Weblog: an Archive of our Newsletters and Sales

Hey Free Rangers, I really am trying to understand the psychology of the fridge starers. A repeat customer who had been shown the signage on the fridge and had been repeatedly asked by Derek and then Wesley to do his shopping on the wall instead of in front of the...

Ya Know Free Rangers,I may have spoken too soon. So, this little jackass walks into the shop, wants to know about our exclusive single barrels (or “store picks” as the whiskey collecting world often calls them). “I’m just going to put these down here,” he says,...

So Free Rangers,The numbers around here have been promising, and either the energy out there is stabilizing a bit, or we’re just becoming completely desensitized to it all. Given the negative online reviews, and the decreased level of jackassery on the sales...

It’s True Free Rangers,The Aperol shortage is real. So are the Champagne, Agave, and Sancerre shortages; the former of which is officially the most first world problem of all time. People be drinkin’. And of course global supply chains are still considerably...

Hola Free Rangers,Just a reminder that the Channing Daughters PetNat sale is still live, and we’ve added a bunch of whiskeys from 2 great upstate distillers: Hudson Whiskey and Taconic Distillery. Hudson was way ahead of the curve and really...

Hey Free Rangers,It’s actually been quite a bit more comfortable summer than oppressive summer out there recently, but David Lee Roth has come up a bunch lately, hence the subject line. And while David Lee Roth was clearly a world class mess, and Eddie the...

Holy cr@p, Free Rangers,Somebody …Somewhere …Sometime …So, this nice older Australian couple comes into the shop with their pregnant daughter. “You got any Australian wines,” the dad begins, and immediately I have to steel myself. I have...

Hey Free Rangers,First, thanks for the significant response to the Kings County Distillery cellar finds sale! We’ve left that one live for one more week, for those of you who missed out, and/or those who want to go back for a double dip. As always, we’re...

  Hey Free Rangers,First: quick shoutout to our many new friends and e-mail listers! Since even before the pandemic set in, we’ve seen a long slow exodus of a lot of our local regulars from the neighborhood, even though many of you still read these e-mails, and write...

Hey Free Rangers,First: quick shoutout to our many new friends and e-mail listers! Since even before the pandemic set in, we’ve seen a long slow exodus of a lot of our local regulars from the neighborhood, even though many of you still read these e-mails, and write in...