The Good Spirits Co

So who knew tucked in a basement on the middle of Bath Street there was this little goldmine.
Although they mainly focus in whisky there is also Gins, rum’s and much more! Wall to wall whisky all sitting in their regions and not all priced thought the roof! Not only will you find Scottish whisky you can also find a nice little selection from Japan!
The last couple of time I’ve been in I have been looking for inspiration and some help from the staff and they are super friendly! Always ready to assist but also do give you breathing space just to have a little look!
After my last trip I recently discovered that actually are dug friendly! Whoooohoo! Rogue the dug can assist in buying the weekend booze!
It’s definitely somewhere to check out!

For my 500^th review I am here to tell you about the brilliance of Good Spirits Co.
Recently I have started drinking whisky and this has elevated good spirits in my mind. I always went in the past and bought gifts or a few beers, (prior to the separate beer shop opening) but now I can go in and enjoy the full array of unusual spirit options from across the globe.
The whisky selection is phenomenal with every type you could imagine from all sorts of different places in the world. There is also something for every budget. From crazy expensive special birthday gifts (thanks Trudie M) to 30 quid more affordable but lovely «just buying a tipple for the weekend» bottles.
There ain’t a better place to buy unusual spirits from in Glasgow. They have something for every budget, the staff are really friendly and knowledgeable, and most importantly they are DUG (dog) friendly! If you fancy a bottle of something different you should check this place out!

This shop is brilliant! They specialise in whisky and the staff really know their stuff, but you’ll also find a great range of rum, gin, liqueurs and some of those items you need for cocktails but are never very sure where to get them from.
I’ve bought gifts for a number of friends and my husband from here and always been very happy with the service and advice received from the staff and the people I’ve bought things for have loved their gifts, winner!
The Good Spirits Company also does tasting evenings, the price varies depending on the actual event, but for between £20 and £30 you get to taste 5 or 6 drinks. We went to the Nikka Whisky tasting evening last year and it was fabulous and you got the ticket price off any purchases of Nikka on the evening.
Keep up the good work guys!

Great service. My visit here was brief as I was in for something specific for a Christmas present and a friendly member of staff quickly asked if I needed help and provided me with the Christmas gin I was looking for. I noticed several interesting speciality spirits and liqueurs in the few minutes I was here so I’ll be back for a closer look another time.

Every year when my boyfriend gets his bonus, he treats himself to a bottle of whisky. Well, its that time of year again, and he has his heart set on a wee bottle from Japan. While we didn’t find it here, this shop is pretty amazing with what they have to offer as far as whisky and other booze are concerned. They don’t have too many ciders which is a bummer because that’s what we prefer to drink, but they have loads of beers, wines and spirits.
I’ve never really interacted with any of the staff, they always seem to be busy behind the counter, or with customers, which is fine, but a bit of acknowledgement would be helpful for when I am in the mind for buying something.
We keep coming in to this shop, just to browse, but haven’t found anything that tickles our fancy just yet.

We’ve been in twice now — once when we were relatively new to Scotland (and whiskey) and again today, with a bit more whiskey experience. On both occasions, we were helped by Eric, who could take our vague «we like this/​we don’t like that» comments and find us whiskeys that we enjoy.
This is a great place — if you’re looking for something, but you don’t know exactly what to get, go there and talk to one of their helpful and knowledgeable staff members — they’ll find you just the right thing! This place is awesome.

Ooft. I love this place. I’ve been here a number of times — to buy presents for other people, not for myself sadly, and every single time, I’ve been delighted with the range to choose from and the advice I’ve been given.
The staff in here really know their stuff. How they get to know everything about anything you ask them I really don’t know but it’s very impressive. These guys are true experts. Sometimes there are cheeky wee tastings going on too.
I’m particularly in awe of their rum and gin sections. My new master plan is to save my pennies so I can buy more presents for myself…

Have been to several tasting events here and they’re always great fun. Went to the Rock Town distillery event held by the master distiller over from Arkansas and had a great night. You can redeem the price of your ticket against a purchase on the night, which is a nice bonus. Staff are friendly and knowledgeable and happy to make recommendations. Definitely worth a visit for a tasting or to pick up a great gift.

