Costco Kirkland Signature Margarita Wine Cocktail Review

Margaritas are easily my favorite drink, so I consider myself a bit of a margarita connoisseur. I love to make my own classic lime margaritas using Costco’s margarita mix and the excellent Kirkland Signature Silver and Anejo Tequilas.

Image of a bottle of spiced cranberry margarita wine cocktail unopened sitting by a pool.
Spiced Cranberry Margarita Wine Cocktail.

When I saw these Kirkland Signature Margarita Wine Cocktails, I was curious to see how the golden flavor compares to my margarita recipe and was very excited to try out the peach! I have to admit though, I didn’t really know what the “wine cocktail” part meant when I put them in my cart. Spoiler alert – these pre-mixed drinks aren’t exactly margaritas! Do they still hit the spot on a hot day, or will they leave you longing for a real margarita?

Image of the Costco Kirkland Signature Margarita Wine Cocktails in Golden Margarita and Peach standing side by side on a deck there are trees in the background.
Costco Kirkland Signature Margarita Wine Cocktails.

Some other ready-to-drink alcoholic options from Costco are the Kirkland Signature Sangria, Kirkland Signature Golden Margarita, Kirkland Signature Strawberry Margarita, Mama Mango Moscato, Mama Peach Moscato and the Kirkland Signature Traditional Holiday Egg Nog.

Image of the Kirkland Signature Premium Golden Margarita Wine Cocktail standing on a deck with trees, grass and a fence in the background.
I’m not a fan of the Golden Margarita Wine Cocktail.

If you like making your own cocktails, Costo carries an assortment of reasonably-priced liquor like the tequilas mentioned above, the Kirkland Signature London Dry Gin, the Kirkland Signature Spiced Rum, the Kirkland Signature Vodka and the Kirkland Signature Scotch and Whiskey.

Image of the spiced cranberry margarita bottle standing on a table beside a glass of poured cocktail with a pool in the background.
I love the color but not the taste!

Location in Store

These margarita wine cocktails can be found in the liquor section at Costco, near all the other alcoholic beverages and wine. The item number for the golden margarita is 1591463 and the item number for the peach is 1693395. I bought them at the Kalispell, Montana Costco.

I bought the spiced cranberry margarita in Kona, Hawaii and the item number is 1566235.

Image of the Kirkland Signature Premium Peach Margarita Wine Cocktail standing on a deck with trees, grass and a fence in the background.
Both margarita wine cocktails remind me of cheap coolers.

Taste

As a huge fan of margaritas, I have to say that these Kirkland Signature Wine Margarita Cocktails are pretty disappointing. They’re not absolutely terrible, but they’re not really margaritas and I didn’t want to drink more than a few sips.

Image of the Kirkland Signature Premium Golden Margarita Wine Cocktail bottle standing on a deck  beside a glass of poured cocktail with trees, grass and a fence in the background.
Made with agave wine.

I’m guessing they don’t really taste like margaritas mainly because they’re made with agave wine instead of tequila. They’re more like a cooler or a juice-based drink.

Image of one poured glass of golden margarita wine cocktail sitting on a table outside.
Not as refreshing as I’d hoped!

Golden Margarita

This one is apparently made with real lime juice, but I didn’t get that from tasting it! It’s super sweet and almost completely lacking tartness. I personally don’t like it very much at all, but it’s not horrendous if you take it for what it is rather than comparing it to a classic margarita.

Image of the Kirkland Signature Premium Peach Margarita Wine Cocktail bottle standing on a deck  beside a glass of poured cocktail with trees, grass and a fence in the background.
I prefer the peach over the golden margarita.

Peach Margarita

I liked this one more than the golden one. Apparently, it has real lime juice in it too, but it didn’t really have any tartness to speak of. I liked the peach flavor, though it’s certainly a bit artificial. It’s also very sweet, but I didn’t mind the sweetness quite as much with the peach flavor.

Image of one poured glass of peach margarita wine cocktail sitting on a table outside.
Ready to sip!

