Made from pure cane sugar in Hawaii. A local Distillery with several unique products produced from local grown Pineapple. Note that Levecke, the parent company of Hali’imaile, continues to be responsible for the bottling. Wegen seiner Vorliebe für die Farbe Rot erhielt er den Spitznamen \"The Red Rocker\". Until such time as you receive info from the distiller, here is some from the product page at The Wine and Cheese Place. It’s sharp and thin, quite clear, and tastes of lemon rind, pickled gherkins, freshly mown grass, sugar water, cane juice, and with the slightly off … This means that the producer of original work is automatically granted copyright protection. ), Sammy Hagar's rum, gin, and flavored liquor vodkas... bad news; you have only 3 pours if about a dozen offerings for the tasting! Also iced tea with a mint leaf, and the tartness of ginnip and gooseberries. I’m going to choose to believe based on your nosing and the previously discussed promo material you had a cane juice rum, but that today’s purchase probably would be molasses based. Too often such rums (even ones labelled “Super Premium” like this one) when looked at in depth, show nothing but a hollow shell and a sadly lacking depth of quality. Friendly desk staff and we didn't need to make a reservation although we did have to wait for next tour. 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The more supermarket-level rums give less information and expect more sales, based on slick websites, well-known promoters, unverifiable-but-wonderful origin stories and enthusiastic endorsements. Lots of choices! The rum is make with sugar cane from Hawaii. Text, graphics, and HTML code are protected by US and International Copyright Laws, and may not be copied, reprinted, published, translated, hosted, or otherwise distributed by any means without explicit permission. Things to do near Haliimaile Distilling Company. In that year the sugar mill on Maui closed and production was shifted to Puerto Rico’s Seralles distillery, which also makes the Don Q brand – so pay close attention to your label, to see if you got a newer version of the rum, or the older Hawaiian one. This was another happy find for us locals...plus they give 10% discount with Hawai`i ID. Lets you taste 4 of their more than 10 spirits, great gift shop too. Sammy’s beach bar rum is a better than average, sippable rum. It is a collaboration between Sammy Hagar and Mark Nigbur, the master distiller at the Haliimaile Distillery in Maui Hawaii. Samuel Roy Hagar (* 13. One reviewer poured his down the drain. He opened a restaurant chain called Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill in Maui and now a line of rum has been launched to complement the commercial success of the bar and grill. Enjoy the Spirit of Paradise responsibly. (Discount in bottle shop too!). And $18.99 at Total Wine. But really, at end, there’s not much really there, no real complexity, and all of it goes away fast, leaving no serious aftertaste to mull over and savour and enjoy. This pressing extracts the first-press sugar cane juice. Worth the drive upcountry for unique spirits in a beautiful setting! Sammy’s Puerto Rico Rum is distilled by the Destilería Serrallés in Makawao, Puerto Rico. Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. Great interesting tour shows how they distill gin, vodka and whisky, gives a lot of information and history on the island in general. And therein lies something of an issue because nowhere are the production details clearly spelled out. The finish circles back to the beginning and the sense of sprite / 7-up, a bit of grass and a touch of light citrus, just not enough to provide a serious impression of any kind. Very well supported tour with enthusiastic, engaging and knowledgeable guide. Review: Sammy’s Beach Bar Red Head Macadamia Nut Flavored Rum March 26, 2014 You gotta love a first. First off, it’s a 40% rum, white, and filtered, so the real question is what’s the source? Jan 9, 2014 - Explore Darrin Proctor's board "Sammy's Beach Bar Rum" on Pinterest. Several varieties of vodka and rum, with a gin thrown in. Master distiller Mark Nigbur deserves a lot of credit for trying combinations of flavors and spirits that you’re unlikely to find elsewhere.After the tour, if your timing is good, you can head across the street to the Hali’imaile General Store’s pau hana (happy hour) that lasts from 3 to 5:30 Monday to Friday in the bar/lounge area, and features drinks made with Pau Maui Vodka, Maui Brewing Company beers, and a nice selection of delicious small plates. + Kama'aina discounts, Ask PamelaA17 about Haliimaile Distilling Company, Ask DinedThereSippedThat about Haliimaile Distilling Company, Hotels near Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center, Surfing, Windsurfing & Kitesurfing in Maui. Let’s start at the beginning: Mr. Hagar does not own a distillery. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Ask Dennismc2015 about Haliimaile Distilling Company. Bit young for my taste but well worth the visit and $10 entry fee (which included a gift). It is a bit on the sweeter side, and is a lot like a Cachaça. Very nice people! Copyright ©Lance Surujbally (The Lone Caner) 2010-2020. So he joined up with a distillery in Hawaii. One sip and you'll surrender. But the faux tax strip still reads “Product of Hawaii”. The cane juice is fermented for 5 days…” Since you mentioned The Real McCoy I’ll also add that the price for Sammy’s at this US retailer is $19.99, and The Real McCoy 3 is $16.99. A visit to the distillery in Hali’imaile is icing on the cake, and recommended. However, in late 2016 Hali’imaile no longer makes the Sammy’s rum. The current bottle is kind of hilarious on Sammy’s home webpage as on the label under the name is “Product of Puerto Rico” and the tagline has been modified from “spirit of aloha” to “spirit of paradise”. Review: Sammys Beach Bar Rum. You can get this rum in all US states except HI. We coupled a tour here with the pineapple plant. Instead, like Bailey Pryor, he contracts out the manufacture of the rum to another outfit, Hali’imaile Distilling, which was established in 2010 on Maui – the owners were involved in a less than stellar rum brand called Whaler’s which I personally disliked. Other products available for tasting and sale – which can generally be purchased only at the distillery – include vodka flavored with such ingredients as hibiscus, chocolate-macadamia nut, or orange/guava; a version of rum infused with macadamia nuts (“Red Head”); and a Hawaiian Gin.I’m typically not a fan of flavored spirits, so I didn’t try those, but the Paniolo Whisky and the oaked vodka get two thumbs up; I brought bottles of those home to share with friends. The video by. There’s a fair amount of under-the-hood background (or lack thereof) to the production of this rum, but for the moment, I want to quickly get to the tasting notes, just to get that out of the way. The guided tour, which lasts about 30 minutes, covers the basics of spirit production, including the unique glass stills employed in the distillation process. The back label remarks that it’s made from “first pressing of virgin Maui sugar cane” (as opposed to the slutty non-Catholic kind of cane, I’m guessing) but the YouTube video (timestamp 1:02) that promotes it suggests brown sugar (which is true) so, I dunno. Written by undefined on 8th May 2014 Very enjoyable, but wish the label advertised it was Sammy Hagar's rum a little more--thought it would be more like Cabo Wabo. Whatever the case, it really does smell more like an agricole than a molasses-based rum: it starts, for example, with soda pop – sprite, fanta – adds bubble gum and lemon zest, and has a sort of vegetal grassy note that makes me think that the word “green” is not entirely out of place. Beach Bar Rum Tee Shirt $29 99 $29.99 S - $29.99 USD M - Sold Out L - Sold Out XL - Sold Out XXL - Sold Out Add to Cart Highly recommend a tour. Spirits available at the gift shop (and also at local retailers) include Pau Maui Vodka (distilled from Maui Gold pineapples), Pau Maui Oaked Vodka (aged in French Limousin Oak), Pau Maui Cognac-infused Vodka (with VSOP cognac), Paniolo Whisky (Kentucky straight bourbon blended with pineapple distillate), and Beach Bar Rum (made from sugar cane under an agreement with rocker Sammy Hagar). It costs $10 and includes tastings of three of the distillery’s products and a souvenir shot glass; our guide Sharona was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. “Sammy has had such amazing success in the spirit business and I’ve wanted to get into it for a while now. Copyright is inherent when an original work is created.