Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (The Nectar 15th anniversary)

"Yummy 😋 😋 this is powerful, kicks a punch and I really really like it! It has some similarities in intensity and heaviness to the Grand Arome - Plantation Reunion Rye Whiskey, that I also like, but this is less sweet and much better balanced and has a much much higher quality over all. The intensity is not for all and it’s certainly not a beginners rum, but I enjoy this immensely. So happy that I now got a couple of bottles of this rum as it’s getting hard to get hold of. - Getting back to this bottle every other month and… yummy 😋 - This time tasting with some rum nerds and it’s really really nice."

"St. Lucia can be very diverse: sometimes towards Barbados, sometimes towards Jamaica or even some Guyana - this one is more Jamaican.The nose is still a bit closed, very balanced between fruit, herbs and spices. Even after hours in the glass, this isn't quite the big explosion, but in the mouth it's great cinema This is the Chairman's with the best mouthfeel I've tasted so far - very fruity and fantastic alcohol integration. Besides the overripe tropical fruit, ginger and fresh herbaceous menthol notes.Compared to the GotA a bit juicier and not as extremely dry. As with the GotA, I get strong Clarendon vibes - I mean that as a compliment 😉.The finish is surprisingly dark with coffee (chewing beans) as the lead note, then menthol and herbs. Top!"

"The claps so right in and pushes you well forward! 🤣 extremely intense and long lasting. horny number and unusually smoky almost after fresh street tar a la Caroni along with dark caramel and dark chocolate like Werthers best one smoked over the road, then some dates and sea salt, as well as dried apricots and leather. Very very tasty and balanced although I don't really like it that smoky. But the really fun!"

"Un nez où l’alcool domine et il faut chercher en second plan les arômes de vieux bois verni et les fruits tropicaux trop mûrs. La bouche part en douceur, puis un alcool chaleureux saturé de vieux bois avec des fruits en arrière-plan prend le relais. La finale est plutôt courte, même si un arôme de caramel un peu trop amer persiste très longtemps. Pas ma meilleure expérience de rhum de Sainte Lucie. Un rhum où l’alcool est nettement trop présent à mon goût. Verre vide ça s’améliore nettement."

"Nose goes first towards Jamaica Clarendon EMB was my first thought .... only briefly then he opens so slowly and it comes a nice sweetness and reminds me something of candied apple and lychee. On the palate again first thought Jamaica.... EMB boa very cool !!! Is this really a Chairmans? In the finish then you feel the genes ... Great stuff 👍"

"Wow, St. Lucia par excellence! This bottling is for me one of the best Chairman's, which I was allowed to try so far and I have so far thrilled some! On the nose, a spicy depth that reminds me of dark fruits and somewhat reminiscent of old Demeraras (even if these are a different house number) surrounds me. To this I find a caramel sweetness that almost slips into the dirty corner, reminding me of tar and shaking hands with herbal notes of tea. On the palate, the spicy, dirty overall impression is confirmed and I have to think directly of the Chairman's selected by GotA. A direct comparison will probably be mandatory in the near future. As already on the nose, the rum impresses with its depth and complexity, even if little to no fruit flavors are found here, but neat bitterness from the barrel. The finish also does not spoil the overall impression and lingers on for a long time, where I am again able to find new flavors of menthol and pineapple. This Chairman's is for me a real blast! Fortunately, I have bought here sales equal to several samples, so I can enjoy him a few more times!"

"Another tasting from 2021. Thinking about the price tag you get a lot for your money with this release. Nice and intense release with workshop notes. Once rested fruits and roasted wood greets you and it has a nice balance and good ABV integration. The empty glass is really nice with some mint and coffee. I made a note that some of the flavours were still in the glass after 2 days!"

"The name says it all. Nectar, that's exactly what it is. Smoky, leather fruity. Strong thing.. WOW"

"A pleasant fruity (orange / apricot) spicy nose with light alcohol. On the palate, first sweetness of burnt sugar, which then changes to a toasty, after old barrel and pimento notes! The taste of strong espresso also joins in! The finish is initially toasty, spicy and after old barrel ! Then develops a taste of dried fruit (apricot)! An intense, woody, spicy rum, where only the not perfectly integrated alcohol prevents a top rating! In cross-comparison to the German and the new GotA, the Nectar remains for me still the reference, although the GotA comes very close to him!"

"to the nose immediately pours an intense note of all kinds of dried fruit, accompanied by a beautiful caramel note and a slightly acidic note of red fruit. On the palate, however, very present toasted notes, mocha and cocoa. A real powerhouse 💪I like it very much! Maybe even a little better than the RA/RTN Master's Selection. However, I am also already very excited about the RumX successor 😊"

"Was für eine Rum! Sehr sanfte Nase, die harmonisch und komplex daherkommt. Im Mund hilft etwas Wasser, um das intensive Gefühle etwas zu mildern. Vom Profil auch hier ausgewogen und stimmig, insbesondere gefällt mir die röstige Komponente, die pflanzlich (Tee) ergänzt wird. Rauchige Aromen wirken hier sehr gut integriert ohne störend zu wirken."

"Parádní vůně sušeného ovoce s tropickým v kombinaci s technickými tóny. Skoro bych věřil, že to má finiš po víně. Chuť je úplně šílená kombinace všeho možného. Hlavně tropické ovoce, technických prvků a koření. Parádní závěr s jakousi caroni špinavostí."

"Pungent nose. We feel that it will be strong. Citrus fruits that are complemented by a caramel or burnt sugar.In the mouth, it's strong. I find the wood too present and the whole lacks sweetness.Similar finish, with vegetal and earthy notes appearing.Not my cam.Better than The Whisky Exchange for me.Edit 15/06: much better today. More complexity. Better feel for the alcohol."

"Most delicious nose immediately after pouring in a direct comparison of all 6 Chairman's tasted ... the others then catch up, but he remains far ahead for me. Also great on the palate with a great balance of wood and fruit. My winner of the 6"

"The nose reminds me of one of those Don Papa rums which is a huge downside for me. I like the taste though, strong stuff 💪🏻"