Kōloa Kaua‘i Hawaiian Cacao Chocolate Rum

Product Description

Kōloa Kaua‘i Hawaiian Cacao Chocolate Rum: Island Rum with Real Cacao Nibs

Chocolate rum has a reputation for being sweet and silly. This one isn’t. Kōloa Kaua‘i Hawaiian Cacao Chocolate Rum starts as pure cane sugar rum, twice distilled in a vintage 1,210-gallon copper pot still in Kalaheo, Kauaʻi, cut with filtered water from Mount Waiʻaleʻale, and then infused with roasted cacao nibs from Lydgate Farms, a fifth-generation Kauaʻi family farm. A touch of cane sugar rounds it out. It’s bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof).

The brand describes an intense, fudge-colored rum with delicate floral notes and nutty cocoa on the nose, a creamy palate with mocha, buttery smoothness, a hint of spice and cacao nibs, and a strong coffee finish. Reviewers say it’s more like a square of good dark chocolate than a candy bar, and some find chocolate banana bread and almond. Sip it neat or over a large ice cube after dinner, pour a splash into coffee or hot chocolate, stir it into a White Russian or Espresso Martini, or try the distillery’s idea: a Dark and Stormy riff with walnut bitters and orgeat. It’s a gift for chocolate lovers, a dessert bottle for the holidays, and a good partner for the Kōloa Coffee Rum.

About the Bottle

• Hawaiian chocolate-flavored rum; cane rum infused with Lydgate Farms cacao nibs
• 40% ABV (80 proof)
• Kōloa Rum Company, Kalaheo, Kauaʻi, Hawaii; 750ml

Tasting Notes

From Kōloa Rum Company’s own notes.

Appearance: Intense chocolate color, like fudge.

Nose: Delicate floral notes and a balanced, nutty cocoa aroma.

Palate: Creamy and mocha-like, buttery smooth, with subtle spice and cacao nibs.

Finish: A strong coffee finish.

Food Pairings

The cocoa and coffee pair well with vanilla ice cream, brownies, and banana bread. They also go with macadamia cookies, flan, and fresh strawberries.

Serving Suggestions

Sip it neat or over a large cube. Pour a splash into coffee or hot chocolate, or mix it in a White Russian.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it? A Hawaiian cane rum infused with cacao nibs.

What proof is it? 80 proof (40% ABV).

Who grows the cacao? Lydgate Farms, on Kauaʻi.

Is it very sweet? Reviewers say it’s rich but not candy-sweet.

How should I drink it? Neat, over a large cube, or in coffee or a White Russian.

Is it a liqueur? It’s a flavored rum, at 80 proof.

Explore More

Browse our Dark Rum collection, or see the Kōloa Coffee Rum, Gold Rum, White Rum, and Spiced Rum.

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