Don Papa Small Batch

I tasted the Don Papa about 8 years ago in a shop in my hometown. It's been some time ago, but the memory is very present. Bought some rum fresh from the barrel that day. Among other things, a 1999 Bellevue in Cask Strength. The owner was a real gourmet and you could philosophize with him about rum and whisky the whole day. In his shop, you could try the Don Papa, which was new on market at that time. I asked about the rum and he said that I am allowed to try, but he thought "that stuff" was very bad. And so it was. Artificial sugar-sweetened vanilla aroma dishwater. That is how I would sum it up. I will not forget how we talked about Rum that day. That Don Papa is a disgrace and that people who try this as their first rum are on the wrong track from the start. At that time i was encouraged to buy mainly natural rums. Meanwhile, the Don Papa and Botucal are the standard rum in german supermarkets. Everything else has already been said here. Glycerin, vanillin, sugar and who knows what else. To sum it up in the current populist language: Fake Rum!

Ich habe den Don Papa for ungefähr 8 Jahren in einem Shop in meiner Heimatstadt verkostet. Es ist schon etwas her aber die Erinnerung ist sehr präsent. Hatte mir vor Ort Rum abgefüllt. Unter anderem einen Bellevue von 1999 in Fasstärke. Der Inhaber war ein echter Gourmet und man konnte lange mit ihm über Rum und Whisky philosophieren. In seiner Ausstellung war der Don Papa, damals neu auf dem Markt, zum verkosten ausgestellt. Ich fragte was mit dem Rum ist und er hat schon verächtlich gesagt, das ich gerne probieren darf, er "das Zeug" aber schäuslich findet. Und so war es auch. Künstlich zuckersüßliche Vanille Aroma Plörre. So würde ich es zusammenfassen. Ich werde nicht vergessen wie wir über den Rum geredet haben. Das er eine Schande ist und Leute geschmacklich in die falsche Richtung lotzt. Hat mich damals bestärkt hauptsächlich natürliche Rums zu kaufen. Mittlerweile ist der Don Papa mit dem Botucal in Deutschland der Supermarkt Standart Rum. Alles andere wurde hier schon gesagt. Glycerin, Vanillin, Zucker und wer weiß was noch alles. Um in der aktuellen populistischen Sprache es zusammen zu fassen: Fake Rum!

Ok this rum makes some fairly big claims and probably is not what it claims to be, however it tastes bloody good to me.
If it tastes good I’m happy and it has a nice bottle

Smooth and easy to drink as a complete new comer that doesn't like most rums.

I bought it online and the comments were great but unfortunately it didn't meet my expectations.

I když mám rád sladké rumy, tohle snad rum ani není. Je to nějaká sladká rumová tresť, kterou bych si ovoněl maximálně čaj. Do pečiva by byl také vhodný.

So much aromatic and strange sweet/spicy. I will not buy this rum again.

A fine run that in its finish, aroma and taste strives to be a Caribbean

The rum begins beautiful, starting with the strong, sweet and enticing smell. Some runs with fall dull at the next stage, however Don papa flavours completely chang from the initial taste into something so fragrant and nice

This did not meet the expectations for sure. Liquery texture with extremely strong vanilla taste, that seems very fake. Sipping it was just not possible and with coke it really reminded me of.. Malibu and coke! 😲

Dont understand it.. So much negative ratings.. For me Its a nice Sweet philipine sipper rum.. An honouring to papa isio.. Little chemical taste... But I taste the Honey and Fruity flavours... For me Its Sweet and Ok