If you’ve opened a door on your Kendal Mint Co Advent Calendar and instantly thought, “I need more of that”, you’re not alone. This guide walks you through what’s inside the 2025 calendar and shows you exactly where to buy each product individually – perfect for topping up favourites, building your own gift sets or treating yourself to a bit more minty magic.
To make life easy, we’ve created a dedicated Advent Calendar Contents collection where you’ll find the key products featured behind the doors.
Why we created an Advent Calendar contents collection
The Advent Calendar started as a way to bring together everything we love at Kendal Mint Co® – fuelling, recovery and a bit of Lake District-inspired comfort – in one festive box.
But something kept happening:
- People would find a product they loved behind one of the doors
- Then email us asking, “Where can I buy more of this?”
So we put everything in one place. The Advent Calendar Contents page makes it easy to:
- Top up the products you loved most
- Buy individual items as stocking fillers or Secret Santa gifts
- Recreate your favourite “door days” for friends and family
And if you haven’t grabbed the calendar itself yet, you can still order the full Kendal Mint Co Christmas Calendar 2025 while stocks last.
Meet the stars of the Advent Calendar
Below are the hero products you’ll recognise from behind the doors – and how they fit into an athlete’s lifestyle.
1. Kendal Mint Candle (by The Victorian Candle Company)
A hand-poured candle inspired by our classic Kendal Mint profile. Light it after a long run, turbo session or cold winter ride and let the minty freshness clean up the atmosphere while you unwind.
- Ideal for: post-training evenings, cosy recovery nights, gifts
- Shop it: Kendal Mint Candle – By The Victorian Candle Company (found in the Advent Calendar Contents collection
2. Kendal Mint Bath Bomb (by Begin With Nature)
Drop this bath bomb into warm water and you’ve instantly got a citrus minty recovery soak. It’s a simple way to turn a freezing, muddy session into something that actually feels like a reward.
- Ideal for: sore legs, cold-weather training, self-care Sunday
- Pair with: a mug of KMC ISO MIX (with hot water) for a “recovery tea”
- Shop it: Kendal Mint Bath Bomb – By Begin With Nature
3. Relaxing Muscle Balm (by Pure Lakes)
This rich balm is designed to be massaged into tired legs and tight shoulders after big days out. It’s not a magic fix – but it is a really nice way to build a proper recovery ritual around your training.
- Ideal for: calves after hill reps, quads after long rides, shoulders after strength work
- How to use: warm a pea-sized amount between your hands, then gently massage into tired areas for a couple of minutes
- Shop it: Relaxing Muscle Balm – By Pure Lakes
4. Coffee Brew Bags – Ground Dark Roast Colombian
Yes, the coffee in the calendar is real. It’s the same Colombian roast we use in our main coffee line, just in clever single-serve brew bags.
Tear open, add hot water, wait a couple of minutes, and you’ve got a proper coffee – no cafetière, grinder or faff required.
- Ideal for: pre-ride mornings, post-run thawing out, office emergency coffee stash
- Shop it: KMC Roast Coffee Brew Bags (or KMC Roast Coffee if you’d like a full bag of ground coffee)
5. Hand-Made Kendal Mint Chocolates
The chocolate is hand-made and riffs on the same flavour heritage as Kendal Mint Cake – think refreshing mint with either a rich chocolate base or our popular Raspberry fruity twist.
You’ll see it in formats like:
- Hand-Made Kendal Mint Chocolate Twin Pack – Raspberry & Mint / Chocolate Mint
- Hand-Made Kendal Mint Chocolate Pack of 6
Perfect for:
- Stocking fillers
- Race-weekend treats
- Secret Santa for that runner/cyclist who “doesn’t want anything”
Shop them all via the Advent Calendar Contents collection
How to use the contents beyond December
The calendar is only 24 days. The products don’t have to be.
Here are a few ways to make the most of them long after you’ve opened the last door:
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Create a recovery night kit: Candle + Bath Bomb + Muscle Balm + a mug of coffee. Bath, stretch, unwind.
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Build your own mini calendar: Pick 6–12 items from the collection and wrap them individually for a partner or training buddy.
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Upgrade race-weekend gifting: Add mint chocolate, candle or bath bomb to their usual socks/kit gift for something a bit more thoughtful.
- Set up a “PB reward”: Choose one thing (chocolate, bath bomb, candle) that you only use when you hit a training goal or race milestone.
Prefer it all pre-packed? Meet the Recharge Gift Box
If you love the idea of a recovery night kit but don’t fancy piecing it all together yourself, we’ve done the hard work for you.
The Recharge Gift Box brings together four of the standout Advent Calendar treats in one luxury green magnetic gift box:
- Kendal Mint Candle – sets a calm, minty atmosphere after long runs and rides
- Kendal Mint Bath Bomb – turns a normal bath into a fresh, citrus-mint soak
- Relaxing Muscle & Joint Balm – for massaging into tired legs, shoulders and backs
- Colombian Roast Coffee Brew Bags – a smooth, no-faff brew for post-bath or pre-ride
It’s basically your favourite “door days” turned into a ready-made present – perfect for:
- Gifting to someone who loved this year’s Advent Calendar
- Treating a training partner who missed out on the calendar
- A post-race, post-season or Christmas wind-down gift for yourself
Who this collection is perfect for
This is the sweet spot if you:
- Loved the Kendal Mint Advent Calendar and want more of what you found
- Missed out on the calendar but still want the good bits inside
- Need ideas for small, useful gifts for runners, cyclists, triathletes and outdoorsy people
- Want to add some minty self-care to your own training routine
Explore everything here:
👉 Advent Calendar Contents Collection
And if you’ve not grabbed the full box yet:
👉 Kendal Mint Co Christmas Calendar 2025