What: Made with oat milk and 100% Colombian chocolate, H!P's advent calendar is vegan-friendly, and it's plastic free so entirely recyclable when you get to Christmas Day! Plus, the calendar mixes things up with four different chocolate flavours - plain, salted caramel, gingerbread and white chocolate - so you're not getting the same old same old every day. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Buy now: Star Wars Original Stormtrooper Beer Advent CalendarBeer Hawk Advent Calendar Beavertown Advent Calendar What:The ultimate advent calendar for the whisky lover in your life - Single Malts of Scotland takes you on a tour of Scotland's great whisky distilleries, with a new dram to try each day. Whiskies range in age from seven to 31 years, and include the likes of Ardmore,Craigellachie, Highland Park and Laphroaig. What: This cutesy advent calendar features 25 hand-iced organic biscuits which are decorated with festive characters such as snowmen, gingerbread men and Christmas trees. The perfect treat for a lover of all things sweet!

What: Looking for a way to spice up your life this Christmas? Just Spices are offering an advent calendar with 24 full size spice mixes, seasonings and toppings, to help you up your cooking game this festive season. Plus, it comes with a free cookbook to keep you busy until next year! What: Wrapped up like a big Christmas present sitting under the tree, this countdown calendar features 24 bottles of beer for you to discover. Names you’ll find on the list of full-sized cans include Ghost Ship, Triple Knot and Mosaic Pale Ale. What: Not only is HAPPi's advent calendar vegan and gluten-free, it's also plastic-free, making it the perfect gift for your eco-conscious friend, child or sibling! Having sampled HAPPi's oat milk-based chocolate, we'd be more than happy eating this 24 days in a row - we'd even continue eating it well into next year if you gave us the chance.

What: Hotel Chocolat is offering a space saving solution for couples who celebrate advent this year, with a calendar made for two. Each day you’ll get treated to one of the chocolatiers signature truffles, including flavours like gingerbread praline and Madagascan vanilla, for you and your partner. Of course, it's also equally suitable for one if a single chocolate isn’t quite enough each day. Cheese is love, cheese is life. For some bizarre reason, cheese advent calendars haven’t taken off quite as much as boozy or sweet varieties, but we’ve still managed to find some to satisfy your savoury cravings this Christmas. Ilchester Cheese Advent Calendar What: Long gone are the days of coffee pods for your convenient caffeine hit at home, Artisan Coffee company is bringing you an advent calendar full of coffee BAGS. This unique festive treat offers 24 bags with six different signature blends to enjoy throughout December, and is the perfect motivation to get yourself out of bed during the cold winter mornings. What: You can find advent calendars made up of almost any foodstuff these days, but this is the first brownie advent calendar we’ve come across and we’re obsessed. The handmade brownie box contains fun and festive flavours, including mince pie, honeycomb, salted caramel, chocolate orange and Oreo and peanut butter. Just make sure to hide these from everyone else in your house.

Christmas is just weeks away, folks, so if you haven't already started your holiday shopping, consider this your sign to get moving. And when it comes to the best gift ideas, n-o-t-h-i-n-g beats a whole month's worth of gifts—which is why advent calendars make such a primo present for everyone on your list. However! Instead of investing in your usual cheese or alcohol advent calendar this year, allow us to put you on to something a lil more sensual that's ideal for surprising yourself or your partner: a sexual advent calendar. Yep, they're a thing, and they're GREAT. What: You’ll forget any chocolate cravings with this gourmet popcorn calendar. Each window conceals a handful of gourmet popcorn, with flavours including pecan pie and white truffle. What: Fortnum’s doesn’t do things by halves, so it’s no surprise that its Feasting Advent Calendar is filled with top-shelf foodstuffs. Festive treats to discover include the ultimate milk hot chocolate box, spiced orange and dark chocolate biscuits, and quarter bottle of Champagne. What: Tantalise your tastebuds with a new spice or spice blend every day, courtesy of Terre Exotique and this spice discovery calendar. Each box has an individual sachet, along with tasting notes and recipe ideas so you can mix up your home cooking before going all out on turkey and roast potatoes. What: If you want to avoid chocolate, why not indulge in some vegan sweets instead? Inside you'll find 24 days’ worth of at least two tasty Candy Kitten sweets per day, as well as a full sized pouch for the 24th day. It makes for the perfect gift for any sweet-lovers in your life!What: Fancy trying out 24 different kinds of gin without having to splash out on expensive bottles? This advent calendar is the solution to your problem, featuring 30ml drams of top gins. Sip on the likes of Pink Gin, Cherry Gin and Pineapple Gin.

What: You might not expect Virgin Wines to offer a gin advent calendar given its name, but once you’ve tried this box of treats you won’t be complaining. This year, you can expect to discover 24 superb gins from both award-winning producers and lesser-known boutique craft gins. So, in short, there is something to please everyone.

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