August is here, which means there is plenty of summer left for stoop hangs, street festivals, beach getaways, and all sorts of al fresco get-togethers with friends and family (movie in the park, anyone?). No matter what you’ve got planned, Wine & Spirits has a great selection for your go bag or basket. 

Pocket Sized Potables

If you’re looking for something small to slip into a tote or backpack, we’ve got plenty of canned wine to whet your whistle. On our shelves, you’ll find stunning still wines from Nomadica in red, white, and orange varieties, crisp Rosadito rose produced in Mexico, Bom Dia, a fun and festive white bubbly from Brazil, plus our crowd-favorite, Emilio Lambrusco!

You can take happy hour with you with Social Hour Cocktails. Tom Macy founded Social Hour in 2020, inspired by his grandparents’ tradition of gathering for “Social Hour” – their name for cocktail hour. As the former Beverage Director of Brooklyn’s award-winning Clover Club, he spent years working to translate the experience of a world-class cocktail bar into a can. We love the classic Gin & Tonic and Sunset Yuzu Fizz.

Bushwick-made Wandering Barman also fits the bill perfectly, with each bottle clocking in at a tidy 3.4 oz. Born from a need to serve craft cocktails faster than they could be made on busy bar nights, Wandering Barman is a collection of pre-batched, bottled cocktails serving up boozy, refreshing flavors on the go. These zingy gin, whiskey, and tequila cocktails, which are packaged in flask shaped bottles, only use fresh ingredients that are organic when available. 

Summer days are long. Luckily, we have a cocktail for that. The Long Drink hails from Finland, the “happiest country in the world,” so you know it’s a good time. A mixture of refreshing grapefruit soda with premium gin, each can is a bag friendly 12 oz. Also available in "Strong" (8.5% ABV) and sugar-free varieties.