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I LOVE Good Spirits Co… I’ve bought MANY pressies in there and a couple of things for myself! ;)
I went with my friend today, she was buying a present for her Mum… I remembered there was a check in deal, so I asked about it and the guy didn’t know if it was still running… then he came over and I was given a lovely pressie! (See piccie!!) FREE! He’s now joined Unilocal for the check in deals! Lol
The service is always friendly and extremely helpful… the guys that work in there are very knowledgeable about their products, always good!
I’m noooot a big drinker, but I LOOOVE getting nifty gifties in there, and their selection is second to none in Glasgow!
I’d DEFINITELY recommend (have done so!!) Great wee shop!
Ps. I know they’re opening a second show around the corner soon-​so EVEN MORE choice en route!

I was after some nice gin for a thank-​you present, and going by the superb reviews on Unilocal decided that this was the place to get it.
I’m a fairly recent convert to gin, but the recent upsurge in ‘designer’ brands has led to a bit of a taste epiphany. Although I’m still a novice explorer of the gin galaxy, the guys in here were more than helpful with their advice, as was the nice lady customer who was also browsing the extensive gin collection here. I suspect she may be a Unilocaler actually, she seemed far too much at home!
Between us, we settled on a nice high-​end Irish number with an impressive list of added botanicals to tickle the taste buds.
I wish I’d had more time to spend browsing the immense selection of booze in here, but as I had limited time I’ll just have to return at a later date to indulge myself.
Top marks also for the vinyl-​based sounds from the turntable on the counter — pure retro class!

There’s nothing bad I can say about this place. Not a word. Unless bad is actually good, like Michael Jackson, you know it.
Great selection, and they are really helpful to the newbies. You can try a lot of stuff, they don’t stop till you get enough, and they don’t pressure you into anything. Just let you figure it out yourself after hearing their opinions and trying the tasters. I think they just love their stuff.
You can find lots of rare guys here, and for not so expensive. People walk in in reasonable spirits and walk out with good spirits.

Let me state, for the record, that gin is my One True Love. Over the last few years I have transitioned from vodka and coke to gin and tonic to gin martini to building a gin lounge in my spare room, and there’s only one place I would trust to provide me with the best quality spirits to stock it. That place is the Good Spirits Co.
The store opened in the early summer of 2011 in a unit previously inhabited by 23^rd Precinct. Tucked under Bath Street, the Former record shop has been transformed into a bright and inviting space, lined floor to ceiling with the best quality booze in town. Shelves to the left glow amber with whiskies, rum and cognac, and to the right behind the till you will find gin, vodka, tequila, cachaca and an intriguing selection of mysteriously labelled and coloured spirits, bitters and liqueurs that will no doubt bring out the latent Jerry Thomas in you. They also stock a neat range of beer, champagnes, and fortified wine (although I’m sure that this will grow once their new venture is up and running) and towards the back of the store is a walk in humidor.
And then there’s the tasting room.
I don’t remember my first visit to the GSC tasting room. This is no surprise because, as I recently tweeted, I never leave GSC entirely sober. Most times I bound up the stairs, new gin tucked under my arm, burnished with a tipsy gin glow. I have enjoyed many tastings here, most of them led by Matthew, who I must thank for always being eternally patient and gracious as I witter and enthuse and babble my way through each tasting. What a gentleman. Most of the tastings take the same shape– six gins, a cocktail, some tonic, some gin chat, some oatcakes, some purchases. And despite styling myself as somewhat if a gin expert, I always come away having learnt or tried or appreciated something new.
The tastings are undoubtedly my favourite way to spend an evening in Glasgow. I have been with my husband, my friends, as a group, and as part of my hen do, and I never tire of it. For my hen my friend arranged a mid-​afternoon private tasting led by Matthew with cocktails made by Aidan Bowie, then of the Blythswood, now of the Mondrian. On paper, an elegant affair. In reality… well, I’ll let you judge by the photos, put together by my friend Miki, and perhaps you’ll see why I consider Matthew to be such a gracious individual.
In conclusion, my advice is simple. Visit the Good Spirits Co. Their knowledge in their field is unsurpassed, they are eternally patient and kind, they listen to the needs of their customers, and they’re bloody lovely.

