20 Year Old Scotch Costco

At the beginning of our quest we have gathered all the information on the company that stands behind the kirkland brand scotch.

20 year old scotch costco.

Did costco get a deal because they agreed not to put the name on the label. Ex bourbon 6 mo ex sherry finish. This is produced by alexander murray. This is distilled by the macallan distillery.

Kirkland signature premium small batch bourbon 7 year. Could this possibly be 20 year old macallan price. While the kirkland signature blended scotch may be one of the best liquor buys at costco its 24 year old cousin doesn t make the cut. Alexander murray country region.

In fact i ve never seen any other scotch from kirkland that is not macallan. Fruity and malty with dried figs dates and chocolate covered berries earthy sweet ginger worn leather and fresh toasted dark bread give. Kirkland 18 year single malt scotch. Kirkland brand scotch.

The name of the company is inspired by his great uncle alexander murray who was born at the beginning of the. Costco has a volume deal with spirits companies including edrington and diageo claims mike raymond owner of reserve 101 a top whiskey bar in houston and a judge at the annual whiskies of the world conference. At about 70 for 750 ml the quality for the price just doesn t hold up like costco s better options. The most telling clue.

It s produced at the same distillery as cielo tequila. The company sells a range of single malt scotch whiskies from various regions including 12 16 20 and 25 year old expressions as well as some blended scotch whisky. Kirkland costco s brand has a new version of its 20 year old speyside single malt with a sherry cask finish link to the last one i reviewed in 2013 here. As before this is bottled by those big box contact maestros alexander murray co.

This weekend i noticed a new version of the 2013 classic. You ve probably never heard of alexander murray company but according to market watch magazine as of 2016 costco sells 100 000 cases of its scotch per year. The macallan s own 25 year old sherry oak single malt scotch whisky sells for 1500. Alexander murray co is an independent scotch bottler company run by steve lipp.

Medium to light body with a mild dryness savory notes of sweet barbecue rye bread and. This is made by none other than jim beam. Costco sells whisky under its private label kirkland signature which was introduced in 1992. Kirkland 20 year speyside single malt scotch.

Kirkland signature speyside 22 year. The name comes from the then location of its headquarters in kirkland washington. 170 at least for 45 bucks.