Our Favorite Boozy Advent Calendars to Inspire Your Holiday Prep
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Our Favorite Boozy Advent Calendars to Inspire Your Holiday Prep
The only thing better than chocolate or a beauty product in your advent calendar? Getting booze instead. As we begin wistfully dreaming of the holiday season to come, we're already planning all of the advent calendars we'll be stocking up on this year for a very happy holiday, featuring a variety of spirits to make those 24 days of December as festive as can be. And Flaviar just made that wishlist a lot easier to envision with a hefty dose of Christmas in July. Today, the brand opened up pre-sales for its coveted annual advent calendar, filled with 24 vials of essential and unique whiskies. Get all the details below, and take a look at all of our favorite calendars from last year.
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Whiskies of the Galaxy Advent Calendar
flaviar.com
$2.30
Best for: The whiskey fan who loves to explore
What's inside: 24 unique whiskies from all over the world (plus a Glencairn glass, a leather coaster, and a tasting notebook to complete your imbibing experience) all carefully sourced from top-notch producers from the U.S., Scotland, Ireland, Japan, and even Australia.
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12 Nights of Wine
$129.00
Best for: The wine drinker who supports equality in the industry.
What's inside: 12 glasses of wine from vineyards around Europe each of which come in a single-serving container. This year, the box also includes a virtual tasting with a certified sommelier so you can get even more out of the experience.
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Woodford Reserve 8 Day Cocktail Advent Calendar
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williams-sonoma.com
$20146.00
Best for: Bourbon lovers
What's inside: 8 days worth of essentials like syrups and bitters to help you make craft cocktails perfectly paired with Woodford Reserve bourbon.
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Canned Cocktail Advent Calendar
$79.00
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The Really Good Whisky Co. Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar
Best for: The scotch whiskey fan.
What's inside: A mix of 25 drams worth of Scotch whiskey—this year the brand debuted four calendars at different price points so you can choose how premium you'd like your sips to be.
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Cheers Around the World Advent Calendar
wsjwine.com
$149.99
Best for: The oenophile who wants to broaden their palate.
What's inside: 24 quarter-bottles of some of the world's most-loved varieties like a sauvignon blanc, prosecco, bordeaux, and even port.
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Hard Seltzer Advent Calendar
$59.00
Best for: The person who has strong opinions about White Claw.
What's inside: 12 hard seltzers from top brands like Bon Viv, Flying Embers, Topo Chico, Spindrift, and yes, White Claw to help them explore the seltzer world.
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Aldi's Wine, Beer, And Hard Seltzer Advent Calendars (2020)
Best for: Every drinker on your list
What's inside: Aldi is giving fans of their hotly-anticipated advent calendars even more to look forward to this year. Not only are they bringing back their fan-favorite wine and beer advent calendars with vintages and brews from all over the world, they're also giving hard seltzer sippers something special with a new advent calendar filled with 24 hard seltzers. All three boozy calendars are set to hit Aldi shelves on November 4.
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The Bourbon and American Whiskey Advent Calendar (2020)
Drinks by the Dram
The Spirit Co.
$182.41
Best for: The sipper who expresses their patriotism through booze.
What's inside: 24 samples of bourbon and American whiskey sourced from artisan brands and major names. Bonus: If you're inclined to more worldly tastes, the brand also offers a slew of other advent calendars from Scotch to rum to vodka and beyond.
The Spirit Co.