Review #: 29
Description: MAUI Pineapple Rum
Spirit: Rum
Background: MAUI Pineapple Rum is marketed as being made with genuine Maui Gold Pineapple, fermented/distilled/bottled on Maui and family owned and operated. I really don’t have much more information. I picked this up when I was in Maui for work and wanted something local. Not pictured, but the bottle even had a multicolored lei on so it had to be good, right?
Distillery – Haleakala Distillers
Bottler – Haleakala Distillers
Brand – MAUI
Selection – N/A
ABV – 40%
Age – NAS
Nose – Obvious pineapple, sour candies, light grassy notes
Taste – Extremely light and thin, watery, slight tropical fruit sweetness but not distinctly pineapple
Finish – Surprisingly long but not overly complex, dried apricots and pineapple, some grainy notes
Score: 2
Would I buy a bottle? No
Thoughts: Oof. For being a “pineapple rum,” it really didn’t hit the notes I would want for something specialized, not even for cocktails. I wanted to give this the benefit of the doubt as it has been open a long time and was towards the end of the bottle, but considering Haleakala Distillers are no longer in business, I think that speaks to the generally feeling towards their products.