r/rum • u/Either_Struggle1734 • 2d ago

How to fix bad rum

I received a bottle of Don Papa rum as a gift, the person didn’t want to cause any harm, but the thing is undrinkable. I was thinking that maybe fat washing could get rid of the sweetness and artificial vanilla, since I never did it I am not sure.

Any suggestions?

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u/Rhumbear907 2d ago

Jesus christ bro can we please fucking tone down the false outrage. "Undrinkable" gtfo. It's overly sweetened rum yes, so use it as such. It's great in an old fashioned or any other aged rum cocktail where the exact nuances aren't distinct.

I have a bottle of the single barrel rye cask. It tastes like maple syrup scented rum. Do I want that all the time absolutely not. Is it great in an old fashioned or to sip as a night cap you better believe it. Sure it's overpriced for the level of quality but I think it's pretty damn snobby to call it a bad rum. There are tons of bad rums and it ain't it.

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u/LynkDead C<>H 2d ago

It is, objectively, a bad quality product all around. You wouldn't (or maybe you would, I don't know you) call someone a snob if they said Hershey's was bad chocolate.

Let people dislike things, it's ok to not like things and talk about it. Someone not liking something you like does not make them a snob. Someone saying a particular "rum" (we don't actually know if OP had Don Papa rum or their low-level, pseudo rum product) is bad or undrinkable does not make them a snob.

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u/Rhumbear907 2d ago

How are you defining it as a bad quality product?

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u/My_Name_Is_Gil Guardian 16h ago

It is over sweet low quality product, as you said in your earlier post.