“The only wheat based vodka coming out of France is Grey Goose. The expert opinion: “I’d be lying if I didn’t say it’s from France, and that the way the bottle looks skewed my thinking,” Jensen says. And while the manufacturer of Kirkland’s Signature Vodka does distill the vodka from Grey Goose’s same water source in Cognac, France according to a comprehensive article in Munchies, Goose told the publication that it gets its water from an exclusive well. The internet’s opinion: The most persistent rumor is that Grey Goose produces it (Costco also hawks a less expensive American-sourced vodka). If you think Kirkland just pours Grey Goose into a vodka bottle, well, you might not be too far off. Read this handy guide on who makes seven of these best-selling spirits for Costco, and if they’re worth your hard-earned money. While we can't definitively say what the answers are, we wanted to give you two educated opinions: the general internet consensus and the thoughts of Stuart Jensen, a longtime bartender extraordinaire and co-owner of Denver’s Curio Bar. Many brands have multiple distilleries, and can make private label booze.
#Is kirkland vodka grey goose free#
You could search this free Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau database to find out which importer/producer the booze is sourced from, but it’s complicated, just like that Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin movie. But there's one secret the retailer doesn’t want you to know: which companies are making all of its deliciously affordable Kirkland booze? If you’ve ever shopped for inexpensive gin, vodka, tequila, or other spirits at Costco, you’ve probably wondered the same thing. My info is credible and enough for me.It’s no secret that robots make the best pizza at Costco, and that the robot revolution will start when the pizza androids finally decide to revolt. So this info is enough for me to believe that kirkland is not goose. She even mentioned about a possible law suit against costco (which confirmed what I read on the net) for marketing their vodka the way they have been. My bacardi friend confirmed and then called me to express her disgust for the constant bullshit rumor that haunts them daily. Kirkland is distilled in pons and goose is distilled in picardie then trucked 5 hours to cognac to be blended and bottled. Pons france and cognac france are 26 miles apart. The GREY GOOSE distillation facility is located in Picardie with a special blending and bottling facility in Cognac, both of which are dedicated solely to the creation of GREY GOOSE vodka. I said thank you then asked where goose was bottled and their response was. We have no relation to Distillerie Traditionelle de La Seuge or KIRKLAND Vodka. Kirkland is produced at the Distillerie Traditionelle De La Seuge in Pons, France. We do not bottle Kirkland Vodka, and no other vodkas are produced in the same facilities as GREY GOOSE. So I message grey goose and they message back.
self, your friends on Facebook with both grey gooses fb page and someone who is a senior marketing guru for bacardi. So imma go with it not being true.Īnyhow, I searched again last night and kept hitting the same dead ends so I say to myself. Which leads me to believe that either its not true or grey goose has spent millions keeping the truth off the internet. Over time ive searched and searched for evidence that backs the claim and have never found anything. Im tired of the comparison and have had numerous heated and non heated conversations about it.
In my titos thread some one chimed in about kirkland being goose. I believe I have enough to say THEY ARE NOT THE SAME!