In celebration of, let’s face it, an exhaustingly eventful 2010, we at Atom are giving up our usual letters to Santa in favor of helping some of our favorite people of 2010 with their holiday wish lists. For twelve days leading up to Christmas, we’ll have a brand new gift guide to help you shop for your favorite celebrity or pop culture phenomenon.

Dude, I understand. Sometimes you just like to get drunk. Sometimes, though, you are a drunk. Now, now, I’m not here to point fingers or to pass judgment. That’s the gift-giver’s role! Show the luscious lushes in your life that you’ve got their number with:

I sent this email to the head brewer/distiller at Ballast Point, who recently announced they were going to release their first whiskey.

Dear Boozemaster,

Let me begin by saying I am a TREMENDOUS fan of your trade. I have a deep appreciation for anyone that has made it their life’s calling to decimate sobriety. Your Calico Amber Ale is an absolute requirement at every social gathering, if only because it allows me to summarily reject anyone who finds it “too bitter”.

This is the face of cowardice