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BOTTLEHEADS IS KAILUA’S NEW BOTTLE SHOP, CAFÉ AND LOCAL FOODS PURVEYOR

THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN HAVE YOUR WINE WITH BREADSHOP GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES
AND ‘AHI ASSASSINS POKE.

August 12, 2021
Maria Burke,

 

Walking back from Kailua’s Lōkahi Market on Uluniu Street on a recent Sunday, I
see something new. Inside a glass-fronted space that used to be a hair studio
are new displays of wine and spirits. Refrigerated cases hold food and craft
beer, dine-in tables line the windows, and a hand-lettered sign announces $8
mimosas and “off-centered ales for off-centered people.” Bottleheads is open!


 

Photo: Maria Burke

 

I have been waiting ever since Frolic assistant editor Thomas Obungen alerted me
about this upcoming spot in July. Why am I excited? So many reasons, starting
with the fact that Kailua has no similar bottle shop and café. As I walk in,
Uncle John’s Band by the Grateful Dead is playing from a corner behind a wine
barrel. A roll of butcher paper hanging on the wall advertises today’s special:
The Local General Store’s Portuguese sausage and furikake quiche for $13. The
regular menu lists a grilled cheese sandwich made with Breadshop’s sourdough,
pão de queijo Brazilian cheese bread from Nosh Hawai‘i, smoked marlin and fresh
poke from ‘Ahi Assassins. Bottleheads isn’t just an exciting add to the Windward
spirits scene—I’ve stumbled into an oasis of local foodie delights to match.

 

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Photo: Thomas Obungen

 

The flip side of the menu is dedicated to a dozen or so wines by the glass, a
mix of old and new world, plus beer specials and liquors served neat. Delighted
with my luck, I order one of everything on the food menu and a glass of
sauvignon blanc from New Zealand. First to arrive is my wine—it’s nicely
chilled, allowing notes of passion fruit, guava and grapefruit to sing. Its dry
finish prepares my palate for the cheese plate ($10) with grapes, olives, nuts
cooked in local honey, a sharp cheese and a soft, funky one. The cheeses are
from Donato Loperfido’s Flavors of Italy and are available to go. The grilled
cheese sandwich ($12) is straight out of a dream, the sourdough slices toasted
to a buttery golden brown and offering an exemplary tang against an oozing blend
of sharp cheddar, aged gouda and provolone. Pao de queijo ($10) are four warm,
fluffy, gluten-free tapioca rolls drizzled with a fig preserve. Everything is
served with a small salad of spring greens, in case you fear death by cheese (I
have no such fear). In between cheesy bites I enjoy chunks of ‘Ahi Assassins
smoked marlin poke; it’s funky with a superb saltiness. Bottleheads co-owner
Courtney Scurto brings over a bar of Honoka‘a Chocolate Co. goat milk chocolate
and I’m officially over the moon.

 

Photo: Maria Burke

 

In the reefers against the back wall, in addition to the cheeses, are locally
made condiments for sale: Scott Sauce, Jun’s Sauce, and spicy fried garlic chips
and a tangy-spicy-sweet concoction made by Aloha WasaBee. And Islander Sake’s
junmai daiginjo and liliko‘i sake. I can’t believe I’m seeing Hawai‘i’s only
locally made sake on the Windward side. Scot Whigam, the shop’s other owner,
tells me that he and Scurto were interviewed by brewer Chiaki Takahashi before
she agreed to let them carry it. Also in the reefers, Kaka‘ako’s Hana Koa
Brewing Co. and Delirium Tremens from Belgium share space with Billecart Salmon
splits and other chilled selections. Among the lineup of spirits, Whigam, who
spent decades in wine and spirit sales, walks me through a couple of his
favorites: a Kuleana Rum Works rum from the Kawaihae distillery, aged and
blended by spirit master Dave Perkins. Sonoma County’s Head High Wines, which
supports Hawai‘i’s clean ocean initiatives and surfing community. Painted Fields
wines from local commercial real estate broker Andy Friedlander’s Andis Wines in
California.

 

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Photo: Thomas Obungen

 

I’ve visited Bottleheads several times now and I can’t help feeling at home.
Maybe it’s all the local goodies, maybe it’s the easy pairings and conversation,
maybe it’s the vibe. Anyway, I’m a fan and I can’t wait to return.  

 

Open Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 9 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 315 Uluniu St., (808) 861-0985,
bottleheadshi.com, @bottleheads_hi

 


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