It was one of those days where we wanted to do something else besides the beach so we visited Makawao in the upcountry. We came across this distillery by pure luck. It happened that they do tours and tastings. Pro tip, the price is the same either way. If you are short on time just do the tasting but if you have about 30 extra minutes to give, listen to the history and let them show you how they make their spirits. They have the gin, vodka, and different rums. They have a custom still to extract the heart, their own fermentation tanks, and a small bottling line that can do 100 cases a day. It's a small operation but a good one. They use turbinado sugar which is now imported in and the pineapple from the farm across the street. You can smell all the components used to make the gin and also you can taste a hint of the pineapple used in the vodka. Overall, very good stuff. Highly recommend if you are into distilleries or just spirits. read more

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It was a rainy day so we decided to immerse ourselves in local manufacturing! The tour is super cool - I learned how the entire distilling process happens from vodka to gin and all of the flavors added in! The process is a science and I have a new appreciation and knowing that the Maui gold pineapple farms are employee owned and only supply this distillery made it extra impressive e The loss of stars came from no pretzels to soak up the alcohol tasting - I'm not a single spirit not on ice just sip kinda gal so I opted out of the gin :) It's a cool tour for culture and a day out of the sun read more

No food. Small distillery- mostly outdoor. We were late for the tour but were able to do tasting. The Fid St. gin smells amazing and tastes great. So does the spiced rum. The coconut rum however- off the charts. I've made some Mai Tais using the coconut rum- it's a ver nice addition to an extra tropical spin on a classic. Staff were friendly and informative. read more

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If you are visiting Maui, take a trip to upcountry and visit Hali'imaile Distilling. Schedule a taste testing session. You won't be disappointed. They have locally distilled vodkas, gins, and more the Fid Street Gin is my fav. Fun tasting. Great history of their distilling. Wonderful team! read more

David!! Your amazing!! Your kindness and time spent today are highly appreciated!!! Loved the tasting and your knowledge you shared about all of the cool things we got to try. Loved the gin and normally that is last on my list! This was so affordable and easy to say yes, to!! I love that I got to pu4chase a bottle for home! Can't wait to take the other back and share with friends before we leave. Can't even wait to get back to our group and share the experience.We had maybe we will come back!! I highly recommend you stop in and do the tasting here! read more

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great guide and good booze at great prices close to the airport. would go back again.

Spirits only sold on the island. $17 pp for tasting and tour. Nice stop if you are in the area. Sign says closed on weekends.

We had a great tour today! They were so accommodating and even though we had two hiccups (our fault) with being a few minutes late and one of our party forgetting their ID (which they are required to check to allow anyone to do a tasting), she was still allowed to join us and learn some new things even though she was not allowed to drink. The tour was super interesting to learn about not only the distilling process for 3 types of liquor, but some background on Hawaii as well. Super friendly folks and such a fun and funny time! Thanks so much for providing a great experience! read more

Beautiful restaurant, with lots of beautiful and funky artwork. The staff that's friendly and our server in particular was charming and very helpful. We had fish tacos vegan banh mi & banana cheesecake. Simply scrumptious! read more

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This place offers a really great and informative tour. It is a fun and educational way to spend an afternoon that ends with a tasting of three of their four liquors - whiskey, rum, gin and vodka. Our guide was personable, knowledgeable and easy to interact with. She did a great job of keeping things moving while also keeping things interesting. After the tour we did a tasting that was well organized in a nice clean environment. The glass-blowing shop next door was just a bonus - it was free to walk around in and see some really cool fixtures and how they are made!! read more

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Informative and fun distillery tour - ends with the opportunity to taste their vodka, rum, gin and whiskey! This 20 minute tour was wicked informative and the individual leading it was knowledgeable and happy to answer all our questions. I appreciated the interactive nature of the tour- we walked through the production area, saw the distillation process, smelled the pineapple mash and then sampled the finished product! The experience was well worth the tour fee. I ended up leaving with a bottle of the Mahina rum which is not yet available on the mainland, so it was a special "treat" to import it via my luggage! read more

