Pacifikool

I am absolutely hooked. I for one love ginger, and Pacifikool makes THE best authentic ginger drinks. I rather have it anytime of the day so I buy their 16 oz. bottles at retail stores, it lasts for a month! :) I wish the 16 oz. bottles weren’t so expensive though, but it’s so delicious, the price won’t stop me from purchasing.

I love small business.
I love small local businesses.
I love small local businesses with KOOL peeps.
And of course,
I LOVE the «little engine that could» called…
PACIFIKOOL (GINGER DRINKS & COCKTAILS)!
It’s a very simple concept of incorporating Hawaiian ginger made into syrups to hand-​craft drinks! It is made of all natural ingredients, and of course, the best part… It’s DELICIOUS!
PACIFIKOOL (GINGER DRINKS & COCKTAILS)!
I’ve always been impressed with the KOOL employees here. Especially, the hippy-​looking dude with scruffy beard! I’ve had samples before at Don Quijote and Whole Foods served by… Yup, you got it… The bearded charmer! Just a KOOL dude! Yet, I never actually put the effort to purchase the syrups! Shame! Today, after a day of Surfing… My body craved something refreshing, but what?
«Let’s take a walk together near the ocean shore
Hand in hand you and I
Let’s cherish every moment we have been given
The time is passing by…» — Kool & the Gang
Since I’m now at the Kaka’ako Farmers Market… Hmm, smoothie? Coffee? Lemonade? Hmm, wait… How about those ginger drinks! That should hit the spot! PLUS, it’s the cheapest drink out there! Of course, like Nelson Q. says… Expect a line! Mr. Q. is always right! A line of maybe half dozen in front of me, of those 6 were female Japanese tourists! Yup, I was the only non-​female Japanese tourist in line! Ha! I turn around & suddenly 2 more are right behind me! I’m feeling like I’m in a Harajuku girl band! Oh my! I can’t turn back now!
So, I choose…
PACIFIKOOL MANGO & GINGER: Mango Juice stirred in still local water, I believe basil and mint leaves are added, a few squeezes of lemon, a wedge of lime, and of course, the signature Hawaiian ginger syrup! It was so fresh, so refreshing and so delicious! Only $ 3.50 (Refills $ 3)!
Other flavors include:
Island Ginger Ale $ 3.00
Ginger Cooler $ 3.50
Pineapple & Ginger $ 3.50
Kool Fruit Punch $ 4.00
Mango & Ginger $ 3.50
Berries & Ginger $ 4.00
Thai Gingerade $ 3.50
I think the value is one of the strongest draws to this Farmers Market spot or it could be the hippy dude… Idk, you tell me! KOOL dude! Wink, wink;) Or, simply ask one of the many Japanese girls in line, who btw are all horrible tippers! All I know is that for refreshing drinks $ 4.00 and under at a Farmers Market that’s a win in my book!
PACIFIKOOL (GINGER DRINKS & COCKTAILS)!
A simple, yet, very creative business using natural and local ingredients! Of course, the star of the show is really the Hawaiian ginger! That’s the key here! That’s the KABOOM! The syrups can be found at other fine places like: Tamura’s, R. Field, Whole Foods, Don Quijote, etc. If you’re lucky enough samples might be floating around, but don’t be just satisfied with a sample! Get the syrup! Or, if the mixing bar is up and running — get a ginger drink! Also, it’s always at the Farmers Market, too. Perhaps served by someone über KOOL…
«I often pray before I lay down
By your side
If you receive your calling before I awake
Could I make it through the night…» — Kool & the Gang
So yes, I recommend…
PACIFIKOOL (GINGER DRINKS & COCKTAILS)!
«The world is always changing, nothing stays the same
But love will stand the test of time
The next life that we live in remains to be seen
Will you be by my side…»
«Cherish the love, cherish the life, cherish the love…»
— Kool & the Gang
OVERALL GRADE: 4.4-STARS! (Small Biz Bump!)
LIVE ALOHA…
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You can always guarantee there’s going to be a line at Pacifikool. Made from local Hawaiian Ginger, their syrup is SO REFRESHINGLY GOOD, the lines get so crazy and if you’re a big fan of ginger, their drinks may convince you to ditch the soda!!!
The price point for drinks ain’t bad at all, and it is much better for you then the high fructose corn syrup concoctions. All natural, no artificial colors or flavors either!
Every time I come back home, I need to hit up the KCC Farmers Market to get my fix.
Your best bet is to come early to avoid the crowds. My only issue with this place is they need to add a SUPER size because its that good! ALOHA!!!
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Very refreshing place to get a ice cool tea on a hot day. This place serves several ice teas with a main ginger flavoring behind all of the flavors. The ginger syrup is made from local ingredients, and is reasonably priced.
I hear the syrup can be bought from whole foods and costco, so you can make a cooler yourself at home if you can’t make it to the KCC farmers market.

