Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Renbjer Fine Spirits 20th Anniversary 2004-2024)

Complex, smoky, whisky-like; uniquely intriguing rum.

An intriguing 12-year-old rum from Saint Lucia, the Chairman's Reserve Master’s Selection offers smoky, earthy notes with hints of leather, reminiscent of peated whisky.

Complex flavor profile
Unique smoky character
High ABV intensity
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Details about this rum

Brand
Chairman‘s Reserve
RumX ID
RX19868
ABV
60,5%
Category
Pot Still Rum
Vintage
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Pot Still
Age
12 years
No. of bottles
227
Bottle volume
70cl
Saint Lucia Distillers 2009   12yr   60,5% Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Renbjer Fine Spirits 20th Anniversary 2004-2024)

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    How does this rum taste?

    Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Renbjer Fine Spirits 20th Anniversary 2004-2024) is a limited edition rum distilled in 2009 at Saint Lucia Distillers. Aged for 12 years, its distinct 60.5% ABV presents a profile reminiscent of peated whisky, highlighting smoky, tar, and earthy notes. User reviews emphasize its complexity, likening it to a blend of tropical fruitiness with a unique rubber and leathery touch. While some appreciate its experimental nature and pronounced smokiness, others find the whisky-like influence overpowering. This complex, potent spirit's character continues to surprise, with each tasting offering fresh insights. With only 227 bottles released, it presents an intriguing tasting experience for rum aficionados.

    Aroma

    Smoky Tar Earthy Vegetal

    Taste

    Smoky Leather Tar Nutty

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.3/10 36 reviews

    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.

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    The Saint Lucia Distillers distillery is located in Saint Lucia. Rums from Saint Lucia Distillers have been reviewed 4,338 times with an average of 8.2/10.

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