Papa's Pilar Blonde is the first ever “Blonde” Rum, similar in color to the light rums Papa Hemingway enjoyed in Key West and Cuba during the 30's. Tasting notes of bright citrus, almond, fresh apricot and fine butterscotch make this a perfect rum for your Hemingway Daiquiri, boat drink or tiki cocktail.
Paying tribute to one of history's greatest writers and rum drinkers, this rum channels Hemingway's spirit and is even named after his boat, “Pilar.” Created from a blend of rums from five different locations, using both pot and column stills, followed by solera-type aging in no less than three types of cask, this 24- ...
Papa's Pilar Dark is an ultra-premium sipping rum, bold and well-traveled, much like the man who inspired it - Ernest Hemingway. This 86 proof, award-winning rum has a rich maple, chocolate, ripe fig and candied orange taste profile.
The origin of the word Rum is unclear. The name may have derived from rumbullion meaning “a great tumult or uproar”. Some claim that the name is from the large drinking glasses used by Dutch seamen known as rummers. Other options include contractions of the words saccharum, latin for sugar, or arôme, French for aroma.