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Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Grape of the Art & RumX) 2005
Best poured neat and given air — the glue notes blow off and leave roasted wood, coffee, black tea and dried tropical fruit, with a menthol kick on the finish. At 61.5% the alcohol sits surprisingly well-integrated. Several tasters swore it was a tropically-aged Jamaican or Clarendon blind. Dry, spicy, and layered rather than sweet.
The community says- Well-integrated alcohol
- Complex and deep
- Woody and roasty
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How does Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Grape of the Art & RumX) 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 94 community reviews.
Dry, roasty St. Lucia pot-still sipper One of the most-loved Chairman's here — deep, dry and spicy with roasted wood and menthol. A few find it too woody and roasty; not an easy sipper.
Fans of dry, tropically-aged pot-still rum
Beginners or anyone wanting a sweet, easy sipper
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What does the community say?
5% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 94 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by HenryL
Einer der bestriechendsten Rums die ich probieren durfte. Super intensiv in der Nase, die tropische Reifung ist hier nicht zu verkennen. Im Mund sehr würzig holzig, für mich gerade noch auf der angenehmen Seite. Komplementiert wird das ganze aber auch von Schwarztee und fruchtigem Espresso. Die Mentholnote im Abgang ist der Hammer.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
I have not yet warmed to the Chairman's Saint Lucia. Were somehow too dominant alcoholic for me. But this one is different, simply stunning, so round and deep! Alcohol perfectly integrated. And yes, very similar to a tropically matured Clarendon (e.g. the RA EMB 1995). Congratulations on the fine touch, GotA
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Incredibly awesome Chairmans. Extremely intense after lychee, mango, salted caramel and not too much wood and nice spice. Alcohol perfectly integrated, extremely sweet yet complex and the finish of canned lychees.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Sehr smooth und rund und trotzdem viele Aromen. Ähnlicher Character wie die anderen verkosteten Chairman‘s RA und German Edition, aber zumindest im Direktvergleich zum German viel runder und süßer. Der Alkohol ist hier top intergriert, während man ihn beim German schon deutlich merkt. Hier macht sich vielleicht der Unterschied zwischen 100% Vendome Pot Still (German Edition) und 50 % John Dore 1 und 50 % Vendome Pot Still (GotA) bemerkbar. Insgesamt ein klasse Rum. Nun noch im Vergleich mit dem RomDeLuxe 2000 probiert. Der RdL ist leicht besser, weil nochmal intensiver, aber deutlich teurer. Der hiesige GotA ist für mich der Preis-Leistungs-Sieger aller von mir verkosteten Saint Lucia. Daher nun nochmal n Punkt mehr (91).
Review by Rodolphe
Along with Nectar 15, this is the best Chairman I've ever tasted. Excellent fruit and deliciousness. A great complexity where each aroma finds its place, it's very well balanced. Super rum! Merci Oli tu assures! 👍😁
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is simply a really good Chairman's that I enjoy on a regular basis. Very strong flavor profile that you can smell from a good distance. First bottle is almost gone and I'm happy that I have a backup bottle right behind it 😊 A very nice cask with warm spicy notes and a very long finish. Licorice and coffee is more obvious in the empty glass after a while.
Review by igor_loves_rum
The rum is richrig good...complex and refreshing...every time there is something new to discover
Review by w00tAN
Der Geruch verführt einen. Rauchig, würzig, feine Esternoten und großer Tiefgang. Im Mund dann super würzig, Tabak, schwarzer Tee, Minze und Röstaromen. Wirklich ein tolles Teil und aus der Erinnerung harmonischer als der Kirsch. Direktvegleich noch ausstehen (Danke an Kevin für das Sample)
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
St. Lucia has its own style, which is also clearly recognizable here. Blindly, I would probably have taken it for a tropically matured Clarendon anyway: Thanks to the balance of tropical fruit, some bitter spiciness and a hard-to-define herbaceousness that reminds me of black tea and eucalyptus.Extremely low alcohol on the nose despite barrel strength - not the rule in St. Lucia, unfortunately.In the mouth dust-dry, astringent tannins, the tropical fruit immediately freeze-dried (dried mango). The alcohol also super integrated here. Nevertheless, the mouth falls a bit compared to the nose because of the dominant wood. The finish adds an intense passion fruit all at once. This is one of the most delicious finishes in a long time!Thanks for the sample!