I love Good Spirits. Pure and simple. In all of Glasgow, I dare say you’d be hard pressed to find a dispensary of such fine quality spirits. The whisky selection is something to behold! Wall to wall, ceiling to floor, all high grade spirits for the connoisseur of fine alcohol.
On this occasion, I’d wanted to have a gander for some Christmas present ideas… and maybe a cheeky present for myself. Naturally, we went to the wall of rum! Harry quickly spotted his beloved Don Papa, so I bought it as an early Christmas present. And then I was mean and told him he couldn’t have it until Christmas. :P
As always, the staff were all super friendly. Mark stopped to have a chat and answer our various curiosities about various alcohols. I think we were keeping him from preparing for a champagne tasting!
An absolute pleasure. I didn’t get my cheeky present for myself, so I’ll be back. Mwahahaha!

I cannot big up this place enough. The place is floor to ceiling and wall to wall quality alcohols ranging from rums to vodkas, single malts to gins and beyond all the way to the central cabinet containing very rare alcohols such as frank sinatra jack daniels all complete with a wee Unilocalie on top of it!
What is also interesting to note is the scope and variety of tasting nights they do, just that night was a chapagne tasting and they do such things as christmas cocktail nights and such which are always good to keep an eye out for. And finally the staff, ahh so friendly and knowledgable with kudos to mark for looking up random questions about alcohol just as much for his own knowledge and intrigue as ours lol.
Also as a side note they do what looks like a decent range of cigars here which include one of the better brands of a cohiba. Not being a smoker myself i dunno but it looked like a good selection!

I’d give them 6 stars if I could. The cork on my bottle of El Dorado broke, and I popped in on my way past to see if they sold bottle stoppers. They don’t, but the nice lady who was serving had a wee rummage, found some spare stoppers, checked against the bottle on the shelf to find a couple that looked like they’d be the best fit, and gave me them. I know where I’ll be buying my spirits from now on.

I’ll keep this simple — GSC is the best spirit specialist off-​licence in Scotland. It’s on a par with the legendary Gerry’s in London (smaller branch in Leeds). Why ?
Stock Changes regularly — this means regular visits are essential to ensure you don’t miss out on a gem you would otherwise miss.
Staff — if you know zip all about drinks but are curious or buying for a friend then GSC is the place to go. You won’t be patronized — quite the opposite. GSC is a place you can enter without fear of feeling like an idiot. In fact they are so lovely we invited them to our wedding
Also they listen — willingly. We also recommended a few hard to get gins from the US and after a little perseverance GSC managed to find a supplier and stock them. I believe they sold out pretty quickly :-)

