Costco - Kirkland Blended Whisky 1.75 L

I've always wanted to give it a try and bought a bottle of Kirkland Blended Whisky, they only had the larger 1.75 L size and the price is still a bargain. In short, you get what you pay for and this is best for mixers or my favorite a Mizuwari (Japanese style highball with plenty of ice, water and a bit of whisky; usually 2 part water for every 1 part whisky).

I find a lot of bottom shelf liquor goes nicely as a Mizuwari and this beats Black Velvet. It doesn't hold a candle against other blended scotches like Johnnie Walker Red Label, Ballentines, or Chivas Regal, but against other bottom shelf liquors its acceptable.

For the price, this is a phenomenal deal and yields me 35 Mizuwari for the price of maybe 15 that I could get from a bottle of Jameson or Johnnie Walker Red. A savings of at least 2.3 to 1.

But you would get bored drinking this all day and good to keep it for mixers and splurge the savings on something nice like a Highland Park 12 Year or Laphroig 10. The best part, drinking this cheap Kirkland whisky all day will make an HP12 or Laphroig taste that much more incredible. It'll be night-and-day in comparison.

One Month -- Review

The taste has improved and I'm wondering if it needed considerable time to breathe. I had decanted to two empty 750 mL bottles and have already finished one and down to half on the second. I'm quite impressed at the taste now than with my first dram.

It won't win against better blends or single malts, but its palatable on the rocks and especially as a Mizuwari.

For the price, I'm tempted to pick up another big bottle from Costco.

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