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Sugarcane Farm Distillery Tour and Tasting

Location: West Oahu, Oahu
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Tour Highlights

Trace Hawaiian rum back to its roots as you wander through heirloom cane rows, production rooms, and aromatic barrel houses before sipping small-batch agricole rums that capture the island’s character. It’s an immersive, sensory deep dive into how Kō Hana transforms rare sugarcane into some of Hawaiʻi’s most distinctive spirits.

  • Walk the heirloom cane gardens that define Kō Hana’s agricole flavor
  • Step inside fermentation & distillation spaces with expert guides
  • Sample signature expressions, from fresh cane juice to aged rums
  • Smell the warm, aromatic barrel room where local wood shapes each spirit
  • Take in sweeping Waiʻanae Mountain views from the Kunia farmlands

Quick Local Tip: Ask your guide to point out the cane variety called Ko Kea in the garden. It’s one of the sweetest and cleanest-tasting canes, and noticing its aroma before your tasting helps you pick up its subtle notes in the white rum poured later.

Grass-to-Glass Tour

The Grass-to-Glass Tour begins at the tasting room check-in counter, where guests are welcomed and, if tasting, can confirm their preferred flight. Your guide leads the group onto the property for a closer look at the heirloom sugarcane garden cultivated specifically for Kō Hana’s agricole rum. 

From there, you continue inside the barrel warehouse where you will learn how different wood types influence flavor development; the air is rich with the scent of aging rum, giving this portion of the tour a distinctly atmospheric feel.

The tour concludes at the tasting bar. Adults enjoy a guided tasting of signature Kō Hana expressions, each sample served with notes and suggested pairings. Youth tickets include a gelato cup, allowing younger visitors to enjoy a treat while adults finish their tasting.

  • Guided educational tour led by a local rum enthusiast
  • Tasting flight of signature Kō Hana agricole rums
  • Youth ticket includes gelato
  • Japanese brochure available on request

Distillery Tour and Rum Tasting - Fridays Only

Check-in begins at the tasting room, where guests receive a welcome Kō Hana cocktail and a small souvenir notebook and pen. A few minutes of browsing the shop gives you time to settle in before your guide gathers the group for the start of the tour. The first stop is the sugarcane garden. Rows of heirloom varieties growing at the base of the mountains where your guide explains the origins of these native canes and their crucial role in creating Hawaiian agricole rum.

From there, the group moves into the production areas. Stainless-steel tanks, freshly milled cane juice, and the aromas of fermentation fill the space as your guide walks through each stage of the process. During the distillation segment, guests taste fresh sugarcane juice alongside Kō Hana’s Kea white rum to illustrate how flavor transforms from plant to spirit.

The tour continues into the barrel warehouse, a cool, aromatic room lined with aging barrels. Here the guide discusses how wood type and climate shape the character of aged rum while visitors sample Koa (Hawaiian wood-aged) and Kila (cask strength). The experience concludes back at the tasting bar with a final pour of Kokoleka, Kō Hana’s cacao and honey expression, highlighting the natural flavors drawn from the island itself.

  • Welcome Kō Hana cocktail
  • Guided tour of sugarcane garden and distillery
  • Taste of fresh sugarcane juice and Kea white rum
  • Samples of aged expressions: Koa and Kila
  • Kokoleka tasting (cacao & honey)
  • Kō Hana souvenir glass
  • Mini notebook and pen

Requirements

  • Must be 21+ to consume alcohol (ID required)
  • Children/youth must be accompanied by an adult 21+
  • Comfortable walking shoes recommended 

Duration

1 hour

Address

92-1770 Kunia Rd #227, Kunia Camp, HI 96759

Cancellation Policy

Customers will receive a full refund with 24 hours notice of cancellation. Customers will also receive a full refund in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Contact us by phone to cancel or inquire about a cancellation. No-shows will be charged the full price.