Calendars while waiting for Christmas

December is approaching, and we will finally be able to start counting down the days between Christmas! Here are eight suggested advent calendars to spice up each day with a well-chosen surprise.

Laila Maalouf
Press

Sweets for young and old

Any excuse is good to treat yourself to a chocolate treat a day, and Juliette & Chocolat has thought of all of them, with a calendar for children and another for adults, both designed in an artisanal way in its Longueuil laboratory. For adults, we have reserved gourmet exclusives, such as strawberry or gingerbread marshmallows, sand roses and shots of hot chocolate, while the kids will be treated to squares of puffed rice and chocolate-coated marshmallow, among many other treats. The little ones can also decorate the Christmas tree in the box with the stickers included in the daily boxes.

Price: $ 34.95 and $ 49.95, online or in restaurants

Visit the Juliette & Chocolat website

Chocolates to share

Because a big part of the pleasure of tasting chocolate is doing it in good company, Chocolats Favorites offers a edition to share in addition to its calendar of fine artisan chocolates. Each day, there will be four chocolates there (to be distributed equally!), In addition to a fun Seek and Find game that will entertain the whole family. All calendar chocolates are made from 100% sustainable cocoa and the use of plastic in packaging has been reduced by 80%, to meet the values ​​dear to the company born in the Quebec region.

Price: $ 35.99 each, online or in store

Visit the Favorite Chocolates website

Mother’s sweets

Cherries with Christmas spices, raspberries with rose, apricots with lavender, lemons and yuzus are among the flavors of Bonne Maman jams and spreads that we will discover for 24 days until Christmas. Presented in a magical Christmas village, they are made in France and composed of four natural ingredients (fruit, lemon juice, sugar and pectin). And there is also a honey hidden in the calendar!

Price: $ 39.99, in grocery store (IGA and Metro)

Visit the Bonne Maman website

Exclusive treasures for beer lovers

Quebec specialty beer retailers (DBSQ) are back once again with their famous advent box, which this year will count on the participation of renowned breweries such as Dunham, Beauregard, Castor, Gallicus and Maltström. This year, 13 products offered in the box will be new or exclusive, lighter brews to drink at the start of the week or beefier products to sip by the fire on the weekends. On demand, custom cases can even be created by your favorite retailer!

Pierre-Marc Durivage, Press

Price: $ 134.79, in store

Visit the DBSQ website

Another fresh surprise

Tite Frette retailers also offer their own advent box, there will be something for everyone! Blonde, red, black, IPA, fruity … Who will know the surprise of the day? The choice matches all styles and was made by selecting beers from the most popular of 24 microbreweries in Quebec.

Price: $ 144.99, in store

Visit the Tite Frette website

For tea lovers

Along with Davids Tea’s classic 24 Days of Tea, aficionados can choose a caffeine-free tea schedule this year – perfect for those December nights in slippers. Among the favorites and star blends, there is a wide choice of festive teas such as Alpine Punch, Magic Nuts, Sleigh Ride or Polar Star. Davids Tea is also re-offering its 100% Matcha Calendar, which was very popular last year and contains 23 green teas in addition to a matcha scoop.

Price: $ 50 to $ 65, online or in store

Visit the Davids Tea website

Cheeses from here

This is the perfect opportunity for fans to discover local cheeses and, who knows, maybe even new favorites! This calendar is made up of eight cheeses from eight cheese factories located across the province, from Abitibi-Témiscamingue to Estrie: Fredondaine (La Vache À Maillotte), Lys de St-Gérard (P’tits Plaisirs), Le Désirable (Du Terroir De Bellechasse), a cheddar aged three years (L’Ancêtre), Coeur du village (Le Fromage Au Village), Fontina (Saint-Benoît-du-Lac), Meule des champs (Rang 9) and Noyan ( Fritz Kaiser). On sale from November 8.

Price: $ 35.99, at IGA grocery stores

Visit the IGA website

A little luxury

Make-up products or perfumes in miniature format, every day has a surprise (glamour !) with this super luxurious and aesthetic YSL Beauty calendar. The $ 680 box set also includes two large-format items, as well as a special gift.

Price: $ 395, online and at Holt Renfrew

Visit the YSL Beauty website