How Fady and John turned a corner shop on Benstein Road into Oakland County's bourbon destination.
Fady and John opened Benstein Liquor in 2012 with a simple idea: run a party store the way they'd want to be treated as customers. Over a decade later, that idea has grown into the largest selection of liquor, craft beer, wine, and cigars in Commerce Township — and a shop that readers of The Spinal Column voted the best place to buy liquor, beer, and wine in the area.
What sets Benstein apart isn't just the size of the selection. It's that Fady and John are still the ones behind the counter every day, building the kind of personal relationships with distilleries, wineries, and breweries that let them bring home bottles a bigger chain would never see.
Bourbon is where that difference shows up the most. Fady has spent years building direct relationships with distilleries — showing up in person, getting to know the people behind the barrels, and earning allocations of rare and limited releases most stores never get offered. The payoff for customers is a rotating lineup of exclusive single-barrel and store-pick bourbons you simply won't find on a shelf anywhere else in Michigan.
It's why collectors drive in from Ohio and Rochester, and why regulars pass a dozen closer liquor stores just to see what Fady has waiting for them this week.
The bourbon may be the draw, but the selection runs deep everywhere else too. The wine list covers more than 2,000 labels, chosen by wine experts and sourced from top-rated vineyards on a local, national, and global scale — with custom orders available for anything not already on the shelf. Premium liquor spans over 1,500 options across scotch, vodka, whisky, rum, gin, and more, for patrons who want to experiment and patrons who know exactly what they like. A worldwide beer selection, with a strong focus on Michigan microbreweries, rounds things out, alongside more than 30 fine cigar brands kept at ideal temperature and humidity.
Whether you're picking a wine for a wedding toast, hunting down a specific bourbon for your collection, or just need something good for a Tuesday night, Fady and John's team will talk it through with you — no pressure, no upselling, just people who genuinely know the products and enjoy helping you find the right one.
Fady has the nicest store around. He has the best bourbon store picks, hands down, and something for everyone. If you're ever in the area, stop in — you won't be disappointed. — Google review
