The Koloa Rum Company shop and tasting room are just minutes away from Lihue town on the lovely Gaylord’s Estate. The little shops sells rum everything - souvenirs, T-shirts, caps and other apparel, rum cakes and chocolate. A very pleasant staff will help you with all things Rum. Next door, you can enrol for the Rum Tasting experience and a half an hour you can have little shots of mai tai rum, coconut rum, chocolate rum, white rum, dark rum, golden rum…You get the picture. All this is accompanied by commentary on rum making. It’s a great little fun tour and though you can do this tour in the mornings, always remember‘it’s five o’clock somewhere’.

Rums are really good but pricey at the gift shop, costco has cheaper. Tastings are free daily and fill up quickly and fun but if you book online they charge for the free tasting. All the tours are good.

Very high quality rum production. Rum tasting event is interesting and informative. The old train ride around the plantation is very interesting and informative. Lot of history, some nice shops, and a nice restaurant.

We ended our 1-week vacation in Kauai with a Rum Safari Tour. It was an excellent experience. We planned ours in the afternoon right after lunch. An awesome tour around the plantation and tour guides with great personalities that made it even more fun. They do not skimp on the drinks. You may want to make sure you have a designated driver if you get tipsy easily. An activity to add right before the dinner you planned later in the evening. A must do on your itinerary.

Nice tasting experience for free. We were lucky that they had 2 open spots for their next tasting so we didn’t have a long wait. It was nice to be able to taste a variety of their products and have staff provide details about each product. Staff was very friendly. If you plan on purchasing rum here, I found the prices here to be less here than other stores on the island. I liked the Pineapple Passion the best since I like sweet drinks.

If you visit... make sure you take the Koloa Rum Company Safari Tour! The tour was $78 per adult and was worth every penny! The safari is a good hour and a half and you're entertained every minute of the way! The guides are fun and make you some amazing rum drinks also! And... there's nothing like Banana Slapping... I won't say what it is, but it a must experience, once in a lifetime, thing to do! The tour is highly recommended! Have fun!

Our tasting was one of the best we have been to. He not only gave us the history of rum in Hawaii, but as he shared each rum, he gave us many options for recipes, ways to drink. He was personable, fun, and made this a fun experience. I would highly recommend the product and the company!

The Koloa Rum company is situated in a beautiful garden with a nice restaurant and a train ride. The Rum tasting tour is not to be missed. It was great fun and we were able to taste some amazing rums made there. We bought their sample set which has pre-packaged their popular rum bottles that can easily fit into your carry-on luggage as gifts. We also bought a bottle of their Pineapple-passionfruit rum cocktail which was delicious! They also have delicious goodies like their rum cake and rum chocolates.

The tasting is free - you just have to pay a $5 fee to reserve a spot online for your party or group. Our bartender/hostess was fantastic (Gloria). Very informative and fun. Great sense of humour and really knew her stuff. The samples were really tasty. The rum is excellent quality and you end up making tastes of 2 mixed drinks while sampling. The store attached has all types of rums and different merchandise (pricey). When you visit there, you’re on the same property as the Luau and plantation/farm so you can combine your visit with a train ride around the property etc.

Appreciated the low fee. We enjoyed the tasting, but make sure you wait for instructions before just downing your sample. You might need to save half to mix with something else. We purchased the premixed Mai tai for convenience, I don’t recommend this one. The flavored rums are GREAT.