Buckingham Wine & Spirits

Funky it may be but these guys have so much stuff including the small batch local stuff and for around the same prices. It’s a family business and they know what they are talking about. Not fancy but excellent all the same.

This place is convenient to my place, so I come here for that very purpose. Has a gray assortment of wine but, it’s so over priced. Some of the goods I buy here taste expired! I now go to trader joes for the same brand and wine as here and I save half in it! Goes to show you liquor stores charge way more. Take the extra step across the street and save your bucks.

This place is definitely one of a kind, they are a very small shop but somehow manage to stock every kind of alcohol that one could possibly need within their shelves. Recreational drinkers and connoisseurs alike will love this place;whether you drink PBR or 25 year Johnny Walker Blue Label, they have you covered. If you come here, I suggest taking a peek into their craft beer coolers, I’ve found tons of great local craft brews for cheaper than bevmo sells them :)

Don’t let the interior of this store fool you… it’s not swish like Ordinaire or swank like the other new place that opened across the street but they have a great selection of wine and liquor. The inside of the store reminds me a bit of a Wes Andersen movie. I like. Nice staff too.

As the name of the business indicates, Buckingham carries a wide variety of wines and spirits, plus candy, snacks, sodas, etc.
After taking care of business at the Sprint PCS Store, my husband and I needed iced cold liquid refreshments (him, beer; me, Crystal Geyser lemon flavored sparkling mineral water) due to the hot weather and the sweltering heat… ugh.
We found what we needed and paid for it. It was pricey. A 24-​oz. can of MGD and a bottle (42.3 oz.) of water cost us $ 5.00. I believe we would have been better off driving around the corner to Grand Avenue and headed to Safeway for our liquid refreshment.

The prices are a bit high but the selection is great. They have every kind of beer and it’s all cold. The guys and gals behind the counter are pretty funny and get you out of there quickly. I am glad this is in the neighborhood.

Buckingham carries a vast amount of wines, hard liquor of all types, cigs, and a selection of beers. at a glance. alcohol seem pricey.
for younguns, there’s ice cream, candies, chips, snacks.
eats: hagen daz (1.75)
–something to cool down with on a warm day.
notes:
–a chihuahua keeps watch here, didn’t bark when i walked out of the store
with ice cream in hand looking for the cashier.
–4 stars for selection, 3 stars for pricing.

They carry St Germain in the big poppa 750 mL bottle and the baby 375 mL bottle, at about the same price as BevMo. That’s really all that I, or anyone with good taste in booze, needs to know. Classy drinkers will like it in here.
Also: it’s clean, open late, and there’s a pleasant couple working behind the counter, making the whole late-​night alcohol purchase feel so much less sleazy. I’ll be back for more St G!

This place has mad range! Go here to pick up your last minute cocktail supplies like dry vermouth and grand marnier and while you’re at it, get some wet cat food too! Hell, pick up a big cherry, some black shoe polish, and a pregnancy test to complete your highly focused liquor store run on Lakeshore Ave.
Do not buy your stock booze here, way too pricey. Go to BevMo for your 1.75-liter bottles of whiskey, vodka, and rum.

For such a modest looking place, they have a great selection of wine and beer. The owners, while quiet and reserved, and very nice and helpful. I don’t think they drink alcohol, but if you need advice, they can tell you what’s popular with their other customers. We’re lucky to have such a great source of beverages in our neighborhood.

Excellent wine and beer shop. Also, the owners likes to write little description cards for the wine which I really appreciate. Plus they are always helpful with finding the perfect selection for event I am attending. I’ve never had a bad experience here. Even found a cool pair of cheap sunglasses. Score!

You were good to me last friday night.
All I wanted was a bottle of my favorite red and to curl up under a blanket with it. I was able to do that (before getting thoroughly smashed).
Lucky for me the Walgreens across the street doesn’t sell booze and Buckingham carries my favorite, Ménage à Trois. They have a large variety of wines including one called «Hanna» that I’m eager to buy. The beer selection is great. I noted Red Hook Blonde, Stone IPA, Amstel and the usual. They sell Marlboro 27’s and though I’m not encouraging you to smoke you would be surprised how many liquor stores I’ve been in that have forced me to settle for camel filters (rarrr) and I’ve been on those blends since the great flood.
Dropped 35 for a Sixer, a pack of smokes, bottle of wine and a 4 dollar wine opener. Pricey but I’m happy to pay for what I want.

