Gerry’s

You can’t fault the amount of booze this long standing store has got, but what’s equally great is the knowledge the guys have here.
Don’t worry if you feel like a complete novice, they’ll soon have you serving your friends like a pro.
It’s also great to know that bartenders themselves are regularly popping in shopping for their own creations and experiments. You can’t go wrong if the experts are rating it too.

A total London institution.
Erm…I feel as though every review of Gerry’s says a version of this exact thing.
But it’s true!
Gerry’s is an adult’s candy store, a liver’s worst nightmare. You want something obscure? Head to Gerry’s. Want to win best girlfriend award and pimp out your boyfriend’s cocktail bar? GERRYS. Want to add some new 2015 sizzle to your drinks? Fennel and Frankincense bitters DON’T MIND IF I DO, GERRY.
Gerry’s. Gerry’s! Go to Gerry’s.
For some reason I find it pretty intimidating going in there; I’m wholly overwhelmed and don’t really understand the process of the little wooden gate (allowed in? Not allowed in? Selectively allowed in, it turns out?). But that’s a minor detail and just adds to the quirk and, therefore, the appeal.
Do yourself (and the friends you choose to share creations with) a favour: Gerry’s. Hit it up.
Unilocal note: they’ve got a pretty built out website, so give that a scan before you head out to Old Compton Street… helps you prepare for the absurd number of choices

Booze, booze, booze!
I had to organise a Brasilian-​themed happy hour at the office and, obviously, you have to serve Caipirinha! Having said that, I was in serious need for Cachaça. Waitrose didn’t carry it, nor any of the off-​licenses near the office, so I ventured out to Soho, to this little magical shop that makes everyone start writing their with the word «Booze»! Needless to say, I did find Cachaça here and while I was here I also bought the ingredients for another Brasilian cocktail: Batida Capoeira.
I should host Happy Hours more often… in fact, if you want to host your own Brasilian Happy Hour, you can get inspired here:

Aha Gerry’s. Such an innocent looking shop, and yet, there’s maybe no place more dangerous in all of Soho. Maybe all of London.
This is the holy grail of booze shops. You can stop your search, drunken King Arthur, you’ve completed your quest. It has everything over flowing on it’s shelves. If it’s not here, it’s not anywhere in London.
Now, how you’re supposed to do it is come in, walk up to the counter and ask if they have X or Y and they’ll go get it for you (or even better, go, «I need a good rum to make a Dark and Stormy with, can you help me?») But the service here is hit or miss and sometimes there’s no one there to help. You can walk behind the counter to see what they have buuuuuuuuuuut they don’t seem to really like it. You’re better off just waiting for them.
You can name your price on drinks but nothing here is exceptionally cheap. But if you want cheap bad generic liquor, go to Tesco. You want the premium stuff, ain’t nowhere else you want to be.

This place knows how to have a good time. Although hit and miss when it comes to the assistance provided, it’s boasts a great selection of alcohol in quite good prices. Not much more to say.

Booze, alcohol, liquor, hooch regardless of what you call it, this place has it in abundance As a keen lover of cocktail making, I regularly visit this shop to track down those hard to find elixir’s, educate myself about new spirits and generally stand in awe and wonder. The staff are approachable, knowledgeable and if you want something specific are happy to go out the back to find it they usually have everything you’d ever desire and a ripples you’be never heard of. They don’t however sell wine, cider or beer this is a spirit only offy. Also visit for information about clubs and events (this is where I learnt about the gin club), but also for high end cocktail making equipment. Only downside is the pictures of naked people on the walls be warned.

Booze; hooch; juice; moonshine; tipple; red-​eye; toddy — whatever you want to call alcohol, this is the place to buy it.
Whatever you want of the alcoholic variety — and you could end up one after enjoying Gerry’s finest offerings! — you will definitely find it in here. If not, it probably doesn’t exist.
The staff are friendly; funny; know their stuff and are more than happy to help and advise.
Located on Old Compton Street, this is a Soho and indeed London institution and quite rightly so. Hic!

Long story short? If you can’t find it here, it probably isn’t available in this country. And even then, they’d tried to get it for you.

Booze.
That’s all you need to know, really. If you can’t find it at Gerry’s, you won’t find it in London. So you’re better off abandoning your search and just buying it online — the only real outlet for a real alcoholic*.
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*You should be ashamed of yourself.

Das GERRY’S wirbt mit dem Slogan: «At Gerrys you can buy almost any drink under the sun»… und der Liebhaber seltener und wertvoller Sprirituosen findet hier in jedem Segment herausragende Schätzchen.
Und wenn man schon mal hier ist, liegt ein Besuch im VINTAGE HOUSE ein paar Meter weiter auf dem Weg zum L.A.B. auf dem Weg.

It’s a library… of booze.
It’s an Aladdin’s Cave… of booze.
It’s London’s mecca, shrine, hub, church… of booze.
It’s Scrooge McDuck’s money pile… of booze.
And I will happily dive right in. Often.
(Will it be yellow or green chartreuse this evening, Gatsby?)

