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We’ve teamed up with Melbourne’s cult distillery White Possum to give two lucky Best SIPS members the chance to win one of their iconic boozy advent calendars – one for gin lovers and one for whisky fans.

This is your chance to have a spirited start to the holiday season, with a chance to win 1 of 2 Advent Calendars:

Head Distiller Paul Peng has scoured every corner of the country, from the sandy shores of WA’s Margaret River to the verdant splendour of Tasmania’s midlands, to cram each calendar with 25 hand-picked bottles from Australia’s most intriguing, hard-to-find and downright brilliant distilleries.

From 1 December to Christmas morning, each day brings a new 30ml surprise behind a tiny cardboard door, complete with tasting notes and distillery deep-dives, wrapped in collectible designs by artist Parul Sen. Three mystery bottles add extra mischief to the mix for those who like their countdown with a twist.

This year’s whisky calendar packs in gems like Starward’s honeyed limited release ‘Honeycomb’, Backwoods’ Single Malt finished in a Laphroaig cask, and the island-born Furneaux ‘Sawyers Bay Unpeated’ from Flinders Island, alongside wildcards like Manly Spirits’ Ginger Beer Cask.

The gin calendar leans fresh and adventurous with drops like Patient Wolf’s ‘Summer Thyme Gin’, Imbue’s citrus-bright Yuzu Gin, and Margaret River favourite Grove Strawberry Gin, with curveballs including Puss & Mew’s Spiced Turkish Delight Gin. Each calendar is a tour through Australia’s distilling frontier: a mix of cult-favourite drops, upstart newcomers and one-off experiments that may never be seen again.

Whether you’re a diehard dram devotee or a gin lover with a sense of adventure, these cult calendars are the ultimate way to toast the silly season, one sip at a time.

Two Best SIPS members will win a White Possum Advent Calendar valued from $259.

Exclusive Discount Code!

Because we’re all about sharing the festive spirit, we’ve lined up an exclusive discount code available to all Best SIPS members. Simply enter BESTSIPS-50 at checkout to take $50 off each advent calendar purchased! Amazing!

White Possum’s advent calendars are available online now.

This prize cannot be shipped to the Northern Territory. See our Terms & Conditions.

Please note this competition is open from 30th October 2025 until 25th November 2025 and is only available to Best SIPS members aged 18+ residing in Australia. For regulatory reasons, prizes containing alcohol cannot be shipped to the Northern Territory. This competition is a game of skill – answer in 50 words or less. The winners of this competition will be published on this page. Winners’ names and addresses will be provided to the promoter of this competition and prizes will be sent to the address you have in your Profile. Please ensure your details are up to date so that you receive your prize.

  • I would love to win the gin white possum advent calendar, because I never knew that there were so many varieties to try, and it would help me get into the Christmas spirit!


  • I’d love to win the whiskey advent calendar as I’d love to try different styles of whiskey and pair these with a cheese board or sweet dessert.


  • A White Possum Gin Advent Calendar please! A perfect gin every night to help relax and unwind from pre-Christmas stress aka the Christmas Crazies!


  • Whisky Advent Calendar to wet the whistle opening up a realm of possibilities to buy for gifts and serve on Christmas day.


  • Gin please! Seeing this, got me excited for the first time in a long while. I’ve been feeling burnt out lately and really need something to put the spring back in my step. This would help me get excited for December and Christmas. It would give me something to look forward to each day, and encourage me to do something to treat myself. I absolutely love gin, and tend to stick to what I know. This would be the ultimate way to expand my repertoire and hopefully fall in love with something new!


  • The gorgeous Australian Gin Advent Calendar – because nothing says Christmas like a cold g&t at the end of a hot long December day. Merry Ginmas!


  • The eighth annual Australian Whisky Advent Calendar. I have never tried any of the whiskeys, so this would give me the chance. I do enjoy a little nip now and again.


  • I’d love to win the whiskey advent calendar for my hubby. He loves whiskey and would be thrilled to win.


  • ‘Tis the season to be jolly. What a fun idea to lead into Christmas. I would love to win this. I love the element of surprise, and to go and open and enjoy a new drink would be fun. I also love the idea of a taster so when i find one i enjoy I can buy it.


  • I would GINuinely LOVE to win the White Possum Gin Advent Calendar! Love the artwork featuring Coogee Pav, a favourite venue to enjoy a G&T and soak in the view.
    I can’t believe these have been out for 8 years and I’m only just finding out about them.
    I would GINgerly appreciate each of these, being cautious not to rush the experience. This would be helped by the tasting notes, so that I could best appreciate them.
    Lastly, with 3 children, it seems truly unfair that they get all the fun with their Cadbury advent calendars so please let me husband and I enjoy a little Christmas magic of our own. 🎄🍸


  • Whiskey! Because i need a win, 2 weeks before my birthday i was made redundant 1/11/25 from my job if 9 yrs.


  • The Gin calendar please – I do love a G & T on the weekend before dinner and this would be the perfect excuse to indulge a little in the festive season!


  • I would love to win the White Possum’s Australian Whisky Advent Calendar [2025 Edition] as whisky is my drink of choice and i just love it


  • The Gin one, my daughter is coming home with her fiance so we can meet her for the first time, and they are both Gin drinkers. I’d love to surprise them with it!!