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A great tasting of interesting alcohol and a wonderful tour of the distillery. David does a great job of the making process. Come for the biggest glass condenser I've ever seen read more

Haliimaile Distilling - Distillation apparatus - Distilleries Near Me - Makawao, Hawaii

Highly recommend! We did the tour. The ladies were great and knowledgeable. The vodka, rum and Gin were delicious. We loved that they use local pineapple , and herbs for the spirits . read more

Great spot. It is a good place to go to. Kids are not allowed on the tour but there is stuff to do. The alcohol is good as well. Good for gifts to bring back to the mainland. read more

We had an amazing tour here! Great value, lots of information, and fun tour with an upbeat and friendly tour guide who makes the material very easy to understand. The tasting was also a blast. Very surprised to like the whisky so much, it was so smooth. read more

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My wife and I did this tour on a spur of moment - after doing the Miami gold tour for pineapples. This tour was unique - the distillery equipment was built by the owner. Is located at the Miami Gold, pineapple plantation. We did it on spur of the moment and pay the $15 for the tour . It is a one room tour then you go to a tasting room where due to local law you get a thimble full of liquor. Probably about 1 ounce divided three tastings. As someone who drinks a little bit, but is no aficionado, I can say this is one of the most mediocre distilleries I've ever been to. Branch and barrel in Centennial, Colorado Mike thrown equipment and man it is amazing. The gin wasn't that good in my opinion, tasted kind of cheap, which must be Frank is pretty much you know what all this stuff taste like The whiskey, which they import at great, economic, and environmental cost to mix with their own crab, did the whiskey, no favors and should've stayed in Kentucky The rum we were told you could put on dessert. I couldn't see putting it in a cocktail let alone a dessert. All I can say, is that people who write five stars are doing so because they're in Maui not because they like liquor Save your 15 bucks and maybe buy some cut up pineapple read more

Great atmosphere, great service, great spirits. We just did the tasting, no tour, but our guide made us feel like we saw the process firsthand. Learned a little history about each drink, and tried every one. Fid St Gin is amazing, with an even better bottle. Coconut rum is amazing on the rocks while relaxing in your backyard. Definitely a must stop on Maui! Thanks! read more

Our guide David was very knowledgeable and very thorough in explaining the the distillery process for making vodka, gin, whiskey and rum. Well worth the time and low cost for the tour and samples. read more

Haliimaile Distilling - Distilleries Near Me - Makawao, Hawaii

We have been on this tour many times. Last time was 3 years ago and really didn't want to again. We were on a mission looking for a flavoured vodka, we found out they don't make anymore. With changes of ownership kinda. Sammy left, Mike left, I do believe Mikes son has taken over and has some new idea and flavours. Now into Rum and Gin, and still vodka. Just not the one we wanted. It's okay we decided to buy some gin that had all sorts of names of flowers fruits infused. Don't ask me I can't remember, I'm lucky I can remembered that. LoL Easy to get to you can't miss it two big quonset Barnes with a pineapple stand in front right across from the general store. It's a must stop in, if you've never been. read more

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We only did the tasting part, but it was interesting and our brand ambassador had a lot of knowledge to share. Tasty spirits.

We had a tour of this distillery! Our tour leader was David! We enjoyed his enthusiasm for the products, production and explanations for the Hawaiian products! We learned about the process and then the tasting at the end of the tour! We highly recommend this tour! We will be buying the products when we return home! read more

This ranking is for the distillery tour (did not enjoy the pineapple tour). Came here on my honeymoon and absolutely loved the distillery tour. They took us into the building next door and we were able to see the juice fermentation and their unique distiller. Their new bottling machine was really cool to see. The tour was done by Nicole who also runs the tasting room so she was really knowledgeable about their different spirits and the process that creates that difference. The spirits themselves were surprisingly good. They were solid in their own right, not just as a novelty spirit in Hawaii. The vodka was clean and had only a little bite. The gin was my favorite, really enjoyable. Pineapple Tour: Did not really enjoy. Very expensive and was a little over an hour for basically a short drive through a pineapple field and two small pineapples to take home. read more

