Chairman‘s Reserve Legacy

This rum comes from 4 different distillates that vary in age from 5 to 8 years all aged in ex bourbon barrels. Most of rum is molasses based and comes from column stills, but there are also some pot still rum of which a little part is cane juice based. Overall I must say that it’s a very good rum with rather high complexity.

Bitterness takes over the otherwise nice experience

It's amazing what you get for your money here! Complex nose with lots of fruit, esters, smoky, herbal, spicy, brown sugar, honey. There's a lot to discover. It continues just as well in the mouth. For 43%, the rum is really intense, can be drunk straight and can certainly be used in one or two cocktails. What a shame that typical beginner's rums are more expensive than this one, but not as good.

Limited gustatory interest. The mouth is superior to the nose but the finish is short and uninteresting.

8,1:On the nose it is spicy, fruity with tropical fruits, slightly smoky, woody and a bit roasted. The aeration reveals more fruits and some orange peel with spiciness. The cherry and almond come next, as it becomes pastry like. Very ripe exotic fruits underpin the rum through our tasting, there is also copper. Balanced and complex. 8,2:On the palate, the attack is soft, tasty, dry, like a fruit compote with spices. Like a jam with almond flavors and some coppery touch. We might think of some creamy hazelnuts also, some vanilla, also. The fruits are overripe, like they are stewed...But the banana is almost green.😉 8,2:The finish is sweet and dry with pastry, almonds, vanilla and very ripe exotic fruits, a touch of iodine and lightly smoky... An easy sipper, tasty.

Compared to the other releases from the Chairman's reserve I'd say this one is more refined and complex in the taste. A wonderful funky nose transcending into a wonderful complex palate with a spicy entry and a fruity touch to the end. The finish is long, deep and has complexity to it. This is a blend of 7.5 years John Dore, 7 years Vendome, 5.5 years Coffey RR104 and a 5 years John Dore.

I associate this rum with a wonderful distillery tour by an incredibly nice team. The sugar cane juice brings a lot of complexity to this rum and makes it not only a must-have for me, but also the rum with the best price-performance ratio of all.

Tasted at Rhum Fest 2023. I'm not a big fan of Szinte Lucie rums and didn't find this one of much interest. Vanilla, woody. Slightly fruity too. Fairly homogeneous. The palate is in line with the nose.

Wow, I really like this one. Full-bodied caramel rum flavor with plenty of fruit. It goes in the direction of Jamaica, but not quite. Another difference is the pleasant sweetness.

Notes taken at Rhum Fest 2024, Quick notes and a bit heavy palate, sorry :) Here we have: a little addition of agricole that brings a little pep and complexity. A rum: vanilla & wood, with some sweet spices Finish: medium

Very powerful nose in which the sugar cane juice is very present. Banana at the beginning and end and nice lime in the middle. Amazingly tasty.

I liked this rum, not bad at all for the five year old St. Lucia. My first chairman from Saint Lucia distillers. I felt raisin and peaches on nose. It was pleasent in mouth with well integrated alcohol and little dry finish, but tasty.

Solid and complex. You get really good quality for the price. I wonder what it would be like with a few percent more...

It is well balanced and the favour profile is great but the rum is just underpowered for me and lacks the strength to showcase at its best. It is an easy entry level sipper and will be liked by non rum fans for the sugared notes and vanilla on the pallate. Nose is flat without a huge amount of much aside from muted tropical fruit. Mouth is better, good flavours and on the sweeter side but lacking the punch it needs to work. Finish as expected is a tad short and fades away with hint of sweetness. Ok but not super exciting

Fruity, spicy, drinkable and with a pleasant, natural sweetness. For carefree enjoyment in the affordable price range, this is a really great, unsweetened rum that I really like!