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Hemingway Rum Papa's Pilar Dark Rum
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Most tasters land on "sweet and easy" here, though a few find it thin or too sugary. Expect caramel, vanilla, chocolate and dark sugar up front, with cinnamon and a little spice behind it. The 43% shows through with a light burn some notice on the tongue. One reviewer calls it a "great sipper"; others just wanted more depth.
The community says- Caramel-vanilla profile
- Easy casual sipper
- Keep in mind: Contains added sugar
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How does Hemingway Rum Papa's Pilar Dark Rum taste?
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Sweet, dessert-leaning dark rum for casual sipping Well-liked by sweet-rum drinkers for its caramel-chocolate-vanilla profile. The catch: several find it a touch too sweet, thin, or a little hot, and the finish runs short.
People who like sweet, easy dessert-style sippers and bourbon fans easing into rum
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting a dry, complex rum
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after characterful, sweet, dessert-like rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
78 community reviews
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Review by Business Liner Ralf
Most helpful positive review
Addendum: today in the Friendsgiving round on the Tisvj H: unanimous opinion: great rum and perfect bourbon finish. Never drunk before! I am an absolute rum lover. But as a bourbon fan, it's a great tribute to Hemmingway as a rum. My absolute favorite at the moment!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful critical review
Again, quite thin, alcoholic and quickly gone. Toffifee with a little raisin and banana.... Unimportant, unfortunately.
Review by Stefan Persson
Tasted this one at a rum cruise at the Baltic Sea. Nice bottle and story around it. It’s quite sweet, but the 43% ABV makes it balanced. The representative told me it was a blend consisting of rum aged between 4 and 25yo.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste burns a little on the tongue at first. It's sweet, but not as sweet as the scent. You can taste caramel, cinnamon, dark sugar, vanilla, licorice and a little oak. Medium aftertaste. A good relaxed rum, especially for lovers of sweeter rums. It’s quite smooth and good for casual sipping.
Review by Timo Groeger
Day trip Baltrum September 2024. Sturm-Eck pub. Good rum selection for an average pub ;-) This one is too sweet for me. Nose consists of caramel, chocolate and coffee. Then chocolate, vanilla and spices on the palate. Average.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
The last rum on Baltrum for today. The Papas Pilar from the United States. Already very sweet on the nose and this is also reflected in the taste. Nevertheless, all in all, it is good to drink
Review by Rafael Gonzalez
I guess i just got a sweet tooth.it all comes to personal taste.not sure since im new to this but is there a standard to what a great rum should taste like?anyway i loved the variety of tastes i got from this guy and i honestly enjoyed it.i get some people dont like the sweet in some things but i really liked it
Review by Jon Stover
Smells like brown sugar and vanilla. Lighter not overly boosy. Tastes brown sugar vanilla and earth. No spice. Sweet on front end& light/butter. Caramel on back end.
Review by Thomas
Bought directly on Key West. There on vacation he tastes better with Bob of course, but a tasty rum without edges. Quite short finish, unfortunately.
Review by Peter Sjoroos
Better than expected. Not over sweetened and with some nice mix of caramel and spices.
Review by Goodoboy30
This is really good. Slightly sweet. Great sipper.
Review by Matej
Un unexpected gift from my university teacher. I really do like the shape of this bottle and the story of Pilar boat is very interesting. Aroma itself is very sweet, almost christmasy (chocolate, sugar and caramel with lot of spice). I noticed very intensive orange, cinamon and some herbs. Taste is very simillar to aroma. Sweet, lot of cinamon, orange and chocolate. I noticed lot of spice, but unfortunately the whole experience is ruined by the unpleasant alcoholic taste. Finish is short and it feels like you just ate the whole box of chocolate pralines (not bad thing at all). For me this rum will be good as part of some christmasy drink or as an ingredient of some sweets.
Review by Valeri Karsten
Value for money is definitely right with this solera rum. Very promising on the nose, a great bouquet of sweetness, vanilla, caramel and complexity. The 43% are noticeably present both on the nose and later in the taste. The finish is perhaps more fleeting than you would expect, but still highly recommended.
Review by Kay Meertens
Raisin, vanilla, orange
Review by Michael Janek
In the nose I feel warm cocoa This scent is really very intense and long-lasting The taste is pleasantly sweet, cocoa, gently tingling
Review by Kamil Čmiel
For me, nicer packaging than the inside of the bottle. A little sharper finish. Otherwise, for the price, it's certainly not a bad rum.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
S 7.5 out of 10, it's a good rum, though not exceptional.
Review by 86kringo
Nice, round, simple rum with lots of vanilla.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›The Cola and Dr Pepper references have been to often and any rum which tastes like a carbonated fruit flavoured soda is going to be very divisive. I just don't get this rum and I doubt many will. It's not unpleasant as such just very, very strange........
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78 bottles logged by 74 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
30% opened, 8 emptied.
What does Hemingway Rum Papa's Pilar Dark Rum cost?
Community paid 10–54 €.
Current best price: 35.94 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 37 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
78 purchased · 85 tasted · 28 wishlist · as of
Details about Hemingway Rum Papa's Pilar Dark Rum
A Column Still Rum from USA, bottled by Hemingway Rum, at 43%.
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