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Very interesting, clean, neat and well organized. Nicole handles the tour area, she is very nice and informative. Like the feel and ambiance read more

Hali'imaile Distilling Company is located in Maui's pineapple region, Makawao, Maui. This is the only Vodka in the world made from Maui Gold Pineapples. They also make gin, whiskey and rum! And even though it's made with pineapples, you can't taste pineapple. It's pretty cool! The vodka was very smooth. read more

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Fun little distillery that make's Vodka, Gin, Rum and Whiskey. Tour and tasting was $15 Ann's well worth it. Very friendly team and a gift shop. Good way to kill time before a flight. Just 15 minutes to OGG. read more

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What a great tour, we really enjoyed it. Tour guide Dave was so friendly and knowledgeable. It was really nice seeing a local craft distillery flourish using local resources. I would highly recommend placing it on your Maui "to do" list. read more

Cool distillery tour. I booked ahead of time, it's $13. It's a cool space and we got the tour and a sample of 3 that they make. The rum and whiskey were definite favorites so we got some to go! Our tour guide was awesome, he was really personable! Well worth a visit. read more

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We had a reservation for 8 people and drove over an hour to share this experience with our family. Our appointment was at 10am and we arrived at 10:15. We were denied a refund and aren't allowed to do even a partial tour. No refund, no reschedule, no credit. Mahalo read more

Haliimaile Distilling - Distilleries Near Me - Makawao, Hawaii

We did this tour after the Maui Gold Pineapple tour. It was very informative and fun to see their setup that was pretty home all built by the owners. Very unique setup and way to distill vodka, gin, and rum. We did but a bottle of rum and gin after the tasting. I would recommend it if you do the Maui gold tour as well. read more

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The tour guide was adorable! Her "take a shot" joke was perfect! She did look young but assured us she was of the legal age to drink!! The tour was brief and brilliant! I also have to say that the tour guide shared a wealth of knowledge and she was great about answering questions. Plenty of parking and a nice afternoon nip! I also like how no one is allowed in tasting room unless they are in the group! That makes things much easier. I was very happy with overall tour and I would definitely recommend this to people visiting the Island. read more

Haliimaile Distilling - Tasting Room includes a full retail store where you can purchase any of the spirits to take back home with you - Distilleries Near Me - Makawao, Hawaii

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You can't get anymore "buy local, support local" than these guys & gals.  Located in Makawao, Hali'imaile Distillery produces  a favorite of mine (Pau Maui Vodka) along with Mahina Premium Rum, Paniolo Blended Whiskey and Fid Street Hawaiian Gin.  On Maui, their products can be found at most stores such as Foodland, Island Grocery Depot, Tamura's, Safeway, Walmart, Target and Costco. MY (NEW) DRINK: It's funny how my drink-of-choice has evolved over the years.  From nasty wine coolers which gave me stomach aches, to gin & juice (thanks to Snoop), rum & Coke, way too much beer (which lead to gout), wine which made for a few forgettable nights, and now vodka.  Pau's recipe is very smooth compared to others.  I've always enjoyed the taste of vodka but not straight up; it has to be mixed with something to make it palatable for me.  Cranberry juice, orange juice, cranberry-grape juice or ginger beer will do just fine... TIP: Check out www.paumaui.com for vodka drink recipes. OVERALL: While I have yet to visit the distillery, I will continue to purchase and receive their bottles of vodka with open arms! read more

I enjoyed the tour. It was highly educational and you got to see a lot. Yes you can only try a small amount of alcohol but it is legit. They have cute souvenirs. Our guide was amazing! Hats off to her! read more

We made a stop here when recently traveling to Maui and did the tour and tasting of the distillery. They also have other tours such as a pineapple tour. We learned a lot and got to sample a few liquors and took two bottles home. Our tour guide was great and super friendly! There's also a cool glass blowing shop next door we were able to spend some time there prior to our tour start date so also recommend taking advantage of that! read more

Great tour! We learned lots about how they make their vodka, gin, rum & whiskey. Thank you to our wonderful tour guide on 5/21/2024!

