What Company Makes Costco’s Kirkland Brand Scotch?
NEWS
By CHLOE O'DONNELL
Most of Costco’s Kirkland brand products are made by third parties, including Kirkland brand scotch, which is
made by Californian whiskey company Alexander Murray.
Alexander Murray was founded in 2004 by a group of Scottish immigrants, and the company sells its scotch to a variety of retailers, including Trader
Joe's and Total Wines & More.
The whiskey company provides all five of its produced scotches to Costco, which include everything from 3-year-old to 20-year-old blends, as well
as an Islay Single Malt Scotch.
While the company produces and bottles the scotch, it outsources the distilling to a partner company. They are able to keep costs low by creating blends from multiple distilleries.