or let Dad come in for a fitting and select from the many fine fabrics – colorful or pristine white cottons, linens or blends, and even a traditional camo. There’s many embroidery patterns to embellish the shirt to his personal liking and choices on sleeve length. Monogram it to make it uniquely his.
Dor?ol Distillery
If Dad doesn’t know about the Dor?ol Distillery in the heart of Southtown, it’s your duty to introduce him by gifting him with their flagship Kinsman Rakia, a premium apricot brandy that makes one fine sip either neat, on the rocks, or in cocktails. Robust, lush, and full-bodied, Kinsman, a Gold Medal winner in the Chicago World Spirit Championship, is an 84 proof artisanal liquor distilled from 100 % apricots. Rakia is popular in Eastern Europe and Dor?ol, named after one of the owner’s childhood neighborhoods in Belgrade, is the continuation of a family tradition and passion for fine spirits. Stop by with dad to get a bottle at the distillery and enjoy one of their new Highwheel Beerworks beers on tap while admiring the 400 –liter hammered copper still or pick up Kinsman at local liquor stores.
Texas Rover Company
Reminiscent of Out of Africa, Dad will call this his favorite chair. Crafted in the style of the classic 1800’s camp chairs preferred by South African adventurers by master craftsmen in Texas, the Humphrey Chair is one sweet seat. Assembled and sourced in Texas, it's hand-worked from its custom brass bolts to its full-grained oiled leather and will only get more beautiful and comfortable with age. The hand-finished reclaimed Texas pecan structure, supported by sixteen gauge powder-coated carbon steel hardware, is not only stylish, but durable. With its portability you can take it anywhere- though it’s special enough to claim a place at the lake house and sure to become a family heirloom.
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