Liquor Stores in Los Angeles

I've never been, but I know Josh of the Whiskey Jug favours K&L. Josh is an LA local and has a pretty well stocked cabinet, so I imagine his store of choice is probably worth a visit.

I don't know LA geography, so I have no idea if the LA K&L location is near to where you'll be, but that link above has an address so you could always do a quick bit of Google mapping.

If you're not familiar with K&L, peruse their blog to get a sense of their (over)salesmanship and their selection of store-pick casks.

spiritsjournal.klwines.com

@Ol_Jas At least it's not "Grangestone"

I didn't mean for my previous comment to be a complete diss on K&L. Their salesmanship is over the top sometimes, but they have an awesome selection, mostly really good prices (see Talisker 10 and nearly any Ardbeg), and interesting store-pick barrels.

I've been happy with the business I've done with them online and I wouldn't hesitate to do more business with them in the future.

@Ol_Jas Nothing suggested by my remark. I just remember the TW thread and the way they marketed their "house scotch".

@Nelom @Ol_Jas I didn't see a reply to this thread until just now, thank you for the response. Good call on K&L Wines, I forgot about that one. There is one 7 miles from where I'll be staying, not walking distance, but I may find my way out there. I was pursuing their site and there are a number of very interesting independent/exclusive bottlings that look very interesting including a 1996 Arran 20 Year Old "Old Particular" K&L Exclusive Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky. Also Ardbeg Uigeadail is $55 - a great price considering in Ontario it is $179. Thanks again for the suggestion!

You're welcome, glad to be of help. When are you going?

@Mancub It's worth the cab fare.... Even in Alberta the best I could do is $82 (which with today's exchange, is close).

Talisker 10 is cheap too.

If you're looking for reviews of those K&L store picks, you might have to search the Scotch board on Reddit.