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The staff was also very kind and overly accommodating! We were very enthusiastic to see Jenni’s ice cream and when we inquired about the flavors, they asked which we’d like to see on the shelf, wrote it down, and said they would add it to their next order! We will gladly come out of our way to get our Jenni’s and shop here again!
10/10 would recommend!
The price range here is perfect. You can buy something that is $500 a bottle, a case or six pack of beer/flavored hard seltzers, or if you just need a small nip for a cocktail recipe. They carry a lot of international products from Europe and Asia, especially Chinese, Korean, and Japanese gift-wrapped spirits. One of the largest whiskey sections I’ve seen outside of an international Duty Free shop or “big” shop like Total Wines & More.
Besides alcohol, they sell sodas, juices, mixers, seltzers, tonic waters, lemons/limes/cocktail accoutrements, crackers, chips, jams, jellies, cheeses, frozen meals, fancy gelatos and sorbets, and a few “knick knacks” of food like small containers of milk and eggs that you might need to pick up on your way home.
They have a great selection of imported chocolate boxes, local and fair-trade chocolate bars, and “dessert”-centric items for parties, along with shelf after shelf of bitters, seasonings, flavorings, hot sauces, and hard to find condiments. It’s a really great shop for last minute gifts, meal/dessert/cocktail ingredients, trying a new drink, or for those now living in New England who miss a biscuit or spirit from “back home”.
Extremely clean, everything is labeled and priced clearly, they validate your parking for 1 hour if you’re driving there, and you’ll need to visit more than once just to see the wide variety of items. I’d compare this to Cardullo’s in Cambridge and some of the wine and spirit shops near Back Bay and Newbury Street that carry enough domestic items for the locals, and enough “exotic” stuff for international students and people moving to New England for the first time.
This is the only place my husband can find Belgian Guylian chocolates, and this is the only place I can find specialty Indian whiskeys that don’t cost an arm and a leg. Great shop and you can tell the manager really loves what he does.
Great selection and variety! Some prices are not the cheapest in the area for spirits, so just beware.
The store also has a broad selection on charcuterie, snacks, and olive oils.
The staff is very customer service oriented and have been very helpful on man occasions.
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What made the shop the best in the area was the staff. Their knowledge and caring curation of the products. No small part because they were also the buyers of said products. I’ve lived here for 3 years. Every single time entering was a pleasant exchange because of the staff. That’s something you don’t often experience.
The new owner fired them all. Immediately replacing them with more affordable labor to cut cost. If the new owner had simply looked at the glowing reviews, they might have understood that they would be getting rid of the reason why. Without buyers, without knowledgeable staff, I expect the 5 star rating to recede as the selection of drinks and food are adjusted for profit margin and convenience. I’m already seeing craft soda for mixing replaced by typical Mountain Dew and Pepsi. Snickers and Doritos replacing ethical dark chocolate and organic local chips. The bougie rotating snack and food sections will be like that of a bodega soon enough. The tank of refillable, fresh olive oil is gone, bottles of Goya in its place. They even installed a giant security monitor like one too. Now I can feel uncomfortably watched while I shop. Nothing good lasts in Malden. Such a shame…