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Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Distillers Direct & the Drinks Trust) 2005
Opinion splits here, and even the fans admit it's one of the weaker casks. This 2005 pot-still St. Lucia carries the house signature — tea, spice, cherry, a medicinal floral edge and oak — but at 59.6% several tasters find it sharp-edged and hot, with a musty cellar note that puts some off. Others still call it rounded and fruity once rested. Solid, not top-drawer.
The community says- Medicinal floral edge
- Tropical fruit
- But: Sharp and hot
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The look inside the bottle
How does Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Distillers Direct & the Drinks Trust) 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 11 community reviews.
Sharp-edged St. Lucia pot still, a weaker cask Divides the room: fans defend the JD1/Vendôme profile, critics find it too hot and lacking depth. Most land on "good, not the wow cask" — rewards patience in the glass.
St. Lucia fans and pot-still collectors
anyone sensitive to sharp, hot cask strength
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Highlights from the community
How is Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Distillers Direct & the Drinks Trust) 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.0 sits in the “Good” band. 45% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
73% rate it between 6 and 8. 2 selected write-ups from 11 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Usually these releases are pretty good, but this one is a bit out of balance. The workshop is there and som are th fruits once rested. The curtains are beautiful and slow and the empty glass is nice and has nuts and iodine to it.
Review by Buddudharma
Once again a St. Lucia where I can't understand the bad reviews. JD1 &V is simply a great profile, period. Nevertheless, this is one of the weaker barrels, lacking a little depth and fruitiness. All in all, however, a very good rum at a killer issue price.
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Avg. community purchase price 95 €
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Details about Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Distillers Direct & the Drinks Trust) 2005
A Pot Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 59,6%.
Community purchases
4 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
4 purchased · 12 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
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