Lilikoi Rum Yum

Lilikoi Rum Yum. Daniel Lane photo

We’re all about supporting locally grown food, and that extends to beverages. We feel extremely fortunate to enjoy rum made just a few miles away, with sugar grown on Kauai, as well as Kauai spring water. Naturally, the Koloa Rum Co. is  our liquor of choice. Here at Tasting Kauai, Dan Lane is not only the photographer, but bartender. Since we had an abundance of nutritious passion fruit juice, Dan blended it with Kauai Spice rum, and came up with this refreshing drink. I like it when I can feel healthy while enjoying a cocktail!

Produced from a proprietary spice blend, golden wheat in color, with hints of spice cake on the nose, Koloa Kauai Spice Rum is well-balanced, with a hint of caramel and vanilla and a long, smooth finish. ~ Koloa Rum Co.

6 ounces Koloa Kauai Spice Rum
1 Tablespoon Kauai Honey
2 Tablespoons lilikoi juice
ice
cold tonic water

Combine rum and honey in a martini shaker, and stir until honey is dissolved. Add lilikoi juice, two ice cubes and shake until chilled. Divide eight ice cubes into two 8 ounce glasses. Pour rum mixture into glasses, and top with tonic water.

To learn how to process passion fruit, read An Abundance of Lilikoi at Kauai Glory Farms.