Don Papa Rum

Don Papa 7 Year divides the RumX community: sweet-toothed fans like its big vanilla and orange notes, while others critique its artificial flavor and liqueur-like feel. One to try if you enjoy sweet, dessert-like spirits.

7.0  / 10  (811 reviews)

Sweet vanilla, orange, and caramel dominate this controversial rum.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Very tasty caramel and butterscotch
    • For me the best
    • Good as an entry

    Don Papa 7 Year is all about overt sweetness, vanilla, and orange—those are the core impressions RumX tasters repeat. Caramel sits in third, while many flag an unmistakably "artificial" (heavily discussed by @epicsune 🇸🇪 and @HenryL) or "chemical" profile, sometimes likened to dessert liqueurs or pastry flavoring. Some embrace the candy-shop feel—"very tasty caramel and butterscotch" (@DangerSnert)—but for others, the sweetness is overwhelming, with "too much vanilla" (@Jindrich Strobl) dominating the experience. Entry-level appeal is often noted, but seasoned drinkers question its rum credentials.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Caramel Sweet Orange

    Taste

    Vanilla Sweet Caramel Orange

    How is this rum rated?

    7.0  / 10  (811 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 2,713 bottles to their collections:

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    1,704
    opened
    573
    emptied
    436
    Open rate
    37%
    Ø Market value
    47€

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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 2,205 times with an average of 7.0/10.


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