Sams VS Costco

I like Costco for many reasons. Kirkland brand has not disappointed me yet.
I will admit I'm a beer drinker primarily and drink a small amount of liquor but the Kirkland brand vodka to me is better than Titos, Smirnoff, Vale and on the level of Grey Goose in my opinion at a fraction of the cost. $19.99 for 1.75 liter here, itnterested what the folks who know vodka think.

Eggcelsior said:

nolaegghead said:

The Kirkland brand booze, I am told by associates, is name brand.  The vodka is grey goose, the bourbon is Jack Daniels, etc.

I do have a membership to both but Costco is where I go 90% of the time.  Also their food court is awesome and their gas is the cheapest in town.  No credit cards (unless it it theirs). 

The bourbon is not Jack Daniels, a)because it is typically a Beam product(was a step above knob creek last, I believe) and b) because Jack Daniels is not bourbon.

Jack Daniels is a bourbon, meets all the requirements.  They just market it as Tennessee whiskey.  It's a marketing thing.  Let's fight!

thetrim said:

nolaegghead said:

Eggcelsior said:

nolaegghead said:

The Kirkland brand booze, I am told by associates, is name brand.  The vodka is grey goose, the bourbon is Jack Daniels, etc.

I do have a membership to both but Costco is where I go 90% of the time.  Also their food court is awesome and their gas is the cheapest in town.  No credit cards (unless it it theirs). 

The bourbon is not Jack Daniels, a)because it is typically a Beam product(was a step above knob creek last, I believe) and b) because Jack Daniels is not bourbon.

Jack Daniels is a bourbon, meets all the requirements.  They just market it as Tennessee whiskey.  It's a marketing thing.  Let's fight!

We haven't fought enough lately.   Jack isn't bourbon.  

Production process

The mash for Jack Daniel's is made from corn, rye and malted barley, and is distilled in copper stills. It is then filtered through 10-foot (3.0 m) stacks of sugar maple charcoal.[39] The company refers to this filtering step as "mellowing". This extra step, known as the Lincoln County Process, removes impurities and the taste of corn.[13][40] The company argues this extra step makes the product different from bourbon. However, Tennessee whiskey is required to be "a straight Bourbon Whiskey" under terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement[41] and Canadian law.[42] A distinctive aspect of the filtering process is that the Jack Daniel's brand grinds its charcoal before using it for filtering.[43] After the filtering, the whiskey is stored in newly handcrafted oak barrels, which give the whiskey its color and most of its flavor.[39]

See #5 from the JD site:  http://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/faqs

Eggcelsior said:

thetrim said:

I had a college friend gunned down, under very suspicious circumstances, by the Las Vegas Police outside a Costco several years ago.  The video of the incident mysteriously disappeared off their cameras.  I hadn't been to a Costco before and won't go after.  I might be missing out, but that's that.  I don't think they have Brisket here in the Tampa area.  I'm happy with Sam's and am working towards getting into Restaurant Depot.  We also have Gordon Food Services around here that I hear good things about.  

Was your friend the one that was destroying store merchandise? That was weird. Sounded like he had some psych issues plus drugs on board, leading to an unfortunate end.

Ah, the media and LVPD's story......

Witnesses said had removed a few water bottles from their boxes and was seeing if they fit in the backpack they were selling right next to them.  The Costco employee was the one claiming he was destroying store merchandise, after they saw he had a firearm on him (which is perfectly legal in Nevada.)  But somehow the Costco surveillance tape disappeared.

@thetrim Sorry for you loss, that was a bad shoot but what made it even worse was how they totally whitewashed it.

+1 for Costco. They have everything I need and more. 

Dobie said:

I like Costco for many reasons. Kirkland brand has not disappointed me yet.
I will admit I'm a beer drinker primarily and drink a small amount of liquor but the Kirkland brand vodka to me is better than Titos, Smirnoff, Vale and on the level of Grey Goose in my opinion at a fraction of the cost. $19.99 for 1.75 liter here, itnterested what the folks who know vodka think.

I'm no vodka connoseir, but my wife and did a blind taste test with Grey Goose and the Kirkland brand.  An Costco employee in the liquor section had said that it is the same vodka, made at the same plant, same ingredients, with a different bottle and label.  

Grey Goose won, hands down.  Bigly.

Dobie said:

the_crease said:

Dobie said:

I like Costco for many reasons. Kirkland brand has not disappointed me yet.
I will admit I'm a beer drinker primarily and drink a small amount of liquor but the Kirkland brand vodka to me is better than Titos, Smirnoff, Vale and on the level of Grey Goose in my opinion at a fraction of the cost. $19.99 for 1.75 liter here, itnterested what the folks who know vodka think.

I'm no vodka connoseir, but my wife and did a blind taste test with Grey Goose and the Kirkland brand.  An Costco employee in the liquor section had said that it is the same vodka, made at the same plant, same ingredients, with a different bottle and label.  

Grey Goose won, hands down.  Bigly.

Good to know, thanks. So how would you rate it on a scale of 1 to 10 with Grey Goose a 10? 
The little I drink is straight and to me is flavorless, I just notice how smooth it is comparatively. 

Try Three Olives.  $21/1.5L here and totally runs a 9 if GG is a 10.

Goose!!!!!!

Dobie said:

the_crease said:

Dobie said:

I like Costco for many reasons. Kirkland brand has not disappointed me yet.
I will admit I'm a beer drinker primarily and drink a small amount of liquor but the Kirkland brand vodka to me is better than Titos, Smirnoff, Vale and on the level of Grey Goose in my opinion at a fraction of the cost. $19.99 for 1.75 liter here, itnterested what the folks who know vodka think.

I'm no vodka connoseir, but my wife and did a blind taste test with Grey Goose and the Kirkland brand.  An Costco employee in the liquor section had said that it is the same vodka, made at the same plant, same ingredients, with a different bottle and label.  

Grey Goose won, hands down.  Bigly.

Good to know, thanks. So how would you rate it on a scale of 1 to 10 with Grey Goose a 10? 
The little I drink is straight and to me is flavorless, I just notice how smooth it is comparatively. 

@Botch I'd give it a 6 maybe.  Fine on its own and pretty good value imo. Definitely not bottom drawer but much more harsh than GG.  To me the difference was clear.  But ymmv. 

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