Berry Bros. & Rudd’s £200 whisky advent calendar hides a 1979 Benrinnes among 25 drams

Berry Bros. & Rudd has launched its first spirits advent calendar: a £200 set of 25 miniature Scotch whiskies, each 3 cl, selected from the London merchant’s own casks. The official product page shows it in stock at £200 on 10 November 2026, which works out at £8 a dram. Together the bottles hold 75 cl, a little more than a standard 70 cl bottle. Every bottle sold by the merchant is covered by its quality guarantee: if a spirit is corked or faulty, it says it will replace or refund it.

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A first calendar from a St James’s merchant

Berry Bros. & Rudd, the family merchant on St James’s Street, is presenting the calendar as a tour through Scotch rather than a single-style set. The official description talks of richly sherried and wine-cask matured expressions, subtly peated drams and honeyed Highland malts, with a new 3 cl bottle behind each door.

The box itself is labelled “25 single cask drams of exceptional spirits”. The product page is clear that this is a Scotch whisky calendar.

What is inside the Berry Bros. & Rudd whisky advent calendar?

The official page does not publish a full 25-dram list. It does highlight two bottles from the merchant’s Exceptional Cask range:

• A 1979 Benrinnes, with a stated RRP of £1,800 for the full bottle
• A 1990 Miltonduff, with a stated RRP of £680 for the full bottle

Source: Berry Bros. & Rudd product page, checked on 10 November 2026.

Those RRPs are the brand’s own figures for the parent bottles, not a stated worth for the miniatures, and they are not a saving you should bank on. The rest of the line-up stays behind the doors.

A 5 November 2026 piece in The Upcoming also named a 2008 Glenburgie with a Marsala finish among the bottles the company had highlighted. That expression does not appear on the official product page, so treat it as press-reported unless Berry Bros. & Rudd adds it to the listing.

Who is it for?

At £200, this is a serious gift for someone who already drinks single malt, and the 1979 Benrinnes is the obvious talking point. You are paying for a curated set of single-cask samples, not for 25 supermarket miniatures. If you want a cheaper whisky countdown, our earlier guide to whisky advent calendars 2026 starts well below this price, and we have also looked at Thatchers’ £44.99 cider calendar if cider is more your festive drink.

For a wider mix of men’s and drinks calendars, see our advent calendars for men guide.

Price and availability: the essentials

• Price: £200 on the official Berry Bros. & Rudd shop on 10 November 2026 (25 x 3 cl, about £8 a dram)
• Status: in stock
• Delivery: free standard delivery on orders over £125, so this calendar qualifies
• Age: 18+ only. The shop states you must be 18 or over to order.

Buy the Berry Bros. & Rudd whisky advent calendar from the official shop, or browse more alcohol subscription boxes.