If you haven’t got your advent calendar yet, it’s not too late, as there are plenty of alternative food and drink options to shop now.
From exquisite truffles, to colourful waxed cheeses, and miniature bottles of your favourite tipple, if ever there’s a year to indulge, it’s 2020. Here are 10 of the best to shop now for yourself or to gift.
If you simply can’t function without your 7am cup of coffee, we have the solution. Get into the spirit of Christmas, without deviating from your usual morning routine, with the Nespresso advent calendar. Available for both the Vertuo and Original machines, there’s a capsule behind each door from the 1st-23rd December, and an extra special surprise behind door 24…
Get into the spirit of Christmas, without deviating from your usual morning routine, with the Nespresso advent calendar.
Biscuiteers charming hand-decorated biscuits have long been top of my list for gifting for engagements, birthdays and much more, and their Advent Luxe Biscuit Tin is perfect for the festive season. Count down the days to Christmas with 24 delicious colourful biscuits, sweetly shaped like birds, hedgehogs and mice in their festive attire, all immaculately presented in a reusable metal tin. The biscuits stay fresh for the entire month, even into the New Year- but we are quite sure they'll be polished off long before then!
Finding a vegan and gluten-tree advent calendar can be tricky, but Livia’s has provided the solution. The popular on-the-go snacks sate any sweet tooth cravings without the guilt, and now you can enjoy them for 24 consecutive days with treats like the delectable millions squares, dunx cookies and nugglets.
Trust Fortum & Mason to make a truffle advent calendar so delicious, it is unlikely you will be able to exercise the self-restraint to make it last until Christmas Eve. Expect decadent flavours like Christmas Spice Butter Biscuit, Chocolate Orange and Pecan and Maple Syrup.
Trust Fortum & Mason to make a truffle advent calendar so delicious, it is unlikely you will be able to exercise the self-restraint to make it last until Christmas Eve.
If you are in the mood for a boozy December, this gin advent calendar is sure to get you in the party spirit with 24 individual 5cl bottles. It's the ultimate discovery across various distilleries with the likes of sloe gin, to aromatic and citrus varieties. With such a selection, pick a new tipple of choice every day until Christmas Day.
Offset the frenetic energy of December by taking time for tea. Any recipient of this Whittard advent calendar will be overjoyed before they’ve even opened it thanks to the decadent art deco design (happily you can use the box as a keepsake once finished) It comprises a whopping 94 individual teabags across black, white and fruit teas such as smokey Darjeeling, aromatic English Rose and soothing Golden Camomile.
As pleasing for children as big kids, this Harrods advent calendar is perfect for those with an undeniably sweet tooth. Housing traditional childhood favourites like candy canes, fizzy baubles, sherbet pips, and white jazzies for old school, sweet shop nostalgia.
As pleasing for children as big kids this Harrods advent calendar is perfect for those with an undeniably sweet tooth.
Cheese advent calendars have become increasingly popular in recent years and allow savoury fans to get involved with the daily tradition too. December is the season for cheeseboards and this advent calendar will keep you stocked up with the likes of Caramelised Red Onion and traditional Applesmoked Cheddar, and extraordinary flavours like Orange & Whisky and Christmas Pudding too.
Hotel Chocolat’s Christmas offering gets bigger and better every year, and this year’s ‘The Everything Advent’ is an opportunity to indulge every day of December. There are 14 of the most cherished chocolates across all Hotel Chocolat's ranges from boozy to fruity to classic. Think sweet Eton Mess, punchy Caramel Espresso Martini and the people-pleasing classic, the Champagne Truffle.
Perfect for non-drinkers and those trying to abstain (after a perhaps too boozy lockdown!) this advent calendar offers delicious alternatives to boozy tipples. There's alcohol-free beer, wine, kombucha and soft drinks- so you can indulge without the hangover!
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