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May 13, 2022 at 4:36 PM #825575
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Update:

I went to Total Wine in Mission Valley. WOW! It just opened a couple months ago, and is about 4 times bigger than the Roaecrans Bevmo.

Prices are quite good, but the selection and general organization was amazing.

There was a huge 12 ft by 6 ft shelf area just with Irish whiskey for example.

Given the large inexplicable price drop I got 4 bottles of Schladerer Kirsch. They also had a cheaper one for $25 that was inferior but would be fine for cocktails or cooking.

They had a beautiful pear eau de vie from Alsace with a full pear floating in it, ship in a bottle style.

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/brandy-cognac/eau-de-vie/massenez-poire-in-bottle/p/10948750

They attach the bottle to a pear tree and it grows inside.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-tree-full-of-bottled-pears.amp

The pear brandy is interesting, it tastes almost like plain vodka at first but leaves an intense and natural pear aftertaste.