Comments on: Rum Review: Maui Gold Rum

By: Braddah Kimo Kealaloa

Braddah Kimo Kealaloa — Sat, 01 May 2010 04:17:30 +0000

Aloha! Nice job on the review, photo, recipes, etc. All the comments are thoughtful as well. Maui Gold Rum is in the $15.00 to $17.00 ranges at many Hawaii stores, with a full list on the website. You can save money buying it on any Hawaiian island and bringing it back. It is perfectly legal to transport in CHECKED luggage on any airline, but do not try to carry it on. TSA will take it away (and probably take it home with them). Hi Time Wine Cellars offers all the rums and the Okolehao at their retail store in California. The 80 proof rums are $19.99 per bottle right now. They also do internet sales, but I do not know how much that adds to the cost. Worth checking, though, http://www.hitimewine.net

Suck ‘em up!

By: Colin S

Colin S — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:22:50 +0000

you definitly need to try and get your hands on a bottle of Okolehao from Haleakala Distillers, i have no idea if it tastes like the pre prohibition ti root moonshine, but damn is it god stuff…..although i guess its not techincally rum

By: Matt Robold

Matt Robold — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:11:45 +0000

Jesse: That’s what I’ve heard. Like I said above, I think that at $15 it’s an amazing bargain. At $30 it ventures into “overpriced.”

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:00:31 +0000

Youre serious? 30 dollars? Here in Hawaii it is only 15 dollars.

By: Matt Robold

Matt Robold — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:08:58 +0000

At half the price, I’d consider the Maui a great value. So in Maui I’d call it a great value, but here on the mainland, it’s just a tad too pricey.

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:40:17 +0000

It is, indeed, much less expensive in Hawaii — by about half on Maui itself. Good stuff, but I like the Platinum even better.

By: Tiare

Tiare — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:44:38 +0000

An interesting rum i hope to be able to try sometimes!

Beautiful photos as always Dood!

By: Marleigh

Marleigh — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:50:07 +0000

I wonder how much of the price point is due to the cost of shipping between Maui and the mainland? If they have their rums in ABC stores I’m sure it’s less expensive on the islands, so this may be an ideal choice for those of us who can’t afford to shell out double the mainland price for cheaper Stateside brands like Mount Gay.

Just a thought, anyway.

By: Rum Drinks

Rum Drinks — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:39:15 +0000

I like both Appleton Estate V/X and Mount Gay Eclipse so this one sounds like one to try! Thanks for the review Dood!