It’s mid-October, which means you should have started thinking about everything you need to do in December, like yesterday. Don’t get me wrong, December is a great time of year. There’s a chill in the air, there are so many holidays that involve eating lots of really good food, and you get to catch up with friends and family. It’s all great, but it’s just… a lot.
One way to take a little bit off your year-end plate—to make room for seconds—is to get your coffee affairs in order now. And as luck would have it, specialty coffee brands from around the world are currently taking pre-orders for their coffee advent calendars. There are options aplenty, whether you’re a filter fan, a spro bro, or a Joe on the go, there is a coffee advent calendar that falls squarely in your wheelhouse.
And so today we are taking a look at some of our favorite coffee advent calendars for 2024. As a bonus, if you pre-order yours now, that’ll give you a month and a half to completely forget you did and then what a surprise it’ll be when it arrives in December. A little treat for Future You.
Onyx Coffee Lab Advent Calendar
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Now in its seventh year, the Onyx Coffee Lab advent calendar is always a treat. It’s like a trip around the word of Onyx coffee in 24 days. There’s a blend or two, there are single origin coffees from no less than eight different countries, there are rare varieties like Gesha and Pink Bourbon, there’s pretty much every processing method you can think of, all contained in an exquisitely-designed and very Onyx box.
The Onyx Advent calendar retails for $175, and pre-orders must be placed by November 10th (October 31st for international orders) to ensure December 1st delivery.
The Barn Masterpiece Coffee Advent
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If you are looking to treat yourself this holiday season, look no further than The Barn’s Masterpiece Coffee Advent. The Berlin roaster has created something truly exception for 2024: A Gesha-only box set. Containing 12 different 50g bags of the vaunted Gesha variety coffee from a variety of producers and having undergone different processing methods. Roasted in an “omni-style”, the coffees are suitable for both filter and espresso. Along with the coffees, the Masterpiece Coffee advent also comes with a handmade ceramic mug by Uliana Tepikina, a tasting diary, and limited edition artwork.
The Barn’s Masterpiece Coffee Advent is available for €415 ($450 USD) and will begin shipping November 15th.
Kaffebox Scandinavian Specialty Coffee Advent
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Norway’s Kaffebox is hands down one of my favorite subscription services around. So it makes sense that a year-round coffee curator could also put together a really exciting advent calendar. In keeping with their light-roasted filter bent, Kaffebox’s advent feature 12 of the best Scandinavian roasters, each providing two different coffees in 50g increments. This year’s list of roasters include Coffee Collective, Jacu, Gringo, Kafferaven, and Fuglen, just to name a few.
And because freshness is key, the Kaffebox advent calendar comes in two separate shipments, the first batch of 12 coffees shipping out on November 14th and the second batch a week later.
The Kaffebox Scandinavian Specialty Coffee Advent retails for 1,995 NOK ($188USD).
Neon Coffee Roasters Advent
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Part of the fun of the advent calendar is the surprise. While brewing a new coffee provides a certain level of anticipation in and of itself, not knowing what you’re getting into until you’ve brewed it doubles down on the fun. And that’s what Neon Coffee Roasters advent calendar brings. Containing 12 different single origin coffees—64g of each—the identity of each of the coffees will be revealed online, along with tasting videos, the day it is meant to be prepared, creating an interactive experience lasting the entire month.
The Neon Coffee Roasters advent calendar sells for $103 and will start shipping out in mid- to late-November.
19Grams Espresso Advent Calendar
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While there are many advent calendars that can be used to make espresso, there are few created specifically for espresso. One of those is from 19Grams Coffee in Berlin. Containing 24 different 50g servings of single origin coffee, the 19Grams Espresso Advent Calendar is an exploration of unfiltered coffee. Each canister comes with a QR code, linking to a website that provides a host of information about that particular coffee: origin, processing method, background info, etc.
The 19Grams Espresso Advent Calendar retails for $89 and you can choose between shipping dates of November 1st and November 15th.
Coffee Collective Advent Calendar
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24 coffees is certainly a lot. What if you want less? You know, you still want something special but you want to spend some time getting to know the coffees a little better. How very Danish. For you, there is Coffee Collective’s Advent Calendar. In Denmark, the advent is a weekly as opposed to daily affair, and the Copenhagen roaster’s box set reflects that. Feature four different bags—two with 150g and two with 200g—Coffee Collective’s box set is filter-forward and is comprised of “four exquisite surprise single origin coffee.” Like with Neon, the identity of each coffee won’t be revealed until the start of the week on Sunday (but you can sneak a peek if you really want to, but where’s the fun in that).
The Coffee Collective Advent Calendar sells for 800DKK ($116 USD) and begins shipping November 26th.
La Cabra Christmas Calendar
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A coffee advent calendar is a wonderful way to introduce someone to the wide world of specialty coffee. But what if that person doesn’t even have the requisite gear needed to brew a nice cuppa? What if there isn’t a coffee maker in sight? Denmark’s (and New York’s) La Cabra has you covered. Their Christmas Calendar features 24 servings—of eight different coffees—of Steeped bag versions of their coffee. All you need to do is add water! It’s the perfect way to ease into a love of really good coffee.
La Cabra’s Christmas Calendar retails for $88, with shipping beginning November 1st.
PDX Coffee Club Advent Calendar
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Portland, Oregon’s delightful PDX Coffee Club are bringing you the very best of their city’s coffee roasting scene, all packaged together in a charming tree-shaped advent calendar experience. You can enjoy coffees from a curated list of outstanding companies for a full month of joy and splendor. This box features Ca Phe, Cathedral, Coal, Headstock, Dear Francis, Elevator, Futura, Good Coffee, Heart Coffee Roasters, Juniors, Kafiex, Less and More, Mae, Nossa Familia, Proud Mary, Push X Pull, Roseline, Stumptown, Sunao, Sunday Coffee Project, Super Joy, and Upper Left.
Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas. Read more Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.
