Papas Pilar Dark 24-Year

got this rum for my 49th birthday, it's a good rum, can easily drink it neat/cubed up or good with a splash of coke. the maple notes are strong and for my taste a bit overpowering but i'm sure it's exactly why it would appeal to others more. good stuff and happy to add it to my collection but won't purchase it myself again.

A blend of rums from the "Caribbean", Central and South America, where the oldest component is 24 years old, at a bottling strength of 43%. Pilar was Ernest Hemingway's yacht that he sailed through the Caribbean.

The rum was aged in a bourbon barrels.

Bottle: A military canteen
Color: Mahogany
Aroma: Sweet and quite a lot of it. There's vanilla, caramel, dark sugar, honey and a slight woodiness.
Taste: A little burning on the tongue at first. It's sweet, but not as sweet as the aroma. You can taste caramel, cinnamon, dark sugar, vanilla, liquorice and slightly oak wood.
Finish: Medium-long

Summary: A good laid-back rum, especially for lovers of sweeter bits. It's quite smooth and good for relaxed sipping. However, there were no special flavours. If I had to choose, I would probably reach for the Sherry version.
Overall rating: 8/10

As has been mentioned, there's a sizeable hit of maple but in general, it's sweet, smooth and delicious! In my estimation, that's some damn good stuff, no matter how you slice it!

One of my favorite notes from this rum is the maple syrup. It smells like breakfast and tastes great.

Agree with all the other reviews about how syrupy sweet this is. I had it early in my rum journey and enjoyed the uniqueness, but on re-tasting after a few months the sweetness is overpowering. The sherry is there, but would be more interesting if it wasn't drowning in syrup.

Hey Ernest Hemingway liked it! As the song goes, "Love The One Your With." It's a respectable sipper - not remarkable. Prominent notes of coffee, chocolate and toast to my unrefined palate. Cheers! JW [My sweetness scale: moderately sweet].

Plethora of tastes and aromas chocolate and syrup transforming as you sip . I tested it neat and it was more of a after dinner shot. Is it a rum after 24 years? Great mix but not my staff.. yet

For a blend it’s pretty good. Price is fair. Can definitely taste oak. Smooth. Subtle spice.

This is one of those rums that can be sipped or mixed. It’s on the sweeter side and almost close to a spiced rum. I enjoy this rum. I gave my brother a bottle as a gift and it was gone faster than any other bottle of rum I’ve given him. He even called to ask me where he could get more.

I love ALL of the Papas Pillar Rums, this one is no exception. This is another good sipping rum I enjoy neat and sometimes accompanied by a good cigar..