Kilo Kai Rum

[SportFishStaff]

ARGH me mateys,
I must admit being a man of the sea I have an affinity for rum. Not just any rums but the good spiced rums.

A spiced variety I just found is from Curacao Netherlands Antilles

KILO KAI
Information from there web site

Rum. The Hard Way.
1. Ingredients. How to create a rum with balls.

Start with an island that was once home to pirates and American revolutionaries. Then throw in three generations of Master Distillers. Now you’ve got something interesting. Now you’ve got real rum hand-crafted by people who know rum. Just ask Angelo. He’s the grandson of Don Leáñez, the guy who started distilling rum on a little island in a far-flung corner of the Caribbean. That same guy was knighted by a Dutch queen for all the good he did for the island. Yeah, we didn’t know the Dutch had a queen either.

Angelo, like his grandfather and father, loves real rum, which is why he’s in charge of making Kilo Kai. Now, all rum comes from sugar cane-the difference lies in the scents and flavors of the island and in the Leáñez family touch. Take a sip of Kilo and you’ll taste what we mean. Vanilla beans. Cinnamon sticks. Nutmeg. This, you’ll catch yourself saying, is what real rum tastes like. And we would nod our heads in agreement.

2. Distillation. Getting the devil out.

Distillation is a tricky thing. It involves “heads,” “tails,” high temperatures-and fractions. But it’s necessary to turn a young rum into a spirit by driving out undesired impurities and separating the heart of the distillate from everything else. Angelo distills his rum in small batches at his plant on Curaçao, that small, Caribbean island we spoke so highly of a moment ago. Where is Curaçao, you ask? It’s less than 50 miles north of Venezuela. It’s warm, sunny, and everyone drives on the right side of the road.
3. Aging. Why evaporation is your friend.

We age our rum for 3 years. While the rum matures, the barrels give it that characteristic golden brown color. This is also where some of the rum is lost. No, not to Angelo. To the angels. The maturing rum is in constant contact with the air due to the porous nature of the barrels. 4th grade science class tells us that this is a recipe for evaporation. It’s what’s known as the angel's share. There’s no getting it back. Accept it and move on.

My Impression:

The rum is very smooth has nice caramel touch with accents of vanilla. One thing I found is if you use coke or pepsi it can be overly sweet and a little strong on the vanilla side almost to much of a vanilla taste.
To eliminate this problem I used Diet Coke and it definitely eliminated the overpowering sweet and vanilla taste.

Recipe
Tall glass filled with Ice
2 ounces of Kilo Kai Spiced Rum
Topped with Diet coke
Garnish with a lime wedge
Stir and enjoy
PLEASE ALCOHOL SHOULD CONSUMED BY PERSONS OF LEGAL AGE
PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY
ALCOHOL SHOULD BE CONSUMED IN MODERATION





















Kilo Kai is a very enjoyable spiced rum. Smooth enough for just the rocks but flavorful enough to compliment any adult beverage you may enjoy.

[Dave Sikorski]

uh oh.....was someone putting the riggers out the other night?

I'm gonna have to pick up a bottle next time I see some.

-D

[SportFishStaff]

uh oh.....was someone putting the riggers out the other night?


-D

I only put the riggers up when I go south of the Rio Grande and visit my Mexican friends. The Islanders don't have the same effect on me.

[The Fish Whisperer]

never heard of that one
I must admit our favorite drink is the rum and Diet
We drink Sailor Jerry
http://www.sailorjerry.com/rum/

[SportFishStaff]

never heard of that one
I must admit our favorite drink is the rum and Diet
We drink Sailor Jerry
http://www.sailorjerry.com/rum/

Sailor is my go to, The one I use as a benchmark to compare the rest to. I have been expanding my rum horizons. Thanks Tim

[tetepare]

While i am sure that the carribean has some great rum. Dont forget that in australia it was once the official currency.

Get your hands on some of these to try.

Bundaberg, the normal line of bundy as we like to call it are so so however the bundy black is on another level. www.bundabergrum.com.au

Inner circle for years this rum was only made for the directors of a major australian sugar company. It is an amazing rum. The green is insane, over proof and delish however the black is 76% alc and will put hairs on a womens chest. http://www.innercirclerum.com.au/content.html

I love the kiny nero rum from a young guy from sydney. He sources the finest spirits from small distillers and puts it through a process of removing all the methanol (thats the burn in your throat). The kinky nero is sourced from trinidad and tobago then put through the process to make them burnless. You will drink it straight until you drop.
www.asmliquor.com

[SportFishStaff]

While i am sure that the carribean has some great rum. Dont forget that in australia it was once the official currency.

Get your hands on some of these to try.

Bundaberg, the normal line of bundy as we like to call it are so so however the bundy black is on another level. www.bundabergrum.com.au

Inner circle for years this rum was only made for the directors of a major australian sugar company. It is an amazing rum. The green is insane, over proof and delish however the black is 76% alc and will put hairs on a womens chest. http://www.innercirclerum.com.au/content.html



I love the kiny nero rum from a young guy from sydney. He sources the finest spirits from small distillers and puts it through a process of removing all the methanol (thats the burn in your throat). The kinky nero is sourced from trinidad and tobago then put through the process to make them burnless. You will drink it straight until you drop.
www.asmliquor.com

Tet very intriguing, now I need to find them here in the US. I'm on a mission, we will see what I can find