Meet Our New NorCal Spirits Buyer: Josh Gelfand

Any spirits lover can attest that our spirits selection runs as deep and as wonkish as you any out there. We’re thrilled to bring on a second Spirits Buyer, Josh Gelfand, who can help build on the wonderful work David Othenin-Girard has been doing. Josh is based in Northern California, so he’ll be a great counterpoint to David in SoCal. We’ve seen so much enthusiasm from our customers and growth in this category, and it’s extremely exciting to watch how it will continue to grow in the years to come.

cocktails, Wine Newsletter, SpiritsKate SotoSeptember 26, 2025K&L Wine Merchantsklwines, josh gelfand, spirits

What I'm Excited About This Week: Day Drinking With David (Staff Edition)

My picks for the week highlight the cool factor in what we bring in as well as some great value. We started with a ready-to-drink infused gin drink called Sweet Gwendoline Fig And Wine Infused French Gin $36.99. It was super tasty and a nice start to the whole thing.

Meet Steve Birer, Director of Spirits Auctions

We’re thrilled to announce the next chapter in our auction journey—K&L Spirits Auctions, launching on May 1! We’ve spent the last 15 years refining our fine wine auction platform, focusing on curation and bringing compelling lots to the most heavily visited online retail and auction site in the U.S. Now we’re applying that experience to collectible spirits.

Sweden’s Leveling Up the Gin Game with Hernö

Getting Hernö from Sweden’s rugged High Coast onto K&L’s shelves has been years in the making. Their story with K&L begins with our relationship with Four Pillars—the phenomenal Yarra Valley, Australia, gin producer who stole our hearts back in 2016. Four Pillars has been at the core of our gin lineup and a customer favorite since its first day on our shelves. We have even collaborated in the production of K&L’s most popular gin; Four Pillars - Faultline Gin. During our collaborations, we were able to sample some gins that otherwise had never made it to the United States. Enter Hernö.

The Best Whiskies for Dad

Today's Newsletter is a quick dash through the spirit realm to bring you up to speed on what our intrepid buying team has been putting together in time for Father's Day. New containers of K&L Exclusive Casks have our single-malt Scotch inventory bursting at the seams, while our cutting-edge craft bourbon category just gets better and better with some fantastic new releases, as well as a few old favorites at incredible pricing. Finally, a pair of curveballs come your way that will broaden your spirits horizons in unexpected ways.

A Fine Dram of Spirits News

There is no shortage of great drinking available to the American consumer today—and, especially, we’d like to think, the K&L customer. We’ve rounded up some of our favorites in this newsletter and we hope you enjoy them as much as we have.

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