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Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Distillers Direct & the Drinks Trust) 2005
Opinions land all over the map on this single cask. It's a 15-year Saint Lucia pot still at full 59.6% strength, with that signature medicinal, floral edge, grapefruit, and some tropical fruit once it's had time to rest. Several tasters call it one of the weaker JD1/Vendome casks — a touch hot and short on depth — while others find a rounder, well-balanced glass with vanilla and caramel sweetness.
- Medicinal floral profile
- Tropical fruit notes
- Long slow finish
+10
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How does Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Distillers Direct & the Drinks Trust) 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 11 community reviews.
Hot, medicinal Saint Lucia cask, polarizing Genuinely divisive. Fans of Saint Lucia's medicinal-floral profile still rate it well, but many find it sharp-edged, a bit alcoholic, and lacking the depth of sibling casks.
Saint Lucia fans who like medicinal, cask-strength pot still rum
Anyone sensitive to high ABV or wanting a smooth, deep sipper
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5 of 11 left detailed tasting impressions
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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73% rate it between 6 and 8. 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.
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
About the Saint Lucia Distillers distillery
The Saint Lucia Distillers distillery is located in Saint Lucia. Rums from Saint Lucia Distillers have been reviewed 4,748 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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