While the holidays themselves are a truly delicious time, the lead-up to them should be just as drool-worthy, in our opinion.
To help make the wait for the happiest time of the year more bearable, some awesome brands have created advent calendars with foodies in mind.
Here are eight amazing edible advent calendars every Canadian foodie needs for the holidays.
Davids Tea
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Sip on Davids Tea for over three weeks in a row. You can opt for the original 24 must-have festive teas or get the caffeine-free version. There’s also the 24 days of matcha calendar if you’re a big fan of the green stuff.
This year, the brand has added an Around the World in 24 Teas Advent Calendar, which takes drinkers on a tasty trip around the globe with 24 loose-leaf teas and infusions.
Road 13 Vineyards *

Road 13 Advent
Who needs chocolate when you can get an advent calendar full of 12 surprise Road 13 Vineyards wines? Folks who purchase this treat will enjoy old favourites, new releases, and special occasion wines pulled from the BC-based winery’s cellar.
There are 100 calendars up for grabs, so be sure to snag it while you can.
Squish Candy
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Squish Candy wants you to enjoy their sweets for 24 days in a row. We’re totally fine with accepting that challenge.
This year the treat purveyor also added a vegan version of the advent calendar.
Purdys Chocolatier
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This year Purdys has a couple of tantalizing advent calendars to choose from. The Elf Village Advent Calendar and the Vegan Chocolate Advent Calendar are both great picks from one of Canada’s all-time favourite chocolatiers.
There’s also a 12-day advent for those who want 50% of the treats but 100% of the advent fun.
Revolver Coffee
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One of Vancouver’s most popular coffee spots, Revolver, has put together an advent calendar featuring 24 boxes with 24 pre-portioned coffees from around the globe.
The best part? It’s all a surprise and it’s available for delivery across Canada.
Lindt
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This one is a classic. Lindt has its festive, limited-edition advent calendar up for order once again.
It features an assortment of full-sized and mini milk, dark, and white chocolate truffles, specially crafted by Lindt Maitre Chocolatiers.
Sons of Vancouver Distillery
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Good news for whisky lovers, this North Vancouver-based distillery ships its advent calendar across Canada.
Sons of Vancouver’s calendar features 24 days of Canadian whisky. Enjoy 12 Cask Strength whiskies and 12 whisky liqueurs.
Ilchester Cheese Advent Calendar
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This calendar contains 24 individually wrapped portions of cheese encased in a fully recyclable, fridge-door-friendly cardboard calendar.
In Canada, this should be available at select Sobeys, Farm Boy, Safeway, Federated Co-op, Save on Foods, Loblaws, Longos, Denningers, and Vincenzo’s locations as well as other smaller independents.
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