Who owns Alexander Murray co?
Steven Lipp
Calabasas, California–based Alexander Murray is the brainchild of Scottish native Steven Lipp, the president and CEO who founded the company in 2004 after serving as sales director at independent bottler Duncan Taylor.
What does Alexander Murray make?
Kirkland Signature Scotch whiskies
The Kirkland Signature Scotch whiskies are sourced by independent bottler Alexander Murray. With a name like Alexander Murray you would imagine a historic Scottish bottler tucked away in a back street of Edinburgh or a hamlet in the Highlands. In fact, Alexander Murray is based in Calabasas, California.
Who makes Kirkland 23 year old scotch?
Scotch Whisky Review #244: Kirkland 23 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Sherry Cask Finish (Bottled by Alexander Murray & Co.) Bottler: Alexander Murray & Co. Color: 1.9, Brown Sherry.
What whiskey is sold at Costco?
Currently, Costco carries 10 whisky expressions under the Kirkland Signature brand: four Scotch whiskies, three bourbons and an Irish Whiskey, a Canadian whisky and a Tennessee whiskey. Below are tasting notes on the latter three whisky bottlings.
What is Kirkland 22 year Scotch?
Description. The Kirkland Signature 22-year-old Speyside Single Malt Scotch was aged in ex-bourbon barrels then finished for a minimum of 6 months in Olorosso Sherry casks. The result is a whisky that is deeply golden in colour and with aromas of orange marmalade and dried fruit. It delivers a bold Sherry finish.
Does Costco sell single malt Scotch?
Costco sells whisky under its private label, Kirkland Signature, which was introduced in 1992. The company sells a range of single malt Scotch whiskies from various regions, including 12-, 16-, 20- and 25-year-old expressions, as well as some blended Scotch whisky.
How much is Macallan at Costco?
At Costco, you can pick up a bottle of Macallan 18 for between $60 and $80.
What is Kirkland 22 year scotch?
Who makes Kirkland 18th Scotch?
Alexander Murray
Kirkland 18 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch is a whiskey sold through Costco’s private label brand using Alexander Murray as its independent bottler. The Speyside label is a reference to the region, but because it’s a single malt it comes from a single distillery.
How much is Glenlivet at Costco?
The Glenlivet Legacy Collection is priced at $114.99.
Who makes Kirkland 25 Scotch?
Alexander Murray & Co
Kirkland Speyside Single Malt 25 year is another Costco Scotch independently bottled by Alexander Murray & Co, and the third that I have reviewed.
Where does Alexander Murray and Co whisky come from?
Independent bottling company based in California that’s run by Scotsman Steve Lipp. Alexander Murray & Co is named after owner Steve Lipp’s great uncle, in recognition of the man who gave him his first taste of whisky. The company is based on Blue Bird Drive in Calabasas, California, the state in which the majority of its whiskies are sold.
Who is Steve Lipp’s great uncle Alexander Murray?
Steve Lipp’s great uncle Alexander Murray, who was born in 1911, inspired Lipp’s early passion for malt whisky. Throughout the 1990s he worked in various independent whisky companies in Scotland before moving to California and setting up his own bottling business in 2004.
What kind of casks does Alexander Murray use?
Alexander Murray & Co also produces the Monumental blended Scotch, which is available as an 18- and 30-year-old, and in 2015 became the first to release a malt whisky finished in ex-beer casks. The Polly’s Casks bottling contains Tullibardine single malt finished in Firestone Walker’s Double DPA beer casks.