The Best Boozy Advent Calendars You Can Buy This Winter

If you’re tired of the same old advent calendars with chocolate, sweet treats, or uplifting sayings, then these boozy advent calendars will be a welcome change. Especially in 2020!  So whether you’ve been naughty or nice, prefer gin or beer, or plan to sip on a new kind of wine each night in the days leading up to Christmas (Note: these have real alcohol, folks, so they’re strictly for the 21 and over crowd, capeesh?)

Crown Royal Advent Calendar

This Crown Royal calendar is ideal for the person in your life that prefers whisky over anything. It comes with twelve 50mL bottles of the liquor in vanilla, salted caramel, peach, regal apple, lack, fine de luxe flavors. Two bottles of each flavor will be included for just $32.99.  You can call and check your local Costco or Target to see if they have it in stock.

Jack Daniel’s Holiday Countdown Calendar

Behind most doors, you’ll find tiny bottles of booze from the Jack Daniel’s family: Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye, Gentleman Jack, and Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select. And behind the other doors are different goodies from the brand (like shot glasses!). You’ll be able to start buying it in November 2020 for $79.99 at Total Wine & More or through the Jack Daniels website.

Costco Wine Advent Calendar

Costco’s Wine Advent Calendar, which can be found at most Costco locations, features 24 half-bottles of wine. If my math is correct, that’s about 12 whole bottles…which is really a Christmas miracle. The wines are from places all over the world like France, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, and Italy. The whole thing costs $99.99 which seems like an absolute steal.

Flaviar Spirits of the World

So much booze, so little time. This calendar comes with 24 different spirits from around the world—gin, vodka, rum, tequila, and mezcal included. The U.K.-based brand DOES ship to the U.S. (woo!), with pre-orders to be sent out in early November. And if you’re all about whiskey, they have a whole separate calendar just for you.  You can pre-order this one now for $225 from flaviar.com.

Aldi Advent Calendars

Aldi has just about every kind of Advent Calendar you could want, including chocolate, candles, coffee, cheese, toys, and more.  But here, we’re talking about booze, and Aldi delivers, with an Advent Calendar for Wine ($34.99), one for Beer ($49.99), and one featuring Vista Bay Hard Seltzer ($34.99).  They even have a Sparkling Wine “Countdown to the New Year” calendar that you can purchase as of December 2nd.  All the rest are available now at Aldi.com.

Vinebox 12 Nights Of Wine

The wine subscription service has brought back its 12 nights of Wine box for the fifth year in a row. As they pointed out, it’s 2020 and chocolate just won’t cut it.  You can order the Vinebox 12 Nights of Wine for $129.

Wine Lovers’ Advent Calendar

Wine is definitely a popular choice for advent cals and this one is perfect for those who love all sorts of vino. You’ll be treated to 24 mini bottles of varietals like Prosecco, Bordeaux, Cabernet, Italian Pinot Grigio, and much more.  You can get this deluxe wine advent calendar for $139.99 at wsjwine.com.

Beer Advent Calendar 2020

GiveThemBeer’s take on the advent calendar isn’t for people playing around: There are 12 full-size cans of craft beer in here, each hiding behind a secret, festive little door. Available for $79.99 at givethembeer.com.

Whisky Advent Calendar

This box for whiskey lovers—er, whisky lovers—features single malt Scotch from all six of Scotland’s whiskey regions, a blended malt, a blended Scotch, and four world whiskies. And it’s a Christmas miracle: This boozy advent calendar ships to some part of the U.S.!  Available by going to whiskyshop.com.

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