Best Alcohol Delivery Services

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Minibar is everything you want in an on-demand booze delivery app. It’s sleek and straightforward in design, supports local businesses across its numerous U.S. markets, and allows customers to shop for mixers and gifts in addition to wine, spirits, and beer. And last but certainly not least, it’s a female-founded company that regularly partners with charitable organizations to make the world a better place (beyond keeping glasses full).

Here’s how it works: Minibar is not a purveyor, but a facilitator of your drink order, which is picked up from the local shop of your choice and hand-delivered to your door in as little as one hour (availability is denoted in green under each item). The selection depends on each store’s inventory, but because you’ll typically have access to multiple stores in your area, you’ve got a veritable marketplace at your fingertips.

What really sets Minibar apart is its “Book a Bartender” feature—you can reserve your own personal bartender for your next gathering for three, four, or five hours. From there, Minibar will reach out to you to talk details, and while you’ll be responsible for securing all of the necessary supplies ahead of time, you won’t have to lift a finger when your bartender arrives to do their thing. Reservations must be booked at least one day in advance, and the program is only available in select cities.

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Drizly was established in 2012 by co-founders Cory Rellas, Nick Rellas, and Justin Robinson, equal parts drinks enthusiasts and business whizzes. Together, they took a savvy concept and built it into a drinks delivery powerhouse.

Drizly’s business model is similar to that of Minibar’s in that it creates a digital marketplace out of your surrounding local liquor stores’ wine, spirits, and mixers, but this app has a particularly strong program for businesses, offering a “white glove” concierge service that will curate your workplace’s selection for free. Those who prefer to have a say in their order can do the shopping on their own via the main website, but this is a serious perk for anyone who just doesn’t have the time (or the confidence) to handle the office’s everyday or special event drink selection.

Expect a $5 delivery fee (and tip your delivery person, of course) in most markets, so plan for those added costs, but you won’t have to worry about any crazy product markups along the way.

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Ah, Instacart: the angel sent to procure your groceries while you do something other than grocery shopping. As if that weren’t enough of a blessing, Instacart now offers shipments of three, six, or 12 bottles delivered to nearly 40 states plus Washington, D.C. via FedEx through its very own wine shop, which has expanded its partnership with Martha Stewart Wine Co.

On top of this wine delivery program, Instacart users can also shop for wines and spirits on-demand through the general platform based on participating vendors in the area. For example, if you’re in Brooklyn and in need of something overproof for your flambé, you can order a suitable bottle through a local wine and spirits seller alongside your grocery order from a nearby store, all in the same transaction.

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You’ll find meal delivery service DoorDash in major cities all around the country. This is a great option for those days when your motivation to cook has been put on the backburner—it allows you to not only order your favorite meal from the restaurants in your area, but to round out your experience with the ultimate drink pairing from the establishment’s list.

For example, if you’re on Cahuenga Boulevard in Los Angeles and craving tacos and margaritas, you’d simply search either term on the website or app and explore the options at hand.

Best of all, DoorDash has its own charitable foundation (Project DASH) that combats food waste and insecurity, which has delivered over 9 million meals to those in need since its 2018 launch.

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If you live in a major city and are a sucker for great branding, Saucey is just the thing for you. Simply plug your address into the site, and a plethora of wine, beer, spirits, tobacco, and accouterments in your area will appear before you.

With Saucey, there are absolutely no delivery fees or order minimums—a plus if you’re making tiki cocktails at home and realize that you’re lacking that one obscure rum or liqueur that you missed when skimming the recipe. If you’re interested in sending a boozy gift to a fellow New Yorker, for example, you can easily do so through the website’s gift tab (special requests are also accepted via email).