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Learn MorePapa'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. Sourced from hand-selected rums spanning the Caribbean and Central, South and North America, this award-winning spirit is blended in American Oak Bourbon barrels and Sherry casks. At 84 Proof, it boasts a creamy mouthfeel with notes of crisp almond, butterscotch and hints of pineapple, mango, and key lime. A perfect rum for your Hemingway Daiquiri, boat drink or tiki cocktail. This exceptionally smooth blend represents the original spirit of rum.
Papa’s Pilar Blonde is a solera-blended light rum inspired by Ernest Hemingway and named after his fishing boat, Pilar. It marries rums aged up to 7 years in American oak with port-cask and Spanish-sherry finishing, giving it far more depth than a typical white rum. It sells for $28.99 at Bourbon Central.
It is a premium daiquiri rum first and foremost — the extra cask character shines against lime and sugar — and it makes an elevated mojito or rum collins. It is also smooth enough to sip over ice, which few blonde rums can claim.
Papa’s Pilar Dark Rum ($42.99) uses older solera stocks (up to 24 years) and bourbon-barrel finishing for a richer, dessert-leaning profile. The Blonde is brighter and built for citrus cocktails; the Dark is the neat-pour and old-fashioned bottle.
Yes — the canteen-style bottle honoring Hemingway’s Key West years is one of the most distinctive on the shelf, and the Hemingway family’s share of proceeds goes to charitable causes, which makes for a good story with the pour.
It is bottled at 84 proof (42% ABV), a touch above standard, which helps it hold its shape in shaken drinks.
Try Santa Teresa 1796 Rum ($47.09) for another solera-method rum with real finesse, or browse the full rum collection for aged and spiced options at every price.
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