The line stretched back to Bertucci's.
Gary's Liquors on VFW Parkway in West Roxbury opened at 10 this morning, but by 8 there was already a line outside, people in folding chairs and sipping their Dunk's as they waited for employees to unlock the doors so they could snap up a bottle or two, or three, of the "special reserve" bourbon for sale today only.
Why, there were people there from as far away as Dedham and Arlington, lining uip outside Gary's waiting to get their hands on some of the 430 bottles Gary's had.
By 10:15, even with the doors open and customers quickly getting in and out, the line stretched all the way to Bertucci's, at the other end of the mall. The parking lot, normally mostly empty on a Sunday, was full, with more drivers having to wait on the parkway itself for a space to open up.
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Don't they know there are more liquor stores..
By ???
Sun, 12/24/2023 - 12:31pm
Around.... and in Boston .... A bunch!!!
That was our reaction
By adamg
Sun, 12/24/2023 - 1:56pm
As we sloooowly inched our way into the parking lot for our Sunday bagels at Bruegger's and hot chocolate at JP Licks. It's not like West Roxbury is surrounded by dry towns or something.
So we asked and learned, no, it wasn't just a last-minute libations run; there was special bourbon afoot.
Gimmick
By Kaz
Sun, 12/24/2023 - 5:13pm
These "special" bottlings for a specific store are a gimmick.
Even if the store "picked" out a barrel, the likelihood of there being substantial enough variation that you would even know (or care) is pretty low.
No. You are misinformed.
By CRN
Sun, 12/24/2023 - 8:49pm
No. You are misinformed.
When you stand in a rick house and sample twenty different barrels, you can tell the difference.
Not ones selling these bottles
By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 12/24/2023 - 1:59pm
I'm surrounded by whisky, whiskey, and bourbon drinkers, and I asked if these were special items. They are.
Going to any liquor store only works if you just want some brandy for a recipe or your motivation is to get drunk, not to get something rare to reverently sip while you dive into a good book of a cold evening.
A great small liquor store
By anon
Sun, 12/24/2023 - 1:09pm
Fantastic selection, very reasonable prices. Nice staff. No I don't know or work for the owner. Just used to buy there many times.
Bourbon.
By Lee
Sun, 12/24/2023 - 3:21pm
Not my cup of tea.
Hey everyone!
By Hank
Sun, 12/24/2023 - 8:42pm
Yells: I just wanted to comment on this bourbon post that I don’t like bourbon!
See? no one cares. Why even comment at all?
You cared.
By Lee
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 8:56pm
And that’s all that matters to me.
Try it with coffee
By Don't Panic
Mon, 12/25/2023 - 1:56am
It works magic in your mouth.
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