The Beach Boys co-founder builds upon his canned spirits line
Club Kokomo Spirits, the company known for its award-winning canned cocktails, founded by The Beach Boys’ Mike Love, introduces a new line of premium rums. Bringing the Spirit of Kokomo to homes, restaurants, and other retail locations, the rum collection includes Artisanal White Rum, Barrel Finished Rum, and Tahitian Vanilla Rum. The all-new line is clean, complex, and distilled locally in San Diego. Featuring a unique blend of demerara cane sugar rum and traditional Jamaican pot still rum, the expressions are perfect for both sipping and enhancing Kokomo-inspired cocktails.
Love’s aspirations started years ago when he was enjoying a perfect mojito while humming the chorus of his co-authored hit song, “Kokomo.” His penchant for wordplay took over as he uttered the word “Kokomojito,” and, ever since, Mike’s vision has been to share the spirit of Kokomo with the world.
“The spirit of Kokomo is the serenity and good vibrations you feel when hanging out with your closest friends or family, preferably on a sandy beach,” states Love, “We took it, distilled it and bottled it for everyone who takes a sip to enjoy, anywhere. Much like a Beach Boys song.”
With the three new craft rums, all blended and bottled by hand, people across the US can now experience the Kokomo spirit for themselves. The three new expressions include Artisanal White Rum, Barrel Finished Rum, and Tahitian Vanilla Rum.
With an aroma of honey and pineapple, the first sip of Artisanal White Rum will bring flavors of fruit with an element of delicious complexity, followed by a smooth finish with refreshing notes of melon and mango. No added sugar or artificial flavoring. The rum is 90-proof, 45% ABV, gluten-free, and additive-free
Featuring a proprietary blend of eight and ten-year-old Jamaican, Barbadian and Dominican rums, the Barrel Finished Rum is aged in new oak and ex-whiskey casks. It is blended exclusively by master distiller, Geoff Longenecker, and finished in hand-selected bourbon barrels. This rum boasts a woodsy aroma with soft vanilla, plus flavors of oak and caramel with lingering hints of bourbon and stone fruit. It’s 92-proof, 46% ABV, ultra-refined profile, elevated whiskey alternative, gluten-free, and additive-free.
Tahitian Vanilla Rum is an exotic tribute to the white sand beaches of the Caribbean. With a delicate and sweet floral aroma, this well-balanced rum boasts tasting notes of vanilla and spice with an extremely smooth finish. It leaves lingering hints of vanilla achieved using fragrant, ripe, whole Tahitian vanilla beans. It’s 80-proof, 40% ABV, gluten-free, and additive-free with a flavor derived from whole Tahitian Vanilla bean.
Founded in 2022, Club Kokomo Spirits produces award-winning rum and gin-based ready-to-drink canned cocktails in addition to the three new rum offerings. Distilling operations are headed by Geoff Longenecker, founder and owner of “ludicrously small batch” distillery Seven Caves Spirits. With a passion for how dynamic and delicious rum can be, Longenecker started distilling rum back in 2017, with inspiration drawn from La Jolla’s sea caves and rich local botanicals. What Love does with harmony in music, Longenecker does with harmony of flavor.
Club Kokomo Spirits’ new line of rum was crafted to not only be delicious but also affordable.
Bottles are available for purchase online and in select local retailers.