I distaste alcohol tours. Particularly tours that are prerequisites for a single ounce of alcohol. Brewery/distillery tours tend to be process driven and include 32 mentions of "yeast" and "fermenting". Like stop triggering my young adult PTSD, okay? Alcohol production can be pretty complex. But you know what's easy? Sipping some amazing Hawaiian gin like the badass grandma you always wanted to be. Come here with an open mind. It's not a bar. It's a chill spot to have a little bit of gin/vodka/rum/whiskey on premise and love a lot later. Pray that you get an awesome tour guide like Tim. Pro tip: any chicken you catch on their property is deep fried alive in front of a crowd of screaming, sunblock-laden tourists cheering, "USA, USA." read more

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We flew halfway around the world and while there - we took the Haliimaile tour. Coming from a place with more distilleries and breweries per capita than anywhere else in the US (what? It's cold in VT!) we may or may not know our way around a distillery and/or alcohol. When our guide Earl promised the Paniolo rum and his "secret recipe" would either peel our bathing suits off or get us married, we paid attention. While we remained both clothed and wed, he was right about the quality of the rum and the recipe. A relatively small distillery but with surprising range of products done in high quality, with great tour guides and a close link to the local economy. Partnered with the pineapple plantation across the street, this is a visit worth making if you're on Maui. Try a little of everything they make in their on-site tasting room, make notes on the drink recommendations, and when you get home, use what you bought to put some Aloha in your glass! read more

Haliimaile Distilling - Earl's Paniolo Rum & Coke - Distilleries Near Me - Makawao, Hawaii

This was a wonderful experience! The tour was very informative and interesting. Four liquors were featured and the tour guide presented lots of information in a understandable way. At the end of the tour you are given the opportunity to taste 3 of the 4 liquors in a private tasting room. The area is very clean and friendly and the tour is only about 1 hour and 15 minutes and not a lot of walking. read more

Pretty cool to check out how they use rotten pineapple to make vodka. Pretty much you can take any sugary stuff and turn it into alcohol haha. We finished the Pineapple Tour, so decided to check out the distillery too for a small extra price. The distillery was small and the tour pretty much ended in 15 minutes and tasting lasted another 10-15 mins. I tried their pineapple vodka, the gin and the blended rum. Everything tasted pretty smooth but I honestly couldn't tell the difference from other regular spirits... You get 3 shot tickets per person. The souvenirs were nice but were all too expensive. Already lugging the 4 boxes of pineapples home, we didn't feel like buying any bottles at all so after the tasting, we left. I'd say if you have time to kill and if you really enjoy spirits, go for it, otherwise you can skip it. We did enjoy the tour though! read more

Haliimaile Distilling - Distilleries Near Me - Makawao, Hawaii

Had an incredible tour with Ella. She was engaging and so knowledgeable. We had a wonderful time and will definitely be back on our next visit to the island. read more

A distillery? On Maui? With so many distilleries across the United States, why create one on the island of Maui? It turns out the founders of Haliimale Distilling were very creative. One of the ways was use of the Maui gold pineapple in the distilling process. It is a very sweet pineapple. All you add is yeast, a background in chemistry and the right equipment. The distillate they produce goes into their Pau vodka, Paniolo (Cowboy) blended whiskey, gin and more. A word about their gin. Whoever came up with the process must have tasted a lot of gins on the market and decided to create something flavorful and different. One more word about their blended whiskey. It is made with three year old aged bourbon whiskey blended with their distillate. I liked the taste and took a bottle home. Liquor laws on Maui are strict. You get to choose any three of their products to try. Absolutely no sharing of samples. Your sample is enough to give you a good idea of what is in the bottle. They do not ship their products. You need to take their tour in order to do a tasting. May I suggest leaving space in your checked baggage for a bottle or two. The vodka comes in both 750 ml and 375 ml bottles. I did not check, but you might be able to locate their products in local liquor stores. Lastly, they had clean restrooms and cold water available. read more

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