Paul Ullrich

This store sports an unassuming name, but the stock they carry is anything but unassuming. I was walking past on my way Lake Zurich when I was visually waylaid. When you walk inside you’ll immediately notice their wine selection. Look past that. Find the spirits. The gins, the rums, the aperitifs, the whisky.
I spent too much time in here browsing. Do I get an unheard gin, a small batch whisky, 9^th Century recipe Chartreuse, a Cuban rum? Do many decisions and my friends weren’t helping. Get everything, they say.
The staff is very helpful. I found the prices to be a mix of inexpensive, just right, and expensive. It really just depends. Fortunately, it’s well organized and each bottle is labeled with volume, price, ABV, and sometimes origin (especially important when browsing all the rums). This place is worth a look.

This branch of P.U. consists of one large room with quite high ceilings. One enters and is confronted with a rather ample selection of Europeans wines (I found a proper Zürisee Pinot Noir for 20 Stutz). Beyond the vino are quite tall metal racks filled with rum, whiskey, scotch, bourbon, vodka, gin, aperitifs, digestives, and mixers. A ladder attached to each rack is climbed in order for one to access the booze at the very top of each shelf. Affixed to the front of each rack reads a sign with the words ‘no self-​service’. At the base of each rack is open product for tasting. I had hoped to try a rye I’d never encountered before, but when I asked after it I was told that that particular brand was not open. Other more expensive ryes, however, where open for tasting, but they were neither offered nor mentioned. –fair enough. If I had really wanted to try another rye, then I would have asked.
Although the signs would, perhaps, have had me do otherwise, I did ‘help myself’ to a bottle of gorgeous Venezuelan rum called Aniversario that happened to be at eye-​level and, therefore, easy to grab.
The selection of product at P.U. is impressive and seems directed toward those who know their booze, can go in and get exactly what they want without a lot of fanfare.

Sehr schönes, modern eingerichtetes Geschäft. Ich war schon ein paar Mal hier, hauptsächlich kann man hier gute Weine kaufen, es hat aber auch andere Spirituosen. Die Weine stammen hauptsächlich aus Europa.
Die Angestellten sind sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend!