How to choose your advent calendar for men?

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The advent calendar is now a well-established trend in our society. To satisfy all tastes, brands are competing with each other to offer even more original boxes. Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer, a stylish man or someone who likes to take care of himself, you’ll be spoilt for choice.

How to choose between all the offers that exist? Here are the details.

The best advent calendars for men

Gastronomy, alcohol, beauty, chocolate, here are our Top 10 male advent calendars.

The cheese advent calendar of La Boite du Fromager

Let yourself be tempted by the tasting of 24 quality cheeses made from the best cow’s, goat’s or sheep’s milk.

La Boite du Fromager wine advent calendar

Discover 12 bottles of wine, one every 2 days, from French winegrowers. Red, white, … Ready to taste?

Foodspring Fitness Advent Calendar

Do you want to keep your figure during the festive season? The fitness advent calendar is for you. Every day you will discover protein snacks, shakes or limited edition products. You can even choose between the classic and the vegan version.

Rum Attitude’s Rum Advent Calendar

This calendar will delight lovers of spirits and more particularly of rums. Each day, you can taste 2 cls.

Beery Christmas beer advent calendar

The Berry Christmas is no longer a mystery, and every year it delights thousands of beer lovers, whether they like lager, dark or amber. Every day, you can taste a new beer.

The Dorcel erotic advent calendar

To please yourself or your partner, Dorcel offers this naughty advent calendar with the brand’s bestsellers. You will find

  • 12 SEXTOYS
  • 5 large size WELLNESS products
  • 3 bondage accessories
  • 4 GAMES AND ACCESSORIES

Lindt Chocolate Advent Calendar

No, the chocolate advent calendar is not just for children… Discover 24 assorted chocolates from Lindt every day.

The advent calendar of Une Petite Mousse beer

Une Petite Mousse presents 2 advent calendars with beers in them. It’s up to you!

  • The craft beer advent calendar contains 24 craft beers from 13 countries and 16 different styles (IPA, Belgian, …)
  • The discovery beer calendar

Cheesy Christmas advent calendar

Discover 24 portions of cheese of about 50 grams selected by Bernard Mure Ravaud, Meilleur Ouvrier de France.

Criteria for choosing an advent calendar for men

Take into account the taste of the person concerned

To be sure to surprise the man to whom you are giving an advent calendar, adapt it to his taste. If you give a beer box to a man who only drinks mineral water, for example, you’re bound to miss your gift.

Brands offer different themes for men. It is impossible not to find a calendar that appeals to the recipient.

Taking age into account

Indeed, some calendars are aimed at young adults, others at older people. With age, interests evolve. To be sure to please, the age criterion should not be neglected.

Setting a budget

Advent calendars for men are suitable for all budgets. The cost varies depending on the design, content, theme, brand, etc.

Do you want to make a statement and choose a top-of-the-range advent calendar or do you simply want to give a box that the recipient will love? Whatever the answer, set yourself a budget that you don’t want to exceed.

To save money on your purchase, buy in advance or take advantage of the promotional codes offered by the brands.

Some advent calendar ideas for men

The advent calendars for men on the market are varied and cater for all tastes. Here are some examples of advent calendar themes that you can offer a man.

Beer advent calendar

A classic advent calendar for men. The idea is not to accustom the lucky recipient to beer, but to introduce a beer lover to new flavours.

Dark or blonde beer, from France or elsewhere, there is something for everyone.

Wine advent calendar

Do you want to please a man who can’t imagine having a meal without a good glass of wine? Surprise him with a wine advent calendar. The boxes contain exceptional wines, often from small producers, but also grands crus from well-known houses. 

Red, white or rosé wine… there is something for everyone.

Advent calendar of spirits

For those who like stronger drinks than wine or beer, advent calendars specialising in spirits such as rum or whisky are developing.

Chocolate advent calendar

This is a gift that is sure to please a great gourmand. A chocolate advent calendar is a sweet treat every day before Christmas.

Advent calendar of cheese

For lovers of this emblematic French dish, and there are many, an advent calendar for cheese is an opportunity to discover PDO or lesser known products with an authentic taste.

Beauty advent calendar

More and more men today are concerned about their appearance. To please a man who likes to take care of himself, give him a beauty advent calendar. Inside he will find skin, hair and beard care products, perfumes…

Advent calendar for couples

Rather than opting for a calendar for men only, it may be wise to choose a naughty advent calendar. This will allow you to spice up your love life throughout December with erotic challenges, sex toys and other naughty accessories.

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