Ahh, Christmas. A wonderful time of year, when you can let go of literally every goal and promise to yourself from the last 12 months, and vigorously devolve into a chocolate-scoffing, red-faced, booze-swilling monster picking fights with your cousins on Christmas morning for the sheer thrill of upsetting Aunt Karen. It’s the best excuse for total fiendish hedonism on the calendar, all wrapped up in a festive bow.
So of course we are very, very interested in an advent calendar that promises to ramp up the crazy in the lead-up to the day of our lord’s birth in a most messy and delicious way. That’s right: we’re talking about a gin advent calendar.
The thing is exactly what it sounds like: an advent calendar (that is admittedly extremely classy and beautiful) that’s full of 24 50ml bottles of different Australian craft gins.
The spirits come from over 20 distillers all around Australia and are guaranteed to get your festive feelings running high in the chicest way – particularly as the bottles are big enough to make yourself a cocktail and sample a bit of the turps neat, preferably in the kitchen while hiding from your responsibilities.
It comes with tasting notes from the producers, a gin cocktail guide by The Martini Whisperer, and what the manufacturers are referring to as “a valuable surprise Christmas present“.
What could be more valuable than 24 days’ worth of booze? I guess you’ll have to order one to find out.
Cop your own from Aussie gin-lovers Gintonica here for the festive price of $295, and be quick, because these guys are definitely going to sell out. I know this because I have already ordered two.
