Costco 40 year old Glenlivet

**AFS1970** · 30th December 13, 01:50 AM

Not a Costco member but I have some mixed feelings about that bottle. First of all while Kirkland is a decent brand for some things, I have had others that are horrible. This bottle seems to be full of scotch from Glenlivet so I would imagine it can not be that bad. I wonder how the price compares to a similar bottle with the Glenlivet label on it?

As for being proud of it, well not so much that you have it, but then again with a store specific label it might just become collectible some day. I would hate to see it actually go up in price but such things do happen in the often unpredictable collectors market.

**mookien** · 30th December 13, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by room2ndfloor

Off-topic a bit: Forty year-old scotch? Where is that fellow I knew in the '70s who tried to woo 18 year-old me with the forty year-old scotch? It seemed wrong even then.

He's probably a guy that's pouring 8-year old scotch into 40-year old scotch bottles and still trying to woo teenagers. Is that what young people call it now - "woo"? Woopie!

**Sturdy** · 30th December 13, 09:56 AM

I do believe this is one of those buy to keep for appreciation Scotches; while in Drumnadrochit (Great Glen Way) we stayed at a B&B who's man of the house kept bottles of Scotch to appreciate and then sell at higher price. He had about 20 bottles that were 20 years and older - quite a market in this I believe.

**MikeS** · 30th December 13, 09:15 PM

There is a TV program about Costco, several years old now, that airs from time to time on MSNBC. The show has a segment about the wines and although its got the Kirkland branding its suppose to be some decent stuff. I'm not a wine snob so I can't vouch for it though. As for the $700 price tag, my local Costco stocks a diamond ring priced at $25999.99, if anyone is interested. Yes $26K.

**David** · 31st December 13, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by Phil

Aldi are selling a 24 year old Speyside single malt at £34.99 just now. Got one put away for the festive season!

Whats it like? The labeling and dare I say it, pricing, puts me off trying their malt and gin; it makes me think it will be rough. Its stupid I know, but once you have a perception of something, its hard to change.