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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.

Winners for this competition

  1. M. PooleQLD
  2. B. CastledineWA
  • I would love to win this prize for my husband who works very hard each and every day. He would appreciate either of them, but probably the whiskey advent calendar a bit more 🙂


  • Would love to win either version. Gin is so nice and refreshing in the heat of summer that we are currently facing, however a whisky would also be the best wind down after the crazy that is the lead up to Christmas.


  • Gin all the way!! Nothing beats sitting by the pool over chrissy with a gin in hand on a hot summers day, this would be amazing!


  • The White Possum
    Australian Gin Advent Calendar please. I love my favourites so the Advent calendar is an adventure that takes me out of the ordinary into the delights of sipping the best that I wouldn’t usually experience which is simply a wonderful treat for me!


  • I’ld love to win the Australian Whisky Advent Calendar. I love sampling the huge range of whiskies- such diverse flavours and smells


  • Whisky was something my dad and I bonded over and shared a love for. I would buy drams from all over during my travels and we had a ‘whisky a day’ tradition at Christmas. I would love the whisky calendar as a reminder of our tradition now he has passed.


  • White Possum’s Australian Gin Advent Calendar [2025 Edition] because I have a ginuine love and need for it.


  • Being a gin girl from way back it would have to be the White Possum Australian Gin Advent Calendar for sure. Always doing things for the kids, this would be a lovely little treat for the grown ups.


  • I would love the whisky one as I love to have it on ice as a night cap after a hard day at work


  • Honestly, I would love either calendar! I am a huge dirty, dry martini fan (heavy on the olive garnish) and so would love to experiment with some of the more adventurous gins in the calendar! I equally love a good whiskey sour and have been a loyal Starward drinker for years – plus the warming feeling of a good whiskey just feels so festive and right for the Christmas season (not to mention it would be so fun to experiment with some picklebacks!).


  • I’d love the whiskey, my dad loves a whiskey and I think he’d love the everyday surprises leading up to Christmas


  • I would love the gin one as I have ginger hair and I love a pun!


  • Gin please, my all time favourite spirit. I love the floral notes of gin and the fact i can have it with soda water for a clean drink, that leaves me with no headache!


  • The whisky calendar for me. I want a December full of bold Aussie flavours and a daily reason to smile.


  • the whisky to celebrate cristmas with pop my fave old drinker


  • I’d be so grateful to win the gin calendar, I love trying new varieties and the flavours mentioned sound amazing.


  • I would be ecstatic with either, however I’m going to say the Gin advent – why? Because the adults should have some fun into the festive season too!! A little surprise every day, would be sure to feel that holiday magic thanks to White Possum & Best Sips


  • The whisky advent calendar 🙂 we all like whisky and I’d love to share it with my family!


  • The whiskey calendar as I’m a whisky girl in a gin world


  • I want the gin calendar because my kids keep “taste-testing” my sanity daily, and I need 24 tiny windows of adult survival juice to make it to Christmas.


  • Whisky, because my sisters loves whisky and I’d love to give her one of these advent calendars as part of a little thank you gift for everything that she does.


  • I would love to win the White Possum Advent Calender Gin i would be in a festive spin to try these cute sample of gin everday until Christmas.


  • Bring a gin drinker I would love to win the gin calendar. To be sble to try the various gins would be amazing!


  • The Whiskey Advent calendar because I love Whiskey!


  • White Possum Gin Advent Calendar!


  • I’m entering because nothing fuels my holiday spirit like unboxing a new gin every day – like a glamorous adult version of chocolate advent calendar, but with better decisions. Well…. different decisions.


  • I would like to win the gin calander so my lead up to Christmas can be filled with some nightly sips of turkish delights, strawberries and citrus flavours.


  • I really enjoy trying new spirits, especially whisky. That\\\’s why I would like to win the whisky calendar, there are some great flavours mentioned in there that sound like they would be lovely.


  • I am a Gin lover and would love to with the advent calender. Christmas in my house so so hectic with 3 boys to shop and care for and this would be a lovely treat for me.


  • I would love to win the Gin Advent Calendar I love to discover new Gins so this would be the perfect Christmas indulgent treat!


  • Big gin lover!! I’m too scared to try new ones though so this would be perfect!!


  • My husband and I both like a little bit of whisky of Christmas to celebrate so the whisky advent calendar would be great to try


  • Oh the Gin..isnt Santa’s favourite the Gin?


  • Being a mum of an almost 2 year old can call for a sneaky treat here and there… he gets a chocolate advent calendar but I think a gin calendar would be way more up mummas alley!


  • I’d love to win the White Possum Australian Whisky Advent Calendar because as a busy mum, the idea of ending each December day with a tiny moment just for me (and my partner if he’s lucky) sounds like absolute heaven. I love supporting Australian makers, and getting to discover 25 local whiskies I’d probably never try otherwise would be such a treat. Christmas is usually all about the kids and the chaos, so having something a little bit special to look forward to each night would be amazing. It’s the kind of indulgence I’d never buy for myself, which is exactly why it would feel so special to win.


  • The gin one – as I have a gin buying obsession but promised Hubby I wouldn’t buy anymore this year but am already regretting that promise. However this would help me get through until next year 😆


  • The gin white possum advent calendar sounds so interesting and exciting! I would love to expand my gin taste buds with it! All the while having some delicious Christmas countdown fun!


  • The whisky one please. My partner enjoys gin and not so much whiskey. So if i win, i wont have to share. Yay


  • The whisky advent calendar. I just bought the gin one for my daughter, so now it’s time for me to try out the whisky one!


  • My husband absolutely loves whiskey and this would make a perfect early Christmas present for someone who is hard to buy for.


  • I would love to win either. If I win the gin one it would be a little treat for me and if I win the whiskey one I would give it to my amazing partner who loved whiskey


  • I’d love to win either calendar! There’s just something magical about counting down to Christmas with a beautifully crafted spirit each evening. Why should the kids be the only ones counting down until Christmas?


  • Gin. I can’t wait for the Christmas Season to beGIN.


  • I would love the whiskey advent calendar for my husband. It will be the first Christmas gift he will get in 4 years dince we got married had children.

    Thank you


  • The Whisky calendar would make my husband so happy. It would be his gift from Santa this year!


  • Love to play possum,have fun and enjoy a brilliant product.


  • How fun are these White Possum Advent Calendars! The gin calendar would be my pick and something to look forward to every evening and to have a drop with my dessert as a Christmas Treat!


  • I love a good gin! A gin advent calendar would be an amazing way to try a great selection of gin leading up to the festive season. I’d love to win this perfect countdown to Christmas!


  • Oh, how l’d love to win this white possum gin advent calendar
    To taste the variety of special gins on offer and experience their wonder,
    And to also welcome Christmas evenings with a grin,
    A toast to dreams in white possum gin.


  • I am happy to win any of them. They look fun and exciting to share with my husband.


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