Don Papa Baroko

If you like very sweet, orange-forward spirits, Baroko is a talking point. Some RumX members praise its easy-drinking, but 'artificial' and 'one-dimensional' are frequent criticisms. One to try if you enjoy orange sweets in your rum.

7.4  / 10  (511 reviews)

Liqueur-like, orange, caramel, and vanilla notes—serious sweet tooth territory.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Very nice spicy finish
    • Geruch fruchtig wie immer
    • Tastes like oranges! But also spices

    Don Papa Baroko splits opinion on RumX, where members agree it’s a "sugar bomb" with pronounced orange, vanilla, and caramel notes. The sweet, almost confectionary aroma is clear: "Orange dominat aber lecker" (Oli Dekrell), while plenty notice a "very strong artificial orange aroma" ([2stoned] aKu). The palate is often described as "sweet as shit" (Rumclub Latvia), dominated by vanilla, orange candies, and caramel, but with artificiality up front and center for many. Some find it enjoyably smooth and liken it to desserts or liqueurs, yet others feel "Das war jetzt mein siebter Don Papa und nun reicht es mir auch" (Michael Schillheim), finding it overly sweet and lacking depth.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Sweet Orange Caramel

    Taste

    Vanilla Sweet Orange Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    7.4  / 10  (511 reviews)
    Top 26% Philippines
    Top 18% Bleeding Heart Rum Company

    "My first Don Papa - and hopefully my last. Then you might as well drink Red Bull with Primasprit.Terrible something, hands off."

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    0.8 / 10
    Review by: Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

    "Very unspectacular spirit. I think it‘s no rum either. It has some various notes. But the alcohol and taste of fruits is smell synthetic and fake for me. Btw. i don‘t like the don papa series…🫣🫣"

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    0.5 / 10
    Review by: Galli33

    "Terribly sweet and artificial on the nose and then terribly alcoholic spicy and unclean dry ... Does not go at all."

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    1.0 / 10
    Review by: crazyforgoodbooze

    "Oh my god.... I don't have the words. This is the kind of juice that makes Smecta look like a 1978 Skeldon. The nose is infamous, it oozes artificial, industrial flavors. It's a kind of orange-flavored glucose concentrate with hints of caramel that make you nauseous (and I'm not even kidding when I say that). The palate confirms that this is the equivalent of a satanic suppository: a liquorous, foul, synthetic drink. You feel like you're drinking a drug. It's disgusting, and I'm not even sure it's a good rum for making pancakes. It's the kind of rum that makes me think it needs to be rated even lower than "undrinkable". The finish is unpleasant and artificial, lingering on the palate to my dismay. This "stuff" is a disgrace, a filth and probably one of the worst inventions of Humanity. Drink this doctored, mutagenic juice and you'll get diabetes and cancer. By far the worst rum I've ever tasted, it deserves to be burnt at the stake."

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    0.2 / 10
    Review by: TheRhumhoe
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    Details about this rum

    Brand
    Don Papa
    RumX ID
    RX605
    ABV
    40%
    Category
    Rum Based Spirit
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Bleeding Heart Rum Company 40% Don Papa Baroko

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 1,185 bottles to their collections:

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    853
    opened
    200
    emptied
    132
    Open rate
    28%
    Ø Market value
    36€

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    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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