![]() It’s widely believed that Costco’s Canadian whisky is produced by Crown Royal.Ĭostco’s pricing is an exceptional value and it is substantially less than the typically $40 to $50 price that the equivalent amount of Crown Royal will cost. In some states, you can find it for around $20. The Kirkland Signature Canadian Whisky is bottled at 1.75 liters, and is typically priced in Costco for under $30. Kirkland Signature, Blended Canadian Whisky, 6 YO, NAS, 40% ABV, 1.75 liters Kirkland Signature Canadian Whisky Photo, J Micallef If you like the whisky and how its priced, typically an exceptional value at Costco, then it’s worth buying. What matters is whether you like the taste and whether you think the price represents a good value. In the end, where the whisky is produced doesn’t really matter. That’s more sales than all of the other brands of Canadian whisky combined. In 2019, Crown Royal sold over 6.8 million, 9-liter cases in the US. Or it may simply reflect the fact that Crown Royal is far and away the best-selling Canadian whisky in the US. Likewise, if Kirkland Signature’s Canadian whisky tastes very similar to Crown Royal it may be because the whisky is actually produced at the Gimli distillery in Manitoba, which produces Crown Royal. If Kirkland blended Scotch whisky tastes a lot like Dewar’s that doesn’t mean that it is Dewar’s in Kirkland Signature packaging (although it could be), it might simply mean that the producer sought to mimic the taste of Dewar’s – the best selling blended Scotch whisky in the US. Costco has usually not disclosed the producers of the Kirkland branded spirits a practice that has given rise to incessant speculation among consumers on the origins of the Kirkland spirit expressions.īear in mind that proprietary spirit brands will often purposely try to mimic the aroma and taste profile of market leaders.
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