For a neighborhood liquor store, they have a nice selection of beer, wine and spirits. I definitely frequent here over something else, like a Trader Joes. I like that it’s locally owned and not part of a chain, plus he service is friendly and quick.

It’s a little pricy but it’s a nice, cute little liquor store. They have a ton of wines, liquors, and smokes. You’ll be surprised at how large the selection is for such a small store. Friendly staff as well. I dig it.

too bad. I called to see if they had any amaros. Here’s the convo:
Him: «We have some, Montenegro, Nonino and I can’t remember the other two»
Me: «Can you find out for me?»
Him: «They’re in the back»
Me: «Can you find out what they are?»
He does go and check and provide me with the other names.
Me; «What’s the price on the last two you said»
Him: «I don’t know. I need the phone line»
AND HANGS UP!
I call back and say «Did you just hang up on me?»
Him: «Yes, I said I needed the phone line»
Me: «You didn’t even wait for my response and ask me?»
Him: «I have several customers in line and I needed to run the machine.»
Me: «And that’s how you tell me by hanging up?»
Him: «I did tell you»
Me: «Wow, can I speak to your manager?»
Him: «I am the manager»
Enough said. I will not spend a penny anywhere where the manager thinks its ok to just hang up on a person without communicating further.

Great selection of beer, tiny store, neighborhood treasure.

Yes, I am a fan of a liquor store. They have a really good beer selection as well as wine. My sister-​in-​law is a beer and wine snob and was impressed to see a couple of bottles that she really liked at great prices. I also get that feeling like you’re being closely watched, and possibly judged for being a drunk. I think of it as part of the irony & charm of the place ;) And they’re always nice when you’re at the counter paying.

For a neighborhood liquor store, Buckingham’s is amazingly good. I am a beer person, and I am always impressed with their selection of beer — they have a wide range that covers everything from California to Belgium. I am a little less a wine person, but I have found many wines that I like here, and that I consider to be well-​priced. I appreciate that they take the time to put little notes next to the wine («Very fruity!» «Rated blah blah in WIne Spectator!»), because it makes me feel a little better about buying a cheap bottle of wine with a pretty label.
They also have an ENORMOUS wall of the hard stuff, so I think there is a good chance that you can find what you’re looking for here for your cocktail du jour. You might have to search for it yourself though, because I don’t think that the owners are actually too well versed in alcohol. Case in point: I made crock pot apple cider (num num!) over the holidays, and the recipe suggested that I spike it with some apple brandy.
Cut scene.
LOCATION: Buckingham Wine & Spirits, a cold and windy December evening.
ME: (no clue, really) I’m looking for apple brandy???
COUNTER-​LADY: (no clue, really) Hmm… (points to assorted brandies) Pear? Peach? I don’t see apple…
ME: Uh, well, I’m making apple cider. Can you recommend something?
COUNTER-​LADY: (completely flummoxed) …I don’t really drink. At all.
So, I ended up with some apple-​flavored Bacardi. It worked. But I can’t help wondering what could have been, and if there was a dusty bottle of apple brandy hidden away somewhere high on a shelf.
By the way, I have never had any bad encounter with the people who work here. They have always been sweet, courteous, non-​alcoholic enablers. NPR is always playing behind the counter. I am never judged.
Also, they have ice cream. What more could you want?

I used to go here a loooong time ago when I worked down the street. They used to have Schweppes Raspberry Ginger Ale!!!
Ok. this place is about a closet wide. .and definitely had that liquor store feel where they are watching you all the time… and about you shoot you for shoplifting…
Too bad… it’s probably waranted… good luck guys…

They have an eclectic selection. Do you know anyone who has a drink that’s they ONLY thing they will drink??? I have friends like that. Well, trying to be the good hostess I went to BevMo, thinking they would have this particular cognac… ummmmm NO.
I went here as a last resort, and they had the specific brand, in several sizes!!! They also have the early edition of the Sunday Chronicle available on Sat evening, so you can get started on perusing the sale circulars and planning that Sunday morning shopping spree!
The staff is also very friendly and non-​judgmental of your purchases.