Sammy Hagar's Beach Bar Rum?

[Saint1960]

Anyone out there ever try Sammy Hagar's Beach Bar Rum? It has a very unique grainy, mashy aroma and taste to it that I like a lot. Many friends I give it to at first think it's a white dog, others a good blanco tequila.

Anyway, (and the reason I posted this to the "Sugar" section) it says on their site that they make it with "...pure first-growth and first-press sugar cane juice from Hawaii..." I've searched around and there doesn't seems to be a readily available source for first-press sugar cane juice in bulk. Any thoughts on a close substitute? One of the "first molasses" like Grandma's?

The site goes on to say it's made in smaller pot stills, so I'm hoping I can capture a similar aroma and flavor with my pot, given the right raw materials, and a good recipe from this site.

Thanks!

--phil