Kuleana Rum Works Hōkūlei 18 Year Rum (46%)

Hōkūlei is a sipping rum from Kuleana Rum Works on the island of Hawai'i. It is a blend of seven rums aged from 18 months to 18 years, including the distillery's own Aged Hawaiian Rum Agricole made from fresh sugarcane juice. Four molasses rums from Panama, Nicaragua, Barbados and Venezuela are joined by a 15-year aged Barbados molasses rum and an 18-year aged Trinidad molasses rum. The agricole component is distilled to 60%-74% ABV and aged 18 months in Cognac barrels. The finished rum is bottled at 46% ABV. Tasting notes include ripe banana, saltwater taffy, toasted pineapple, lime zest, clove, nutmeg, vanilla, Caribbean jerk spices, mangosteen, lilikoi, Medjool dates, dry sherry, rum-soaked raisin and toasted oak, with hints of koji mushrooms.