Kōloa Single Barrel Kaua'i Reserve 5 Year

An elegant, Cask Strength Single Barrel Rum aged for 5 years in American white oak barrels, before being bottled at 62% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of molasses, wood, fruits, nuts, herbs & spices; while a rich & delicate life adds notes of pineapple, honey, brown butter; that led to a blanced death of medium length with notes of orange zest, oak, toasted vanilla, roasted almonds & cinnamon.

Phenomenal, whiskey upfront followed by sweetness of rum, followed by spice. Very complex and delightful

This product is Single Barrel and Barrel Strength, Varying in final proof from 110-124 (55%-62% ABV) END Koloa Tasting with distiller Bob Gunter (Tasted 8th and last) Per the Distiller: Made from sugarcane juice and distilled in twice. Once each in two different copper hybrid stills. Barrel #B-078, bottled at 59.98% ABV 3.23.22 Served: Neat, Flute Bottle Open: Same Day Last intake: Coconut Rum A: Heavy Oak. Much like Bourbon, but more gentle. F: Heavy Oak. Very gentle on the wood tannins and char due to the second-use nature of the barrel. Most of the character of the base distillate is lost, but not undully. It still tastes like rum, but this is the rum I would use to introduce a bourbon drinkeker to rum or vice versa.