Came to the plaza to get my phone fixed, saw this new liquor store. Apparently the grand opening is this Friday! The store employee was just as new as the store, having worked 4 days. But she did come from another liquor store, so she had some knowledge. However. She admitted to not being a big drinker lol.
I asked about rate bourbons behind the counter, special order items. They didn't have any. What I did find was some fairly spectacular tequilas in their top shelf. Their Clase Azul Gold is a 1L but overpriced at 899. The white and blue bottle that most of us have seen was 199, which is a good price.
The store is fairly large. A lot of vodkas. Especially flavored vodkas. Many shelves have room for more items. The employee said the owner is open to ideas, if you want something they don't have, he will order it!
Opening at 9am is awesome. That's a lot earlier than most places.
They have a tasting section with some open bottles. She offered me a sample of whatever I wanted, but I declined. Too early to start drinking with all these errands I need to do today. However, this Friday, at their official grand opening, she said they will be sampling everything! So come on by if there's something you've been meaning to try before you buy.
I picked up a bottle of gin that I tried at a local event in Baldwin park last fall- Uncle Val's as well as a bourbon I tried at the Aspen food and wine festival this past summer- Stranahan's. Pretty sure when I looked at abc and total wine and they didn't have either of these, although they might have them now.
Lots of mixers. Worth a trip if you need something. Gonna check out those Serbian Lebanese liquors- Arak, online. read more