BF6C0D70-D2D0-4226-8787-15C8F9CF450CPhilippines Bleeding Heart Rum Company
Don Papa 10 Years 70cl bottle
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Don Papa 10 Years

Opinion splits hard here. Some taste butterscotch, candied orange peel and creamy vanilla and call it a lovely sweet sipper; others taste "artificial orange" and sugar and say it barely reads as rum. Everyone agrees on one thing: it's very sweet, orange-and-vanilla forward, with a slight cola note. One taster nailed it as tasting like cola bottle gummies.

The community says
  • Candied orange-vanilla
  • Creamy, easy sipping
  • Added sugar
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How does Don Papa 10 Years taste?

Aggregated from 316 community reviews.

Very sweet, candied orange-vanilla, liqueur-leaning Deeply divisive. Sweet-rum fans find candied orange, vanilla and butterscotch charming; purists call it artificial and syrupy. The real catch: it drinks more like an orange liqueur than a classic aged rum.

Perfect for

People who like sweet, orange-and-vanilla sippers or dessert pairings

Less suitable for

Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting dry, traditional rum

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How is Don Papa 10 Years rated?

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.0 sits in the “Good” band. 38% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 28% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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What does the community say?

53% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 316 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

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Review by nick_nick1

Most helpful positive review

nick_nick1
nick_nick1
Apr 202237 reviews
9.0/10

Schön dunkel, am Anfang fruchtig leichte Schärfe, langer Abgang

Review by SaibotZtar

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SaibotZtar
Apr 2024518 reviewsGermany
0.1/10

The wacky Easter calendar day 3 By far one of the 🤮🤮🤮🤮worst spiced flavored liquids in a long time... incredibly artificial, sweet sweet and sweet again and did I already write artificial? Boa nää this or that doesn't work at all and has nothing but nothing to do with "rum".

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Dec 20255,556 reviewsDenmark
6.8/10

21.12.2025 Having a friend over who is not up to the heavier stuff, so we run through a few lighter rums. ---------- This is a pretty swet and vanilla heavy rum. The fruits are there as well, but it is just super super sweet. I tried it over vanilla icecream and that was a pretty good match.

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga
Dec 2024770 reviewsGermany
7.1/10

7,5::On the nose, the rum is very thick and rich, like sweet molasses. It has a syrupy, sweet edge of banana and orange, like a syrup with cinnamon and other Christmas spices. One might think of an orange liqueur. On aeration, it's the molasses that spreads its caramel and coffee aromas, with a very sweet feeling. With the coffee, we have a milk chocolate orange, followed by some confectionery-style red fruit. The acidity also brings out fruit aromas such as maracuja and green banana, there are Christmas spices pairing with orange. 6,8:On the palate, the attack is sweet and very round at first, with orange liqueur, spices and coffee.The second wave of sugar and caramel is intense, it throws the tasting out of balance.The midpalate is warm and fruity with red fruits, banana, pear, dried fruits, ginger, clove and citrus. Thick, sweet vanilla soon fills the palate again, with a hint of exotic wood, there is some leather, the molasses is a bit bitter, vegetal.For a moment we might think of drinking Schweppes tonic water. 7:The finish is long, quite dry, spicy and woody, fruity with citrus fruits, grapefruit the strongest among them, the vanilla is still very consistent and sweet..

Review by X-Savior

X-Savior
X-Savior
Jan 2026145 reviewsCanada
8.5/10

On The Rocks: On the nose it is very delightful with a deeper vanilla, caramel, butterscotch with some mild orange. It smells like Cola Bottle Gummies with its deeper unique composition. Taste reveals a deeper darker vanilla, caramel, butterscotch and a moderate orange peel with some treacle and spice and oak. It starts really sweet and rapidly shifts to a more neutral sweetness level allowing the little more bitterness from the treacle to shine. Finish is long with the sweetness giving way to a little more bitter taste of treacle with mild hints or orange. This feels like a heavier, deeper, darker cousin of the Don Papa Original. This is a very interesting rum but as a sipper the original might be slightly better overall due to the lasting treacle bitterness in the finish. Update: after the bottle had time to breath it has developed into a delcicious delightful sipper. I suggest letting the bottle breath to bring out the full potential of this wonderful rum. Mixed Pepsi Zero: On the nose it smells very similar to unmixed, a very dark deep aroma. Taste is quite sweet but does not give way to any bitterness. Finish is short but delicious overall. This rum tastes like a more serious deep, dark rum… but the original tastes more light, fun and playful. They are similar but yet so different from each other. This rum would be better enjoyed mixed overall.

Review by Gregor

Gregor
Gregor
Jan 2022511 reviewsCzech
6.1/10

Viel zu süß und zu künstlich für den Preis

Review by Marc mur

Marc mur
Marc mur
Mar 20221 reviews
8.3/10

Super sympas très harmonieux

Review by Master P

Master P
Mar 2023277 reviewsGermany
6.3/10

Mit Cola, gerade so Trinkbar, ohne Cola genauso süß und nicht gut wie normaler don papa

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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate

Some of the feelings I have for this have also been expressed by Lance here . The first thing he says is exactly what I thought! I hate this so much right now! I was actually given this by someone who had it gifted to them. They couldn't actually drink...
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Details about Don Papa 10 Years

A spirit drink on a rum base from Philippines, distilled by Bleeding Heart Rum Company, at 43%.

CategorySpirit drink on a rum base under EU law (2019/787) · learn more · report
ABV43%
Volume70cl
Age10 years

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699 bottles logged by 623 collectors.

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31% opened, 55 emptied and repurchased.

482 sealed 162 open 55 emptied

What did the community pay for Don Papa 10 Years?

Community paid 54–90 €.

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699 purchased · 343 tasted · 167 wishlist · as of

About the Bleeding Heart Rum Company distillery

The Bleeding Heart Rum Company distillery is located in Philippines. Rums from Bleeding Heart Rum Company have been reviewed 4,676 times with an average of 7.0/10.

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