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Don Papa Small Batch rum

Don Papa Small Batch

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Philippines | Aged | 40% ABV

Don Papa Small Batch Rum is produced by the Bleeding Heart Rum Company on the southern island of Negros in the Philippines. The rum is distilled from molasses, then aged for over 7 years in American oak barrels, and lastly charcoal filtered.

The name Don Papa rum was inspired by Papa Isio, a leader of the Philippine revolution against the Spanish who led his island to independence before joining the main revolutionary movement.

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975 Don Papa Small Batch Ratings

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Dunderful 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

This rum is a cynical cash grab concocted by corporate marketers and ad men attempting to appeal to the discerning drinker. And by "discerning" I mean: has money and knows diddly squat about spirits, especially rum.

If rum had the rules and regulations of Scotch or Bourbon this stuff wouldn't even be allowed to market itself as rum. Small batch?!? LOL! Next time you're in the Philippines I dare you to visit this charming boutique distillery... Perhaps spend an evening sampling their rum and experiencing the terroir of the region. I'm sure a day at the distillery, which absolutely isn't some industrial beverage facility, would be very beautiful and romantic...

Look, the truth is that this is industrially produced cane sugar/molasses-based (I'm being generous here) ethanol which has been gussied up with all manner of sweeteners, artificial flavours, colours and god knows what else (glycerol and vanillan at least, according to lab tests) to make it palatable -- and it isn't! Bad enough that they call it rum, but it commits an even greater sin than playing fast and loose with the truth -- it tastes bad!

Oh, and aged 7 years? Hilarious. I doubt it's even been aged seven days! After all, we all know what age statements mean on rum (hint: it rhymes with truck ball). It's a good thing rum drinkers don't seem to care about things like age statements and hidden additives, otherwise they might start getting what they're paying pay for, which is quality.

Eric 🇹🇭 | 13 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

The packaging is very nice... For the rest, it's hyper sweet so yes very easy to drink but the flavor is suspicious ... Not for a straight up drinking, maybe in mixed drinks.

Scott Stephen 🇫🇷 | 11 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

This is probably one of the easiest rums to sip. It is smooth and very sweet. Purists are probably not really happy with this rum, but for me it is in my favorites.

Carl Saxmark 🇸🇪 | 114 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

First of all.. The bottle and that beautiful label.. Deserves a place in any cabinet just for the looks..

Nose : The scent from this one is clearly rich of vanilla..
Taste : The taste is a funny thing.. To me it tastes like a children's toothpaste.. This is not bad in any way for me. It took me like a half bottle to get used to it and now i even crave it from time to time..
Finish : The finish isn´t the strongest part, it fades away pretty quick and there is noting there..

Since the taste is so unique this rum is of the kind that you either hate it or love it.. So it´t not for everyone.. But if you like it you´ll love it..

maxime 🇫🇷 | 1 rating
Posted over 9 years ago

All things but not rum, for me, it's the "redbull" of rum family.
Interesting to taste to understand what's a commercial product.

marekfiser 🇨🇿 | 144 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Feels like a lots of additives which I don't like. Probably the most artificial rum I've so far tasted. Not the worst one but considering the price tag...?! Phils are awesome but for different reasons than this rum though. On the other hand the label is a bummer, together with Cihuatans perhaps the most awesome design (painting, not glass)

Stefan Persson (PREMIUM) 🇸🇪 | 507 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

Tasted it in a hotel bar with a very limited range of rum. Would never have tried it under normal circumstances and hadn’t any higher expectations which were fulfilled. It’s a sugerbomb filled with taste of vanilla and citrus. Can’t recommend it.

Jim Anderson 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

A friend brought a bottle to a party so I gave it a try. It is not the type of rum I like. It is super sweet and has flavors not normally found in rum.

DOMINO 🇨🇭 | 19 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Strictly not a pleasure to drinke. Smells like something else than rum. Sweet & harsh. I gave it a 2nd chance but it's still at the last place in my cabinet. Awful

Raph C 🇬🇧 | 5 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Pretty interesting one - full of oak & flavours of caramel.
Smooth on the finish.
Liked it ... But not as much as the Diplomatico.

Danny 🇧🇪 | 18 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

C'est à se demander comment un rhum si jeune peut surpasser de loin certains bcp plus matures. L'inévitable.




Brand Details

Name: Small Batch
ABV: 40%
Type: Don Papa
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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