Review by zabo
I've just seen that I haven't even rated it yet when tasting it again. It's already very tasty. For me, with the Kirsch bottling, it's one of the tastiest from Saint Lucia. I hope Sascha still has a bottle hidden away somewhere that he can hand over.
Review by Galli33
This is one of the top line from Chairman’s Reserve! Nose: Nice fruity, baking spice, mango, petrol notes. Palate: Finish: Long, dry and delicious. Reaaly smooth mint and licorice notes paired with fruits like lime, mango and apricot in a wooden tray. Very cool stuff! In comparsion to the Kirsch one, this is less balanced and more on the spicy side, but without being astringend at any time.
Review by Andi
Der Rum ist wirklich der Hammer, gerade im Vergleich mit anderen Chairmans wirkt dieser nochmal tiefer und besser. An der Nase erst sehr fruchtig mit etwas Klebstoff und im Mund dann leichte schwarz Tee und Minz Nuancen. Die man an der Nase nicht vermutet hätte. Der Alkohol ist gut eingebunden. Lässt sich gut trinken. Tolle Fass Auswahl. 👍🏼
Review by Simon Leroux
Très belle finale, juste avant une bouche réussie !
Review by Jakob
The long tropical ageing is reflected in intense woody notes with hints of coffee, as well as heavy dark dried fruit, a spicy mixture of leather, licorice and pepper, black tea and mint. A rum not free of bitter notes, but of impressive aromatic diversity and vibrancy. Outstanding St. Lucia!
Review by Leo Krüper
Really good. Beautiful, heavy rum that you notice the 15 years tropical. Alcohol great integrated, so that you can drink it even super without being overwhelmed. Gladly more of it.
Review by mto75
The CR GotA/RumX goes head-to-head with the CR RA/RTN and the CR Nectar15. The first thing you notice is that the GotA is much closer to the Nectar15 in terms of color and nose than the RA/RTN (which I attribute to the 15 years in the barrel of both compared to the 9 years of the RA/RTN). The GotA has dried fruits, intense spices like cardamom and nutmeg, bourbon and a subtle chewing tobacco sweetness. The RA/RTN is fresher, more in the direction of young wood, while the Nectar15 is more red fruit and butterscotch. The GotA is immediately present on the palate, less spicy than the RA/RTN, but also less sweet than the Nectar (more towards tar). The GotA is yet another improvement on the already really good RA/RTN, but it doesn't quite knock the Nectar15 off its throne.
Review by Serge
Endlich mal probiert … beim Sampletausch bei Zabo. Danke für den Dram 👌 Schön fruchtig (kontinentale Frûchte mit Apfel/Birne treffen auf Trocke frucht, Mango und weitere Tropische Früchte) mit toller Holzreife, feinen Bitternoten, Schwarztee, Menthol … alles da.
Review by DomM
Very complex and nicely balanced between wood / spices / fruits and menthol/herbal notes. Very intensive throughout with a long finish. Highly recommended.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Ich bin zwar kein St. Lucia-Experte, aber ich würde sagen, der ist etwas besonderes! Mit Aromen von dunklen Früchten, einer gewissen Süße in der Nase und und einer feinen Blumigkeit zeigt er ein Profil, dass ich nicht unbedingt zu den Chairmans gesteckt hatte. Zusammen aber mit dem doch vorhandenen würzig-nussigen Grundton bekommt er eine angenehme Tiefe und Komplexität. Am Gaumen überraschen mich vor allem die doch sehr dominanten, bitteren Aromen, die ausgeprägt, jedoch nicht stören sind. Teer, Tannine und ein metallischer Beigeschmack erzeugen eine Dreckigkeit, die ich irgendwo zwischen Caroni und KFM verorten würde, ohne ihn auf eine Stufe mit ihnen stellen zu wollen. Dieser Rum ist etwas eigenes, dass mir sehr gut gefällt! Vielen Dank an Olli, dass ich den schon probieren durfte!
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Details about Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Grape of the Art & RumX) 2005
A Pot Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 61,5%.
Community purchases
91 bottles logged by 55 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
17% opened, 7 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Grape of the Art & RumX) 2005?
Community paid 110–120 €.
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About the Saint Lucia Distillers distillery
The Saint Lucia Distillers distillery is located in Saint Lucia. Rums from Saint Lucia Distillers have been reviewed 4,768 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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