Cosco (US) selling 20 yr old Scotch

Sorry for the typo, the thread should be titled Costco, not Cosco!

@MacBaker62 - I saw the very same thing as I was picking up another bottle of Glenlivet Nadurra...I may have to try it - might be something pretty good, and for $45 - not a bad price.

Oh - one last thing...Might be a longshot...I've noticed different distillers pretty much use the same "style" of marking on the backs of their bottles to ID what year/batch/bottling date...Might be worth a shot to take a gander to see how it looks, and compare it to other Speyside malts.

@FMichael, Do you have a SKU # for this so that I can check it out at my local Costco, didn't see it a few days back,

No idea what it is, but I've seen similar offerings at Total Wine. Keep in mind, "you get what you pay for" generally applies in situations like this.

@DevD - not right now, but I'll be sure to check when I go to Costco in a few days.

@valuewhisky And I guess that might be Re-...-Re-Refill casks.

No idea but Costco UK are excellent value for scotch. Lagavulin 16 YO for £36. It was £33 but just went up. How could I not buy at this price.

@tjb Lagavulin 16 for 36 GBP? That's insane. It costs three times as much at my local "large" liquor retailer sigh.

@systemdown I know, they have crazy prices but seem to be reducing lines now. I was gutted when they stopped selling Laphroaig 10 yo for £20.68. It was insanely cheap and was my main reason for going there.

@tjb As I always say, it's moments like these I wish I were living in the UK.. but then I think about the horrid, horrid, dreary weather and am once again okay with my living in (mostly) sunshine and warmth in the sub-tropical east coast of Australia.

@systemdown The dreary weather makes the magic. If the Scots had nice weather then they'd never have put the effort in to making scotch to warm us on winter nights.

@tjb Yes that's a good point. The geography, weather and "terroir" of Scotland is what made Scotch whisky what it is and so I'm thankful for that ;-)

I was given a bottle of this as a Christmas present, but I haven't opened it yet. I will report back as soon as I do.

I haven't seen this one yet, but have been interested by the 18yr speyside at Trader Joe's for $26 and 10yr highland for $20, bottle by the same Alexander Murray & co...

I finally opened my bottle. It reminds me a lot of Aberlour 16, so tonight, before dinner, I compared them side-by-side (Aberlour 16 and Costco's Kirkland Signature 20 Speyside Sherry Finish from an unknown distillery). They are both identical in color. The 20 year nose is more grass, where the Aberlour is nutty. Taste of the 20 year is typical of a sherry finished whisky (light sherry) and silky smooth where the Aberlour, while similar in taste is more full bodied, thicker and more oily in texture. The Aberlour finish is medium where the 20 year is very, very short. Both are very drinkable and good, everyday drams. The 20 year wins for price ($45 at Costco outside of WA state - It's closer to $70 here due to taxes, so the price advantage does not apply here in WA) and the Aberlour wins for the finish. Slight edge to the Aberlour.