WOW! My cousins…read morehave always raved about this liquor store near their north woods cabin and now that I have shopped it myself, I can see why. I was totally blown away by the large variety of wines, bourbon, craft beers and mixers. Oh, I can't forget the cigars. It may be a small town booze store, but the variety and selection, definitely are big city. Eric the owner, not only knows bourbon, he can also advise you on the perfect wine for your upcoming dinner party. Best of all, his staff also gives exceptional customer service. One of the coolest things I've seen in a while and it was very creative. Instead of traditional shopping carts, Ely Liquor had little red wagons to pull through the store as you shopped for your adult beverages.

What a selection, epic! Never expected a liquor warehouse in Ely. The chilled "Reserve Room" has…read moremany great options. The glass sliding doors on the walk-in Beer Cave is great, and close to the main door for fast in and out. Worth the stop.

This place is absolutely huge. Large variety of wines, beers, and spirits. The service here is…read morewonderful, and when I needed help finding a particular beer the staff were happy to help. The only thing I didn't see here were kegs for parties but that's ok. Can't wait to come back. #schroyerfanilydaily #arrenschroyer #wines #beers #spirits #liquor #superoneliquor

Good selection at decent prices and nice staff, what more could you ask for. I'm a bourbon drinker…read moreand have found allocated items here before.

We hadn't actually been looking for a liquor store but we've learned from experience that when…read moreyou're in a rural area, it makes sense to stock up on anything that you might need when a store presents itself! For a small shop, we find that it had a good selection of the basic items that you'd find in a liquor store -- beers (including local brews), wine, liquors, sodas and other mixers. We ended up buying a Leroux Blackberry Brandy (750 ml, $11.99) and a Captain Morgan Rum (750 ml, $18.99). Staff was efficient and friendly. There's a small but sufficiently-sized parking lot off 7th Avenue.

Closed an hour early. We said "it's 9pm, not 10." The lady working, checked her watch and goes "it…read morelooks like 10 pm to me" and walked away. Utter disrespect. Once a loyal customer. We will never return.

Our 100% go to place when we stay at our north shore cottage. Love the people, the locals. Very…read morefriendly and welcoming. We'll be there when it opens at 10:00 AM.

Out here on the North Shore, the center of town life is often the municipal bar + liquor store…read more This is a canonical example of that Minnesota tradition. One very overworked female bartender, frozen bar pizza plus apps from the deep fryer (frozen pickles nom), cold beer on draft, and a pull tabs machine in the corner. This particular one gets props in a couple respects. First, great drafts -- I haven't seen Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter in a long long time. Second, they actually have their own house whiskey -- a California bourbon barrel selection from Savage & Cooke. And it's quite good! Third, the locals are pretty welcoming of a city slicker. I did get quizzed fairly extensively about my religious and political beliefs by one very close talking local, but at no point was she inappropriate or jerky, and when I said "hey, I need to pay attention to my kid", she chilled out and let me drink and play cards with my daughter. I can't say as I'm going to be up this way a lot (pretty much did what we wanted to do at the state parks), but if I were, I'd hit this lounge again, it's the best and most reliable food and drink option in a 5 mile radius. (Their competitors in Beaver Bay are also pretty great, so it's a hard call to make.)

This is your go to place for liquor in Cook Minnesota. They don't have everything, but they have…read morewhat we want. And that's important, correct?. Hardly anybody's in there so service is great. Ambience is your typical liquor store.

Classic Minnesota bar. Draft beer, some other beers in cans/ bottles, and a basic selection of…read morerail liquor. Lots of wood paneling, pictures of fish, pull tabs behind the bar BUT, this specific classic Minnesota bar has a focus on local beer, so you can actually get a damn good IPA on tap, and you won't find Bud or Coors on draft. Given that our state makes fine drinking liquids, the North shore needs more places like this. Also, they are pretty welcoming to kiddos, which is important when the kids are hungry and literally the only option after 7pm is to seek out bar pizza. It's Giovanni, not Heggie, still solid.

Great employees. Very friendly. Local patrons were very nice and we enjoyed our time there…read more Best frozen pizzas, Giovanni's. We will always stop in when in the area. A hidden gem on the North Shore.

It's Sunday and we're on our way to a cabin to visit family and friends. We stopped to pick up some…read morewine for the occasion. They have a great beer selection and many from local brewery's. The wine selection was also quite good and to we found a some good choices for our event and headed out to the woods. It's a good place to make a quick stop for your adult beverage needs.

Great selection of beer and wine plus Mount Royal grocery store has many nice offerings. This is a…read morefantastic one-stop before heading up the shore.