Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Grape of the Art & RumX)

"Incredibly awesome Chairmans. Extremely intense after lychee, mango, salted caramel and not too much wood and nice spice. Alcohol perfectly integrated, extremely sweet yet complex and the finish of canned lychees."

"The long tropical ageing is reflected in intense woody notes with hints of coffee, as well as heavy dark dried fruit, a spicy mixture of leather, licorice and pepper, black tea and mint. A rum not free of bitter notes, but of impressive aromatic diversity and vibrancy. Outstanding St. Lucia!"

"This is simply a really good Chairman's that I enjoy on a regular basis. Very strong flavor profile that you can smell from a good distance. First bottle is almost gone and I'm happy that I have a backup bottle right behind it 😊 A very nice cask with warm spicy notes and a very long finish. Licorice and coffee is more obvious in the empty glass after a while."

"Really good. Beautiful, heavy rum that you notice the 15 years tropical. Alcohol great integrated, so that you can drink it even super without being overwhelmed. Gladly more of it."

"Sehr smooth und rund und trotzdem viele Aromen. Ähnlicher Character wie die anderen verkosteten Chairman‘s RA und German Edition, aber zumindest im Direktvergleich zum German viel runder und süßer. Der Alkohol ist hier top intergriert, während man ihn beim German schon deutlich merkt. Hier macht sich vielleicht der Unterschied zwischen 100% Vendome Pot Still (German Edition) und 50 % John Dore 1 und 50 % Vendome Pot Still (GotA) bemerkbar. Insgesamt ein klasse Rum. Nun noch im Vergleich mit dem RomDeLuxe 2000 probiert. Der RdL ist leicht besser, weil nochmal intensiver, aber deutlich teurer. Der hiesige GotA ist für mich der Preis-Leistungs-Sieger aller von mir verkosteten Saint Lucia. Daher nun nochmal n Punkt mehr (91)."

"I have not yet warmed to the Chairman's Saint Lucia. Were somehow too dominant alcoholic for me. But this one is different, simply stunning, so round and deep! Alcohol perfectly integrated. And yes, very similar to a tropically matured Clarendon (e.g. the RA EMB 1995). Congratulations on the fine touch, GotA"

"St. Lucia has its own style, which is also clearly recognizable here. Blindly, I would probably have taken it for a tropically matured Clarendon anyway: Thanks to the balance of tropical fruit, some bitter spiciness and a hard-to-define herbaceousness that reminds me of black tea and eucalyptus.Extremely low alcohol on the nose despite barrel strength - not the rule in St. Lucia, unfortunately.In the mouth dust-dry, astringent tannins, the tropical fruit immediately freeze-dried (dried mango). The alcohol also super integrated here. Nevertheless, the mouth falls a bit compared to the nose because of the dominant wood. The finish adds an intense passion fruit all at once. This is one of the most delicious finishes in a long time!Thanks for the sample!"

"The rum is richrig good...complex and refreshing...every time there is something new to discover"

"I've just seen that I haven't even rated it yet when tasting it again. It's already very tasty. For me, with the Kirsch bottling, it's one of the tastiest from Saint Lucia. I hope Sascha still has a bottle hidden away somewhere that he can hand over."

"Along with Nectar 15, this is the best Chairman I've ever tasted. Excellent fruit and deliciousness. A great complexity where each aroma finds its place, it's very well balanced. Super rum! Merci Oli tu assures! 👍😁"

"Sice láhev popravená, ale ještě mám odlité dva panáky. Krásná technická vůně s eukalyptem. Chuťově pěkná divočina, ale dle mého gusta. Tropické ovoce, techničnost, lékořice atd. Závěr podobně a ještě snad trocha máty, kůže a peated whisky k tomu."

"Very complex nose with many different aromas. Here I particularly like the sour cherries 🙂 In the mouth, the alcohol is first very present and then transports a blast of barrel aromas, coffee and dark chocolate. Behind that, tropical and dried fruits shine through.In the aftertaste, especially the earthy tones come back again. A very powerful rum with a tendency to woody."

"Einer der bestriechendsten Rums die ich probieren durfte. Super intensiv in der Nase, die tropische Reifung ist hier nicht zu verkennen. Im Mund sehr würzig holzig, für mich gerade noch auf der angenehmen Seite. Komplementiert wird das ganze aber auch von Schwarztee und fruchtigem Espresso. Die Mentholnote im Abgang ist der Hammer."

"The CR GotA/RumX goes head-to-head with the CR RA/RTN and the CR Nectar15. The first thing you notice is that the GotA is much closer to the Nectar15 in terms of color and nose than the RA/RTN (which I attribute to the 15 years in the barrel of both compared to the 9 years of the RA/RTN). The GotA has dried fruits, intense spices like cardamom and nutmeg, bourbon and a subtle chewing tobacco sweetness. The RA/RTN is fresher, more in the direction of young wood, while the Nectar15 is more red fruit and butterscotch. The GotA is immediately present on the palate, less spicy than the RA/RTN, but also less sweet than the Nectar (more towards tar). The GotA is yet another improvement on the already really good RA/RTN, but it doesn't quite knock the Nectar15 off its throne."

"Endlich mal probiert … beim Sampletausch bei Zabo. Danke für den Dram 👌 Schön fruchtig (kontinentale Frûchte mit Apfel/Birne treffen auf Trocke frucht, Mango und weitere Tropische Früchte) mit toller Holzreife, feinen Bitternoten, Schwarztee, Menthol … alles da."