"We are thrilled to be launching our
newest rum at the dawn of the new year," said Koloa Rum Company President
and CEO Bob
Gunter. "Kauai Reserve pours elegantly from the
bottle, with a warm golden hue and a bouquet of mellow oak, orange peel and
toasted vanilla. It's remarkably smooth with rich, complex flavors that linger
long after the last sip."
Just like all of the new expressions that Koloa has introduced in the past few years, I expect this one to be exemplary as well. Hopefully it will be available here in Florida very soon. Coming from Hawaii, the west coast seems to be the first to be able to enjoy their new products.
Each of Kauai Reserve's 12-barrel batches
yields approximately 3,500 bottles that are carefully filled, inspected and
numbered to meet the exacting standards for quality and taste that Koloa Rum
Company is renown. According to Gunter,
the release of Kauai Reserve is the culmination of more than five years of
intensive research and experimentation by Koloa Rum's distillery team as the
protocols necessary for the proper aging of rum in Hawaii's tropical
environment is not found in manuals, but rather learned by doing. "Kauai Reserve is perfect to warm
winter's chill and is best enjoyed neat or on the rocks," he added.
Kauai Reserve Three-Year Aged Hawaiian Rum
will be sold in California and
other West Coast markets in February. In Hawaii, it is now
being sold at the Koloa Rum Tasting Room and Company Store at Kilohana
Plantation on Kauai and
select retail outlets. Kauai Reserve retail price starts at $49.99 per
750ml bottle.
