The Deanston was certainly a tier above, but the Kirkland held it's own. Man, I was just in Costco today and saw it on the shelf, but didn't pull the trigger. I've never lived close enough to a Costco with liquor options long enough to go looking for the Kirkland series, but hey, if it scratches the sherried whisky itch (which seems to get more expensive with each passing year) I'm all for it. Member Only Item . The finalists in the 2nd annual Scottish Whisky Awards have been announced with 128 whiskies progressing to the finals in the national competition which this year will be held online. I pitted this against my Deanston 20yr Oloroso to compare it against a Scotch that went the full 20 years in sherry casks. A friend sent me a bottle of the 22yr old last year and I've enjoyed it thoroughly. Nose: Fruity and malty with dried figs, dates, and chocolate covered berries.Earthy sweet ginger, worn leather, and fresh toasted dark bread give. Less tannic and herb taste on the finish. I happened to be relatively nearby one of the two Costco's that can sell liquor. The sherry influence is dominant but also decadent. I would've never realized there was a new 20yr version on the market otherwise! Cask: Ex-Bourbon, 6 mo.+ Ex-Sherry Finish. Thanks for sharing, been curious about Kirkland for while. Looks like I'll be heading back tomorrow. As I mentioned before, as of 2017 there’s a new version of the Speyside Single Malt … Their prices on industry standards like Oban 14 and … That’s unheard-of, especially in today’s overheated scotch market. Kirkland 20 year old Sherry Cask Finished Speyside single malt scotch—92 points, $58 A classic sherry bomb, with milk chocolate, raisins, brown sugar, hazelnuts, cloves, almonds, and plenty of oak. It’s definitely chill-filtered, and I do think they’re coloring it based on the e150a orange hints under direct light. However, it's not all bad towards the bottom of the totem pole. Appearance- Amber +3. It’s not the best, but the price is pretty killer. report. Tickets to the events, in which guests can network on virtual tables and watch live interviews, can be bought here. Still, $90 is a steal for a Scotch this old. Nose: Fruity and malty with dried figs, dates, and chocolate covered berries.Earthy sweet ginger, worn leather, and fresh toasted dark bread give. 94 • Credit to u/b1uepenguin for his recent review. Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch … They release their own branding of olive oil, soap, chips and thousands of other products under the name of Kirkland and whisky is one of them. Gonna swing by Costco tomorrow and grab a bottle . Medium-long length. With water and air in the bottle, dried tarragon and juniper emerges, but the sherry stays close knit. The previous year's 22 year old sold out in my area and was replaced with this 20yr version with a dark label. The Whiskey Crusaders review the Kirkland Speyside 20 year single malt scotch sherry cask finish which comes in at 92 proof. A week later, those herbaceous notes are becoming more prominent and it's become a bit less acidic. Kirkland Speyside Sherry Cask Finish – 20 year (2018) October 8, 2018 May 11, 2020 The Scotch Noob Reviews 4 Comments 31030 views . “Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of the awards team, we have managed to stage a highly credible competition this year which allows us to present the all-important medals to the industry. Published on Mar 28, 2020 Costco 20 Year Single Malt Scotch - Is this worth the $58 bucks for this Speyside single malt finished in sherry casks for 6 months? Three distilleries have been selected for the coveted award of The Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year, sponsored by Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers. Tullibardine sells their own 25-year-old Scotch for around $300 a bottle. Kirkland Signature, Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Sherry Cask Finish, 20 YO, Alexander Murray & Co, 46% ABV, 750 ml, MSRP: $58 The color is a rich, dark amber. Region: Speyside. This is aged in bourbon casks (as opposed to hogsheads) and then finished in Oloroso sherry casks for a minimum of 6 months. Sign In to Add to Cart × Warning. This tastes more like a 12-14 y/o than a 20 y/o, but its still a quality single malt well worth the dollars Costco is asking for. Kirkland 20yr Speyside Sherry Cask Finish. Something about it went down so smooth and just hit the spot. Thanks for the awesome review! Candied raisins, taffy, cinnamon graham cracker, butterscotch, plums, chocolate mousse, rum cake, and raspberries. This is aged in bourbon casks (as opposed to hogsheads) and then finished in Oloroso sherry casks … Earlier this year saw the release of a 22 Year sherry finished Speyside and now we have a new version of the 20 Year sherry finished