Kahn’s Fine Wine & Spirits Downtown

Awesome place! Was in downtown Indy for the weekend and got tired of shelling out $ 9 a drink out the hotel bar so was in bad need of a liquor store to get a bottle. Found this place on Google Maps and saw it had some pretty decent reviews on Unilocal.Also it was the only place I could find downtown and it was open, so there you have it.
Despite being one of the only options this place was a surprising gem! Darn good selection of whiskeys, beers and wines at pretty reasonable prices. Also very friendly and helpful staff. Finally, the two coolest things about this place: (1) downstairs there is an old bank vault that has been converted into a wine cellar — very unique and interesting, definitely worth checking out even if you’re not buying wine, and (2) also downstairs there is a bar where you can try FREE samples of a number of high end (and mid-​level) liquors and wines. I tried a sample of WhistlePig Rye ($ 80/​bottle) and Journeyman Silver Cross ($ 60/​bottle) both excellent and hard to find whiskeys. Not too many places that I know of will let you try whiskeys like that for free.
All in all, great place and definitely well worth a visit when you’re in Indy! (Oh yeah, I think they recently merged with Big Red’s Liquors, so don’t be confused by the signage outside).

Stopped in to get some sour brews for my brother-in-law’s birthday. Not a big sour fan myself, but I’ll drink them, so Moose helped me pick out some good selections. And they do have a good selection overall.

What a great store! Impressive selection and the basement is so awesome. The vault is amazing and worth the trip alone.
I adored being able to sample liquors. It was a shame that a number of the things I wanted to try were not available to sample and there were some I tried that weren’t available to buy!
I went to two Kahn’s locations while in Indy and this one definitely had a better selection, but was happy shopping at both.

Best liquor store in Indy, hands down. The selection was great and the staff was better. Really great work. Can’t wait to get back there.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Helped me pick out a fantastic (yet not overly priced) bottle of cab, and a delicious local beer.

They didn’t have Angostura Bitters HERE either! (I had gone to Crown Liquors 5 minutes before stumbling in here.)
However, I picked up an amazing bottle of sipping rum here. Service was nice, though equally confused about my request for bitters. What’s up with you, Indiana?

This place is always out of stock on spirits. Crown Liquors a block away has a bigger selection and inventory and is brighter/​cleaner. The staff at Kahn’s is very knowledgeable and friendly, and I know they have a lot of wine in stock. I’ve gone there several times because its close/​before Crown opened and wow… they just can’t keep their inventory in on basic and common products. I went once and they were out of Crown Royal AND Jäger. Come on! I went a couple of months ago and they were out of Newcastle. I know its not Miller Light, but its relatively common in liquor stores and when you’ve had inventory complaints about the place like I have, then it was fuel to the fire. Even when they have the products on hand, they don’t carry a huge selection. They don’t have all the Three Olives flavors, or Absolut, Pinnacle, etc. I’d say they have about 60% of them while Crown carries 90%. If you want wine and good advice though, then go. Their staff is great and knowledgeable. Its just not well ran.

Fabulous wine selection and great service from wine experts to help you make selection of great wines to match the event. Has wine tasting parties to introduce patrons to several varieties of wine. Owner Jim Arnold has insisted that his staff give good service to his patrons and are knowlegable about wines. Has good prices and plenty of inventory.

Stopped here a month ago. The six pack and bomber selection was pretty good. Fair amount of stock from Bells and Founders, along with some stuff from Indiana breweries. Pretty good selection of Belgians available, too, including at least three of the Trappist breweries, from what I remember. Didn’t really look at hard liquor too much, so I can’t speak to what variety of stuff they have there.
Easily within walking distance of the downtown hotels. Friendly service from all, including a few questions about GenCon, which I attended last month. The next time I stay downtown, I’ll head back here to check out their selection.

Very good service, reasonable prices, great hours! Thanks, Kaaaaaaahn!

Easy location if you’re downtown. We parked at the mall to meet some friends for lunch then easily walked over to Kahn’s to buy a bottle of port as a retirement gift. The wine is stored downstairs and the selection is amazing. I love going into a wine store and having someone ask me what I’m looking for and how much I want to spend. I’ve ended up with some amazing wine that way.
The building itself is really cool. It used to be a bank and there’s a safe where they keep the super duper expensive bottles.
The selection of beer and liquor seemed to be pretty good. I always measure a liquor store by their tequila selection and they had some good brands.
I didn’t do any sampling, as my next stop was the gym, but I definitely will the next time I’m there.

My only gripe is that there’s no parking lot. Other than that: awesome! Finally, we can go taste wine and whisky (or whiskey) HERE, instead of trekking into the north suburbs. The employees were all friendly and knowledgeable, especially Sean, down at the basement tasting bar.
I love a store that promotes «try before you buy,» and Kahn’s certainly does. Our first visit to the store was on a First Friday, for the IDADA «after party». We couldn’t stay long as we had to make our way into aforementioned suburbs to see The Big Lebowski. We tried 6 wines, purchased a moscato, and also tried 2 bourbons. A fine way to wile away an hour!
Really, a great selection of quality beer, available right near the circle in downtown. There are also $ 850 bottles of wine in the basement safe. Safe? That’s right… this location used to be a bank, and you can walk around inside the old bank safe. You can purchase cigars here too, some gourmet foods (mostly cheeses and salty snacks), and liquor gift type items. You know… for the fancy party you’re going to. From out of town? This is your one-​stop-​shop for cold single bottles (and cans) of Indiana beers… they make great souvenirs, or help all those nights in a hotel seem a little more tolerable.