Alexander murray co is an independent scotch bottler company run by steve lipp.
20 year old scotch costco.
This is distilled by the macallan distillery.
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.
At the beginning of our quest we have gathered all the information on the company that stands behind the kirkland brand scotch.
Kirkland 18 year single malt scotch.
Kirkland 20 year speyside single malt scotch.
Please note that msrp may have changed since the date of our review.
The name of the company is inspired by his great uncle alexander murray who was born at the beginning of the.
Ex bourbon 6 mo ex sherry finish.
Medium to light body with a mild dryness savory notes of sweet barbecue rye bread and.
It s produced at the same distillery as cielo tequila.
At about 70 for 750 ml the quality for the price just doesn t hold up like costco s better options.
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.
Could this possibly be 20 year old macallan price.
This is made by none other than jim beam.
The most telling clue.
The macallan s own 25 year old sherry oak single malt scotch whisky sells for 1500.
This is produced by alexander murray.
Almost every private label kirkland scotch to date has been macallan.
Fruity and malty with dried figs dates and chocolate covered berries earthy sweet ginger worn leather and fresh toasted dark bread give.
Kirkland signature premium small batch bourbon 7 year.
Did costco get a deal because they agreed not to put the name on the label.
Kirkland signature speyside 22 year.
Kirkland brand scotch.
In fact i ve never seen any other scotch from kirkland that is not macallan.
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.
Costco sells whisky under its private label kirkland signature which was introduced in 1992.
170 at least for 45 bucks.
Alexander murray country region.
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.
From a mystery distillery in speyside.