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The Best Kirkland Brand Alcohol to Buy at Costco | Eater

"A membership warehouse where the store-brand liquor line offers exceptional value for holiday cocktail stocking: the French Vodka (~$19.99) is notably good for the price—slightly sweeter than Grey Goose but clean enough for gimlets, sours, and mixed drinks; the London Dry Gin (~$18.59) provides the expected botanical profile and works well in tonic- and juice-forward cocktails; the Blended Scotch (~$17.99), sourced via Alexander Murray & Company, resembles a well-used mixed Scotch like Dewar’s White Label and is fine in highballs, ginger beer mixes, or a Penicillin, though single malts are recommended for sipping; the Small Batch Bourbon (~$29.99) has earned awards and offers strong bang-for-buck as a blended bourbon, even if some will prefer a known single-brand bottle like Buffalo Trace for drinking neat; avoid the Spiced Rum (~$14.99), which appears heavily colored and adulterated and may contribute to worse hangovers; likewise be skeptical of the Añejo Tequila (~$19.99), which seems to be artificially colored and flavored rather than genuinely barrel-aged—use it only in margaritas with fresh lime and simple syrup if you must. Overall: house-brand spirits are smart buys for mixed, juice- or modifier-forward cocktails, but skip them for spirit-forward drinks meant to be sipped neat or on the rocks; watch out for added color and sugar in cheaper brown spirits." - Haley Hamilton