You can often get specific things cheaper than at Amazon by looking around, e.g. Ghiradelli cocoa powder (2lb) is $26.5 at Webstaurant
Except then thereâs $19 in ground shipping.
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Segrams used to be pretty good when it was aged. It was my FILâs favorite. He made a great martini. I havenât tried it in eons. My sister likes Gordons, so Iâve had that recently. Itâs not bad, probably the closest you will get to a London dry gin in the US. I suggest you stock up on whatever your favorite is.
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Webstaurant was just one example (you can often find good online coupons for them and order multiple things at the same time for more âmanagableâ shipping costs). But there are also other good shops, e.g. BytheCup for $33 with free shipping
With the added bonus of not supporting Amazon 
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We have a Restaurant Depot here - ordinarily you must have a business affiliated membership, but Iâve noticed that you can order from them via Instacart apparently without a business affiliation. I havenât tried it.
Weâve got a Webstaurant as well, not through Instacart.
Same for us with Costco - if I need somethings (which is very rare) we tend to use Instacart to order without membership
Instacart has a couple of membership stores available - ut they make it very difficult to suss out all the stores.
The satisfaction of not giving Jeff Bezos any more money may offset that.
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Costco without membership via instacart applies premium pricing
I would guess Restaurant Depot does too
Doesnât matter to some, but as we are talking about the premium for non-domestic vs domestic items, probably worth mentioning.
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Fortunately for the gin (and Scotch and Irish) imbibers, doesnât the UK at least have one of the lower tariffs?
Vermont maple syrup
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I would participate in such a thread if you choose to start one.
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Just a general question for the drinkers from the US: Are any spirits distilled in the US? (I think gin from Florida was mentioned upthread so I may have answered my own question ) Iâm just wondering because in Ottawa we have a lot of breweries that brew beer. Then directly to our south we have Prince Edward County which is our wine country in Eastern Ontario. (There are many breweries and vineyards across Canada - I am just picking my âneighbourhoodâ as an example.) We also have Hallâs Apple Market and they make locally produced apple cider and we have Vodkow that makes vodka and other spirits. So it is easy where I live to procure locally sourced alcohol? Just wondering if this is as prevalent in the US?.. A lot of Canadians are choosing to buy local now including alcohol.
Probably. Hereâs a partial list for New York.
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Yes, but for the right reason.
When it comes to buying coffee, bananas, avocadoes, etc., the insanity of tariffs is brought home. Youâ d think that someone who eats only McDâs cheeseburgers, this makes some sense.
But think of the millions of shoppers who see prices rising past their ability to choose their food.
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We have 2 local cideries, a handful of breweries, and two distilleries (only one of which produces drinkable spirits).
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Yeah, Vermont or Maine, and always Dark Robust Amber.
Is New York close enough?
Yes, there are many. I started drinking Bully Boy vodka, distilled in Boston, several years ago. They now have whiskey, rum, gin, vodka, amaro, bourbon.
Craft distillers have cropped up/become more popular in the Boston area. Havenât tried any others except Bully Boy, which was the first craft distiller in Boston.
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