![]() True connoisseurs also have the choice to upgrade to the premium option (£249.99). There’s also a link to find out more about each whisky, and the brand is even set to host a live YouTube series in which they will open and review each of the drams starting 1 December, so you can drink along and perhaps even find a new favourite, just in time for Christmas. Yet, containing everything from Arran Amarone cask finish (£44.63, ), Glenturrent peated (£44.04, ), Old Forrester statesman Kentucky (£57.85, .uk), and our favourite the Laphroaig quarter cask (£44.56, ), plus the excellently-named Scallywag speyside (£36.45, ), this box made us excited to discover each new day’s choice. The design isn’t as sexy as some on this list the number windows are in numerical order (our inner child was a little disappointed at the predictability) and the blue, snowy scene doesn’t hint much at the frankly satisfying whisky variety inside. A respectable selection of 25 drams for 25 days (we appreciate the extra bottle for Christmas Day itself), packaged in a solid, functional square, it’s simply named: the really good one. Continue reading.Īs a whisky advent calendar, this literally does what it says on the box, and we have no complaints. We would have appreciated more information about each of the drams (perhaps a sentence on the back of the windows?), but that’s a small quibble on what is essentially a super-solid Christmas selection. Without giving too much away, the final Number 24 window offered a sweet-yet-sharp taste of blended scotch, rounding this international tour up with a flourish that would complement any Christmas Eve. We were indeed happily surprised by the array of offerings, from the brilliantly-titled singleton of dufftown 12-year-old single malt (£32.25, ), to the American eagle tennessee bourbon (£33.95, .uk), to the Irish double oak writer’s tears (£44,95, ) (a name that this freelance journalist noted with wry irony). The only hint at what’s to come is a sentence on the back, reading: “From old favourites, through innovative bottlings and.exciting, lesser-known expressions, there is something delicious behind each door”. Unlike some of the boxes on this list, this calendar has no spoiler “menu” of the selection inside, meaning each is a veritable treat. The windows are pleasingly “out of order”, making it more fun to find each day’s door, and the thick card keeps its shape satisfyingly as you prise it open to pick out the daily dram. So we’ve picked out the best of the bunch, from Bourbons to hard-to-find distilleries, so you (or your whisky-loving friends) can get stocked up as winter sets in.Īs a tall and imposing box with a windswept countryside scene in the shape of a whisky bottle “painted” on the front, this advent calendar was among some of the more beautiful we tried. Though we’ve tested these calendars with a few months to go until December rears its snowy head, just like a good whisky, the flavours have lingered pleasantly, like the smoke of a good Islay. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, the Edrington–Beam Suntory UK Whisky Yearbook forecast predicted that the UK whisky industry is expected to be worth an incredible £2.44bn by 2022.Īnd while advent calendars are generally more associated with tiny bits of cheap, child-friendly chocolate, this selection is a rather more serious affair, packing a hefty array of delicate drams into hulking boxes that’ll take up more than a bit of room on your mantelpiece. Sherry might be Santa’s typical tipple, but your countdown to Christmas can be significantly more sophisticated with a whisky advent calendar.Īny whisky lover knows the drink has been having a serious renaissance of late, soaring in popularity and no longer languishing under its erstwhile stuffy, “old man” image.
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