Shaker Wines & Spirits

I judge wine & spirit stores by two things: (1) Does the owner have an extensive working knowledge of wine, spirits, and everything related, (2) Do they carry a broad, high-​quality selection of products? Shaker Wines & Spirits wins on both accounts, particularly #1. Anything you need, anything you want to know about wine, beer or any other beverage, Gene has you covered. He’s a true expert.
You can safely ignore the 1-​star rating left by a disgruntled «Cleveland» Whiskey seeker. I agree with the owner, this Cleveland Whiskey things is an annoying «me-​too» trend. I hope it passes soon.

We go out of our way to support local, small businesses like this one. And in the past, we’ve had good experiences here. We were excited to purchase the newly released «Cleveland» whiskey, and thought of this store first. When we called, the person we spoke to was rude and very short. He said «I’m tired of all of these calls, to me it’s all hype. I only make a dollar on each bottle sold. It will be available on Tuesday. We called back on Tuesay and the same person said «Yeah, we’ll have it by twelve, there’s already people in line. I can’t wait for this to be over. Frankly, I wish the box would just get broken. You’re better off going to Giant Eagle.» So we did. And so we will in the future. Thanks for the tip!

The owner and employees are all knowledgeable and helpful. This is definitely a good place to stop if you are looking for advice on liquor and wine. The prices are in line with what I see everywhere else and they have a good selection of liquor.
This place is not as well stocked as Warehouse Beverage on wine, but they still sell quality merchandise and have never recommended me anything that I didn’t like. In other words, there isn’t a whole lot to choose from, but what is available is all either pretty good or spectacular. The beer section is thin, but who cares, it just isn’t that type of store.