Koloa Spice

Pretty artificial, but a solid start. With others that equal it out there, can't see this one catching on.

This is ok. Not really outstanding or bad in any particular area

Sickeningly sweet and very alcoholic. One dimensional artificial vanilla flavor with backdrop of muddled spices. Has a medicinal finish. The longer I wait and reflect, the worse this rum gets. I recall drinking it on a beach late one night and it being very good. I must have had too much. Would not recommend as a sipper. It could be used for mixed drinks, but it is rather pricey. There are much better spiced rums for the price. In fact, I may buy the Kirkland Spiced just to do a side-by-side comparison.

Not good. Starts ok but the finish is very harsh. There are literally a dozen better spiced rums out there. Many cost less.

After trying their cocoa flavoured rum (which was a surprisingly pleasant experience), this was at the other end of the scale. The flavour here reminded me of medicine, cough syrup, there is also a harsh bite. While it might not be 1 star paint striper, it's rough and not one I can recommend.

To be avoided. One of the sweetest rums I've ever tasted. It's a shame... I so wanted to like this rum from Kauai, but it seems only their light rum is drinkable. With so many other decent spiced rums widely available, I see little reason to get this one, aside from perhaps sugar or because it reminds you of good times on the garden isle.
Not good for: sipping, mixing
Good for: very sweet desserts

This seems to be their gold with a sugar mill’s worth of sugar and someone knocked the whole spice cabinet into the still by mistake! It smells like a syrup and tastes like they just dumped spice in, forgot they had already added the spice and then dumped more in.