Dr: nk or ‘Drink’ as many students and booze hounds tend to call it caters for the south Belfast Maaaalone crowd and is also right next to two or three of the city’s busiest night-spots. Small and cramped it may be but it has a reasonable range of new world wines, their Peter Lehmann range is always reliable if now a little on the pricey side of things. The range of local ales is also an improvement over most of the smaller less specialised retailers in the city. I called down to their sister shop a few months back to pick up a bottle of the oak, vanilla marvel that is Woodford Reserve bourbon. One of the USA’s finest strong alcohol exports in the whiskey world, perhaps only second to Baker’s 7. Half decent, occasionally a little pricey but the bourbon I picked up at £25 was a steal.
Tia C.
Tu valoración: 4 Belfast, United Kingdom
This is a good modern off-licence on The Malone road with nice clientele and nice staff. The shop is bright, modern and really well stocked. I was in with a friend to pick up a birthday present for her friends 30th. She got a bottle of ‘Sailor Gerry’s’ whiskey which had a cool looking retro bottle. They also have a great selection of champagnes. I had a look through the wine’s, they were really well stocked and had my favourite wine which is McGuigans Australlian Shiraz. Really friendly staff and good prices and special offers on wines and beers.
Ben M.
Tu valoración: 4 Belfast, United Kingdom
Rarely do people actually make an effort with their off-sales businesses. Procure the premises, stock and staff, maybe put up some generic brand signage, start flogging stuff. Dr:nk is different. I like this place on the Malone Road in student land. It’s bright and nifty, and I happen to have fallen in love with some of the wines that I can’t get my hands on anywhere else. If you ever come across a wine called Heartland(an Aussie shiraz), buy all of it. There’s always a big advertising board outside, detailing all of their monthly specials. The management seem to trust the staff to play their own music too, which is pretty cool… I know they’re ubiquitous now, but the first time I heard Mumford & Sons was in Dr: nk. Not to be sniffed at.
Declan f.
Tu valoración: 3 Ards, United Kingdom
This Dr: nk is a student magnet, and it is clear why: it is the most convenient off-licence to the student housing at Elms! Dr:nk does a good job of what it does though, as it always has a wide range of special offers on to placate the masses, with a personal recent favourite 5 cans of Kopparberg for a fiver, which is phenomenal value! The best thing about Dr: nk compared to cheaper supermarket outlets is that the vast majority of goods are chilled which means you can pick up stuff from here on short notice and it is good to go straight away rather than having to chill it yourself for ages or diluting your sweet booze with ice, the natural enemy of all beverages!(some may disagree but my view is that drinks should already be cold, they shouldn’t have to be watered down!) Dr:nk will continue to thrive as long as students of the area love booze, and I can confidently say that trend will not be stopping any time soon!