ABC Liquor and Fine Wine

HAPPY NEW YEAR
It has been a long 2014, in fact it has felt like 365 days, so it’s time to ring in the new year with some adult spirits and this is the place.
Florida has weird alcohol laws when it comes to the sales of spirits. The building has to be a stand alone and not inside of the actual grocery store. You can not get spirits at the Trader Joes, Whole Foods, Publix or Walmart nearby. You can only buy beer & wine there. Those places have no spirit but ABC has plenty and we need some spirit to ring in 2015.
I feel like it has been 20 years since I’ve stepped in here. I have been getting my Spirits at Costco but today I didn’t feel like driving very far or waiting in a 5 mile long line to checkout. I was really surprised at all of the selections from alcohol to alcohol related supplies. This place reminded me of Binny’s in Chicago because it had a little bit of everything you needed to party.
One of my favorite things they had was a meat and cheese cooler at the front counter while checking out. It contained Boar’s Head which is a quality brand. I almost grabbed the pre-​cut sausage and cheese container which is perfect for a party or for snacking on the beach. Maybe next time I will.
This place also carries everything you would need to get your new year festivities on tonight and into tomorrow. Giant red solo cups to fill up and have a Toby Keith kind of party… check. A shelf full of hot sauces and Bloody Mary mixes for the first morning of 2015… don’t mind if I do! Snacks and chips ready to be crunched on… yes! Hey don’t judge me because New Year resolutions don’t start until the vacation is over. That’s a new rule I just made up and I like it.
After walking through the store like a kid at Disney, I needed to focus on my spirit. I zeroed in on rum considering I will be acting like a pirate and enjoying the new year on the beach. Arrrrr it’s time to find me some rum. There are many delicious Rums to choose from even some that have been aged 25 years. If you’ve never had an aged rum you are missing out. That could be your 2015 resolution to try an aged rum. That seems like a great goal for the new year. I made my choice on a nice white rum to make beach drinks with and grabbed my selection.
Check out was simple and fast. Our check out person was eating a Jimmy Johns sub which was kind of gross considering she touched our stuff with dirty sub fingers but today I’m looking the other way. I’m not letting you bring me down. Why? Because I’ve found my spirit and I’m going to the beach to ring in 2015.
Cheers to all my Unilocal friends and SYOY in the coming year, which is only a few hours away! Did you find your spirit? What’s your first review of 2015 going to be? Happy New Year everyone!

This place is pretty awesome.
I’m not a big drinker but I do like beer and wine.
There is a big liquor selection, a huge wine selection, as well as a smaller beer and cigar section.
Find Stefan and tell him your wine price range and taste preferences and he will pick you out a great bottle. He picked us out 3 straight great selections and he is honest, he does not try and up-​sell you to something more expensive like most wine stores do.

Excellent selection of wine, beer, and hard liquor, as well as your basic sodas and cheese nosh items. But why only one open register at all times?!

Party place for purchase of beer, wine and spirits. I found a funny looking bottle of vodka mixed with crème de cacao. It looks like a tall, skinny, old-​fashioned milk bottle, complete with a metal hinge over the top. The label reads ‚’ Adult Chocolate Milk.” For $ 17 bucks, try that instead of the routine bottle of wine for your dinner host. You’ll either make them laugh, or you won’t be invited again. Risk it!

This store is bright and well organized coolers in the back and a nice selection of Cigars in a walk in humidor
Came in for some rare supplies for Bacon Mary, Bakon Vodka. This store didn’t have it but the clerk was able to find it on the east trail ABC.
Moscow mule is an old favorite from the 50’s it consists of a shot of vodka, ice in a copper mug. lime juice Mixed with Ginger beer. Sounds great. I know. but where can find a copper mug? so no one will know the difference but you and I. Cheers!