Aldi 2018 Cheese Advent Calendar

So many of the Advent calendars we found this year were specific to certain categories – candy, toys, beauty, paper goods. We wanted to review a calendar that would appeal to almost everyone – so why not a cheese calendar? Target had a highly publicized cheese Advent calendar this year but not in any stores in our area (Super Target stores only), so we were pleased to be able to snag a $13 Aldi 2018 Cheese Advent Calendar the day they became available.

The Aldi 2018 Cheese Advent calendar contained “24 Festive Imported Mini Cheeses.” Each cheese was a .71 oz cube in shrink-wrapped plastic, hidden behind the door for that day. We received 6 pieces of Edam, 5 pieces of Havarti, 5 pieces of Red Leicester, 4 pieces of white cheddar, and 4 pieces of Gouda Matured. All of the cheeses were products of the UK, Holland, and Denmark and were pure cheeses without preservatives or artificial ingredients.

The cheeses were a uniform shape and, except for the Red Leicester, a fairly uniform off-white color. They were tasty but not exciting or festive. And the box had to be kept refrigerated so we could not leave it out on the shelf as a part of our Holiday decor.

The Aldi 2018 Cheese Advent Calendar was reasonably priced and a pleasant departure from the other calendars we reviewed. There are people for whom a cheese Advent calendar would be the perfect gift, but I can see this one only as a supplemental calendar for us. The box is attractive and the cheese is good, but otherwise it lacks the zest and fun of this year’s other calendars. But all is not in vain – our little cheeses will make a tasty plate of (unwrapped) nibbles with crackers for the family on Christmas day!