@MaxStout I assume they aged their beans after roasting in the rum barrels? Did you ask any details on that process? How long they aged them for? I agree that’s a steep price, but given most of us are home brewers too we could probably do something similar with what we have available.
I would be curious to soak some oak chips in some spirit and then take those oak chips and age them with the beans to replicate that barrel aged process. I would try this first with some beans that are not $16/pound.
If my memory serves me correctly
@HarborTownBrewing mentioned a tablespoon or so of spirits mixed with some green beans then roasting those beans. Or maybe it was soaking them afterwards.
I’ll definitely report back on the Hawaiian beans after I roast some.