Review: Papa’s Pilar Blonde Rum
Papa’s Pilar Blonde Rum was launched January 2013 along with Papa’s Pilar Dark Rum. The brand is named for Ernest Hemingway’s customized 1934 Wheeler Playmate Cruiser he piloted through the Florida Keys, Cuba, and the Caribbean. Papa’s Pilar Blonde Rum is made with a blend of 3-5 year old rum sourced from the Caribbean, Central America, and Florida. Each of these rums is made from molasses and is slowly fermented in temperature controlled conditions. The rum is column distilled and aged in bourbon barrels, and port wine casks. The rums are shipped to the Drum Circle Distilling Company, the makers of Siesta Key Rum, in Sarasota Florida. The barrels of rum are married together in a unique Solera aging and blending process, and then finished in Spanish Sherry casks before bottling at 84 proof. On May 20, 2017 the Papa’s Pilar Rum Key West Distillery and Experience Center opens. Read more 