The best luxury advent calendars for some serious indulgence

The 2024 Bonne Maman Advent calendar contains a selection of jams, spreads and caramels, plus a special festive surprise behind door 24. It's the perfect family Advent calendar or a great special gift.

Reviewed by senior writer Becky Fuller: Huge excitement in our house over this one! Bonne Maman are synonymous with quality jams and spreads, and this Advent calendar is an opportunity for their creativity to be fully unleashed.

It's beautifully presented in a sturdy cardboard box, and each door hides a little pot of wonderful flavours. Honestly it's genuinely so exciting to open each day because there's flavours of jams or spreads you'd never see on a supermarket shelf, such as pineapple and passion fruit, or pear with cocoa nibs.

In fact, we all loved it so much that we have actually packed it all back into the doors, ready to open all over again in December... minus a few pots, that is! We tried the blueberry and vanilla spread, which was delicious on pancakes, apricot and orange blossom jam (lovely on toast), and milk caramel with vanilla, which I am not ashamed to say we ate right from the pot because it was so delicious.

This was by far our favourite calendar we tested, and the inclusion of the lovely festive bauble behind door 24 is a great touch. I would highly recommend this Advent calendar for a little touch of yummy luxury every day.

The White Company Advent Calendar is back for 2024! Whether you're a regular shopper at The White Company, you've always wanted to try their products but don't know what to go for, or you're looking for an early Christmas gift for someone special, we recommend their Advent calendar as a great investment.

You not only get your money's worth, but you also get to try a broad selection of their fragrances to find your favourite! Plus, with 25 products, they'll last you a while, and your home will smell lovely throughout the year!

Reviewed by digital writer Arabella Horspool: "I bought The White Company Advent calendar for a super fan who was beyond happy to receive it. It's great value for money as you get a selection of full-sized and smaller products in an array of their popular fragrances, including Seychelles, Winter, Bergamot & Cedar and Fir Tree.

It's beautifully displayed, with little drawers that you pull out to retrieve the item. The contents alone are worth £307, so you're saving £112. This is a no-brainer as you get candles, room sprays, bath and body washes, hand creams, shimmer balm, lotions, reed diffusers and Eau de toilette that will fill your home with wonderful fragrance and get plenty of use throughout December and beyond."

Read Arabella's full review of The White Company Advent calendar

The fan favourite returns for 2024; it's Bird & Blend's much anticipated Tea Advent Calendar 2024. Engagingly presented, the 24 boxes can be stacked to form a little display. Inside each box there are best-selling brews and some exclusive previews of 2025 blends. Also available as caffeine-free.

Reviewed by Presley Fuller: "The Bird and Blend advent calendar contains 24 doors with two teabags behind each, meaning you can have two cups of the flavour each day, or you could share with someone! There is a significant range of flavours and types of tea: from black tea to rooibos, all tea lovers will find something they enjoy. All flavours can be enjoyed with or without milk, and each box has a guide to the best length of time to brew. Typical flavours can be expected, such as a classic Breakfast Tea, as well as limited edition and secret blends, meaning you will never miss out on the surprise of what you get! The entire calendar is plastic-free, including the teabags, and Bird and Blend plants one tree for every calendar. Each day in December, one can scan the QR code on the calendar to receive special festive content online and a free Christmas gift!

"I tried the mint chocolate roobis, which had a delicate mint flavour with a hint of chocolate. The ‘candlelit library’ was a warm and cosy black tea which tasted of warm spices. The ‘starry night’ had a warm fruit taste with a hint of floral taste.

"This advent calendar is sure to be perfect for all tea lovers this Christmas season."

Read Presley's full review of the Bird & Blend Tea Co. Tea Advent Calendar 2024.

Countdown to Christmas with a flapjack each day! This Advent calendar from British company Flapjackery features 24 individually wrapped pieces of flapjack, each one a different flavour.

Reviewed by senior writer Becky Fuller and her 2 very excited children: The idea of a flapjack a day to count down to Christmas is pretty perfect anyway, and when they taste as good as these from the Flapjackery, it's even better.

They came packaged in a sturdy cardboard box, and there's a list of all the flavours on the back. Each piece is individually wrapped, labelled with a number and also what flavour it is on the back. You could either leave them in the box or take them out and make your own arrangement. I like the idea of making a stack of them on the table or sideboard.

