As part of our local distillery tour we got an opportunity to also visit another craft distillery that makes the famous Maui Ocean Vodka! Situated in lower kula on omapio road, Maui Ocean Vodka provided an amazing day of craft knowledge, craft tastings and an awesome lunch accompanied by Cuba Libres with their Kula Dark Rum! Maui Ocean Vodka is another small operated family owned business on Maui. Shay Smith, founder & owner of Maui Ocean Vodka still works at the distillery today with his ohana and team to ensure that the best product is available from his Maui distillery. They operate using sustainable products from the boxes that their bottles come in to the recyclable boxes that their Mahalo Water used in their vodka comes in which all contribute to cutting down their carbon footprint in the world. The Mahalo water that is used in Maui Ocean Vodka is sourced from Big Island, Hawaii and originates from a glacier in greenland that travels through underground deep ocean currents. The water adds a beautiful texture and minerality to the vodka. The sugar cane used to produce their vodka & rum is grown right on property and harvested by hand by their farmers. Maui Ocean Vodka also began producing Kula Rum recently featuring a light, dark and coconut flavored rum that are sure to get your palates going! Check out the photos below or visit their websites to learn more about Hawaii Sea Sprits Organic Farm & Distillery! https://kularum.com/ and oceanvodka.com/
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Thanks to our representatives from Southern Wine & Spirits Shawn, Maire & George, Monkeypod Kitchen Wailea & Ka'anapali got the wonderful opportunity to visit some local distilleries on Maui. Kolani Distilleries produces Old Lahaina light rum & dark rum both of which are featured in our famous Monkeypod Kitchen Maitai! On average we pour almost 500 maitais daily per restaurant, and managers stock the bars up with almost 2 cases of this rum a day! Believe it or not all of this rum comes from one little distillery on the North shore of Maui in Paia. Kolani Distillery is a family owned and locally operated distillery. We got a personal tour from the owner Mr. Paul W. Case Jr. who opened this distillery in 2000 and began bottling in 2006 with his son. The distillery is situated in an old vintage sugar mill that dates back to 1875. Monkeypodders' got the opportunity to smell, see and taste the rum in different stages including tasting a 187 proof rum! It's amazing to see the bottling procedures that happen with just a hand full of close knit employees, any Monkeypodder' that was present will tell you what a truly handcrafted product this rum really is! Read this awesome article written by gotrum.com about Kolani Distillery to learn more about this locally crafted rum that we help share: http://www.gotrum.com/editorials/exclusive-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-mr-paul-w-case-jr-partner-of-kolani/ |
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