The 12 Best Liquor-Filled Advent Calendars For a Spirited December

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A boozy advent calendar is the perfect excuse to expand your liquor portfolio. During the holidays, you are running around decorating, baking, Amazon Priming your life away, spending more time with your in-laws (unfortunately), and trying to figure out the perfect gift for your boss who is extremely difficult to shop for. Therefore, buying yourself something, like an alcohol filled advent calendars is crucial—after the kids go to bed of course. That single glass of whiskey you nurse may suffice on a random Wednesday in April, but it isn't exactly celebratory enough to survive this season.

Each alcohol advent calendar is filled with at least 12 bottles or cans of your chosen liquor for the 12 Nights of Christmas. Or, hey, there are some with 24, because why not? Well, I guess that's because it leads all the up to Christmas. So, it's time to really expand your palate and step out of your usual choice of red wine and get drinking.

Whether you are purchasing one of these grown-up calendars for yourself or someone else, everyone involved will be thankful it's there. We should also note that advent calendars make extremely popular gifts for just about anyone ranging from Grandpa to your coworker. Just order one now, because they tend to sell out fast around this time of year.

Advent Calendar Box

When in doubt, DIY. Stock up on mini bottles of whatever booze you'd like and fill this empty advent calendar with them. Maybe even swap a few days of alcohol with beer nuts, spiked seltzer, sour candies, and other things that make drinking fun.

Whisky Advent Calendar: The Really Good One

Not much can go wrong here. There are 25 samples of 25 whiskies, all promising to be "delightful." The odds are that you've only tried a few on your own, so come on, we're trying to expand your liquor cabinet here.

Personal Tree Liquor Advent Calendar

Even though this Knotted Sage Personalized Tree Liquor Advent Calendar does not technically come with liquor included, it's the perfect creative surprise for those you know the best. All you need to do is grab 24 bottles of their (or your) favorite alcohol and your tree is complete.

Beer Advent Calendar

For craft beer fanatics, an advent calendar stuffed with 12 drafty cans—including IPAs, stouts, and ales—is more than gift enough. You're Welcome.

Holiday Countdown Advent Calendar

In a Nutshell, a Jack Daniel's advent calendar is perfect for people who like Jack Daniel's. To make it a little more fun, this calendar may also include such as four shot glasses with logos from the Jack Daniel’s family of brands. Hurry and buy yours before it's gone.

12 Nights of Wine

You'll find 12 glass vials in this wine advent calendar from Vinebox. And in each glass vial, you'll find a varietal of luxuriant proportions that was selected by a woman in the wine world. Just have to choose between this abstract box design or Vinebox's "Wonderland" pattern.

Hard Seltzer Advent Calendar

For the spiked seltzer lovers out there, this one is for you. The classiest of advent calendars you'll find this year invites you to crack open spiked seltzers 12 days in a row. Ain't no laws, et cetera, et cetera.

8 Day Cocktail Advent Calendar

So maybe 12 or 24 days of drinking might seem a bit adventurous. We turn to Woodford Reserve's 8 Days of Spirits for a new cocktail to craft everyday. The at-home bartender is going to enjoy whipping up a creation with the variety of bitters and mixers included. One spiced cherry old fashioned coming right up.

Countdown Calendar Gift

Ah yes, the esophagus-warming cinnamon whiskey that takes us back to our college days. It might not go down as easy as it once did, but by Day 25, its like you never left the frat house.

The Tequila and Mezcal Advent Calendar

Don't worry, tequila lovers; we haven't forgotten about you folk. This curated selection of tequila and mezcal takes the taster on a journey of fine agave flavors. Besides, the box is also quite a piece of décor on its own.

12 Days of Discovery

For the Scotch lover, Jonnie Walker delivers 12 days of premium spirits. There's mini bottles of all differently aged Scotch whiskys, so they can sip slowly and savor the unique elegance of each blend.

2023 Wine Advent Calendar

Wine lovers, rejoice. Enjoy 24 days of wine from all over the world. An array of wines from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and California await, spanning whites, reds, and rosés. A glass of wine a day seems like a pretty good way to kick off the holidays.

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