We loved the list of flavours, especially the inclusion of classics as well as really different flavours we've not had before. The pieces are quite large - definitely value for money! We've been cutting them into 3 so we can each try every flavour (to avoid arguments!).

We've not found one we don't like - they really do taste excellent, and it's a delight to see my two teenage boys so excited to try a flapjack! Our favorites include honeycomb rocky road, ginger and dark chocolate, and mince pie - which tasted delightfully Christmasy.

As an Advent calendar for one person I'd say a flapjack a day might be a bit much, but to share between two or even three as we have done, it's completely perfect. We are delighted with it, and although £65 seems a lot of money, it's definitely representative of good quality.

The Cocoba hot chocolate Advent calendar has 24 doors, containing a selection of bombes, spoons and chocolate flakes, made from high quality Belgian chocolate.

Reviewed by Senior Digital Writer Becky Fuller: There was great excitement in my house when this hot chocolate Advent calendar arrived. Although it's definitely suitable for adults, the packaging is fairly child-like so my boys got very excited.

The calendar contains a selection of bombes (our favorite), spoons and flakes. Some of the spoons are plain others have vegan marshmallows, which are also inside the bombes. It's a bit baffling why they're labelled as vegan when the chocolate isn't.

The bombes are fun - you pour the hot milk over them and they open to reveal marshmallows inside. The blonde flakes taste the best - deliciously smooth and sweet yet undeniably chocolate.

Overall we really loved this calendar and its contents, although we do feel it's expensive.

The Biskery offers a unique way to count down to Christmas, with their biscuit tin. Each tin is baked to order, and contains 12 jam biscuits with positive affirmations on.

Reviewed by senior writer Becky Fuller: We loved this tin from the Biskery! There's only 12 biscuits not 24, but they're so rich and delicious that 24 might be a bit much! Each biscuit has a different affirmation on it, so it would make a lovely gift for a friend or loved one to enjoy. We really loved reading them all.

The biscuits arrived well packaged and the tin is good quality, and useful to keep afterwards. The biscuits are stacked with a layer of rice paper between each, so they don't get sticky or soft.

The biscuits themselves are a good size and excellent quality. Don't be put off by the price tag of this tin; they're absolutely worth it. Crumbly but firm, tasty but not too sweet or, as my son put it "the nicest biscuits we've ever had!"

You might recognize the name Soko Patisserie as it's headed up by Bake Off The Professionals finalist, Bharat Chandegra. Together with his baking partner John, the pair have delivered this luxury chocolate Advent calendar, with 24 chocolates in 12 different flavors.

Reviewed by senior writer Becky Fuller: We are big fans of Bake Off The professionals in this house, so there was a lot of excitement surrounding this calendar, and its contents didn't disappoint!

The calendar was well packaged though 2 of our chocolates were broken inside which was a shame. The calendar itself is brightly coloured, with 12 facts of Christmas inside. It looks really nice standing on the sideboard as the pictures are lovely.

The chocolates themselves are divine. There's simply no other word to describe them. My eldest son loves making patisserie and this has only inspired him more! Some of the flavor combinations seemed odd when looking at the list but they work so well! We particularly loved the salted caramel and passion fruit, the mince pie, and the fig caramel. There was nearly a fight over the malted milk one!

The chocolates are all beautifully crafted, too. It genuinely feels like a real treat to open the doors each day.

The perfect Christmas gift for a whisky connoisseur, this whisky Advent calendar from Drinks by the Dram contains 25 wax sealed miniatures.

Reviewed by senior writer Becky Fuller: The whisky Advent calendar came in a robust box and wrapped in plenty of bubble wrap, ensuring it was in perfect condition. The box itself is sturdy, and stands well. It's a lovely burgundy colour. There are 25 doors, all with a whisky miniature behind each.

Now, I'm not recommending you drink one each day, but you could of course if you want to. My partner has chosen to store them up, but we have sampled a few. Sherry cask whisky has a distinct, smooth taste, and we loved tasing the differences between the samples. I really loved the Oak and Apple Wood aged whisky, while he enjoyed the Talker 10 year old the best.

All the whisky's included are real quality - reflected in the price point - but well worth it if whisky is your thing.