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Saint Lucia Distillers

St. Lucia Distillers is the island's only distillery and one of the most versatile in the Caribbean. Four stills give it eight different distillates, molasses and cane juice, pot and column, which its blenders turn into everything from the humble Bounty to the cult Chairman's Reserve and the super-premium Admiral Rodney. It rebuilt itself after an arson fire and is now owned by the same group as Martinique's J.M and Clement.

  • Island's only rum distillery
  • Four still types blended
  • Chairman's Reserve wide range
Loved by Timo Groeger, Richard Krupa, Abrahan Reyes & over 2,600 more

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As of August 2026

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8.2/10
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4,806
bottles catalogued
237
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47
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Dennery plus Roseau equals Denros

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BottlingAgeABVCommunity scorePrice
Cadenhead's SLJD 1999 9 years · 70,8%9 years70,8%9.1/10 13 reviews—
Velier Warren Khong 2010 Pot Still Rum7 years · 58,6%7 years58,6%9.0/10 45 reviews380 €
Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Romhatten #5) 1999 Pot Still Rum22 years · 66,5%22 years66,5%9.0/10 21 reviews141 €
Nobilis No. 17 SLD 1999 Pot Still Rum23 years · 65,1%23 years65,1%8.9/10 73 reviews245 €
Blackadder Raw Cask Rum 1999 Pot Still Rum12 years · 68,2%12 years68,2%8.9/10 40 reviews600 €
Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (The UK Rum Club) 2011 Pot Still Rum9 years · 59,5%9 years59,5%8.9/10 31 reviews72 €
Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Berry Bros & Rudd) 2005 15 years · 61%15 years61%8.9/10 17 reviews—
Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Grape of the Art & RumX) 2005 Pot Still Rum15 years · 61,5%15 years61,5%8.8/10 94 reviews110 €

107 bottlings meet the minimum rating count; the 24 best-rated are shown. The rest are in the grid below.

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Saint Lucia Distillers vintages

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Community reviews: Saint Lucia Distillers

Chairman's Reserve Legacy

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga
LukaŽiga
Apr 2026780 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

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 …

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Wu Dram Clan Chairman's Reserve Selection for Wu Dram Clan 2009

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Feb 20265,579 reviewsDenmark
8.4/10

#6323 06/08.02.2026 My first visit to The Village in Nuremberg and it was a very pleasant surprise. I will definitely attend again as there is more than enough rum going around. A really nice rum with well balanced wood and ABV. Powerful and medium dry with some light …

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Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Rum Stylez) 2001

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

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Feb 20262,477 reviewsGermany
8.9/10

wow. despite the high alcohol content and the 19y incredibly horny fruity and harmonious.cherry, tangerine, allspice, vanilla, pineapple and extremely much menthol both on the nose and in the taste in absolute harmony. in addition, some fig, cherry Hubba bubba and cocoa nibs …

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La Maison Du Whisky Rum Saint Lucia (Flag Series) 2004

Review by cigares

cigares
cigares
Oct 2025924 reviewsSwitzerland
8.6/10

A rum tasted at Whisky Live Paris in 2025. A full, warm, pastry nose, but with finesse. Herbaceous and pruney too. The first palate is alcoholic and medicinal, but immediately the aromas rise and take their place, pineapple, yellow fruit and cedar wood. The finish is moderately …

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Admiral Rodney HMS Royal Oak / Extra Old

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga
LukaŽiga
Jul 2025780 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

8,5:At first, this rum is more woody. This slightly dusty oak seems to have been well toasted and rested for many years. As if the wood had been lightly rubbed and then blown on it, a small cloud of material appears in the light, made of old wood soaked in brandy, nut powder, …

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Planteray Prestige Cellar selected by WAREHOUSE #1 2010

Review by Palo - V Poháriku

Palo - V Poháriku
Palo - V Poháriku
Jul 2025124 reviewsSlovakia
8.2/10

Clean and well-made rum that feels smooth without any sharp edges. Nothing really jumps out as a flaw, but also nothing grabs you by the collar either. The tropical-citrus profile is pleasant, with some woody and slightly bitter notes rounding out the finish. I wouldn’t call it …

Chairman's Reserve White

Review by GuybrushThreepwood

GuybrushThreepwood
GuybrushThreepwood
Jul 202531 reviewsGermany
7.5/10

Toller Mixer, benutze ihn häufig wenn der Drink eigentlich nach einem Kubaner oder ähnlich leichtem Rum im spanischen Stil verlangt, aber ich eine Idee mehr Raffinesse haben möchte

Romdeluxe Chairman's Reserve Master Selection (Romdeluxe) 2000

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

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Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Apr 20255,579 reviewsDenmark
9.0/10

16.04.2025 Retasting with Fabian in Blåvand. ----------------------- #4155 This is a really nice and heavy Chairman's Reserve. The John Doore still has some tricks up its sleeve and they're really released here. Lightly fruity with roasted wood without it being too dominant. …

