The 13 Best Wine, Beer & Spirit Advent Calendars in Australia (2026)

Want to make your holiday season extra festive this year? Nothing builds anticipation for Christmas quite like an advent calendar – especially one filled with wine, craft beer, or spirits.

Instead of the usual chocolate squares, treat yourself to 24 days of sophisticated sips.

We’ve rounded up boozy advent calendars from 13 sellers that deliver in Australia for 2026, from Australian whisky drams and craft beer cans to 12 full bottles of wine, plus two alcohol-free options.

Every price, inclusion and dispatch date below was checked on the sellers’ own pages on 1 November 2026. Most calendars ship from the second week of November, so there’s still time to have one on the doorstep by 1 December. Prices are in AUD, and I’ve noted where delivery costs extra.

If you’re in the festive spirit but are too late to order an alcoholic advent calendar, you might want to try de-stressing Christmas meals with the best Christmas dinner kits in Australia.

What’s a Boozy Advent Calendar?

We’re all familiar with advent calendars, celebrating the Advent period as we all reflect in the lead up to Christmas. 25 days of windows to open and find a small treat inside.

Most advent calendars are filled with the same old disappointingly tiny chocolate pieces that get boring after a few days. This means a lot of adults don’t even bother with the tradition of advent calendars anymore.

Well, that all changes with an alcohol-filled advent calendar. Celebrate in style by opening up a new bottle of wine, beer or spirits each day and really get yourself into the holiday spirit.

There’s really nothing like preparing for the summer Christmas holidays by sipping your way through an alcoholic journey and bringing the joy back to the advent calendar tradition.

Adults only. Obviously!

These are my top pick every year, simply because they’re amazing.

Liquor Loot has five spirit advent calendars for 2026, each with 24 different 30ml tasters, a tasting booklet and numbered drawers. While not cheap, these calendars provide an opportunity to sample premium spirits without committing to full bottles.

Each calendar includes spirits from established distilleries, and every drawer holds something different. The presentation is polished, with each bottle clearly labelled and housed in its own numbered compartment.

Their 2026 collection includes:

• Top Shelf Whisky Advent Calendar – $555 – New for 2026 and the dearest calendar in the range.
• Japanese Whisky Advent Calendar – $499 – Japanese whiskies from major and craft producers. The price reflects what Japanese whisky costs by the bottle.
• Global Whisky Advent Calendar – $395 – A spread across Scottish, Japanese and Australian distilleries, with classic and contemporary styles.
• Global Spirits Advent Calendar – $365 – Whisky, rum, gin and tequila in one box. Good for those wanting to explore different spirit categories.
• Global Gin Advent Calendar – $365 (up from $345 last year) – Traditional and modern gins, from established brands and craft distilleries.

The Mystery Spirits calendar from last year hasn’t returned. Liquor Loot’s own pages offer 20% off with code ADVENT20 for the first 300 customers, so it may run out before you get there.

Dispatch starts in the second week of November. Liquor Loot only guaranteed delivery by 1 December for orders placed before 1 November, so a calendar ordered now could arrive a few days into the countdown.

These come in absolutely stunning boxes and give you 24 days of exciting surprises. Can’t wait for christmas? Check out our Whisky Loot review or Gin Loot review for their regular discovery boxes (or the best gin subscriptions all year round).

The Whisky Club’s calendar holds 25 x 30ml bottles, so you get a dram for Christmas Day as well. The 2026 line-up leans heavily on Scotch, with Glenfarclas, Laphroaig and Bowmore named, alongside whiskies from Ireland, the US and Japan (Kavalan, Hakushu) and the Lakes Distillery.

The Club says a quarter of the drams are more than 21 years old, the oldest is 32, and the strongest is bottled at 63.6% ABV. Some are bottlings you’ll only find in this calendar.

The catch is that only members can buy it. Membership is free to join, but it’s built around a monthly whisky that you confirm or skip each month, so read how that works before you sign up for one calendar. At $295 for 25 drams it costs less than Liquor Loot’s Global Whisky calendar, with one more door.

White Possum is the pick if you want to drink local. Both calendars hold 25 x 30ml bottles, each from a different Australian producer.

• Australian Whisky Advent Calendar – $299 – Lark, Starward, Overeem and Archie Rose sit alongside smaller makers such as Kinglake, Backwoods and The Outback Distilling Co, with single malts, rye and grain whiskies from Amaretto, Shiraz, Port and beer casks.
• Australian Gin Advent Calendar – $259 – 25 gins from 25 Australian distillers, including Four Pillars and Archie Rose.

