Advent calendars that won’t make you sick

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The best healthy, useful (and boozy) adult advent calendars to buy right now...

That Boutique-y Gin Company Advent Calendar

A gin-palooza featuring festive chocolate orange gin and one of our favourites, spit roasted pineapple gin. £49.95 | Master of Malt

The Bearded Man Co Beard Oil Advent Calendar

Keep your beard Santa-soft with 24 mini (2ml) bottles of beard oil – each a different scent. Includes bay rum, Sicilian lemon and rain forest scents. Currently half price, too. £15 | Menkind

Haynes Electronic Games Advent Calendar

This is genius, if a little geeky. You get a component every day, ending up with enough pieces to build 24 classic games on Christmas Day. Unless the cat eats your circuit board... £20 | Amazon

Very Old & Rare Whisky Advent Calendar (2019 Edition)

The ultimate adult advent calendar, filled with some of the world's rarest whiskies, matured for decades. It costs £10,000... but it's worth £13,000. So really, it's a bargain. £9,999 | Master of Malt

Man'Stuff Mega Advent Calendar

Our good friends Jacamo have sourced this excellent male grooming calendar featuring 24 self-care essentials. Contains moisturiser, eyebrow scissors, shower gel and more . £19 | Jacamo

Whittard tea lover's advent calendar

Staying straight during December? This loose leaf tea calendar contains a riot of flavours that would horrify any builder, including toffee apple, chilli, chocolate rooibos and whisky. £25 | Whittard

BoostBox vegan protein advent calendar

A cornucopia of high-protein, plant-based vegan treats. Who says you can't smash your fitness goals whilst getting your money's worth from office party season?

£40 | Boost Box

Craft Beer & Serious Snacks Advent Calendar

There are hundreds of craft beer advent calendars on the market but this one contains beer and salty snacks, including artisan olives and posh pork scratchings. £65 (order now for delivery on 28th Nov) | Borough Box