Speyside. Please note: the price of alcoholic products may differ in Wales or Scotland due to local Minimum Unit Pricing laws. White label dewars tasted far better to me then the Kirkland brands I’ve tried. Select an option. Price includes delivery ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 (1) Compare Product. Palate: Medium to light body with a mild dryness.Savory notes of … $6,599.99. The Kirkland scotch has a “Speyside” written on the label and although a lot of people initially thought it was the name of the actual distillery it has been produced in (as one really does exist), that is not the case-it refers to a region in Scotland that spreads on both sides of Spey river and is well known for the production of this traditional drink. I love the Costco single malts. A digestif of a single malt. The 25 Year likely would be gangbusters amazing at 46+%. Scotch Review #144 Whisky Network Review #185. “Congratulations to all our finalists and many thanks to all our judges from around the world for participating.”. The 22 yrold from last year is much better than this year's 20 year. These Kirkland mystery malts are great value and coming in at $70 it was a bit cheaper than the two previous 22 Year and 20 Year editions that came out in 2020. Energy 230kJ 55kcal. The Oloroso sherry is calling the shots, but with it are notes of pine needles, mint, graham cracker (again), barley sugar, and banana bread. Would be interested in your thoughts after having a month or two of air exposure. I personally like the 20 year over the 22 year they released earlier this year. Boutique-y Whisky: Speyside #3 (8 year) Batch 1 January 20, 2020 January 21, 2020 The Scotch Noob Reviews 4 Comments 26127 views I had the privilege, during the holidays, to be invited to a Twitter tasting for That Boutique-y Whisky Company (TBWC) and was sent one of their Whisky Advent Calendars. Props to you because I hate cleaning decanters, and I'm always anxious about the type of closure and crystal. Magnificent Bastard: Ron Liebman More cinnamon. Kirkland Signature 20 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml. Nose- none . The winners will be announced at the Scottish Whisky Awards live digital broadcast, a ticketed-only event which takes place on Thursday 19 November. Finish- very short, woody, bitter. Conclusion- Two things are apparent: 1) The 19 years of maturation in bourbon casks was a subtractive one not an additive one, and 2) Even with the active sherry casks, this has a herbaceous quality to it. I appreciate the enthusiasm that the MB community brings to the whisky scene. Thanks for the review. Without a specific distillery name, the big selling point was the $90 price tag for a 25-year old Scotch, considered … It's a caricature of a … Bowmore 18 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Bowmore Distillery. It really is a “bottle for the people!” I’m also glad they aren’t scoring 8 and 9 out of 10 on peoples rating scales because I’d feel like a schmuck paying $185 for a bottle of something exclusive if I would buy just as good a bottle at Costco! 88 • Kirkland Signature 20 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46% (Scotland) $57.99. ABV: 46%. At $70, this is one of the best Price:Age ratio the single malt world seen, but let’s see if the quality matches. Costco's Kirkland brand has been bottling single malts and blends at reasonable prices for quite some time now and have received good praise. I’ve been trying to find it at my local Costco for years but they’ve never stocked it! Color: 1.4, Tawny. Almost halfway through my first bottle already! Known for cake making, experimental jam recipes, Champagne and gin drinking (and the inability to cook Gnocchi), Rosalind writes for The Scotsman on all things food and drink related. Price aside, Kirkland 25 Year Speyside Scotch is the winner of this Kirkland Scotch comparison. I'll have to see if he can hook me up with this year's release. Kirkland 7 year old Tennessee Straight Bourbon (Batch T-1796)—91 points, $30 Bottom-line: This is 20 year-old malt whisky with no major flaws for under $50. Cask: Ex-Bourbon, 6 mo.+ Ex-Sherry Finish. Crabbie 12 Year Old Island Single Malt; John Crabbie & Co. 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How does it hold up to big name brands? Fat 0g. It smells almost as good and tastes drastically better than the 18 Year, but unfortunately still loses so much from the dilution. 0%. ANONYMOUS. Assuming that's a Magnificent Bastard and not a Masters in Business haha. No, but it does taste like a solid 15/16 year old. Man, I love that these bottles are available. Kirkland Signature 20 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml. And I like the balance that it provides. 