Review: Kingston Coconut Rum
Kingston Coconut Rum is produced by Prestige Wine and Spirits Group in Princeton Minnesota from rum distilled in Barbados, coconut liqueur, and natural flavors. It is bottled at 48 proof. Prestige produces several value priced spirits including Kinky Liqueur, Merry’s Irish Cream Liqueur, Opulent Vodka, and Glen Moray Malt Scotch. I picked up my white plastic label wrapped 1 Liter bottle for 11.99. Read more 
Review: The Kraken Black Roast Coffee Rum
The Kraken Black Roast Coffee Rum was just released. It is a Limited Edition release that joins the 94 proof Kraken Original, and 70 proof Kraken Dark Label. It is made from a Caribbean rum base distilled at Trinidad Distillers in Trinidad and Tobago. The rum is infused with natural flavors, coffee bean essence and artificial colors. It is bottled at a devilish 66.6 proof. Read more
Review: Kalani Coconut Liqueur
Kalani Coconut Liqueur is a 100% natural coconut rum liqueur made from fresh coconut milk extracted from a special hybrid of coconut brought over to the Yucatan by Rafael Aristi, nicknamed Malayan Dwarf Coconuts. The fruits of the Yucatan are pollinated by the rare stingless bees, a treasure of the knowledge of Mayan tradition. The Aristi family grows the organic coconuts on their plantation called Oxtapacab in the Yucatan. Oxtapacab was originally a Dutch sisal factory for rope making. The hand picked coconuts are shelled, shredded and pressed to release their milk and pulp, which is then fermented. The fermented coconut milk is macerated with Mexican sugarcane rum and sugar. Kalani is bottled onsite at Casa D’Aristi at 60 proof. Read more
Review: Cruzan Watermelon Rum
Cruzan Watermelon Rum is a Limited Edition release that was announced in July. It has had a very limited presence as we just located a bottle last week. Cruzan currently features 15 flavored rums on their website. Watermelon is not one of them. In 1760 a sugar mill began crushing cane at the site of the Cruzan Rum Distillery on the island of St. Croix. The Nelthropp family built a distillery at the site in the early 1800’s. Today the eighth generation of the family still works at the distillery. Cruzan Watermelon is made from a rum base made from sugar cane molasses and tropical rainwater. The rum is distilled in a five column distillation process and aged in oak barrels. The rum is shipped in bulk at barrel proof to Florida where it is reduced to proof. Natural flavors are blended before bottling at 42 proof. Read more
Review: Taildragger Toasted Coconut Rum
Taildragger Toasted Coconut Rum is crafted in Plainfield Illinois at the Tailwinds Distilling Company. Husband and wife entrepreneurs Toby and Jillian Beall launched the brand in 2012 after years of planning. Their focus was on returning Americas first distilled spirit to the states with a truly American rum. Toby spent years traveling as a commercial pilot and adventure seeker through the Caribbean Islands, South America, and Mexico. Together the couple tapped their experience of tasting the local flavors from each of the regions to bring home and create their American made spirits. The distillery also crafts a white, dark, amber, and coffee flavored rum along with a 100% blue agave spirit. Taildragger Toasted Coconut starts with their white rum base made from sugarcane molasses sourced from Louisiana and formed from only boiling the cane juice once. This gives their rum an “Agricole like ” quality. It is fermented over a 4 to 5 day period. The spirit is distilled in a hybrid pot/column still. The rum is never chill or charcoal filtered only a standard plate and frame filter removes the particulate. They toast their own coconut before infusing and lightly sweetening to overcome the natural bitterness toasted coconut has. The spirit is hand bottled and labeled at 60 proof. Read more
Review: Sugar Skull Rum Native Coconut Blend
Sugar Skull Rum Native Coconut Blend is one five Sugar Skull Rum varieties that may be better know as Master P’s rum. Not only does Master P own the brand but he has rapped about the brand, and if you have been to an Orlando Magic basketball game recently you may have even tipped a few at Sugar Skull Rum Landing located in the arena. Each flavor variety starts with their Tribal Original Rum base made sugar cane molasses sourced from the Caribbean and South America. The rum is distilled at several partner distilleries in the Caribbean Islands where each distillery uses a four column still. The rum is shipped to the US where it is filtered and blended. Sugar Skull Rum Native Coconut Blend is flavored with natural ingredients before it is bottled at 42 proof. Read more
Review: Burnetts Coconut Rum
Burnett’s Coconut Rum is made in Bardstown Kentucky at the Heaven Hill Distillery with rum distilled in the Caribbean. Previously bottled versions of Burnett’s Coconut Rum labeled this as a Virgin Island distilled rum. Burnett’s is a value brand probably best known for the 40 flavored vodka’s they produce. I picked up this bottle of rum for $7.99. Read more
Review: Sugar Skull Madagascar Wildberry Rum
Sugar Skull Madagascar Wildberry Rum is one of five varieties of rum sold under the Sugar Skull Rum label. The brands name and packaging honor Dia de Los Muertos. The other expressions include Tribal Original, Mystic Vanilla, Native Coconut, and Hellfire Cinnamon. The brand was launched November 2014 by CEO J Smoke Wallin. At some point Master P joined the ownership group. Each flavor starts with the Tribal Original silver rum base made from sugar cane molasses sourced from the Caribbean and South America. It is distilled at several partner distilleries in the Caribbean Islands who use four column stills. The rum is shipped to the US where it is filtered, and blended. Sugar Skull Madagascar Wildberry is flavored with natural ingredients before bottling at 60 proof. Read more
Review: Key West Chefs Green Coconut Rum
Key West Chefs Green Coconut Rum is crafted at Key West’s first legal rum distillery since Prohibition. The distillery was founded and created by Paul Menta and Tony Mantia in 2012. It is built on what was originally Jack’s Saloon in 1900. In 1903 it became a Coca Cola bottling facility. Paul considers himself a chef first and a distiller second so their process is called chef distilled. Green Coconut is one of several flavored and spiced rums they currently create, that include Key Lime, Cuban Coffee, Spiced, Devil’s cinnamon, and Vanilla Brulee Dark Rum. Each of their flavored rums start with their original white rum base made from crystal demerara Florida sugar cane. The rum is distilled six times. The unaged rum is blended with coconut water and oils from green coconuts sourced from southern Florida and the Keys and a minimal amount of Florida cane sugar. Nothing else is added before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: The Devils Own Coconut Rum
The Devils Own Coconut rum is one of 18 rum varieties crafted at Stillwagon Distillery in Coos Bay Oregon. Rick Stillwagon started the distillery in 2013 with a custom built still crafted by Rainer Distillers. They also produce vodka and whiskey at the distillery. Each of the rums start with their silver rum base made from American black strap molasses and cane sugar sourced from Texas and Louisiana. The spirit is fermented in a repurposed stainless steel milk cooler in 500 gallon batches. The rum is twice distilled in a reflux still with a double column. After distillation the rum rests in stainless steel barrels. It took Rick Stillwagon two years to perfect The Devils Own Coconut Rum. 100 pounds of flaked coconut is infused in the 160 proof silver rum base to make 130 gallons of rum. The rum is lightly filtered to remove the flaked coconut. Cane sugar is added to balance the naturally bittersweet coconut flake prior to bottling at 80 proof. Read more