Kirkland Vodka

So, I was always under the impression (mostly due to Reddit) that Kirklands Vodka, the one from France, was made by Grey Goose.

I’ve heard two different versions. One, Gray Goose makes Kirkland Vodka in the same factories and Two, they make Kirkland in the same town as Grey Goose but 99 percent of the time I’ve heard the first one.

It looks like that’s totally false according to Grey Goose’s own website:

“You may have heard a rumor that the Kirkland Signature™ brand vodka sold at Costco is actually GREY GOOSE® Vodka, just in different packaging. We can definitively put this myth to rest. This viral claim is completely false, and GREY GOOSE® Vodka does not produce nor privately label Kirkland vodka.

While both vodkas may use water from France’s Cognac region, the origin of the wheat in the Kirkland brand is undisclosed. GREY GOOSE® Vodka is only made from two ingredients: water from our own well in Gensac-la-Pallue and the finest French wheat. Every part of the production process is done in France.

Furthermore, the Kirkland brand states that their product is distilled five times. GREY GOOSE® Vodka is distilled only once to preserve the naturally tasteful qualities of our signature winter wheat.”

So how and why is this wrong information consistently spouted in so many online forums? How did this rumor get started? Why are so many people so confidently wrong?

Just interesting his this came to be.