Best Package/Liquor Store in JP is...

Jamaica Plain's best package/liquor store as judged by Patch readers: . Blanchards got 53 percent of the poll votes (51) and was the only store in the running to have a review and rating (five stars) in the Patch Directory.

Their store in on Centre Street, and, according to their website, Blanchards has been in the liquor business for three generations.

Congratulations to Blanchards, who will join our growing list of Best of Patch Readers' Choice winners.

Second-place in JP Patch readers' affections: Stonybrook Wine & Spirits, with 27 percent of the vote.

Here are the other nominees and their point totals, along with links to their Patch Directory pages:

• (7 points)
• (5 points)
• (4 points)
• (2 points)

Next week's "Best Of" contest: Best Florist. Suggestions of nominees for best flower shop? Leave your suggestion in the comment section below. That contest starts Monday at 9 a.m. (giving you plenty of time to decide where to buy flowers for Mother's Day...)

This week's "Best Of" contest asks which packie is your favorite. Polls votes and business ratings determine the winner.

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• April 16, 2012

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JP Patch is doing a series of week-long "Best Of Patch Readers' Choice" contests. This week's category is: Best Package Store.

I'm including only places that sell liquor. Stores that just sell beer & wine are not included.

Here's how it works. Vote in the poll below. Add comments supporting your decision. Rate the businesses involved. Votes and ratings decide the winner, with ties broken by most favorable comments.

The poll closes at 9 a.m. Friday. Because this poll isn't scientific, it isn't the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor (that's me, ), based on poll results, comments on this story and ratings on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey. The official rules are attached to this post as a PDF.

And now, the nominees, along with links to their Patch Places pages: