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WATCH: How to make a raspberry lime mojitoThe celebrations start with World Rum Day on July 9, closely followed by National Piña Colada Day on July 10, with National Mojito Day following the next day, and finally National Daiquiri Day falls on July 19.Of course, you don't have to limit yourself to these few days if you want to enjoy a beverage or two - rum can be enjoyed literally any time of the year with these gifts.Just remember to drink responsibly, as always, and if you want to limit your alcohol intake or cut out the booze altogether, we have a few non-alcoholic options you're sure to love.Keep reading for a collection of our favourite gifts for rum lovers, including those who want to stay sober.Please remember to drink responsibly. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Alcohol and Other Drug hotline 1800 250 015 or call Lifeline on 13 11 14.If you don't want to spend too much cash or prefer not to gift alcohol, opt for these chic rum rocks that will keep their drink cool without diluting it.Shop it here.Not only is this gift box packed with six delicious tipples to try, the tiny bottles are also super cute.

alcohol intake by partaking in Dry (or damp, we'll get into that later) July and use it as a chance to reset and experiment with fun drinks and non-alcoholic options.WATCH: Adam makes a vintage-style drinks caddyIf you're sober-curious and are wanting to experiment with alcohol free options, there are endless options available to experiment with. Sites like Sans Drinks are dedicated to creating accessible alcohol free alternatives to your favourite tipples and most bottle shops offer non-alcoholic options. Aaron Trotman, founder of label NON who create luxurious and unique alcohol-free beverages, explains it's never been easier to go sober without sacrificing flavour."Be open and get excited, you’re discovering the future of drinking.

Jennifer Aniston's salad recipe. The Friends star, let slip in 2010 that she and co-star Courteney Cox ate the same salad every day for 10 years whilst filming the iconic sitcom, and ever since audiences have felt the need to know exactly how it was made. We don't blame them.

WATCH: How to make a coffee Nutella brownie martiniWorld Martini Day falls on the third Sunday in June every year, but that certainly won't stop us from enjoying a sip or two in the other 11 months.Of course, it's important to drink responsibly and in recent years more companies have been putting out low-alcohol and alcohol-free versions of our favourite spirits and cocktails.RELATED: Sobriety in Hollywood - 19 celebrities who choose not to drinkThat means you can still enjoy a martini if you're the designated driver, walching your alcohol intake or committed to sobriety, or gift an alcohol-free option to a friend.Speaking of gifts, what better way to celebrate the humble but brilliant martini by sharing the love (and booze) with the people in your life.Whether they're already a martini afficionado or just started drinking them, these are our favourite gifts for martini lovers.Please remember to drink responsibly. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Alcohol and Other Drug hotline 1800 250 015 or call Lifeline on 13 11 14.Before you even start on the martinis, you'll need a beautiful glass to serve them in.

WATCH: How to make gin and tonic ice popsAnd with World Gin Day approaching on June 11, there's no better time to treat someone in your life (or yourself, of course) to something a little special for the liquor cabinet.Whether you're a fan of dry gin, flavoured gin with sweet botanicals or something a little fancy, we have a gift for every kind of gin lover.In fact, we even have something for the gin afficionados who are sober or want to cut down on their alcohol intake.Keep scrolling for the eight best gin gifts for that person in your life who loves a tipple.Please remember to drink responsibly. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Alcohol and Other Drug hotline 1800 250 015 or call Lifeline on 13 11 14.Packed with not one, but two fabulous gins from Threefold Distillery and plenty of treats to accompany them, this is the ultimate gift pack for the gin afficionado in your life.

Sylvia Weinstock was a cake baker and decorator known as the “Queen of Cakes.”Weinstock didn’t begin baking professionally until after age 50 – in her previous career, she taught elementary school. But once she began creating custom cakes, her reputation grew until she became the cake designer of choice in celebrity circles.

Peter Buck was the co-founder of the Subway chain of sandwich shops.Buck hadn’t planned to be a restaurateur – he was a nuclear physicist who designed nuclear reactors. But when a family friend, Fred DeLuca (1947–2015), asked Buck for advice on how he should pay for college, he suggested the young man open a sandwich shop.

Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño was a businesswoman who ran the first McDonald’s franchise in Guatemala and invented the Happy Meal.Fernández de Cofiño purchased the first Guatemalan McDonald’s franchise in 1974, along with her husband. Not long after entering the business, Fernández de Cofiño was looking for a quick and easy option for parents to order for their children.

WATCH BELOW: Sam Frost gets down to business cleaning in lockdownThe stress is most certainly real and in times of stress and anxiety, many of us turn to food.

Mark Peel was a celebrity chef who founded the Los Angeles restaurant Campanile and appeared on TV shows including “Top Chef” and “Hells’ Kitchen.”Peel was one of the stars of California cuisine, cooking for Spago and Chez Panisse in his early years. He founded Campanile in 1989 along with his then-wife, Nancy Silverton.

WATCH: Sloe gin and strawberry shotsBut given it’s World Gin Day, what better time is there to indulge in one our favourite spirits?Whether you love the ol' faithful gin and tonic combination but just want it with a little sugar or if you're ready to expand your gin repertoire into something with different hints of flavour, we've rounded up our favourite gins for you to add to your shopping cart next time you hit up the bottle-O.Warner's Rhubarb GinBored by the standard gin and tonic combo?

Yuan Longping was a Chinese plant scientist who created high-yield hybrid rice that helped alleviate famine in Asia and Africa.In the 1960s, as China was suffering a great famine, Yuan began working to develop a hybrid rice that would feed more people via higher yields. He made a key breakthrough that allowed hybrid rice to reproduce, making it widely available.

Martha Lou Gadsden was the owner of the iconic Charleston, South Carolina soul food restaurant Martha Lou’s Kitchen.After years of cooking at restaurants owned by others, Gadsden opened Martha Lou’s Kitchen in 1983 in a converted Charleston service station. There, she served a soul food that’s specific to the Low Country region of the South Carolina/Georgia coast.

Kent Taylor was the founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse, the popular steakhouse chain known for free buckets of peanuts at each table.If someone you know exhibits warning signs of suicide, he or she should not be left alone. Call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. The Lifeline provides free, confidential support for people in crisis or emotional distress, 24/7 year-round.

Greg Steltenpohl was an entrepreneur who founded the beverage companies Odwalla and Califia Farms.Steltenpohl was a young man playing saxophone in an experimental jazz band when he founded Odwalla in 1980 to help pay the bills. Juicing oranges in his back yard and selling juice out of the back of his band’s van, he began to create a following for the fresh, intensely flavored juice in blends with catchy names, including Mango Tango and Blueberry Monster.

David Mintz was the inventor of Tofutti, the first commercially successful vegan ice cream.Mintz began working to formulate a creamy non-dairy frozen dessert in 1972, after discovering tofu as it began to take off as a health food in the U.S. He was working with the goal of creating an ice cream suitable for the kosher market, as Jewish law forbids dairy products from being served at the same meal as meat.

S. Prestley Blake co-founded the Friendly’s chain of restaurants along with his brother, Curtis Blake.Blake and his brother opened the first Friendly’s in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1935, selling 5-cent ice cream cones.

Ben Watkins was a young chef who starred on “MasterChef Junior” in 2018, when he was 11 years old.Ben appeared in the sixth season of “MasterChef Junior,” cooking classics including peach cobbler with whipped cream and caramel sauce as well as his signature dish, fried chicken with mashed potatoes. He made it to the show’s top 18 and became a fan favorite, winning the hearts of viewers who learned about his tragic story.

Carol Brock was a food writer who founded Les Dames d’ Escoffier, a professional organization for women in the culinary world.Brock became part of the culinary industry in the 1940s as a young writer for Good Housekeeping magazine. As she wrote there for 23 years, then moved on to Parents magazine and the New York Daily News, Brock discovered that the food and beverage industry was largely a boys’ club, particularly in fine dining groups like the storied Les Amis d’Escoffier Society.

What's better than one Cadbury's Creme Egg? 48 Cadbury's Creme Eggs, that's what!