Papalin Jamaica 7-Year

A rum of famous name brought to the recent degustation. Didn't like it and so as my friends (mostly all advanced drinkers) as too dry, kinda watery, generally under average taste and no character found (the nose is way better though). Reminded me of Yellow Snake rum, which is (I think) really bad Jamaica.

Kicsit durva rum, nekem nem nyerte el a tetszésemet, az ital lecsengése nem rossz.

Concentration suffisante. Très agréable pour le tarif. Reste honnête pour 50€. Introuvable.

I was really excited to crack this open. I ordered not one but two bottles, months ago. Finally got into a bottle over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Color is pale like straw. Nose is very fruity and funky, lighter than I expected.

Taste starts off as a funk explosion. Rotten fruit and a cherry flavor that I’ve only encountered in one other rum from Japan, like cherry minute made push pops. The funk fades to a very nice creamy molasses with a tiny little bit of oak. The transition of flavors on the palate really impressed me.

Overall this is a very good bottle. Not great but very good. I dislike that cherry push pop flavor that I found in the nose and on the first few seconds of the sip. But it fades and finishes very nicely.

Balanced blend of Jamaican rum, quite delicious with a veryvery restrained funk. Easily sippable.

krásná, elegantní, ale trochu jednoduchá Jamajka z příjemnými estery a ovocnosti, lehkým zakulacení sudem.

barva : jantar
vune lehce estery. vanilka
chut: sladkost a estery
zaver : není špatný ale takový jednoduchý rum
hodnoceni 8,0
koupit ano z 70%
Alcohol 47 %

EN:
colour : amber
odour slightly estery. vanilla
taste: sweetness and esters
Finish : not bad, but such a simple rum
rating 8,0
buy yes 70%
Alcohol 47 %

What a great blend! Nice and funky but not over the top. Acidic. Peppery. WP and Hampden - Great Jamaican identity.