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Who makes Kirkland Signature Vodka + Soda, 18-Can Variety Pack?

Manufacturer
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Citable fact

No reliable public evidence identifies the manufacturer of Kirkland Signature Vodka + Soda, 18-Can Variety Pack as of August 24, 2026.

Verified August 24, 2026
The common claim vs. the evidence

The common claim

What’s commonly claimed, and what the evidence supports

Coverage frames the Kirkland Vodka + Soda as a High Noon dupe and, from there, some readers guess High Noon's maker E&J Gallo is behind it, but no reliable public evidence identifies the manufacturer. It is also not the same as Costco's Kirkland Hard Seltzer: that product is a malt/sugar-brewed seltzer whose packaging names Patco Brands, whereas this is a spirit-based RTD made with real vodka, and no source ties a named producer to it.

What we searched

Evidence & sources

Costco does not disclose its suppliers, and no tier 1–5 source names the maker of this product. Below are the databases and records we checked, and what each one returned.

What we checked: 7 databases & records, as of August 24, 2026
TTB COLA Public Registry (ttbonline.gov) July 5, 2026

The registry-based route that settled the American vodka (LeVecke) and French vodka (Distillerie de Gayant): a Certificate of Label Approval for a spirit-based canned vodka soda names the bottler of record. ttbonline.gov blocks automated fetch and no Wayback snapshot of a Kirkland Vodka + Soda COLA exists, so this could not be resolved here. Next step: search the COLA registry by hand for 'Kirkland Signature Vodka + Soda' / the 4.5% ABV canned product; a hit would promote this record out of unknown.

Costco's manufacturer field on Costco.com product pages (via Wayback Machine; costco.com blocks automated fetch) July 5, 2026

No Wayback capture exists of the Kirkland Vodka + Soda product page on costco.com or sameday.costco.com (item 1815455 / product 64556140), so Costco's 2025+ manufacturer field that named other Kirkland suppliers is unavailable for this SKU. Route currently yields nothing.

Recall sweep (CPSC SaferProducts.gov, FDA, TTB) July 5, 2026

No recall names Kirkland Signature Vodka + Soda or a co-packer of it. The RTD launched in early 2025 and has no recall history; the recall route surfaced no producer.

News and trade-press sweep (The Takeout, Food Republic, Foodie, The Daily Meal, RTD Magazine) July 5, 2026

Extensive January 2025 launch coverage (18-pack, peach/watermelon/pineapple, 4.5% ABV, 100 cal, gluten-free, ~$24.99, pitched as a High Noon alternative) but none names the maker. RTD Magazine: "No word yet on who is manufacturing this product under the Kirkland name for Costco." The Takeout and Food Republic describe the product without identifying a producer. No executive statement or trade report names the bottler.

Cross-reference to the Kirkland Signature Hard Seltzer record (data/catalog/beer.json) July 5, 2026

Confirmed this is a distinct SKU, not the existing hard-seltzer record. The Kirkland Hard Seltzer is a malt/sugar-brewed seltzer whose packaging brewing statement names Patco Brands of Hood River, Oregon. The Vodka + Soda is a spirit-based RTD (real vodka, 4.5% ABV) in a different product class; no source extends Patco's brewing statement — or any named producer — to it. The seltzer's label evidence does not cover this product, so it cannot be borrowed as attribution here.

Community/rumor scan (Reddit r/Costco, RTD blogs) July 5, 2026

Discussion is speculation only. Because the product is a near-clone of High Noon Sun Sips, some commenters wonder whether E&J Gallo (High Noon's maker) is behind it — no evidence supports that, and no consistent producer name emerges. Tier-6 chatter, nothing citable.

ImportYeti (US customs bills of lading) July 5, 2026

Structurally weak for this product: a domestically canned spirit-based RTD leaves little import signal, and Costco masks shipments via freight forwarders. No Costco vodka-soda co-packer surfaced. Absence of records proves nothing here (tier 5 caveat).

People also ask

Frequently asked

Who makes Kirkland Vodka + Soda for Costco?
No reliable public evidence identifies the manufacturer. A documented sweep of recall databases, Costco's own product pages, and the January 2025 trade-press launch coverage turned up no source naming the maker — RTD Magazine wrote plainly, "No word yet on who is manufacturing this product." The one route that could settle it, a TTB Certificate of Label Approval, sits behind ttbonline.gov's bot block and is flagged for a manual lookup. E&J Gallo, the maker of High Noon, is sometimes guessed because the two products are so similar, but no evidence supports that.
Is Kirkland Vodka + Soda the same as the Kirkland Hard Seltzer?
No, they are different products. The Kirkland Hard Seltzer is a malt- and sugar-brewed seltzer whose packaging brewing statement names Patco Brands of Hood River, Oregon. The Kirkland Vodka + Soda is a spirit-based canned cocktail made with real vodka at 4.5% ABV, in the High Noon mold. The producer named on the seltzer's label does not carry over to this vodka soda, and its own maker is not publicly documented.
Is Kirkland Vodka + Soda made by High Noon or Gallo?
That is not publicly documented. High Noon is an E&J Gallo product, and because the Kirkland can copies High Noon's format so closely, some shoppers assume Gallo produces it too, but no tier 1-5 evidence connects Gallo, or any named company, to the Kirkland Vodka + Soda.
Prefer the name brand? High Noon Vodka & Soda Variety Pack The closest name-brand equivalent to this Kirkland Signature product.

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