Traverse City Businesses Offer Unique Valentine's Day Gifts for Men

Local shops focus on specialized items and experiences to help shoppers find the perfect present.

Published on Feb. 11, 2026

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Traverse City businesses are providing creative Valentine's Day gift options for men, including custom whiskey blending experiences, cigar accessories, and grooming products. Stores like Nolan's Cigar Bar, Mammoth Distilling, and The Haberdashery are catering to those who find it challenging to shop for the men in their lives.

Why it matters

With Valentine's Day approaching, Traverse City businesses are stepping up to offer unique and personalized gift ideas for men, a demographic that is often overlooked or considered difficult to shop for. These specialized offerings showcase the city's vibrant local retail scene and provide shoppers with memorable experiences and products that cater to their loved ones' interests.

The details

Nolan's Cigar Bar in downtown Traverse City sells cigar packages, accessories like lighters and cutters, and locally roasted coffee designed to pair with cigars. Mammoth Distilling's new tasting room allows customers to book a custom whiskey blending experience, where they learn how to properly smell and taste spirits before creating their own unique blend to take home. The Haberdashery in the Grand Traverse Commons carries a curated selection of men's clothing, accessories, and grooming supplies, including beard butters and gin-based products.

  • Mammoth Distilling's custom whiskey blending experiences will begin on February 13.
  • Mammoth Distilling will offer a three-flight cocktail pairing with desserts from February 13 through the end of Restaurant Week on February 28.

The players

Nolan's Cigar Bar

A cigar bar in downtown Traverse City that offers cigar packages, accessories, and locally roasted coffee.

Mammoth Distilling

A distillery that recently opened a new tasting room where customers can book a custom whiskey blending experience.

The Haberdashery

A men's clothing and accessories store located in the Grand Traverse Commons, offering a curated selection of products including grooming supplies.

Sabrina Hyde

An employee at Nolan's Cigar Bar.

Hunter Eagle

An employee at Mammoth Distilling who teaches the custom whiskey blending experience.

Chase Gibbard

A welder and barber at The Haberdashery, who curates the store's inventory of men's clothing and accessories.

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What they’re saying

“One of the really cool experiences that we offer here at mammoth is a custom whiskey blending. You come in, I teach you how to smell and taste the whiskey properly. And then after that, we go through measuring out and essentially just creating your own blend of whiskey that you get to take home with you.”

— Hunter Eagle, Employee, Mammoth Distilling (9and10news.com)

“Going through smelling it really is amazing how different they start to smell and taste as you're mixing them. And even adding the tiniest bit of one of them changes that exponentially.”

— Hunter Eagle, Employee, Mammoth Distilling (9and10news.com)

“I don't think guys are as hard to buy for as people make it out to be. I think guys are just so simple that you have to just dumb it down a little bit and just think what they would exactly want.”

— Hunter Eagle, Employee, Mammoth Distilling (9and10news.com)

What’s next

Mammoth Distilling's custom whiskey blending experiences will begin on February 13, and the distillery will offer a three-flight cocktail pairing with desserts from February 13 through the end of Restaurant Week on February 28.

The takeaway

Traverse City's local businesses are providing creative and personalized gift options for men this Valentine's Day, showcasing the city's vibrant retail scene and catering to the often-overlooked demographic of male shoppers. These unique experiences and products demonstrate that finding the perfect present for the men in one's life does not have to be a challenge.