3%. Price: $57. Whisky: Kirkland Signature Speyside 22 Year; Alexander Murray Country/Region : Scotland/Speyside ABV: 46%. For something that’s had some time to age, I was surprised by the acetone/solvent … Bottled at 46% ABV. This is a bulletproof sherried spey to give friends and guests and to enjoy around a fire or a warm summer evening. Kirkland Speyside Single Malt 18 is a drinkable and enjoyable, if not unspectacular, whiskey, very much like the Kirkland 25 Blended Scotch, although I prefer the 18 to the 25 year. All we can know for sure is that it is a single malt from the Speyside region that sat in ex-Bourbon casks somewhere in Scotland for 20 years before a quick finish in Oloroso sherry seasoned casks. Member Only Item. This scotch is the scotch that got me into scotch. Bottler: Alexander Murray & Co. save. Lol. Kirkland 23 year single malt scotch sherry cask finish. Earlier this year saw the release of a 22 Year sherry finished Speyside and now we have a new version of the 20 Year sherry finished Speyside. Taste- wood, slight vanilla. The GlenAllachie Speyside Single Malt 15 Year Old; GlenAllachie Distillery . Price- $80. Port Ellen 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700ml. 38 comments. Most of us, myself included can only look at the Diageo Rare Malt Selection bottlings and wistfully imagine what they're like. Press J to jump to the feed. Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In … These are: Glasgow Distillery, GlenAllachie Distillery and Glenmorangie Distillery. Crabbie 8 Year Old Highland Single Malt; John Crabbie & Co. Glen Moray Fired Oak 10 Year Old; Glen Moray Distillery, Glenmorangie Original; Glenmorangie Distillery, Laphroaig 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Laphroaig Distillery, Ledaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Whisky; Tobermory Distillery, Loch Lomond 10 Year Old; Loch Lomond Distillery, The GlenAllachie Speyside Single Malt Whisky – Wood Finish Batch 2 – 9 Year Old Rye Wood Finish; GlenAllachie Distillery, Aultmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Aultmore Distillery, Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Bunnahabhain Distillery. Sign In to Add to Cart. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Launched last year, the Scottish Whisky Awards cover taste and business performance and 33 entries were judged by a panel of whisky experts from the UK and Europe, who had the enviable task of trying each whisky for each category. Review: Kirkland Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 20 Years Old Sherry Cask Finish Christopher Null January 19, 2013 One of the questions I get asked the most is, You don’t buy much booze, do you? I just love Costco scotch. Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year sponsored by Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers, Glasgow Distillery, Glasgow Distillery Company. Sign in to see the correct price in your region. I'm technically not an MB though I check out the channel periodically. 90% Upvoted. Thought I would mention that the distiller is Alexander Murray as is stamped on the glass on the bottom of the bottle. Continue Shopping. awardsdrinkIn the newsScotlandwhiskywhisky awards, Do you have a food or drink story to tell? Nose: Sweet and a little leathery. Crabbie 30 Year Old Speyside Single Malt; John Crabbie & Co. Crabbie 40 Year Old Speyside Single Malt; John Crabbie & Co. 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Item # 1173112. Aultmore 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky ; Aultmore Distillery . Country/Region: Scotland/Speyside. Today we taste and review Kirkland Signature 20 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch and compare it to Macallan 12. The first legal distillery in Speyside, the Glenlivet's whiskeys are characterized by bright tropical fruit notes including pineapple and banana. Kirkland Signature 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 1.75L. Review #25: Kirkland 20 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Sherry Cask Finish (Bottled by Alexander Murray & Co.) Distillery: Unknown. Cheers! And between this and Glenfiddich 15 Solera, I'm taking the Kirkland every time. Nose- Sweet sweet nose with a good amount of volume. Member Only Item . The Macallan’s own 25 Year Old Sherry Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky sells for $1500. Kirkland 20yr Speyside Sherry Cask Finish This states bottled April 10, 2020 with a dark grey almost black label as opposed to the former 20yr with a red label. There's no wooden box with magnets and everything. I can tell by this review you are a MB! Normally it's a bit of a hike. 15; Eden Mill Distillery, Isle of Jura 1992 #1857; Hannah Whisky Merchants, Lochindaal 2009 Bourbon Barrel Cask #59; Hannah Whisky Merchants, Robert Graham’s Dancing Stag Selection 2005 