15 out-of-the-ordinary Advent calendars for 2025

These brands innovate with original Advent calendars to keep you waiting until Christmas. Discover the world of wines and spirits, immersive gourmet experiences, playful epics to share with the little ones... Each of the calendars in this selection promises a magical moment throughout the month.

Palais des Thés, for an immersive experience

For Christmas, Palais des Thés unveils an immersive experience. Each day, enjoy a different tea or infusion, while immersing yourself in the audio tales that surround their history. Discover, for example, the history of plantations or the meticulous making of jasmine tea. In addition to the original teas and must-haves, a new flavor joins the collection, based on green tea, toasted buckwheat and almond.

• 24 cases, €28
• Available now at www.palaisdesthes.com

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À la Mère de Famille, for the impatient

In a festive setting inspired by the Faubourg Montmartre boutique, beautifully illustrated by Dorothée de Monfreid, each box reveals a gourmet treat. For the most impatient, À la Mère de Famille has imagined a pre-Advent calendar, starting a week before December 1ᵉʳ. A final surprise slips in among the chocolates and confectionery: a collector's token, a precious sesame giving access to a "game of chance" where everyone's a winner!

• 24 squares, €45 / 31 squares, €60
• Available from November 1ᵉʳ in 16 À la Mère de Famille boutiques and at www.lameredefamille.com

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Chapon, for a playful epic

To keep young and old alike waiting, Chapon calls on budding detectives. In this calendar, there are no numbered boxes, but rather a "travel" notebook that allows you to decipher day by day which window to open. And behind each one, chocolate candies to reward the adventurers!

• 24 boxes, €64
• Available now in stores and at www.chapon.com

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La Boîte du Fromager, for local products

Long gone are the days when chocolate was the first thing you woke up to in December. Make way for a selection of cheesemakers, to better appreciate the end of meals... and perhaps discover some nuggets from our regions. From December 1ᵉʳ to December 24, a 50g portion of artisan cheese awaits gourmands, for a total of 1.2kg. Two options are available: a selection signed La Boîte du Fromager and a Meilleur Ouvrier de France Fromager-Affineur selection.

• 24 cases, €79.90 (Classique selection) or €89.90 (Meilleur Ouvrier de France selection)
• Available for pre-order at www.laboitedufromager.com

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La Maison du Whisky, for a world tour in 25 vials

La Maison du Whisky offers an invitation to travel through references from all over the world. From Japan to Scotland, via Australia, the Netherlands and India, discover the diversity of terroirs and production techniques each day with a 2cl flask and an online masterclass accessible via QR code. Iconic houses and confidential distilleries hide behind each box.

• 25 boxes, €99
• Available in La Maison du Whisky boutiques and at www.whisky.fr

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La Boutique des Saucissons, for a traditional aperitif

Another moment to share as an aperitif, with this generous, gourmet Advent calendar for sausages. In a snowy setting reminiscent of the charcuterie of yesteryear, each box contains 4 mini-sausages, and 3 boxes even hide a whole sausage! 100% artisanal, this calendar celebrates sausages made in the heart of the Ardèche-Cévenole region, using traditional recipes and French meat.

• 24 boxes, €49
• Available for pre-order on www.laboutiquedessaucissons.fr and delivery from November 17, 2025.

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Louis Fouquet, for shared gourmet pleasure

Louis Fouquet, one of the oldest chocolate factories in Paris, has imagined its Advent calendar as a Jules Verne-style storybook. with the appearance of a frosted forest full of animals, each window hides two copies of one of the House's emblematic gourmet creations: old-fashioned pralines, mendiants, nougats, marrons glacés, fruit jellies...

• 24 cases, €75
• Available soon on www.louisfouquet.fr

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Chili No. 5, to spice up the festive season

To warm up the month of December, Chili No. 5 shares 24 hot sauces, spices and other condiments from the four corners of the globe. An ideal gift for all lovers of spicy cuisine.

• 24 cases, €150
• Available now at www.chilli-no5.com and www.lagrandeepicerie.com

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Alléno & Rivoire, writing history

The duo Yannick Alléno and Aurélien Rivoire have imagined an Advent calendar that evolves from day to day. Behind each box is a chocolate, but also a word to add to the gap-filled text. at the end of the month, a Christmas tale is revealed! For the most diligent, who succeed in completing the story, there's a reward in store.

• 25 squares, €60
• Available soon on www.chocolat-allenorivoire.fr

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Monin, for tasty drinks

Each day, discover a flavour from the Monin range of syrups in mignonette format, to add to all your hot and cold drinks, from coffees to cocktails and diabolos! The selection includes flavors that smell like winter: caramel, pumpkin spice and cinnamon rolls.

• 24 cases, €69.90
• Available at www.monin.fr, Villa Monin (Bourges), Comptoir Monin (Paris 3) and retailers.

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Horae, to take the time to savor

This Advent calendar signed by herbalist Horae is an invitation to slow down and start the day with a moment of serenity. 24 organic infusions that harness the benefits of plants. And to make the most of a convivial moment on Christmas Eve, the last box contains a bouquet to be infused. Every aspect of the calendar has been designed for a responsible Advent that respects nature.

• 24 boxes, €29.90
• Available at www.horae-nature.com

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Le Petit Ballon, to learn everything there is to know about wine

Le Petit Ballon inaugurates the first edition of its "Calendrier de l'Avin". Throughout the month, explore wine through a fun, immersive experience. Taste 12 x 4cl vinottes and a half-bottle from French vineyards, assemble all the essential wine accessories and extend your discovery with immersive experiences and content.

• 24 cases, €119
• Available at www.lepetitballon.com and in the cellars of Paris Saint-Lazare (43, rue du Rocher) and Paris Commerce (79, rue des Entrepreneurs).

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Maison Sève, a tribute to Lyon

The Halles Paul Bocuse, an emblematic Lyon landmark, is also inseparable from the Sève family. To pay tribute to this heritage, Sève has created an Advent calendar inspired by its Halles boutique. inside the boxes, a gourmet stroll featuring the house's signature artisanal creations: praline tarts, chocolates, Lyon confectionery...

• 24 boxes, €49.90
• Available at www.chocolatseve.com

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Olivier & Co, for an enchanted table

Olivier & Co has created a magical Christmas. Two drawers reveal a pop-up Christmas table, featuring 24 boxes filled with sweet products, savory creations, brand essentials and exclusives for the end of 2025.

• 24 cases, €59.90
• Available at www.oliviers-co.com

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Somewhere... La Matière, for a warm Christmas

Intended as an immersive experience "through matter", this calendar is an extension of the brand's singular universe. Covered in colorful prints, it's a call to enjoy your loved ones, around the store's flagship products: chocolates, pralines and other fruit jellies.

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• 24 boxes, €45
• Available for pre-order on www.quelquepart.net and in store.