Liquor Stores Put the "Fun" in Dysfunctional

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Some people in recovery—mostly from other drugs—assume that alcoholism is tougher to kick because liquor is everywhere. “It’s right in your face, every day, anywhere you look,” a friend, who’s recovering from heroin and opioids, told me.

I’ll raise him one. Booze is not only ubiquitous, it’s so very allowed and so very accessible. More than anything, it’s publicly celebrated.

Liquor spills into every corner of pop culture—try to go a day without seeing it. C'est impossible! Walk any city block and drinky-drinks are pulling, waving, and winking at us from restaurants, pubs, and wine boutiques.

Also see: What if We Replaced Booze with Hard Drugs on Displays?

What I really get a kick out of is how welcoming liquor stores sound. A quick poke around and I found some real beauties. Booze shops aren’t just within our reach, they beckon us, named to evoke a sense of conviviality. Inebriation never sounded so friendly and fun.

1. Family Liquor

2. The Wonderful World of Wines

3. Circus Liquor

   

4. Liquid Assets

5. Liquorland

6. I Love Liquor

   

7. Liquor Emporium

8. Liquor Junction

9. Liquor Loft

10. Liquor Barn

    

11. Tequila Mockingbird

12. The Brews Brothers

13. Tipsy’s Liquor World

    

14. Dick Liquor

15. Double Shot Liquor and Guns

16. Dreams Wine & Liquor

    

17. Ye Olde Liquor Shoppe

18. Always Liquor

19. Wonderland Liquor

    And finally, for the man of distinction:

20. Mr. Liquor (various locations)