Kensington Wine Market have been producing our own Whisky Advent Calendars since 2014. Initially, we sourced mini bottles of whisky from various companies to build our own. However, this limited us to what was available in 50ml mini bottle format. Eventually, we grew dissatisfied with the dwindling selection of mini bottles available. So, starting in 2023, we pivoted to curating and pouring our very own selection of 28ml whiskies. This gives us a much larger selection to choose from.
To keep regulators happy, we can't simply call it an Advent Calendar. Don't ask why: we don't really understand it either. We didn't want that to get in the way of this fun project, though. So, for that reason, these are Still Not Advent Calendars. They are a series five 5 whisky tastings collected in a box that bare a striking familiarity to an Advent Calendar only by pure coincidence.
For this year, we are producing two different whisky tasting sets for Advent:
- The KWM 2026 Still Not An Advent Calendar — Whisky Advent Tastings series costs $350 plus GST
- The 2026 edition features an all-new range of 25 28ml whiskies, carefully selected by the team at KWM. There are no repeats from prior years. The lineup primarily consists of Single Malt Scotch Whisky. More than 420 years of whisky are within the 2026 lineup, with an average age over 17 years.
- The KWM 2026 Still Not An UBER Advent Calendar — Whisky Advent Tastings series costs $1100 plus GST
- Only 48 sets of the UBER Calendar will be produced.
- The 2026 UBER edition also features an all-new range 25 28ml whiskies, carefully selected by the team at KWM with no repeats. It also consists primarily of Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Exactly 800 years of whisky can be found in the 2026 UBER edition lineup, with an average age of 32 years.
- If you wish to purchase both the regular KWM 2026 Still Not An Advent Calendar tasting series plus the KWM 2026 UBER edition, you can save $25 by doing so here!
Each Still Not An Advent Calendar Tasting series box also includes
- a KWM Whisky Advent Discount Card (good for the rest of this year and until the end of 2027)
- a wee Glencairn glass.
- 25 Days of Dram Fine Whisky!
A series of virtual tastings will be held to recap each 5 days in the Still Not An Advent Calendar. Here are the ZOOM links for each virtual tasting in the KWM 2026 Still Not An Advent Calendar box. This will be updated with the tasting link closer to the date of the tastings.
- KWM 2026 Whisky Advent Tasting 1 — Days 1-5 — Saturday, December 5th @ 7 PM MT
- KWM 2026 Whisky Advent Tasting 2 — Days 6-10 — Thursday, December 10th @ 7 PM MT
- KWM 2026 Whisky Advent Tasting 3—Days 11-15—Tuesday, December 15th @ 7 PM MT
- KWM 2026 Whisky Advent Tasting 4—Days 16-20—Sunday, December 20th @ 7 PM MT
- KWM 2026 Whisky Advent Tasting 5 — Days 21-25 — Sunday, December 27th @ 7 PM MT
The UBER Edition will have its own virtual tastings held via ZOOM. This will be updated with the tasting link closer to the date of the tastings.
- KWM 2026 UBER Advent Tasting 1 — Days 1-5 — Saturday, December 5th @ 8:30 PM MT
- KWM 2026 UBER Advent Tasting 2 — Days 6-10 — Thursday, December 10th @ 8:30 PM MT
- KWM 2026 UBER Advent Tasting 3—Days 11-15—Tuesday, December 15th @ 8:30 PM MT
- KWM 2026 UBER Advent Tasting 4—Days 16-20—Sunday, December 20th @ 8:30 PM MT
- KWM 2026 UBER Advent Tasting 5 — Days 21-25 — Sunday, December 27th @ 8:30 PM MT
You can join Andrew and Evan for the five live tastings over Zoom, or follow along at your own pace the next day or later on our Kensington Wine Market YouTube page.
We also feature one whisky a day on our KWM Blog and Social Media beginning on December 1st.
The Blog Posts and YouTube Videos will be updated here, once they are posted:
- Day 1
- UBER Day 1
- Day 2
- UBER Day 2
- Day 3
- UBER Day 3
- Day 4
- UBER Day 4
- Day 5
- UBER Day 5
- YouTube Recording of the tasting for Days 1 to 5
- YouTube Recording of the UBER tasting for Days 1 to 5
- Day 6
- UBER Day 6
- Day 7
- UBER Day 7
- Day 8
- UBER Day 8
- Day 9
- UBER Day 9
- Day 10
- UBER Day 10
- YouTube Recording of the tasting for Days 6 to 10
- YouTube Recording of the UBER tasting for Days 6 to 10
- Day 11
- UBER Day 11
- Day 12
- UBER Day 12
- Day 13
- UBER Day 13
- Day 14
- UBER Day 14
- Day 15
- UBER Day 15
- YouTube Recording of the tasting for Days 11 to 15
- YouTube Recording of the UBER tasting for Days 11 to 15
- Day 16
- UBER Day 16
- Day 17
- UBER Day 17
- Day 18
- UBER Day 18
- Day 19
- UBER Day 19
- Day 20
- UBER Day 20
- YouTube Recording of the tasting for Days 16 to 20
- YouTube Recording of the UBER tasting for Days 16 to 20
- Day 21
- UBER Day 21
- Day 22
- UBER Day 22
- Day 23
- UBER Day 23
- Day 24
- UBER Day 24
- Day 25
- UBER Day 25
- YouTube Recording of the tasting for Days 21 to 25
- YouTube Recording of the UBER tasting for Days 21 to 25
MORE CALENDAR STUFF
A list of ALL KWM Whisky Calendar Bottles & Posts — Part One (KWM Calendar Tastings from 2025 back to 2020)
A list of ALL KWM Whisky Calendar Bottles & Posts — Part Two (KWM Calendars from 2019 back to 2014, when it all began)