How to get alcohol delivered: what to order

To get alcohol delivered in Boston, order from The Wild Duck at wildduckliquors.com, choose delivery as the way to receive the order and enter your address. We deliver to Boston, Cambridge and Brookline from our shop at 86 Massachusetts Ave. This guide covers the hours, the towns and what to order.

How do you get alcohol delivered from The Wild Duck?

You order on our website at wildduckliquors.com, choose delivery as the way to receive the order, and enter the address where you want it. We are a liquor store at 86 Massachusetts Ave in Boston, so your order comes from a shop with a counter and shelves that you can also visit.

Start by browsing the category you need, whether that is wine, liquor, beer or ready-to-drink drinks. Add what you want to your basket and check out.

Our liquor delivery page sets out the areas we serve, and our frequently asked questions page answers the common questions about orders. The shop is rated above 4.5 out of 5 from more than 60 Google reviews.

What hours can you get alcohol delivered?

We deliver from 9:30 AM to 10:30 PM Monday to Saturday, and from 10:30 AM to 10:30 PM on Sunday. Those are the hours we deliver in, so you can plan a dinner, a party or a quiet evening around them.

Our shop hours are slightly different. We are open 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM Monday to Saturday and 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM on Sunday. If you would rather come in and choose in person, you are welcome at any time within those hours.

If your plans run late into the evening, place the order earlier in the day. That gives you time to change your mind about a bottle without rushing.

Which towns can you get alcohol delivered to?

We deliver alcohol in Boston, Cambridge and Brookline, and each town has its own page. You can read about liquor delivery in Boston, liquor delivery in Cambridge and liquor delivery in Brookline to see how it works where you live.

If you are mainly after wine, our wine delivery in Boston page and the Wine for Delivery in Boston collection are a good place to begin. They give you a shorter list to work from than the whole wine section.

If you are unsure whether your address is covered, check the page for your town before you order.

What alcohol should you order when you want it delivered?

Match the order to the occasion and the people at the table. For a dinner, one or two wines are usually enough. For a gathering, add beer and something for guests who prefer spirits. For a quiet night in, a single bottle you already know you like is a sound order.

We carry more than 4,500 products from more than 700 brands, across wine, liquor, beer, ready-to-drink, mixers, snacks, merchandise and bourbon. Starting with the kind of drink and narrowing down is the simplest way through it.

If you drink wine, look at red wine, white wine, sparkling wine and rosé. If you prefer spirits, whiskey, tequila, vodka, gin and rum each have their own page.

For beer, try IPA, lager or domestic beer.

Which spirits and bourbon are worth ordering for delivery?

Read the label first, because the words on a spirits label tell you what is in the bottle. On a bourbon, "straight" generally means it has been aged for at least two years with nothing added except water. Terms such as "reserve" or "small batch" are style choices by the maker and vary from one producer to another. The age statement and the proof are the facts you can compare between bottles.

If bourbon is what you want, our bourbon page is the place to look. We also have a page on rare bourbon in Boston for anyone looking for something harder to find, and an article on craft bourbon in Boston.

For a bottle that is not a whiskey, CHARTREUSE Yellow Liqueur is a French herbal liqueur that is generally sweeter and milder than the green version. It can be used in cocktails or served by itself in a small glass. More choices are on the liqueur page.

What should you order for a party or a cocktail night?

Order the bottles and the extras together, so that nothing is missing when guests arrive. A spirit without a mixer, or a cocktail without garnish, is the usual gap.

Our mixers page covers the other half of a cocktail, and Fever Tree is one of the mixer brands we carry. For drinks that are already mixed, the High Noon and Smirnoff pages show what we carry from those makers, and the seltzers page covers lighter options.

If you want the makings of one drink in one box, we have set products. The Rokz Bloody Mary Lover Set is one example. Our snacks page covers what to put on the table, and the article on Boston cocktail ingredients explains bitters and vermouth for anyone building a drinks cabinet.

If you are ordering for a seasonal event, we have pages for Halloween party drinks, Thanksgiving wine and cider and Beaujolais Nouveau. For colder evenings there is a page on winter bourbon and red wine.

Should you choose delivery, pickup or shipping?

Choose delivery if you want the order brought to your address in Boston, Cambridge or Brookline. Choose pickup if you would rather collect it yourself, and shipping is the third way we offer to receive an order. All three are in addition to walking into the shop.

Pickup hours are 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM Monday to Saturday and 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM on Sunday. These start earlier and end later than our delivery hours, which may suit you if your plans fall outside the delivery window. Our page on in-store pickup in Boston has the details.

Delivery hours are 9:30 AM to 10:30 PM Monday to Saturday and 10:30 AM to 10:30 PM on Sunday. Pick the option whose hours fit when you need the order.

What else can you add to a delivered order?

You can add gifts and food to the same order as your drinks. Our holiday gift guide covers wine, spirits and beer for giving, and a gift card is another option if you would rather the recipient chose for themselves.

For a note to go with a bottle, there is the Thank You Card. For something to eat alongside, the Chica De Gallot Pepper Salsa is one of the items on our shelf.

If you are choosing wine to go with chocolate, our article on chocolate and drink pairings explains how the two fit together. For a longer read on how the whole process works, see our article on how alcohol delivery works and what to order.