Full Review

Papa’s Pilar

Papa’s Pilar
Flagship Blonde Rum

Category: Specialty Rum

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 42%
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$29

Papa’s Pilar
Flagship Blonde Rum

Category: Specialty Rum

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 42%
Straw color. Herbal, nutty aromas of salted chocolate chip cookie dough, coconut water and melted butter, parchment paper and white flowers, and oregano and nutty with a round, moderately sweet medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-long buttered caramel popcorn, milk chocolate and walnuts, roasted coconut and plantain, and baking spices finish. Sweet and nutty trail mix flavors here that make a fun dessert rum drink similar to an espresso martini.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Complex
Aroma Aroma: salted chocolate chip cookie dough, coconut water and melted butter, parchment paper and white flowers, and oregano and nutty
Taste Flavor: buttered caramel popcorn, milk chocolate and walnuts, roasted coconut and plantain, and baking spices
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails
Cocktail Cocktails: Cuba Libre, Daiquiri Natural, Dark & Stormy
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Sweet and nutty trail mix flavors here that make a fun dessert rum drink similar to an espresso martini.

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