I’ve been here many times but never felt like I’d actually participated in the customer experience of buying booze (I know, what restraint!) so hadn’t popped up a review.
But now I am a fully fledged customer of Good Spirits! I phoned to ask them about a particular cocktail I wanted to make but had little knowledge of, and wasn’t sure which recipe to use from the 362,000 hits on google (if you can deduce the cocktail from that, you will receive some kind of amazing prize!)
The guy on the end of the phone didn’t laugh at my terrible pronunciation and confirmed they had the more unusual spirits I was looking for. I popped in later that day and was warmly greeted by a young guy (younger than me, anyway) who grabbed the spirits I needed and talked me through some options. He was even nice enough to write down the recipe for me, which he knew off the top of his head (he must be some kind of wizard!)
I then decided to grab a little something for my husband as a gift, and again, the guy talked me through the rum options and explained the origins of a few. I went with one from Barbados seeing as that’s where Mount Gay is from and even though it’s not been opened yet, I know I picked a winner from the tears in my husband’s eyes (ok, I made that part up).
As you can see — service is second to none here. If you’re like me, and don’t know anything about how to make a cocktail because you spent too long drinking them, then you’ll be well looked after. I wasn’t made to feel stupid at any point, and the bill was pretty reasonable for 4 bottles of spirit.
I am too often guilty of going for the easy option when buying booze (read: supermarket) but from now on I’ll be looking to support these guys as much as I can.
Tip: they can also refund bottles provided they aren’t opened (obviously) if you find you’ve got the wrong thing!

Hi, my name is Lex and I like quality booze — it comes with the job.
Though I’ve been known to explore and experiment outside my brands — can you honestly blame me? There is so much good stuff out there! The Good Spirits Co. is an underground treasure trove of liquid gold.
It’s great for a wee nosey, gift buying (one for you, five for me), and better yet — tastings! Most recently, a friend and I attended a Berry Brothers and Rudd whisky tasting. Let me preface that whisky has a reputation for being known as a «man’s drink»… that goes without saying I was one of two females that evening, sausage fest much? Despite the ratio, it’s a welcoming friendly atmosphere full of banter, even a couple of the old boys at the tasting were trying to get us to join the whisky society.
The tastings give you insight and access to brands you probably would not have been aware of, make new friends for the night and potentially walk away with some impulse purchases consisting of a £144 bottle of single malt.
Follow them on either facebook or twitter to stay up to date on their tastings, or pop into the shop — they don’t bite!

As others have said, a great place, but I thinknot the best it could be. I’m mostly a whisky and beer guy and its (easily) the best retail place in Glasgow for it, but there are others in the Uk which are a smidge better.
So whats great?
— Knowledgeable staff that care and happy to chat or leave you alone.
— Mostly well priced, particularly compared to the rest of the city.
— Various categories of well choosen spirits with many good options in each category.
— Cigars and (great) beers too if thats your thing.
— Regular tastings too.
— Strong carrier bags :)
And the niggles?
— Since its in the basement its easy to miss, I passed it several times before looking down.
— The range within a category could be better, you won’t go wanting by any means but the full range of any brand is unlikely to be there (only one Kilchoman right now as an example) and there are very few ‘extra special/​high price’ bottles. You can’t depend they’ll have what you were after.
— Layout isn’t obvious/​signposted.
— Sample sizes for the beer tasting I went to were a bit stingey.
If there was a 4.5 I’d give it that, but compared to the Whisky Exchange in London Good Spirits doesn’t yet have the range even though they have the space in the back room which is just used for tastings.

Into its third year, The Good Spirits Co., is probably the finest off-​licence in Glasgow.
Tucked just below street level, the shop is an oasis of fine spirits, ports, liqueurs, beers, and cigars. The impeccable stock selection makes one feel the range has been «curated», such is the eclectic mix of familiar, less familiar and the downright unusual!
At least one of the three owners is always on hand to provide a recommendation for any taste or budget — there’s no snobbery here, despite the exquisite range.
Often there’s a special whisky or rum, with samples available. An ever-​present background soundtrack is provided by their large vinyl collection. This is just a great shop to browse at your leisure, without any pressure — my first and only stop when buying alcohol gifts.
For my own consumption, my favourite aspect is the ever-​growing range of craft beers. Now numbering over 100 there’s American, English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian and other nationalities’ epic brews waiting to be tasted.
And for the cigar connoisseur, the large walk-​in humidor stocks one of the widest selections in Glasgow.
The shop host frequent tasting events in the sampling room, from gins, craft beer, champagne, and of course whisky and rum. These are really popular with details on their Facebook page.
You should definitely pay these guys a visit, you won’t be disappointed.