Chinese New Year 2026: The best hampers for festive gifting

With the rush of the back-to-back Christmas and Lunar New Year festive seasons, it’s easy to forget one thing amid all the holidays and convivial feasts and year-end gatherings — and that’s festive gifting, especially for the turn of the Chinese calendar.

After all, Christmas and gifting go hand in hand, which makes it all too likely that we’d overlook the quick fire round of festive hampers for business associates, friends, and family waiting just around the corner. 

Thankfully, it’s not too late; read on for a handy guide to the year’s best auspicious gift hampers, each offering its own unique indulgences befitting the festivities of the new year.

The Fullerton Hotel

Whether you’re looking to show appreciation to family or impress business associates, you can’t beat the timeless elegance of The Fullerton Hotel’s festive hamper.

Expect classics like a jar of premium XO chill sauce from the hotel’s Chinese restaurant Jade, pineapple nugget cookies, sambal prawn rolls, Lunar New Year-themed pralines and other sweet treats within a classy, maroon-and-gold-hued reusable bamboo carrier.

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Eu Yan Sang

Long-standing heritage brand Eu Yan Sang is pulling out all the stops for the Year of the Horse with a limited-edition Treasure Chest hamper designed in collaboration with Malaysian shoe maven Jimmy Choo.

The hamper delivers the season’s bevvy of abundant goodies (think abalone and Hennessy XO cognac) set against the brand’s classic vitality-boosting ingredients like premium wild cordyceps and bird’s nest, all clad within an attractive mandarin-orange chest.

Only 100 sets of the collaborative hamper will be made available, though you’re always welcome to leap for the brand’s other festive hampers, drawing from the legendary Eight Steeds.

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Old Seng Choong

Homegrown pastry chef Daniel Tay continues to serve up nostalgic treats with a modern twist at Old Seng Choong, now dishing out a refreshed slate of festive goodies for the Chinese New Year season.

These range from returning favourites like pineapple tarts, made zestier with auspicious mandarin orange, to newly introduced egg rolls (better known as love letters) and succulent bak kwa given new life with fragrant applewood.

All these are available not just in horse-themed packaging, but also aptly named horse-inspired hampers worthy of the season — think Fortune Stallion and Galloping Prosperity.

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Pan Pacific Singapore

Pan Pacific Singapore’s Hai Tien Lo takes the pressure off Lunar New Year gifting with its all-in-one Prosperity Hamper.

Highlights among the delicacies include dried abalones infused with black truffles and premium Chinese black and red sausages, along with a litany of handcrafted creations such as spicy prawn rolls and pineapple rounds.

Don’t forget to toast the Year of the Horse with the bottle of Changyu Noble Dragon N158 Red Wine 2022. 

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Janice Wong

Satisfy a sweet tooth with homegrown chocolatier Janice Wong’s 2026 lineup of thoughtfully curated cookies and horse-themed confectioneries.

The Grand Fortune Gift Set zeroes in on all of the season’s greatest hits — think assorted cookies in a limited-edition horse-adorned tin, dark chocolate mandarin oranges, chocolate koi, and an edible horse hewn entirely from 70 per cent dark chocolate and cashew praline.

Gift sets with red rice wine or a bottle of bubbly are also available.

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Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay Singapore

The packaging is often just as important as the gift itself, which is why Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay Singapore’s Prosperity Hamper comes encased in an auspicious red luggage box.

Undo the clasps to uncover an abundant smorgasbord of Lunar New Year-themed goodies, including housemade Sakura ebi chilli crisp, spicy prawn rolls, pineapple balls, and crispy cashew cookies.

It doesn’t skimp on the glamour either, as the hamper also comes with a pair of abalone cans and a bottle of champagne — so you’ll want to save this one for those dearest to you.

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JW Marriott Singapore South Beach

JW Marriott Singapore South Beach’s Madame Fan is offering Chinese New Year hampers in three showstopping configurations.

Sitting pretty atop the apex of the modern Cantonese restaurant’s selection is the palatial Opulence Hamper, squeezing everything from Japanese eight-head braised abalone, bird’s nest, ginseng, and cordyceps to Baron De Rothschild Brut and house brand tea into an elegant crimson-gold leatherette case.

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Little Farms

Little Farms is best known for its selection of high-quality, ethically sourced produce, and it carries that same philosophy into its Chinese New Year hampers.

Expect treats with an inclusive slant from local artisan brands, including The Whole Kitchen, Shermay’s Singapore Fine Foods, and Mr Bucket Chocolaterie, along with tinned abalone sourced from the pristine waters of Tasmania, Australia. 

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