Spiced Cranberry Margarita

I don’t like this at all, it’s just really sweet with an odd spice. I can’t really figure out what the spices are. The spices remind me of a cinnamon based holiday drink. It seems like it’s supposed to be a Christmas drink so it’s kind of odd they were selling it in February but maybe it was left over from Costco.

Image of one poured glass of spiced cranberry margarita wine cocktail sitting on a table outside.
Not the kind of cranberry cocktail I hoped it would be.

It has a very mild cranberry flavor, but you notice the sweetness more than the cranberry. I recommend putting it on ice and letting it get cold because it tastes more pleasant that way. More I’d describe this spiced cranberry margarita as drinkable but not enjoyable. 5/10

Image of a hand holding one glass of spiced cranberry margarita up close to the camera with a pool in the background.
The Spiced Cranberry Margarita definitely tastes a bit festive!

Agave Wine Versus Tequila

There are some differences between agave wine and tequila. Tequila is always made with blue agave plants while agave wine can be made from any agave plant. Agave wine has a lower alcohol count and doesn’t need to be aged in oak barrels like tequila. It’s “tequila-like” but it’s definitely not tequila.

Image of the back of the golden margarita wine cocktail bottle showing the alcohol percentage and ingredients.
The Margarita Wine Cocktail contains 12.7% alcohol.

Cost

The 1.5-liter bottles of ready-to-drink margarita wine cocktails in the peach and golden flavor cost $8.99 USD which is pretty cheap compared to Canadian prices! The spiced cranberry costs $7.99 USD.

Image of the back of the golden margarita wine cocktail bottle showing the alcohol percentage and ingredients
Certified color is another name for artificial color.

Serving Suggestions

This is ready-to-drink so the obvious way to serve it is just to pour it over some ice and sip away! Personally, I don’t love it the way it is so I recommend adding extra lime juice to decrease the sweetness and extra tequila and a little bit of Cointreau to turn it into more of a real cocktail. It should be refrigerated after opening.

Image of the back of the peach margarita wine cocktail bottle showing the alcohol percentage and ingredients.
Refrigerate the Kirkland Signature Margarita Wine Cocktail after opening.

Adding extra ingredients defeats the purpose of buying a ready-to-drink product though so I’d just skip these and make your own margaritas using the Costco Kirkland Signature Margarita Mix.

Scoring

Taste: 4/10

Cost: 9/10

Overall

Walk on by!

I wouldn’t repurchase any of these. If you’re someone who enjoys super sweet coolers, you might like these but I was left feeling disappointed and wishing I had a real margarita.

Have you tried these Costco Kirkland Signature Margarita Wine Cocktails? What did you think of them?


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8 thoughts on “Costco Kirkland Signature Margarita Wine Cocktail Review”

  1. I chill this Margarita wine and mix it with flavored seltzer (about 1/3 margarita wine and 2/3 flavored seltzer) and love it that way. It cuts down on the sweetness and it’s one of my favorite drinks when I eat tex-mex cuisine. Drinking it straight is too sweet so I love making it my way. Maybe try that with the rest of the bottles you have.

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  2. I was given a bottle of the Margarita Wine Cooler as a gift. Planned to serve it to my happy hour group. I tasted it first and definitely will not serve to guests. Probably pour it down the drain and make a proper margarita.

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  3. I was shopping for our weekly groceries at Publix in Riverview, FL. Publix also has wine-based margaritas in traditional, strawberry and watermelon flavors. So it seems that Costco’s Kirkland brand isn’t the only wine-based margarita cocktails. So, if I use the Kirkland brand as a base, and if I add tequila and Cointreau, would that be palatable as a real margarita? With a salt-lined vessel, of course!

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  4. As a big fan of añejo and reposado tequila, these sound appalling lol 😝. Thanks for your informative review.

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      • Hi Jan! I took a quick (24 hour) trip down to Montana to pick up some new products to try and review for some of my US readers. Still living in Edmonton! 🙂

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        • Hope they appreciate your dedication! And I appreciate it when you specify whether the price is in Canadian or US currency. I think most Americans just assume everything is quoted in their money.
          Thanks and cheers from southern Ontario 😁

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