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Don Papa Small Batch rum

Don Papa Small Batch

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.

5.6/10
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Easily consumable in a bind
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RHUM FACTORY (BASIC) 🇫🇷 | 32 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Oui, nous allons parler du Don Papa, parce qu’il nous semble important d’évoquer le sujet de cette boisson qui a mis sur le devant de la scène un "nouveau" territoire producteur de canne à sucre : les Philippines.

Cette marque de spiritueux est jeune, malgré les apparences, puisqu’elle a été totalement créée en 2012. Distillé en colonnes à partir de mélasses locales, réputées pour leur grande concentration en sucre, Don Papa est élevé en fûts de chêne américain. Si vous vous intéressez – comme nous – à l’histoire de la distillerie et au mode de production, vous serez surpris – ou non – de ne rien avoir de plus que cela. Don Papa est un cachotier.

Reconnaissons que le travail du packaging a été très bien réalisé, de l’étui à la bouteille, tout est fait pour nous faire croire à l’aspect historique du vieux monsieur (ce qui est vrai, mais il n’a rien à voir avec ce breuvage) à l’étiquette, et au côté « premium » de la bouteille, tout comme son prix.
Si vous cherchez sur le site de l’importateur, vous aurez une partie du secret de Don Papa : l’ajout de sucre (quid de la règlementation européenne ?). Mais encore une fois on ne nous dit pas tout : quel(s) sucre(s) ? Vous aurez aussi un peu l’histoire du vieux monsieur. Pour notre part sa plus grande réussite, se situe au niveau du marketing de cette marque, ce qui, d’un certain coté, force le respect.

Alors pourquoi avoir du Don Papa me direz-vous ? Parce que certain(e)s aiment. Mais aussi et surtout parce que le Don Papa, peut finalement s’avérer être la boisson qui amènera les gens à s’intéresser à d’autres arômes (non ajoutés), à l’histoire et la production d’autres distilleries beaucoup plus transparentes vis à vis du consommateur quant à leurs produits et productions.

Alors voilà, nous pensons qu’il faut prendre le Don Papa pour ce qu’il est non pas pour ce qu’il veut nous faire croire. Ah oui, et la prochaine fois méfiez-vous du vieux monsieur qui vous propose un bonbon.

RhumsTeq (BASIC) 🇫🇷 | 32 ratings
Posted almost 10 years ago

I've been able to taste this rum at the Paris RumFest in 2014. This rum has clearly been designed to reach the general public, not aged rum fans: It is syrupy, in appearance as in taste and reminds me some cough syrup that I had to drink when I was younger. Not really desagradable, but clearly not neither what I expect from an aged rum!
It could be compared to the Arcane Extraroma from Mauritius for its very fruitful taste and it probably shares with the Arcane the addition of cane syrup, even probably flavored cane syrup (artificially flavored or naturally, this is what remains to be determined in my opinion).
But the difference between these 2 rums stands in the fact that this addition has been reasonably well mastered in Mauritius when it has been completely missed in the Philippines. We're not so far from a Malibu rum, in my opinion.

Benjamin (BASIC) 🇫🇷 | 57 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Beautiful packaging. New country on the rum map but clearly not up to the rest of world rum production. Sweet caramel texture but I doubt it was really aged knowing well Philippines strategies to cheat and make immediate profit. Looks like a spiced rum rather than aged rum with lot of glycerine in it :(

Quite terrible ! Nice rum to discover but not for rum lovers. Keep the empty bottle though ...

Rum-Schnacker (BASIC) 🇩🇪 | 131 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

this rum is not a rum, i think. it is a heavy sweetend spirit, i think. it is aritficial, i think. there is much vanilla sugar in it, i think. i cant drink that, i know. and there is glycerol in it, to make it soft, i think. you can drink it, if you want. but dont tell me therafter, i havent warned you! all this is my personal perception.

Dunderful (BASIC) 🇺🇸 | 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.

Vlado (BASIC) 🇸🇰 | 51 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Niekto tento rum hodnotí ako umelý rum, ako nerum, dosladený, dofarbený, neviem, čo všetko ešte. Ja hodnotím to, čo mám pred sebou v pohári. Možno mohol master blender urobiť rum tradičnejší, ale podľa mňa výsledné dielo nie je vôbec najhoršie. Veľmi pekná mohutná fľaša s prepracovanou etiketou, kde vyzerá rum ozaj tmavšie ako v pohári. Po naliatí tmavozlatá farba, rum podľa vône napovedá, že by mohol byť sladký, cítiť prezreté citusy, sladkú vanilku. Po ochutnaní sa rozvinie sladkosť s podtónom vyzretých citrusov, hrozienok a vanilky. Podľa mňa pekný, aj keď trošku prikrášlený nekaribský rum.

Koen Van Gool (BASIC) 🇧🇪 | 1 rating
Posted 9 years ago

I tasted this Rum in a nice pub in Ostend. I really liked the sweet taste. I liked the smell and i was surprised that the rum tasted differently than the smell. From now on I am going to explore more rums.

Marsellus1 (BASIC) 🇨🇦 | 3 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

I just came back from a trip to Negros Oriental, Philippines where Don Papa rum is made. Like the lush,sweet and beautiful island of Negros, Don Papa will put you in a state of sweet vanilla heaven being one of the smoothest rums I've ever had. Goes very well with Ginger Ale. Salamat Don Papa!

Whysoserious (BASIC) 🇨🇭 | 16 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Dont buy this liquid. If you have guests and you want them to go home serve this drink. Its a nice bottle but thats it. You cant even use it for mixing it with cola. Dont touch it!

Rodrigo (BASIC) 🇲🇽 | 113 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

this rum is not a rum, i think. it is a heavy sweetend spirit, like bubble gum flavour. there is much vanilla sugar in it.

Ash B (BASIC) 🇳🇱 | 11 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

When you have your first zip, you can't really place the taste. When the ice is melted, the taste is much better.




Brand Details

Company: Don Papa
Name: Small Batch
ABV: 40%
Type: Aged
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown

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