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How the crew scored it Saint Lucia Distillers

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 86% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

Flavour profile of Saint Lucia Distillers

Top aromas · nose & palate
Woody53%
Vanilla42%
Caramel33%
Spicy · palate only30%
Fruity · nose only27%
Tropical fruits27%
Dried fruit · nose only27%

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The RumX Guide to Saint Lucia Distillers

Dennery plus Roseau equals Denros

The modern story begins with Denis Barnard, who built a distillery at Dennery on the east coast in 1931. In 1972 the Barnards merged their rum business with the Geest family's Roseau Bay distillery on the west coast, forming St. Lucia Distillers, and production moved to the Roseau Valley. The family bought out Geest for full control in 1993, and named the merged company's first rum Denros, an acronym of Dennery and Roseau. Denros Strong Rum still lives up to its name at 80 percent.

Four stills, eight distillates

This is the engine of the house. The two John Dore double-retort pot stills, one small from 1998 and its much larger sibling from 2005, make the heavy, high-ester rum. The Vendome hybrid, once used at Angostura in Trinidad, adds a lighter spirit with a signature rubbery note that defines many Chairman's Reserve blends. The McMillan Coffey twin-column still yields three marques, light, medium and heavy, drawn from different plate heights. Two yeast strains, A and B, complete the palette: eight distillates in all.

Molasses through an undersea pipeline

With no cane industry left, almost all the rum starts from imported molasses. Every few months a tanker anchors in Roseau Bay, a diver connects a flexible hose, and the molasses flows about two kilometres through an undersea pipeline to the distillery, where tanks hold a year's supply. Water comes from the Roseau River and from rainwater, nearly 16 million litres a year treated by reverse osmosis. A 15-acre cane field beside the buildings, hand-cut once a year, feeds the small agricole-style batches.

The 2007 fire and the Forgotten Casks

In the early hours of 2 May 2007, armed and masked men stormed the distillery, emptied the filing cabinets, doused the papers in rum and set them alight. It was sabotage, meant to destroy evidence of fraud, and it gutted the admin block and most of the blending house, setting the company back years. But barrels crammed into makeshift rooms during the rebuild were forgotten and rediscovered older than planned, becoming the beloved nine-year Forgotten Casks. Two new warehouses opened in 2021 to ease the space crunch for good.

What the RumX community drinks

The community's everyday anchors are the Chairman's Reserve Forgotten Casks, the most reviewed St. Lucia rum on RumX, and the entry Chairman's Reserve Original, with the Chairman's Reserve 1931 and Admiral Rodney Extra Old as the aged step up. The highest scores belong to the independent single casks: the Velier Warren Khong 2010 at 9.0/10 and bottlers like Nobilis and Blackadder near 8.9/10. SLD also makes the private Elements 8 brand.

Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Lucia Distillers

Spiribam, the spirits arm of Groupe Bernard Hayot (GBH), since 2016. The same group owns Rhum J.M and Rhum Clement on Martinique. Before that it passed through CL Financial ownership.

Chairman’s Reserve, the super-premium Admiral Rodney, the everyday Bounty, the 80 percent Denros Strong Rum, and the 1931 anniversary blends. It also makes the privately owned Elements 8 brand.

A Chairman’s Reserve release born from the 2007 fire. Barrels packed into makeshift rooms during the rebuild were forgotten, then rediscovered having aged about nine years, longer than planned. It proved so popular the distillery has kept the name going.

Only in small batches. A 15-acre cane field feeds cane-juice rum that made up around 10 percent of some 1931 releases, but the overwhelming majority of SLD rum is distilled from imported molasses.

Chairman’s Reserve Original or the Forgotten Casks are the accessible entry. Step up to the 1931 blends and Admiral Rodney for the premium range, and seek out the independent Chairman’s Reserve single casks for the highest community ratings.

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The RumX database currently contains 237 different rums from Saint Lucia Distillers. This includes various expressions, limited editions, and bottlings across different age statements and proof levels. Our community has contributed over 4806 reviews for Saint Lucia Distillers rums, making it one of the most comprehensive resources for exploring this brand’s full range. New releases are added regularly as they become available.

According to the RumX community, Cadenhead’s SLJD 1999 9yr 70,8% is currently the highest-rated Saint Lucia Distillers rum with an impressive rating of 9.1/10 based on 13 reviews. This expression has earned praise for its exceptional quality and represents the pinnacle of what Saint Lucia Distillers has to offer. However, taste is subjective, and we encourage you to explore the full range to find your personal favorite.
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6.0–6.9 Pleasant Solid, super glad I drank it.
5.0–5.9 Average Totally acceptable.
4.0–4.9 Drinkable Not vocally complaining.
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2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
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