Calendars ship free anywhere in Australia in a plain brown box with no invoice inside, which helps if it’s a gift. White Possum says only a few hundred whisky calendars were made and that they have sold out every year since 2017, usually weeks before December.

I don’t hold back in my review of Good Pair Days, they are definitely my favourite wine subscription service here in Australia. They’re fun, quirky, have fantastic recommendations and have a great selection of different wines.

Their 2026 “12 Wines of Christmas” calendar holds 12 full-sized bottles with recipes, food pairings and tasting notes, and this year the box stacks into a Christmas tree shape. There’s also a badge in the box worth 200 Good Pair Days reward points.

Available options include:

• Red wines
• Chillable wines (white, rosé, sparkling)
• Mixed selection (reds and chillables)

Price tiers:

• Classic – $275 (including shipping)
• Fancy – $410 (including shipping)

Classic holds the same price as last year, while Fancy has gone up $15 from $395. The free accessory kit that came with the 2025 calendar isn’t mentioned this year.

Numbers are limited, and Good Pair Days says calendars are already shipping, each in a protective outer box.

Beer Cartel’s 2026 advent calendar showcases Australian craft beer with 25 exclusive beers from 25 independent breweries. Every beer is brewed specifically for this release, so you won’t have tried them before.

This year’s breweries include Mountain Culture, Hawkers, Hop Nation, Akasha, Moon Dog, Bridge Road, Sailors Grave, Shapeshifter, Philter and Capital, among others. The beers come in cans, mostly 375ml.

The calendar comes in a fridge-friendly box with numbered windows hiding each day’s beer.

As a bonus, you get a beer for Christmas Day itself, perfect for celebrating after the other advent calendars have finished.

The price is unchanged at $184.99, and Beer Cartel values the beer inside at $240. The box is double-packaged for safe transit and discreet gifting.

Dispatch begins in the second week of November, with interstate orders going out first.

Of course, it’s not just wine and spirits where you can enjoy an exciting new tipple every day during Christmas. I already love The Beer Drop for their commitment to independent craft breweries here in Australia, offering some incredible cases throughout the year.

This year there are two calendars, and they’re quite different:

• Craft Beer Advent Calendar – $174.99 – 25 beers, each a different style from a different independent Australian brewery, all brewed for this calendar.
• 12 IPAs of Christmas – $189.99 – A shorter countdown of 12 IPAs in 440ml and 500ml cans, from breweries including Range, Hawkers, Goodland, Seeker, Future and Bojak.

The main calendar is $5 dearer than last year, while the IPA calendar has dropped from $209.99, but it now holds 12 bigger cans rather than a full 25-day run.

Both are on pre-sale and start shipping in early November.

Brewquets is the cheapest 25-beer craft calendar here. You get 25 cans (330ml to 375ml), each from a different Australian brewery, with Mountain Culture, Hawkers, Bentspoke, Akasha and Capital among the names Brewquets has shared.

The box is designed to fit in the fridge, and each day’s flap has a QR code that links to tasting notes. Brewquets puts the beer inside at more than $190, which is less than Beer Cartel claims for its own box, so you’re trading some value for the lower price.

Pre-orders dispatch from the second week of November. If you’re sending calendars to several people, each address needs its own order.

Happs is back with its Margaret River countdown for 2026. Each calendar holds 12 bottles of wine, so with Good Pair Days and Just Wines it’s one of the few options offering full bottles rather than miniatures.

You’ll find the following advent options:

• White/Rosé Advent Calendar (12 x 750ml) – $290 (RRP $350)
• Red Wine Advent Calendar (12 x 750ml) – $290 (RRP $350)
• Mixed Wine Advent Calendar (12 x 750ml) – $290 (RRP $350)
• Sweet Wine Advent Calendar (9 x 750ml and 3 x 500ml) – $275 (RRP $350)

Prices are $20 higher than last year’s $270, and the $400 Luxury Premium calendar isn’t listed for 2026. Happs no longer mentions free shipping or the January voucher, so check delivery at checkout.

This is a thoughtful alternative for those who prefer to enjoy a proper bottle instead of small tasters. With its regional focus and flexible calendar options, Happs’ advent range suits wine lovers who like to share a full glass (or a few) during the holiday countdown.

