tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post3897150931429954837..comments2024-03-06T21:06:39.726-05:00Comments on The Coopered Tot: Visiting Le Du's in the VillageNewYorkJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-1459841271490672112012-03-30T21:56:58.725-04:002012-03-30T21:56:58.725-04:00Yes, NYC is a very very nice town - full of all ki...Yes, NYC is a very very nice town - full of all kinds of access to everything under the Sun. Le Du is dangerous, because it's fun and interesting. The crafted selection makes me feel like I could buy blind there and trust the buyer's tastes. Le Du is a Whisky Woman favorite because it carries those little craft distilleries that are her stock in trade. That also gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. <br /><br />On the down side - it's way way out towards the river. There's a clear wine bias (this looks like a seriously good wine store). The spirit wall isn't that big and the store over all is fairly small (huge by Manhattan standards but small compared to the kinds of stores we have in the burbs). The prices are Manhattan prices too (about 10-15% higher than in the burbs). Le Du stakes its claim by carrying hard to find items - where the small premium is compensated by the fact that they have stock and are in town. It's clearly part of the arsenal. The biggest strike against them personally is that I have Park Avenue Liquors only a few blocks away. That's tough competition for anybody.<br /><br />Still, as good as the NYC metro area is compared to PA, all the US is still the boonies compared to the UK, Belgium, and Netherlands super whisky stores. The US is hampered by the rats nest of blue laws and postal regulations. Depending on your town, county, state etc.. you can't ship, you can't sample, you can't... bla bla bla. Land of the free - except for whisky people.NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-51897200149591446122012-03-30T20:36:13.106-04:002012-03-30T20:36:13.106-04:00Dude, that's awesome. You are so spoiled havi...Dude, that's awesome. You are so spoiled having access to stores like that. Though, maybe it's good for me not to have access to that... my cabinet is only so big, and my pocketbook so deep!Ryannoreply@blogger.com