Coming from the mecca of all things booze-​related in NYC’s Greenwich Village, I had fairly low expectations of being able to satisfy my obscure liquor needs anywhere else in the world. Honestly, I was spoiled silly being a five-​minute walk away from both Warehouse [
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Enter: Gerry’s. With its takeaway-​esque counter and library shelves full of adult beverage products, I couldn’t ask for much more.* I walked in with a list (okay, okay… it was an Evernote doc) full of cocktail recipes and their corresponding components I’d stolen from a half dozen bars and lounges scattered across two continents and walked out with my messenger bag bulging with alcoholic reagents.
Don’t expect purchases here to be light on the bank account, but if you need a one-​stop shop for most base spirits, some tough-​to-​find liqueurs, or an assortment of mouthwatering bitters, then get thee to Soho and have a wee nosey around this fine establishment!
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* Well… I –could– ask that they stock Cocchi Americano in the future. Instead, I ended up making modified Vespers using a simpler Lillet Blanc and a few dashes of orange bitters. Hey — you make do with what you have. And I later discovered Selfridges’ liquor locker does carry Cocchi Americano, for any other amateur bartenders and bartendresses out there reading this.
* Also, I could wish that their credit card reader worked. It’s a fortunate thing that I had a hefty wad of cash on hand. No joke about lightening my wallet!

Knowledgeable and helpful staff who know booze. They seem to specialize in liqueurs and admit readily they do not have an encyclopedic scotch collection («that’d be the folks down the street»). So, if you’re in need of Polish bitters or Spanish brandy for your next dinner party, head to Gerry’s.

Let me tell you a story, my duckies. Once upon a time, a friend of mine (who is a Unilocaler… will not reveal that her name begins with an S) threw a fancy dress party where each person had to bring alcohol and then dress to match the region from which the alcohol was from (i.e., grey goose equals a french costume… not PC but lots of fun otherwise). Anyway, I decided that with my former impressive fake tan, I wanted a special tequila but where was I to find it… Cue the music, fellas, Gerry’s has everything.
I went all the way to Gerry’s for Café Petron… Coffee Flavoured Tequila, because NO WHERE else in London seems to have it. It wasn’t toooo horribly expensive, perhaps £17 for the entire bottle which, yes is up there but COME ON… its special. I really think I just give this place such a high score because of the Amazeballs time I had at the party… what I remember… and therefore think that EVERYONE should branch out and try flavoured spirits from Gerry’s!

My friend has described this place as the Greatest Liquor Store in the Universe. I’m inclined to agree. Just staring at the bottles in the window is an awe inspiring experience. Their selection is unparalleled in any store I’ve ever been in. If you’re overwhelmed by it all and don’t know where to start, they’re happy to help guide you. I got my first absinthe here many years ago when they brought it back and was not disappointed. I always go back here for absinthe as they have a very good selection. Maybe a little pricier than other places, but it’s Soho, what are you gonna do? You’ll definitely leave here with at least one bottle, but you’ll leave wanting about five more. Always worth the ride!

Probably the most eclectic mix of booze I have ever seen in London.
Ahhh, this is like a sweet shop for adults. They will get there hands on anything for you. And what I like most is the extensive range of miniatures.

One of the best independent, specialist liquor stores in London. All the bars in area use Gerry’s if they run out of spirits.
For those keen on Absinthe there is a huge array of brands both in the stronger Czech and original Parisian style that retains the anise.
If you have a spirit (alcohol) loving friend this is a great place to come to find a special imported spirit as a present.
Gerry’s also stocks a fantastic supply of champagnes and spirits de gomme. Look out for the Christmas gomme that is infused with cloves, cinnamon and spices. It is lovely.

I love this place so much i think i may have a problem. not content in it’s marvelous windows displaying masses of alcohol from around the world in such pretty and enticing bottles but it’s one of the few places where i can get my hands on a good bottle of buffalo trace which makes me such a happy man.
Honestly, if you can’t find what you’re looking for in this place then you may as well give up as they have everything. The guys that work there are friendly and knowledgeable and they take credit cards so you can really stock up.

180 kinds of rum. 140 kinds of vodka. Need I say more? Gerry’s Wine and Spirits deals in good times and hangovers. This is definitely the most cavernous bottle store I’ve ever seen. And it’s not just a bottle store: Gerry’s celebrates booze in its every form, just by looking through the window you’re sure to spot at least five bottles of something you’ve never ever seen before. A question I have to ask when faced with such a vast choice is ‘what’s the most expensive one?’ The answer, I’m afraid, is beyond my reach at £3000 for a crystal-​studded bottle of vodka.
Interestingly, Gerry’s specialise in Absinthe too. Not only the high-​alcohol content Absinthe but also the one closest to the French original that caused all kinds of medieval people to run amok on mountaintops during some sort of cranial seizure. There are few places on Earth that one can buy this original Absinthe, and Gerry’s is one of them. If you’re just looking for some weekend tipple and it’s not a special occasion, I wouldn’t bother Gerry’s. But if it’s something special you’re after, Gerry’s either has it, or will find it for you.

Gerry’s is in a class of its own. Difficult to walk down Old Compton Street without a sidelong (or full-​on) glance through the window. Even if alcohol doesn’t have a starring role in your life, it’s a quirky and interesting shop to visit.
If you’re after an eclectic, specialist, or hard-​to-​find product, you’re more than likely to find it here. Fernet Branca: check; violet syrup: check, along with all the ingredients you could desire (or dream-​up) for creative or themed cocktails and concoctions. Staff are patient and helpful. Great for gifts and handy for a tantalising selection of miniatures.

It is known that I an unable to pass this shop without a little look in the window. It has the most amazing range of spirts. I feel that heaven might be a little like the window of this shop. I have only purchased items three or four times here but they are very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly without being intimidating.
Amazing choice and many items are always in stock. Gerry’s is ideal for present buying this store is the bee knees with it comes to offlicences.