Welcome to our Blog!

Welcome to the Hillside Liquor Store Blog! Within this little forum we hope to expound on wine, beer, spirits, food or any subject remotely related to alcohol. Look for almost daily posts, and please feel free to comment on whatever we have written. Better still, if you have ideas for topics or wish to know more about a particular subject, email us (info@hillsideliquorstore.com) and we will do our very best to attend to that subject.
So, in case you aren't familiar with our store here's a little background info:
Located at the corner of Shelbourne and North Dairy in Victoria, BC, we are locally owned and independently operated. We are just about to celebrate our Fourth anniversary (December 7) and in that time we have become the busiest private liquor store in BC!
We have approximately 3200 square feet of retail space, with wine, beer, spirits, glassware, foodstuff and random gift items. Open seven days a week, we always match the BC Liquor Board prices (which change once a month) but also offer 45% of our inventory as products that are unavailable at government liquor stores.
We also host in-store tastings which often showcase new products, or reintroduce old favourites. These are usually held Friday through Sunday in the late afternoon to early evening.
Products:
We carry approximately 2000 wines, ranging from the hard-to-find to the everyday big name producers. We have a gigantic fridge full of beer, ranging from big name domestic to obscure small producers as well as chilled ciders, coolers and wine. We have at least 60 different beer available as singles which change frequently, and we try to bring in as many American micro-brews as we can possibly get. We love to support Victoria's many craft breweries, and our staff get to taste these frequently, so feel free to ask us for recommendations.
Just like our wine and beer selections, our spirit section includes the most popular brands to the unusual! We have exceptional choices in our vodka, single malt scotch, tequila and gin categories with new products arriving all the time.

We change our 'Staff Selection' chalkboard once a month, offering our current favourites in wine, beer and spirits, and there are also 'Staff Selection' stickers placed throughout the store to help guide selections. These choices are usually made by one or more staff members that have fallen in love with a particular item, and want everyone to experience the deliciousness.
Recently, in response to customer requests, we have also added 'Great Value' stickers for wines that offer consistent quality and exceptional taste, and retail for $15 or less.
So that's enough about us for now- check back here frequently for more updates, or better still, come in to the store and see what's new!