Don Papa Rum

Aroma and palate burst with rich vanilla, caramel, and candied orange, underpinned by pronounced sweetness and a synthetic note. The community sees it as a smooth, dessert-style entry rum—ideal for beginners but polarizing for purists.

7.0  / 10  (812 reviews)

Sweet vanilla, orange, and caramel—like a liquid dessert.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Vanilla and caramel dominate
    • Extremely easy to drink
    • Great for sweet-tooth beginners

    Don Papa 7 Year charms with an intense wave of sweet vanilla, caramel, and orange that RumX tasters call both inviting and distinctive. Its lush, dessert-like profile is unmistakable and easy to enjoy, though its pronounced sweetness and synthetic edge divide opinion. For those seeking a mellow, candy-inspired introduction to rum, this bottle is hard to miss. Worth exploring if you like your spirits indulgently sweet and fruity.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Caramel Sweet Orange

    Taste

    Vanilla Sweet Caramel Orange

    How is this rum rated?

    7.0  / 10  (812 reviews)

    "After a long time, once again took a wrong turn. The Don Papa is like an artificial medicine enriched with vanilla, caramel and orange flavors. While the nose is already irritating (high-proof Fanta), then comes the blackout in the mouth. Totally artificially medicinal, like a medicine you had to take as a child, but tasted awful, very sour. The three flavors pull themselves one-dimensionally from front to back. A rum this is not (more)."

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    3.0 / 10
    Review by: Tim

    "I don't tolerate it. I never liked it, even when I got into early rums with Diplomatico, Kraken and Pampero."

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    3.5 / 10
    Review by: Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

    "yeah, this is bad. I don't understand how anyone can like this, rum-newbie or not. the tastes is just so artificial and strong, you just want to rinse your mouth of it. not enjoyable with coke either, wich almost every other rum is."

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    1.9 / 10
    Review by: Rumpalumpa

    "flavors of vanilla, honey and candied fruit - like a liqueur"

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    5.2 / 10
    Review by: BTHHo 🥃
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    Details about this rum

    Brand
    Don Papa
    RumX ID
    RX2
    ABV
    40%
    Category
    Rum Based Spirit
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    7 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Bleeding Heart Rum Company 7yr &nbsp; 40% Don Papa Rum

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 2,718 bottles to their collections:

    closed
    1,707
    opened
    575
    emptied
    436
    Open rate
    37%
    Ø Market value
    36€

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    About the Bleeding Heart Rum Company distillery

    The Bleeding Heart Rum Company distillery is located in Philippines. Rums from Bleeding Heart Rum Company have been reviewed 2,211 times with an average of 7.0/10.

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