Review by: The Auditor

Review #1153; Rum #468

Chairman’s Reserve is a brand of rums that comes from Saint Lucia Distiller’s and is located on the island of Saint Lucia. This rum is a blend of molasses and fresh pressed cane juice rum, with the cane juice component coming from Sugarcane grown at the distillery. The rums themselves are a blend of distillates from the Coffey column still, 3 pot stills, and aged in bourbon casks for 7 to 12 years before being bottled with no additives.

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Distillery: Saint Lucia Distillers

Bottler:Saint Lucia Distillers

Region: Saint Luca

Cask: Ex-Bourbon

ABV: 46%

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Nose: Raspberry, Cherry, Black Pepper, Slight Olive

Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Cherry, Raspberry, slight olive, black pepper, orange peel, Brine, Vanilla

Finish:  Shorter finish, Cherry, Raspberry, black pepper, bit of orange peel, vanilla, brine

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Conclusion: This is a very good rum. I won’t go comparing this rum to other rum releases I’ve had, as they have mainly been single still blends and the like. However, this is a very good blend of rums. The components work well together and the flavors are very nice. Nothing really stands out but you can pick a few things out here and there you could guess came from which still.

Final Score: 85

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Scoring Legend:

• 95-100: As good as it gets. Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, unforgettable whisky.
• 90-94: Sublime, a personal favorite in its category.
• 85-89: Excellent, a standout dram.
• 80-84: Quite good. Quality stuff.
• 75-79: Decent whisky worth tasting.
• 70-74: Meh. It’s definitely drinkable, but it can do better.
• 60-69: Not so good. I might not turn down a glass if I needed a drink.
• 50-59: Save it for mixing.
• 0-49: Blech.