Tomintoul; Robert Graham, Tomatin Decades II; The Tomatin Distillery, Tomintoul 2005 with First-Fill Amontillado Sherry Finish #19A; Hannah Whisky Merchants, Scran on the road – part one: The whisky trail in Speyside. Does it taste like 20 years? Kirkland Speyside Single Malt 25 year is another Costco Scotch independently bottled by Alexander Murray & Co, and the third that I have reviewed. solutions@scotsman.com There’s unresolved alcohol but it doesn’t ruin the affair. Add Tesco Finest 12 Year Old Speyside Single Wsk 70Cl - Sweet Add add Tesco Finest 12 Year Old Speyside Single Wsk 70Cl - Sweet to basket. And the only note I can get from the bourbon casks that carried the load for a minimum of 19.5 years is slight vanilla. Hello Scotchit, this time a review for the people! Notes : Looks like 2020 has brought another new Kirkland Signature single malt to the market! The Glenlivet 12 Year makes a great introduction to the world of single malt scotch and is surprisingly affordable at less than $50. Notes : Looks like 2020 has brought another new Kirkland Signature single malt to the market! Click here for more information. Happy to help and good luck acquiring a bottle! Sugars … With more time and water, oolong and green tea emerges on the finish. You can call ahead and ask if it's in stock or arriving soon. No telling exactly which distillery this scotch came from or where it was aged. This expression is sub-par. Kirkland is the own branding of Costco, which is a chain gross market in the USA. This is meant to deliver a solid, sherried Scotch single malt experience at a really fair price and it succeeds! They’ve got the stocks anyways. Hey I’ve had this and quite enjoyed it. (2/3). It’s underwhelming for an 18-year Scotch, but good overall as a gentle and non-offensive sipping whiskey. With all the sweetness on the nose, you’d expect the sweetness to continue but it veers sharply into the acidic territory. Seems the label is the only part that is Kirkland. Single Malt 17-20 Year Old Sponsored by Cask and Still. Get in touch with us at $942.86 per 100 ml Brora 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700ml. Qty. 89 • Kirkland Signature 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 40% (Scotland) $38.99. Velvet Fig Aged 25 Years; Wemyss Vintage Malts Ltd. 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Having a bottle open and sitting it for a few months, I have to say the nose has gotten much better with time, much more sherry influence, lots of fruit on the nose and palate. a subreddit for Scotch enthusiasts of all walks of life and of all levels of knowledge on anything Scotch Whisky related. Also that juniper berry and tarragon note which is eveb more prominent. Kirkland Signature London Dry Gin 44% (USA) $17.99. If your wallet is hurting from the price hikes on official bottlings of your favorite scotches, and you don’t mind a slight downgrade in quality in your value malts, then I recommend grabbing a bottle while it’s still … Speaking of this year’s awards, chair of the judging panel, Professor Alan Wolstenholme, said:  “We are very pleased to see increasing interest in our 2nd year of The Scottish Whisky Awards, a particularly challenging year for distilleries and events. Sounds perfect for the crystal decanter I just bought. Dark chocolate and grapefruit rind add bitterness. Item # 1173112. There have been a few distilleries floated around for other releases, Glenrothes or Craigallachie; I’ll throw my hat in the ring and say Strathmill, as I’ve never felt were as light as the write-ups might lead you to believe. Maybe I’ve just be drinking the wrong ones. Sign In to View … GlenAllachie Distillery, The GlenAllachie Distillers Co. 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Limited, Community Contribution of the Year sponsored by Bairds Malt, Single Malt – No Age Statement sponsored by Bruni Erben, 2019 Release Single Malt; Eden Mill Distillery, Ardbeg Blaaaack Committee Release; Ardbeg Distillery, Ardbeg Committee Release 2020; Ardbeg Distillery, Arran Barrel Reserve; Lochranza Distillery, Auchentoshan Three Wood Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Auchentoshan Distillery, Bunnahabhain Stireadair Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Bunnahabhain Distillery, Deanston Virgin Oak Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Deanston Distillery, Glasgow 1770 Single Malt Scotch whisky – Peated Release No.1. This was an excellent representation of a lightly sherried Speyside full of fruits and lovely rich oloroso notes. There are rumors about which Speyside distillery provided the whiskey, but no one can say for sure. 92 • Kirkland Signature Blended Irish Whiskey 40% (Ireland) $27.99. Consider grabbing two like I did. ABV: 46%. 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