Excellent Hawaiian Ginger Syrup! You may buy at farmers markets, Foodland, Whole Foods & if you’re lucky, Costco (best price). They provide recipes to get you started. All the drinks I’ve made are fresh & yummy. Only wish sugar wasn’t added to the syrup.

Pacifikool, a ginger business: Their Ginger Syrup has been my recent favorite shopping items. I liked to mix the Hawaiian Ginger Syrup with Lemonade and water. It tastes great and helps me from getting sea sick.
I have been getting the syrup at WholeFood Kahala and Costco Hawaii Kai. Costco might not carry them regularly but their price is the best $ 13.00. WholeFood sells with $ 16.00.
There is a tent at the Honolulu Farmer’s Market but they don’t carry the Syrup.

I love these refreshing beverages! They make their own ginger syrup (which they also sell at their drink stand) from local ginger. Their drinks are SUPER refreshing and tasty! They use fresh basil and mint as well as other juices for some of their drinks. The drinks are also VERY reasonably priced, even in comparison to other beverage vendors at the farmers markets! You can also get refills of your drink for a discounted price.

These guys are pretty much mandatory when I hit a farmer’s market. There is a wide variety of flavors– crisp, cool, refreshing, spicy, and today I discovered they have a coffee drink! The people working the markets are always polite, quick to give suggestions, and efficiently handle the lines when it gets backed up, which is inevitable since they are so yum. I can’t be the only one to make them a mandatory stop.

I’ve taken a liking to ginger and I always look forward to getting a ginger cooler/​ginger ale every time I go to the Ala Moana Farmer’s Market. Their drinks are super refreshing, especially in the sunny outdoors.
I’m such a fan of their ginger syrup. I think I’ll give them a try and make my own yummy concoctions at home :9

The drinks are so delicious. i cant seem to have enough. The mango or pineapple are probably my favorite drinks so far. I cant to try more!

I felt like everyone walking around the Farmers’ Market had a drink in their hands & I wanted to fit in with the «cool kids.» There’s a vendor called Pacific Kool who sells a variety of Hawaiian Ginger drinks, I loved the flavor of my sweet + tangy flavor of my Berries & Ginger drink. I also loved that I didn’t feel rushed when making a decision on which Hawaiian Ginger drink I wanted to order (when there’s so many delicious options, I’m very indecisive).

I saw them at the Wednesday farmers’ market in late November. The pineapple ginger ale ($ 4.99) was a refreshing drink on a warm, sunny day. The bite of that ginger worked well with the pineapple. And of course, anything homemade scores extra points in my book.
There are several drinks to choose from, and Pacifikool remains a popular spot. I also saw them at the tail end of the KCC Farmers’ Market on Saturday, and a few of their offerings had sold out. Be sure to try these guys out!

GINGER COOLERS!
So many Saturdays mornings at the KCC Farmer’s Market, this has been my highlight. PacifiKool makes the perfect sodas. I love the ginger ale, but my true love is the ginger cooler. The lemon and basil are the ideal balance for the sweet bite of the ginger syrup. Sooooo good on a hot, sunny Saturday.
Try all the drinks on the menu. There’s normally a long-​ish line at the market, but there’s a good reason for that! My friend even claims the Ginger Ale makes her trip out a bit.
You can buy drinks at the PacifiKool stand at the farmer’s markets — that’s what they’re known for. But you can also buy their syrups and make the drinks at home, and they taste just as good! I’ve done this a bunch of times. They give you recipes when you buy the syrup, and they’re simple.
We love these ginger drinks so much, we served them at our wedding! We bought large jugs of the ginger syrup from PacifiKool, picked up the other ingredients at the grocery store, and hired a PacifiKool guy to make the drinks. They were a big hit!

Pacific Kool was one of the high lights of our trip to Oahu!
Let me explain. We took this trip to celebrate recovery from breast surgery and cancer. I had been nauseous and had been drinking canned Ginger ale. I would have had to buy canned Ginger ale had this stand not been there.
It helped my stomach and made it bearable to eat food even enjoyable.
But for those who are not sick, it is great too.
My husband really enjoyed it and we went out of our way to sit at their part of the beach just so we could drink home made Ginger ale all day.
They can make the taste to your liking. My husband being Asian is more used to fresh ginger. He asked for his to be stronger than mine.
He tried all of the different flavors. I only tried one flavor and kept getting the same one every time we went back.
It was so refreshing and so exotic.
They are located by the bird man at Waikiki beach near The Out Rigger Reef on the beach.