Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Renbjer Fine Spirits 20th Anniversary 2004-2024) 2009
Most praise its wild smoky, tarry, whisky‑like character and complexity. Critics find it too bitter, unconventional and “not really Chairman’s.” Consensus: a polarizing but seriously interesting experiment.
Smoked‑spirit lovers and curious rum geeks who enjoy peated whisky style profiles—tar, leather, rubber and earthy smoke with hidden fruits at 60% ABV.
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Smoky, whisky‑leaning, boldly unconventional rum
If you’re into Laphroaig/Lagavulin or Caroni funk, this is a thrilling crossover; if you want “typical” Chairman’s fruit and balance, you’ll likely find it too smoky and odd.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, and drinkers wanting classic sweet, fruity Caribbean rum rather than a peated‑whisky‑like, bitter‑earthy profile.
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9,1:On the nose, this rum is really complex and like a poetry, we get smoky dried and yellow fruits with apricots, maybe peaches, the molasses is herbal, minty, there are juicy, estery tropical fruits with mango and the wood is charred with caramel and roasted nuts. Balanced like a poem. On aeration, some industrial notes arise with rubber, maybe even tar, vegetal like tea, tobacco, sap and after well rest, peat.Defintely, there are some apple, banana, grape and prunes, very tasty with a combination of charred and vegetal notes. 9,1:On the palate, the attack is with smoky fruits like mango, maracuja, banana and charred wood notes like roasted nuts, caramel, leather and a pinch of rubber. It is spicy with cardamom, red bell peppers, vanilla and earthy, dry and very round, especially when yellow fruits are added.Another layer of fruit notes are citrus and ripe strawberry with creamy vanilla. There are delicious honey marshmellows.Molasses is minty with tea.If we wait, there is coconut coming from underneath. 9:The finish is also tasty and balanced with the notes from palate lingering and also a new layer of notes like bacon, wax and tannins. Very complex and delicious.
Well, this bottling doesn't really have anything to do with a Chairman's anymore. It reminds me more of a Scottish peaty whisky... with a little burnt caramel and roasted nuts. It obviously seems to be an experiment and has gone wrong for me. The whisky influence is too strong, especially in the finish.
Overall a very special and in my opinion quite fantastic rum with Laphroaig vibes. This very special Master’s Selection from SDL and Chairman’s Reserve is celebrating the 1st 20 years of Renbjer Fine Spirits. The specialness is that it’s 50/50 John Dore 2 and Vendome which is a blend I’ve never heard of before. The nose gives you aromas of fruits and leather but above all it’s smoky with a scent of tarred rope. At the palate and during the long finish comes the aromas and scents back as flavors together with honey and some notes of rubber, bourbon and oak.
Edit Edit: Irgendwie finde ich ihn umso besser je öfter ich ihn probiere. Abgefahrenes Teil, das Chairman’s untypisch ist, doch äußerst interessant, aber doch zu nahe an einem whisky Edit: Für mich ein Chairman’s außerhalb der Range die ich sonst so kannte aber auch nicht wirklich schlecht nur anders. Muß man sich wohl erst dran gewöhnen. Hatte auch irgendwie eine Minznote geschmeckt nachdem er länger geatmet hat. Voll verwirrend. Halte mich mit der Bewertung zurück, bis die Samples raus sind. Mein Tipp, gebt eurem Dram erstmal gut Zeit. Werde demnächst meine Notizen dann nachtragen.