I don't generally get excited about retail therapy. I abhor shopping for clothes. It's a chore…read morepurchasing home goods. Buying food is marginally more enjoyable. But when it comes to booze, I could go on all day. In a city where cocktails are questionable and scotch is king, Good Spirits Co is a gasp of fresh air to a drowning man. Not unlike Gerry's in Leeds/Soho or Astor Wines in NYC, this shop offers enough variety and substance to satisfy most any liquor lover. Beyond a product selection that could leave me browsing the shelves for hours, the staff is knowledgeable (and trying to become even more so!), welcoming, and the space is noteworthy in its own right. Ask about the cashier's counter sometime - it's a piece to be pondered and appreciated. I'm excited about the forthcoming tasting room to come, and hope that local Glaswegians come to admire and adore this liquid gold outlet for the treasure it already is.

good selection of bottles. but the most hostile sales person…read more(with the short bleached hair) I ever met in Scotland. I will take my custom elsewhere.

This shop has everything: hot food, all the brands I love AND they have an award-winning…read moreOff-licence.

A stand out location for the procurement of Whisky…read more This place has been a landmark for those Whisky afficinandos who need a wider selection of Malts to satisfy. I came across it on my way to the Ayrshire Whisky Festival - held in conjunction with Burns an' a that Festival in Ayr. Great staff and a stunning array of Malts. This level of stock does not occur in a year. It takes decades to develop a collection of malts like this. I would stop here if you are near. I know lots of folks who travel a sizeable difference to visit and gaze in wonder at the array of Whiskies available.

After exiting the Belfast - Cairnryan car ferry, we started driving into Scotland for a long…read moreweekend adventure. The first interesting signage we came across was this A. D. Rattray's Whisky Experience so... being the upstanding humans that we are, we decided to stop. It was a very neat little shop with friendly staff and great whisky. We were educated on the difference between whiskey and whisky and a few other important things... which I've now forgotten. Seems I need to go back... it's been many years since our stop there. :-( I only thought to review it as I've found myself telling people about this spot and now can use my Yelp review as reference. haha Might see ya there!

Fabulous experience for my new husband and his best man. They learned a great deal from their…read moreexperience and really enjoyed the time. Raphael was nothing short of amazing!

I'd been meaning to visit since this place opened and finally made it on Sunday. It's by the Good…read moreSpirits Co folk (obviously) and specialises in beer and wine (again, obviously). I'm already a massive fan of what Good Spirits do at their original location so it's great to see them expanding. This shop is quite small but they've managed to fit in a huge range of interesting beers and wines. I wasn't after anything particular so just did a bit of a random swoop of the store and grabbed 3 beers and a cider which came to about £10 which is totally reasonable. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in the city centre looking for some good beers as I can't think of any other great beer shop like this in town. Win.

The only thing I could ask of this business is that it stay open just a little later. Everything…read moreelse is exactly what I would hope for but I am disorganised and lazy and I've arrived at it's doors ten minutes too late too many times. I've been successful in arriving on time on two occasions. For the first I needed a bottle of wine. I like wine, but I don't really know much about it and my usual approach is to buy whatever's cheap-ish or on offer at the supermarket. On this occasion I decided to splash out and picked up a bottle of red for £13. Shock horror - I could have had three bottles for that price in Lidl! It turned out to be a mistake, not because the wine was unpleasant, quite the opposite. It turns out that expensive wine can be really, really good. So now I know I like expensive wine... which could be problematic. On the second occasion I needed beer. I chose three different bottles, based mostly on the fact that I liked the labels. The gentleman running the cash register grinned knowingly at me and informed me that I'd chosen three of his favourite beers. Good to know and, as it turns out, he and I have very similar tastes. He was also kind enough to help my partner choose a couple based on other beers my partner likes. Apparently they were also pretty great. There are a few good beer and wine shops in Glasgow now, but the city centre did need one quite badly and Good Spirits Wine & Beer has solved that problem perfectly.

When we're up in Ballycastle this is a great place to call for good wine and tasty craft beers!…read more They have a great selection of wines which, for an independent off-license, are at good prices. There is also a good selection of craft beers such as Sierra Nevada, O'Hara's or Harviestoun.