Urban Myth? Kirkland Vodka is Grey Goose?

[V. Barbarino]

Ok, word on the street is that Kirkland Vodka which is the brand owned and sold thru costco is in fact Grey Goose. It's a brand new product, Costco is getting into the liquor business.I have a few people tell me that they were told by Costco that is it, however I'm not a Vodka drinker, but according to my vodka drinking friends, any alki can taste the difference.

So your task for this weekend is to go to Costco (get a hog dog for a 1.50 with a soda, best dogs around!) and buy some of this an do a taste test. Think about it, if it's the same why not just buy the cheaper stuff? It's like 50% off the price of a bottle of goose!

ps, I'm a costco whore! I practically live there.

[RzO]

i need to go score me a costco card just so i can buy a case of this, if what u say is true. thing is freakin costco isn't very close to my house

[V. Barbarino]

Retail giant Costco recently announced the launch of its first private label spirit, Kirkland Signature Vodka. According to Costco, the new offering, which is being produced in Cognac, France, is distilled five times to achieve “the highest level of purity.”

GG is made in the same town!

type kirkland vodka into google and see how many people say it's Grey Goose

[Miss_Digital]

how many times is this kirkland distilled??

thats were quality comes in

a decent vodka would be distilled at least 3x
higher end vodkas like grey goose and belvedere are 5 and 6xs distilled

i have yet to see one more than 6x, although it would be ultra smooth the flavor would start being affected

[V. Barbarino]

It is 5 times distilled.

[donkules37]

This is a MYTH! The Costco vodka is not Grey Goose vodka! I can guarantee you that much.

Grey Goose is actually persuing legal action against Costo for making these claims.

It might be produced in the same region/town but would you consider all Tequilas (which by law have to be made in the Jalisco region) the same...I think not.

[pod]

You beat me to it. I was gonna make some phone calls. ;D

[V. Barbarino]

Put up or shut up, the cooljunkie taste test! Nothing on google speaks of any legal lawsuits or who really makes the vodka. But we do know it's made in the same town and distilled 5 times..

From what I read the liquor industry is nervous about costco getting in their business.

[donkules37]

Of course the people at Costco would say that their private label brand vodka is Grey Goose...who wouldn't want to piggyback on the success of such a hot brand. After all, Grey Goose is the fastest spirit brand to 2 million cases sold in a year.

My posts were meant to clarify the fact that Kirkland vodka is not Grey Goose vodka.

Because of it's nature, doing a taste test if very subjective. Different tastes for different people. Grey Goose's tagline is "The World's Best Tasting Vodka" and no other brand has challenged them legally on this claim. Maybe you can search google for this as well see if anything shows up.

[donkules37]

Originally Posted by V.

From what I read the liquor industry is nervous about costco getting in their business.

Given that in the liquor industry roughly 80% of the cases sold are in the on-premise channel (clubs, bars, restaurants) and Costco probably does not distribute their products to this channel, I doubt that this is even on the radar as a major threat.
I wouldn't go to a bar and order a Kirkland vodka and tonic...that's for sure.