Koloa Kauaʻi Coffee Rum
Koloa Kauaʻi Coffee Rum is a 750mL Hawaiian rum bottled at 34% ABV (68 proof), distilled, blended and bottled by the Koloa Rum Company in Kalaheo, Kauai. It starts from the house rum — distilled from the mash of raw Hawaiian cane sugar in a vintage 1,210-gallon steam-powered copper pot still and cut with filtered water from Mount Waialeale, among the wettest places on earth — and is blended with Kauai-grown coffee, with touches of vanilla and cacao, and no sugar added after distillation. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 34% (68 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Base: Rum distilled from raw Hawaiian cane sugar
- Still: Vintage 1,210-gallon steam-powered copper pot still
- Flavour: Kauai-grown coffee, with vanilla and cacao
- Origin: Koloa Rum Company, Kalaheo, Kauai, Hawaii
Kauai Coffee Meets Kauai Rum
Kauai grows both halves of this bottle. Koloa — the island's first licensed rum distillery, named for the historic sugar town — distills its rum the old way, in a steam-powered copper pot still, from raw cane sugar rather than molasses, and cuts it with rain filtered through Mount Waialeale. For the Coffee expression, that rum meets coffee grown on the same island, rounded with vanilla and cacao; the distillery adds no sugar after distillation, so the coffee character stays dry and roasted rather than sweet. Explore the range on the Koloa vendor page, or browse our rum collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the distillery's character: roasted coffee and dark chocolate up front, toasted caramel and vanilla through the middle, and a smooth, lingering coffee finish.
How to Enjoy
On the rocks as a digestif, in a rum-based Espresso Martini, or poured over vanilla ice cream. More Hawaiian spirits are in our spirits collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What proof is Koloa Coffee Rum?
68 proof (34% ABV) in the 750mL bottling — a coffee rum, bottled lower than Koloa's core white and gold rums.
Is Koloa Coffee Rum sweetened?
The distillery states it adds no sugar after distillation; the rum is distilled from raw cane sugar and blended with Kauai coffee, vanilla and cacao.
Where is Koloa rum made?
In Kalaheo, Kauai, Hawaii, by the Koloa Rum Company — distilled in a vintage 1,210-gallon steam-powered copper pot still and cut with Mount Waialeale water.
Island coffee, island rum — order Koloa Kauai Coffee Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
