ハワイ州カイルアのコオラウ蒸留所ウイスキーツアー

Ko'olau Distillery is a unique distillery somewhat off the beaten path on O'ahu. It's founded, owned, and run by military veterans who prioritize hiring other veterans transitioning out of service, which is really cool. Though the distillery is small, their tour is quite interesting and informative. It also makes the tour easy, since there is barely any walking. They may even let you bottle some of the whiskey, which you can purchase for a discount! They also make other alcohol, such as gin, vodka, bourbon, and "moonshine." At their bar, they have cocktails and sell other things besides their alcohol. You'll probably need a car to visit, as I don't think it's very near any bus stops, but it's well worth a visit and tour if you are interested and in the area!

Very friendly bartender. Lots of good local product to try out. Distillery quite similar to others so not really special.

Easy access. Quite typical distillery. Nothing really special. Decent bar area to try the products. Pretty much the same as other distilleries.

Very informational and fun to meet the vets!

A little hard to find but well worth the effort. Started with cocktails, while we were waiting for the tour of the back room with a very knowledgeable, young lady that certainly knew her whiskeys. I couldn’t resist and ended up bringing a fifth home so that we could always enjoy a little of the Aloha spirits when we get a little homesick for the island. Don’t know when our travels will bring us back to the island, but this would certainly be on the itinerary when we do.

Ian, who is one of the owners, and a retired Marine entertained us with his knowledge and humor on our tour. He explained the process in detail and we found him to be very relatable. We got to bottle our own whiskey which was very cool and we tried a number of products. Very comprehensive and enjoyable time. They also had live music outside and a busy bar.

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Incredibly overpriced tour from a head distiller who was high and had a bad attitude. She was incredibly harsh and the distillery missed an opportunity to win over customers who, as locals could have sent a lot of guests there.

This was a fun experience to be able to bottle your own alcohol. Our group appreciated that they taught us how to taste the different flavor profiles in the drinks we tried. The following day we went to a coffee tasting and they didn’t teach us how to taste, smell with your mouth open, leave it in your mouth for a moment and breath through your nose. We were able to utilize that in our coffee tasting and it made such a difference. Not only loved learning how it is processed but we learned a new skill that can be used in many other applications.

This tour was much more insightful than we expected. The owner is very knowledgeable, we learned a lot. Chill folks, good whiskey. Highly recommend.

We have done a lot of distillery tours in Tennessee and this one stands up with them. Tasty Whiskey and the tacos on Taco Tuesday were delicious!!