The best boozy advent calendars of 2021
Is there a better way to countdown to Christmas than with a daily December tipple?
Still buying a £1 chocolate advent calendar in a last-minute panic at the start of December? That's fine and all, but this year – especially with everything that's happened – it's time to treat yourself.
As they say, "Tis the season to be jolly", so what better way to be jolly than by opening a delicious boozy treat every day in December to count down to the big day?
Whether you want to get into the spirit of Christmas and can't wait for the festivities to be-gin, you usually wish everyone a hoppy Christmas, or you can be found somewhere belting out, "Christmas time, mistletoe and wine", there's a boozy advent calendar for you.
Here are our favourite alcoholic advent calendars for Christmas 2021.
Master of Malt/Drinks by the Dram advent calendars
The ghost of Christmas Hogg lurking in the glass...
They’re not just the Masters of Malt, they’re also the undisputed masters of the boozy advent calendar. For the 24 days leading up to Christmas, instead of a tiny chocolate treat, you get a delicious 30ml dram of booze to enjoy. With 14 options to choose from for 2021, ranging from £50 all the way up to £999.95 for the Old & Rare Whisky calendar, you're spoilt for choice. These guys have been fuelling the spirit of Christmas for 10 years now, and they're still top of the tree for us.
Find out more about the Master of Malt advent calendars here.
Beer Hawk advent calendar
Time to get your beer (discovery) goggles on with the 2021 Beer Hawk calendar. You get 25 beers, brewed exclusively for them, from 25 different brewers. The calendar features the likes of Mikkeller, Omnipollo, Thornbridge, Tiny Rebel, Basqueland, and some lesser known breweries too. By the end of December, you'll have travelled to a whole host of countries (in beer form, of course) and tried 25 different styles of beer.
Beer Hawk 2021 Advent Calendar
What's in the 8th Edition of the Beery Christmas advent calendar?
Beer Wulf advent calendar
Cheers to Christmas with Beer Wulf’s advent calendar: 24 beers from 24 breweries. Alongside a speciality beer each day, you’ll also get exclusive access to virtual events, tastings and festive content. There's Beer Wulf exclusives, special collaborations, and rare finds, with 12 styles of beer, drinks from all sorts of different countries, and an eclectic mix of brewers.
Buy one: Beer Wulf, £65.99 (with free delivery).
Honest Brew advent calendar
Time to get your craft beer on. The Honest Brew advent calendar features 24 thirst-quenching, quality crafty beverages, all from independent producers. With a range of styles from hoppy IPAs, to silky Stouts, the festive feeling’s sure to fly as high as Santa’s sleigh as each door reveals something delicious. There's unmissable exclusives and 11 new HonestBrew collaborations that you won’t find anywhere else.
Buy one: Honest Brew, £69.90 members, and £74.90 non-members
Sandford Orchards cider advent calendar
Cider more your cup of tea? Countdown to Christmas with a delicious Sandford Orchards cider every day. Apparently, cider is good for your Elf! This advent calendar remains a bit of a mystery, with no spoilers, but we do know it contains a mixture of 24 bottles and cans of Sandford Orchards cider.
Buy one for for £65 from Sandford Orchards.
Cider Advent Calendar - Sandford Orchards
The ultimate advent calendar for cider lovers.
Virgin Wines boozy advent calendars
More a grape guy/gal? Virgin Wines has got you covered. It’s got red… it’s got white… and it’s got mixed cases. None of that ‘24’ door rubbish here, on the big day, day 25, Virgin Wines has plonked a full size bottle of plonk in there as well. Ah yes, I’m sorry to say that not every day is a full size bottle… but each day gives you a small bottle that ranges between 175ml and 200ml.
Wine Advent Calendar 2020 | Virgin Wines
The original and the best Virgin Wines Wine Advent Calendar.
Laithwaites wine advent calendar
Sticking with the grapes, Laithwaites has this lovely château design advent calendar for 2021. There are 23 windows to open, with a 187ml bottle behind each. There’s everything in there from best-selling Rioja to, of course, wine du jour, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. And lodged in the ‘roof’ for Christmas Eve, there’s a half bottle of family-estate Champagne as an extra special treat.
Craft Gin Club (...and Phillip Schofield) advent calendar
If you want to spend the whole of December with Phillip Schofield watching over you, while drinking gin, have we got the calendar for you. Craft Gin Club has teamed up with long-standing member Phillip Schofield to curate a gin calendar with 25, 50ml measures. There’s everything in here from flavoured gins to classic London Dry gins, and apparently behind one of the doors is a Christmas surprise developed just for Craft Gin Club (fingers crossed for a pullout posted of Schofield so you can have him watching you all. Year. Round.).
Buy one: Craft Gin Club, £99.95
Craft Gin club + phillip schofield = christmas, sorted
Sip your gin under the watchful eyes of Schof this Christmas...
24 days of rum advent calendar
Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum? Avast me hearties, we’ve struck gold (sorry, I hate it when people equate rum and pirates and I’m doing just that, but I can’t help myself). From Denmark’s 1423 team (five guys who are passionate about rum), this calendar features 24, 20ml drams, from white to aged, and around the world from the Caribbean to South America.
Buy one: Urban Drinks UK, £63.90
The Premium Pink Gin advent calendar
Where are all my hunz at? That’s right, driving their Fiat 500s right into the interwebs to pick up one of these pink gin calendars. For 12 days of Christmas, you can be tucking into pink gin after pink gin after pink gin. You’ll live, laugh, love it.
Buy one: The Bottle Club, £44.99
The Premium Pink Gin Advent Calendar
Countdown to Christmas in spectacular style this year
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Comments (22)
Yes I know it's still September... but I'm already getting excited about Christmas, ok? This year has been rubbish and I'd like something to look forward to!
Trust Rachael to be on it in September already!
She's ordered them all.
Shh...!
Cheers to the amazing Rachael. These look awesome! Unfortunately... Master of Malt doesn't ship to the States. So now I'm on an online scavenger hunt. I must find one I can get for the Holidays. And the work days. And those pesky 2020 days. 🍻🥂
Argh, fingers crossed you manage to source one! MoM are wonderful!!
I’ve had the beer hawk one before. And I’m sorely tempted to get it again...
I mean, I feel like it should be the premium pink gin one for you this year hun xoxo
Maybe... and I do like a nice pink gin...
It's good to be organised, especially this year with covid and potential freight delays. Also, nothing worse than missing out if they sell out. I hope I can try a whisky one this year 🙂
Exactly my thoughts...! Boozy advent calendars in September for EVERYONEEEEE!