“[Club] Kokomo rum is a serious, quality product far better than many of the so-called mainstream brands. Sipping that barrel-finished rum has my toes tapping as I hum Bermuda, Bahama…”
Wine & Whiskey Globe
Mike Love — Musician & Co-Founder
Jacquelyne Love — Co-Founder
Mike Love — Musician & Co-Founder
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Our Story
Founded by a Beach Boy.
A family band. A family brand.
From harmony in music to harmony in flavor.
The Beach Boys were, at their heart, a Southern California family band — brothers, cousins, and lifelong friends who built a career on close vocal harmony. Club Kokomo™ is the continuation of that story: a California family brand, built on the same coast, chasing the same principle — harmony, this time in flavor rather than sound.
Rum — particularly aged rum — has always been the spirit that connected the Love family: on vacation in the islands, at home in California, at every table in between. The idea began on a rare night off from a busy tour with his wife Jacquelyne. Mike Love — co-writer of the 1988 hit Kokomo — was enjoying a particularly well-made mojito when that one drink moved something in him. He started singing the lyrics of Kokomo again, this time from behind the glass. That night, the connection clicked — a great cocktail carries the same happy memories a great song does, and Kokomo had already written the vibe.
Established in 2022, the brand is run day-to-day by Mike's wife Jacquelyne and their son Brian, with master distiller Geoff Longenecker leading production. Small-batch by design — free to make world-class rum without the limits of a big drinks house. Our distillery is also home to 7Caves, Geoff's ludicrously small-batch luxury-spirits label — founded nearly a decade ago and now a Club Kokomo™ Spirits owned brand. The two labels operate in tandem, sharing the same distillery, craft, and wonderful team. Each rum is distilled, blended, and bottled by hand — never with additives, never with added sugar.
"We're completely obsessed with doing the best rum we possibly can — fascinating flavors that can be enjoyed by a multitude of people. Everybody knows a little place like Kokomo. It begins with one sip."
"It's a real blessing to be able to build something creatively with your father. We took a different route than most celebrity brands — the spotlight is on product quality and innovation, not fame. That meant crafting everything in-house, sourcing the best raw product we could find, and hitting the ground like any other startup. It's been so rewarding to see such exceptional reviews right out of the gate."
