Drinks & Gifts in Krommenie is moving. From one very small corner shop just out of the most walked shopping route to a much more prominent shop about a 100 meters down the street, right across from the ‘yet to be built’ big ass supermarket.

The new shop is about three times as big and has a much larger storage area. Last Sunday I (and many others) helped out by moving everything from the old to the new location. Apparently, the old shop was so crammed we filled the new one right up.

Not all displays and cabinets were already built, so a lot was just stacked in boxes. Jolanda and others spent the last three days getting everything ready for today, when she reopens (the official opening is next Saturday).

Yesterday I went to help out setting up the whisky cabinets. It took me a couple of hours to find a spot for everything, and while I am not 100% satisfied with the result, it looks pretty neat. Some shelves were not yet delivered, so I could put everything exactly where I wanted it, but I think her assortment is being displayed pretty nicely.

Due to the immense amount of booze already coming from the old shop, nobody got around to filling the beer displays completely, and unfortunately a lot of the most interesting new beers are still in storage. Great Divide’s stouts and porters are not on the shelves yet, for example.

But, all in all, not bad for a night’s work to get this many cases unpacked and cabinets filled!

Today the shop will reopen and although its probably going to be a bit of a mess, its very much worth to check out!