Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Rum Exchange) 1999
Loved by Roman Staroń, Alex Kunath & 41 more
For experienced palates: a dry, 21‑year cask‑strength St. Lucia bruiser. RumX members praise its dark roasted wood, smoke, red fruits, menthol and coffee. Demands long resting time and slow, contemplative sipping.
- Huge complexity
- Dark roasted profile
- Great value age
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Dark, woody St. Lucia powerhouse For experienced palates: a dry, 21‑year cask‑strength St. Lucia bruiser. RumX members praise its dark roasted wood, smoke, red fruits, menthol and coffee. Demands long resting time and slow, contemplative sipping.
Fans of intense, dry, long‑aged rums who enjoy heavy oak, smoke, espresso, red fruits and menthol at high ABV and like to take time with a glass.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to 67% ABV, or drinkers who dislike dry, tannic, smoky, heavily oaked profiles with noticeable bitterness.
How is Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Rum Exchange) 1999 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.4 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Roman Staroń
Duża moc ale zlozony i piekny rum. Nie do picia na co dzien ale od swieta i na specjalne okazje
Review by Alex Kunath
Einfach stark!
Review by Alexander Rasch
Was ein intensiver dunkler Rum. Viel Rauch und Röstaromen. Der Alkohol super eingebunden. Schön warm und es gibt richtigviel zu entdecken. Im Abgang kommt das Alter noch mal brachial durch. Gefällt mir richtig gut. Gerne mehr davon.
Review by mto75
On the I was also already curious, because the 21-year-old 2000 RdL was a real grenade. The first impression at the RE is also positive, pretty heavy part, with red fruits and tobacco. However, as it dwells in the glass, tannins and something slightly acidic come through clearly. Charred barrel and dried fruit on the palate, tannins and black tea on the finish. Already quite extreme the bottling. The RdL - although also 21-year-old - I found a little more balanced.
Review by Serge
Holzwasser im guten Sinne. Sicher grenzwertig aber, wer lange tropische Reifung mag, der kommt hier auf seine Kosten.
Review by Joachim Guger
Red fruit, smoky and lots of honey. Measured by age great wood maturity. Alcohol well integrated. Great nose, very complex and interesting.In the mouth then very woody and spicy. Caraway and pepper. Beautiful plastic knots 😃and already also strong.Great rum, so far the best St.Lucia I had.
Review by Jarek
Chairman’s Tasting mit 3x Vendome (Evanius Harris, RMW, Rum&Co), 1x Vendome & John Dore Blend (Nectar) und 2x John Dore (Kirsch, Rum Exchange). Die Vendome-Abfüllungen etwas dreckiger und medizinischer, die John Dore fruchtiger. Von den Vendome war für mich der Evanius Harris am stimmigsten. Bei den John Dore hätte der Rum Exchange gewonnen, wenn er nicht so holzig wäre (bester in der Nase), so schmeckte mir der Kirsch besser. Insgesamt die Nr. 1 war aber der Necktar, der von beiden Stils das Beste vereinte, mild, lecker und auf den Punkt gereift war. Tolle Nase, aber am Gaumen und im Abgang für meinen Geschmack etwas zu holzig.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Diese Chairman's sind einfach toll. Sehr intensiv. Der hier ist aber sehr holzig. Der Rum Styles ist im Direktvergleich runder.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one needs to rest for a good while or it'll try to burn the hairs in your nose and on your tongue 😊 Really well balanced once rested and all flavours are released. Lightly fruity with nice roasted wood. I love the menthol in the profile. The empty glass is really nice and there are additional chocolate flavours and a nice smoky touch.
Review by zabo
Franconian Tasting Gang Noch einmal ein paar nebeneinander probiert. Aber da ich das Profil gerade nicht so mag ein wenig nach unten korrigiert. Am Community Tasting Nürnberg wurde das große Crosstesting der Chairman’s Abfüllungen als Motto ausgerufen. Vorweg mir haben alle geschmeckt. Bis dato kannte ich nur die Abfüllung von Kirsch und Perola. Ich war überrascht das die Geschmacksprofile doch so Unterschiedlich waren und denoch kein wirklich schlechter, aber auch keiner dabei war der sich richtig von den anderen abgehoben hat. Wenn man aber sieht, was man bei Chairman’s noch für sein Geld bekommt im Gegenzug, muss ich echt sagen KLASSE. Werde in diesem Bereich wohl mein Sammlung ohne schlechtes Gewissen erweitern.
Review by Jakob
Very complex, tropical fruits, tea, barrel notes, a whole smorgasbord of spices, coffee, floral hints...the only criticism is that this distillate should have found its way out of the barrel into the bottle a little earlier in my opinion, as the bitterness and roasted aromas are already quite pronounced. Enough for me thanks to the complexity overall yet for a very good rating.
Review by Dr.Django
Erneute Verkostung nach ca. zwei Jahren. Man möchte meinen ein so hoher Alkoholgehalt wäre bei mir nicht mehr, als eine Randnotiz. In diesem Fall ist es leider nicht so. Tolle Aromen, die viele Vortaster schon erwähnten, die leider in einer Alkoholhülle verkapselt sind. Standzeit im Glas waren allerdings auch nur ca. 20 Minuten
Review by Thunderbird
A good complex St. Lucia! If the alcohol would be a little better integrated, the rating could be better!Otherwise, it offers the complete package with gentle fruit on the nose, woody roasted notes and espresso! Later more Rtg. dried fruit!The finish is medium long after green apple and astringent!
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46 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 11 members.
About the Saint Lucia Distillers distillery
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