  • To countdown to Christmas along with the kids!


  • I’d pick the chocolate one—because hiding behind my boobs is the only way to eat 24 treats before the kids notice.


  • Gin because Christmas and school holidays with 4 young kids – enough said!


  • I’d love to win White Possum’s Gin Advent Calendar because my Christmas spirit is 90% Juniper and 10% questionable decisions – just the way I like it!!


  • I would absolutely love to win the Gin Advent Calendar. There is nothing like the refreshing flavour of a great G&T at the end of the day & White Possum’s Australian guarantees that
    !


  • Tough choice! I’d go whiskey, try something different outside of my usual. That’s the fun about an advent calendar though right, to try some new exciting flavours!


  • I would love to win the gin calendar as I am not a big fan of whiskey. Also, my pregnancy will be over on the 1st of December and I will finally be able to have a little drink with my husband while having a bonfire.


  • Whisky, because I love scotch, scotchy scotch scotch, here it goes, down in my belly.


  • Whiskey – my favourite after dinner drink.


  • Whisky Advent Calendar, I love to try new brands I haven’t tried before. How exciting to have an advent full of them.


  • The Whiskey one. It’s a toss up as I love both whiskey and gin but the whiskey one has a gorgeous scene on it.


  • I love a good gin and really want to try something new, I have to admit I’ve never tried White possums before and think this would be a lovely opportunity.


  • I would love to win the Explorer Pack, VIC Whisky set for my husband, Sarchan. While we both enjoy a good drink, I’m currently breastfeeding so… Anyway, my husband has been my massive support person, my PILLAR. I had complications during my pregnancy, he ensures I was looked after, went to every single medical appointments. All this while working. Winning this pack for him will be just AWESOME. He is a whisky lover. Was previously on one of those bougee whisky subscription as he loves trialing new whisky but had to cancel (blame cost of living).


  • In summer thyme, I love growing wild strawberry, sharing, and turning the ordinary into extraordinary. I’d wake every morning thrilled with White Possum’s gin, paired with Parul Sen’s Pink Wattle art, a celebration of real talent, creativity, and the joy of combining beautiful flavours and inspired artistry in one calendar.


  • I’d love to win the White Possum Gin Advent Calendar because nothing says “festive spirit” like discovering a new gin everyday. It’s the only countdown where I won’t be tempted to open all the doors at once… probably.


  • An advent calendar packed full of premuim gin, equals 25 days of flavour packed sin. A native botanical or a London Dry, my wife will love each wicked surprise. Santa I’ve been good so grant me this prize, I promise to behave….. til the gin says otherwise!


  • As much as I appreciate the very generous discount. This one’s still out of my affordability range. But I’d obviously looove one! So here’s my shot! Get it, shot. Pick me..


  • Now this is an advent calander! Love this


  • The whisky calendar. Itself the perfect gift for my whisky loving husband who is impossible to buy presents for.


  • A totally different Advent Calendar, sipping away, I am sure I would enjoy it each day.


  • I would love the whisky event calendar because this takes the guesswork out of what I’m going to drink each night and it’s a great way to try and explore new drams


  • White Possum Gin Advent Calendar. It will be the perfect gift for my daughter in law. I never know what to get her for Christmas.


  • The whisky one would be fabulous for my husband as he enjoys diffrent styles and flavours of whisky and scotch, every friday night you will find him with a drink on the rocks savouring the flavour


  • White Possum Australia Whisky advent calendar as I love Paul Peng’s beautiful and unique designs illustrating Australia’s amazing attractions from the Margaret river to Tasmania’s midlands and along the way trying the unique whisky flavours over the Christmas period- huge lover of Whisky!


  • I would love to win the Gin advent calendar to spend December tasting the unique Australian gins! Tasting new flavours, exploring new distilleries – bliss!!


  • The Coogee Pav one is good do you have a Bondi Pav one instead as it would taste nicer.


  • As a Whisky fan I would love to be able to try out all the different flavours this advent calendar has to offer.


  • Gin please – I’ve never really tried gin and would like to see what it’s like.


  • Who doesn’t love a whisky advent calendar that the kids can’t pinch the contents! A treat each day in the wind up to the festive season, just for mum.


  • Any


  • The whisky advent Calendar please, would be great to gift to my Dad who is a whisky lover.


  • Whiskey one for me please. I love a good advent calender but find the good old chocolate ones a bit boring. A whiskey a day for the silly season, couldnt ask for a better way to enjoy the lead up to Christmas


  • I would love to win the White Possum Australian Gin Advent Calendar. I love a gin cocktail and would be thrilled to have the opportunity to taste this range and have a lovely selection to try.


  • I’d love to win the Whisky Advent Calendar because it’s the perfect way to discover new Australian whiskies each night and make December feel extra special.


  • The Whiskey one because I could really have a fun lead up to Xmas trialing different drinks ( I might even give my husband a sip or two lol) but also because I LOVE the artwork on the pack!


  • I’d love to win the White Possum Australian Whisky Advent Calendar 2025 Edition! There is no better way to count down to Christmas than with a daily dram of Aussie craftsmanship. Each sip would be a toast to local distillers and a spirited way to discover new favourites. White Possum Australian Whisky Advent Calendar is perfect for celebrating the season in true Australian style!


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