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

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

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.

Episode 20: Kōloa White and Gold Hawaiian Rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 20: 2 Kōloa rums and 2 cocktails

Trader Vic Daiquiri
2 oz white rum (Koloa White Hawaiian Rum)
1 oz white grapefruit juice (fresh squeezed if at all possible)
1/2 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur (1/4 oz with Kōloa)
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake with ice cubes and strain into a chilled cocktail class.

Red Tide
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz homemade grenadine/pomegranate syrup
1 oz gold Jamaican rum (sub Kōloa Gold Hawaiian rum)
Shake all ingredients with ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.