![]() You can still find Tequila carrying this NOM in Costco stores.Ĭostco has also used Fabrica de Tequilas Finos in the town of Tequila. Maturation is either in ex-bourbon barrels or virgin barrels of American or French oak.īefore switching its production to Santa Lucia, Costco used the La Madrileña in Tototlán in the Jalisco Highlands (NOM 1142). The producer uses either stainless steel pot stills or a column still to distill Tequila. ![]() Fermentation is in stainless steel tanks. This is a modern distillery that used both high-pressure autoclaves to cook the agave piñas as well as a diffuser. Currently, Kirkland Signature Tequila is using Corporate Distillery Santa Lucia, SA de CV, (NOM 1173) in Tesistán, a town northwest of Guadalajara. If the producer changes, then, going forward, the NOM on the bottle will also change to reflect the current producer.Ĭostco has used several distilleries in Mexico to produce its Tequila. Mexican regulations require each bottle of Tequila to bear the NOM of the distillery where it was produced. The Mexican government assigns each Tequila distillery an identification number called a NOM. Under Mexican law, a Tequila distillery is not allowed to produce any other spirit besides Tequila from that facility. 174 distilleries in Mexico are licensed to produce Tequila. Anything aged over three years is classified as an Extra Añejo.Īll of Costco’s Tequila expressions are produced from 100% blue agave (Agave tequilana) and must be bottled in Mexico. Añejo Tequilas are aged in oak casks for a period of one to three years. Reposado Tequilas are generally aged in oak casks for two to 12 months. If you like the spirit and how it's priced, typically an exceptional value at Costco, then it’s worth buying.Ĭostco retails three different Tequila expressions: a Blanco Tequila, a Reposado Tequila and an Añejo Tequila.īlanco Tequilas are unaged, although they may be rested 30 days or more in a steel tank before being bottled. What matters is whether you like the taste and whether you think the price represents a good value. In the end, where the spirit is produced doesn’t matter. If Kirkland blended Scotch whisky tastes a lot like Dewar’s that doesn’t mean that it is Dewar’s in Kirkland Signature packaging (although it could be), it might simply mean that the producer sought to mimic the taste of Dewar’s – the best-selling blended Scotch whisky in the US. Historically, Costco has usually not disclosed the producers of the Kirkland branded spirits a practice that has given rise to incessant speculation among consumers about whose liquid is actually in the bottle.īear in mind that proprietary spirit brands will often purposely try to mimic the aroma and taste profile of market leaders. ![]() It also carries 10 whisky expressions under the same brand: four Scotch whiskies, three bourbons, an Irish Whiskey, a Canadian whisky and a Tennessee whiskey. Currently, Costco carries two vodkas, three Tequilas one rum, and one Cognac expression under the Kirkland Signature brand.
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