Just Wines is the cheapest way to get 12 full-size bottles in an advent box this year. There are three versions (Australian reds, whites, or a red and white mix), each $159 with free shipping, down from a $199 RRP. Just Wines says the $40 discount is for the first 100 orders of each calendar.

It’s built as a 12-day countdown, starting on 13 December and running through to Christmas, rather than a full month. Pre-orders dispatch from the second week of November.

At $13.25 a bottle on the discounted price, this undercuts Good Pair Days’ Classic box by more than $100. The trade-off is that Good Pair Days adds recipes and pairing notes, and it’s the one whose wine picks I’ve reviewed.

Laithwaites fills its calendar with 187ml piccolo bottles of red and white wine from boutique producers, then puts a full-sized bottle of Prosecco behind the Christmas Eve door.

The 2026 calendar is $165, up from $159.99, and delivery is now charged on top unless your order passes $350. It’s a good way to explore different wine varieties without committing to full bottles. Laithwaites doesn’t deliver it to the Northern Territory or to parcel lockers.

Laithwaites lists these order-by dates for delivery by 24 December:

• Sydney and Melbourne: 21 December
• Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle to Wollongong and the ACT: 18 December
• Country NSW and Victoria: 17 December
• Queensland, country SA, Perth and Tasmania: 15 December
• Country WA: 14 December

Those dates get it to you for Christmas, not for 1 December, so order this month if you want to open the first door on time. Its sister brand Virgin Wines sells the same calendar.

Copper & Oak is a Perth bottle shop that packs 25-day calendars and ships them Australia-wide. Each drink is hand-boxed and numbered, and orders dispatch from early November.

• Wine Advent Calendar – $159.98 – 25 reds, whites and sparklings in mini bottles and cans.
• Premium Beer Advent Calendar – $189.98 – 25 different beers.
• Premium Cider Advent Calendar – $149.98 – 25 craft and international ciders from 25 brands, in bottles and cans.

The wine calendar runs right through to Christmas Day. Advent calendars don’t qualify for Copper & Oak’s free shipping, so add delivery to the price. It’s also the only cider calendar we found this year.

Sans Drinks has two alcohol-free advent calendars for 2026. Both are $127.50, 15% off the usual $150, and feature 25 different drinks. That’s one for each day including Christmas.

Their Beer Advent Calendar covers lager, pale ale, IPA, hazy IPA, XPA, sour and ginger beer, from brands including Heaps Normal, BrewDog, Garage Project, Hop Nation and Behemoth. It’s perfect for beer lovers who want the taste of their favourite brews without the alcohol.

The Wines & Cocktails Calendar mixes alcohol-free sparkling and still wines, cocktails, spritzes, tonics and sodas from brands such as ALTR, Savvy, Mellows, Noobeing and Dayse. 13 of the 25 are functional or wellbeing drinks.

Pre-orders dispatch from the second week of November for delivery before 1 December. Sans Drinks’ own pages also offer $10 off with code ADVENT10 for the first 300 customers.

These calendars are perfect for non-drinkers, designated drivers, or anyone wanting to stay clear-headed during the festive season while still joining in the daily advent tradition.

Master of Malt has the widest choice of any seller here. There are more than a dozen 25-dram calendars covering whisky, gin, rum and vodka, plus distillery calendars, smaller 12-dram boxes and an Old & Rare edition, all made by its sister brand Drinks by the Dram. Drinks by the Dram doesn’t ship to Australia itself, so Master of Malt is the way to buy them here.

The downside is that these all ship from the UK, so you’ll pay delivery and Australian import charges on top. Here are some 2026 UK list prices, converted at 1.90 AUD to the pound on 31 October 2026, before delivery and duties:

• World Whisky Advent Calendar (25x30ml) – £134.95 (about $257)
• Premium Gin Advent Calendar (25x30ml) – £99.95 (about $190)
• Vodka Advent Calendar (25x30ml) – £79.95 (about $152)
• Rum Advent Calendar (25x30ml) – £124.95 (about $238)
• Gin Advent Calendar (25x30ml) – £74.95 (about $143)

UK VAT comes off at checkout, but delivery is charged by weight, and Australian customs duty, excise and GST are collected when the parcel arrives. Master of Malt’s own worked example puts duty, excise and GST at about £32 on a single £45 bottle, plus a £15 courier fee, which wipes out the ‘cheaper’ price of most of these calendars. That’s why Master of Malt aren’t at the top of my list.

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