{"id":105588,"date":"2016-04-20T15:44:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T21:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-chamber-picks-gst-liquors-as-business-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2016-04-20T15:44:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T21:44:45","slug":"dolores-chamber-picks-gst-liquors-as-business-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-chamber-picks-gst-liquors-as-business-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores chamber picks GST Liquors as business of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The service of GST Liquors employees Patty Simmons, Linda Johnson and Jami Sippel garnered the Business of the Year Award from the Dolores Chamber of Commerce.<\/span>Sam Green\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

GST Liquors\u2019 strategy of product quality, variety and customer service has made them a favorite for locals, tourists, and travelers passing through Dolores.<\/p>\n

It also earned them the Business of the Year Award from the Dolores Chamber of Commerce during the annual spring banquet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve worked hard and really appreciate the recognition,\u201d said manager Linda Johnson. \u201cWe\u2019re so proud of our friendly staff and amazing selection in a clean, well organized store.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jami Sippel stocks the impressive wine selection, including national, international, and local varieties. She hosts free monthly wine tastings the third Friday of the month from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to expand the palate of our customers,\u201d Sippel said. \u201cI do a lot of research on wine, and stock customer favorites.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vast choices of whiskeys, bourbons, rums, moonshine, vodkas, and tequilas are stocked in organized, lighted sections.<\/p>\n

High-end varieties are also available for that special occasion, including tequilas Don Julio 1942 and Casa Dragones, Glen Moray Scotch, and Blanton\u2019s bourbon, plus more.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to have what you can\u2019t get anywhere else,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe really cater to what locals want, and the regular tourists and snowbirds are coming back too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The beer section will not disappoint, complete with the traditional styles and several coolers of craft beers, many from Colorado breweries.<\/p>\n

The store has a drive-through and a beer cave, where customers can conveniently grab chilled cases. Well-done taxidermy is displayed throughout the store.<\/p>\n

Owner Grant Smith built the store two years ago on the corner of 11th Street and Colorado Highway 145.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had the vision to create a quality liquor store that serves the local area, and also catches people going to Telluride or visiting the national forest,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe\u2019ve really picked up momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stop by the store at 102 S. 11th St. The phone number is 970-882-2229. Check out its webpage at http:\/\/gstliquorsdolores.com and their Facebook page for events, fun photos, and specials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liquors offers variety, friendly service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5736,5735],"tags":[44],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-105588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news","tag-dolores"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105588"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=105588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}