Episode 22: Koloa 2 - Dark, Spice, and Coconut.

Notes on rum, a few minutes at a time. Exploring rum as a spirit as well as an ingredient in both new and classic tiki cocktail recipes. Rum not included.

5 Minutes of Rum episode 22: 3 more Kōloa rums and 3 cocktails.

Episode links:

Kauai

Kōloa

Kōloa Dark

Kōloa Kauai Spice Hawaiian Rum

Kōloa Coconut Hawaiian Rum

Inu A Kena coconut rum challenge

Inu A Kena review - Kōloa Coconut Rum review

Tahitian Vanilla Bean syrup (A Mountain of Crushed Ice)

Beachbum Berry Remixed

Sprindrift Jr.
3/4 oz orange juice
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz passion fruit syrup (episode 3!)
1/4 oz vanilla syrup
1 1/2 oz Kōloa Dark rum (originally Demerara rum)
Combine all ingredients and shake well. Pour unstrained into a tiki mug or tall glass. Add more ice to fill as needed. Garnish with mint.

Captain Vadrna's Grog
2 1/2 oz Kōloa Spiced rum
1/2 oz white grapefruit juice (fresh if available)
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz demerara syrup (E9!)
ash of Angostura bitters
Shake well with ice and our unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with lime wedge and a cinnamon stick.

Waiʻaleʻale
1 oz Kōloa Coconut rum
1 oz Gold Barbados rum (Plantation 5 year)
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz orange curaçao (Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao)
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz vanilla syrup
1 tsp. pimento dram
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice cubes. Pour unstrained into a coconut mug or a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.