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Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Dom Whisky) Port Cask 2005
Sip this neat with time and a few drops of water — it opens slowly. Expect raisin, dried figs, leather and tobacco over dark chocolate, with a faint glue note from the Saint Lucia pot still underneath. The port cask adds weight and a "saftiges Früchtebrot" sweetness, though most agree it trades some of the distillate's tropical complexity for that richness.
- Well-integrated port
- Long dry finish
- Leather and figs
+10
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How does Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Dom Whisky) Port Cask 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 66 community reviews.
Dry, port-driven St. Lucia with leather and figs Well-liked: a powerful, dry St. Lucia where the port mostly integrates nicely. A few feel the cask softens it too much and flattens complexity, but most call the harmony successful.
Port-cask fans who like dry, woody, full-proof rum
People wanting bright tropical fruit or low ABV
How is Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Dom Whisky) Port Cask 2005 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.4 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 66 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Tim
Super geniale Nase durch die 12y-Portweinlagerung. Zu der fruchtigen Seite gibt es auch schokoladige und röstige/rauchige Aromen. Wenn man ihn länger atmen lässt, sind Potstill-Noten und Leder, Rauch und Holz im Vordergrund. Seine Farbe ist sehr dunkel. Im Mund typisch Chairman und eher trocken und würzig, allerdings macht es der Portweineinfluss ein wenig sanfter im Vergleich zu anderen Chairmans, die nur eine Lagerung im Bourbonfass gesehen haben. Trockenfrüchte, Traube, Beeren, Holz und röstige Schokolade bleiben lange zurück.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very very awesome harmony of full proof dirty st Lucia rum and port! dried fig plays the main aroma here along with old leather couch combined with old banana peels, citrus jam and 100% cocoa and vanilla pulp along with cognac and grape notes, as well as red fruit soaked in port and lots of tannins.... Very very unique and delicious! Grandiose bottling from Poland! 💯🥂
Review by Galli33
I’m not so familiar with rums from St. Lucia, but this one was really impressive, delicious. Best of the night in warsaw. Very welcoming in the nose with various fruits, glue, cognac and leather for sure the impact of the port wine barrel. In mouth it’s very intense and need some time to fully open and show up various notes. The alcohol is integrated well. The finish is delicious, various fruits, barrel, tannins, polish paired with a bit of anise. Love it
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
The nose welcomes you with juicy fruit bread full of dried fig and tropical fruit previously soaked in red wine. In the mouth, the fruit bread turns into palatable mulled wine - the spices remain, the fruit becomes more acidic and fresh. The finish remains vinous, tannic, astringent, cooked red fruit (sour cherry).A quaffable, round Chairman's. The port gives sweetness and takes complexity without making the distillate unrecognizable. For relaxed drinking on the side, I liked the rum much better than in the concentrated tasting - good that I got a 10 cl sample. 🤤
Review by Johannes
Das Port Finish bringt dem Rum eine zusätzliche Komplexität ohne störend zu wirken. Trotzdem bleibt der typische Lucia-Charakter erhalten. Sehr schön ausbalanciert!
Review by mto75
as a long-time port wine fan (esp. Quinta do Noval) I was of course very excited, and I must say that I was somewhat surprised: 'Classic' port wine notes I could not necessarily detect, perhaps most likely raisin. What came to mind on the nose, however, is sweet pipe tobacco. The palate comes with lots of power and leather, tobacco, cocoa, toasty flavors. Perhaps not as I had thought, but a very successful bottling, and somewhere just behind the Nectar15 and GotA.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5066 Friday 24.01.2025 - 26.01.2025 A nice weekend in my sisters summerhouse with old friends and colleagues tasting a lot of rums. I can only recommend like we did, no phones allowed and then only music in the background 😊 Colour Dark. Nose Medium intense, wood, light roasted, raisin, light chocolate, light banana, faint glue. Palate Intense, wood, light roasted, dried fruit, light glue, complex, light chocolate, naturally sweet, faint caramel. Finish Long, wood, raisin, light caramel, light chocolate, fresh dates. Empty glass Wood, roasted, light tannins, dried fruit, light chocolate.
Review by Thunderbird
The Portfinsh I feel here as really successful and it harmonizes very well with the St. Lucia!A completely new taste experience!
Review by Gregor
Finde das port finish ein wenig zu stark im Vergleich zum rum destillatGeschmack
Review by Christian Rudt
Find the St. Lucia rum and port finish harmonize very well here. The typical St Lucia expression remains recognizable, by the finish everything is vinous, quaffable (raisin, dried fruit) and thereby quickly invites to the next glass (if you still have one🙄).
Review by Oliver
Sehr trocken trotz dem Portwein-Finish. Toller, intensiver Saint Lucia mit viel Holzeinfluss!
Review by Jakob
Wie zu erwarten mit prägnanter Fruchtsüsse vom Ex-Portfass, die an der Nase aber deutlich zum Tragen kommt als am Gaumen. Im Mund sehr würzig-herb, hier passt der Fasseinfluss und die einhergehenden schweren Fruchtsüssenoten als Gegenpol sehr gut. Leider geht die Komplexität daneben etwas verloren, v.a. die frischen Tropenfrüchte und die elegante bittere Teearomatik anderer Releases fehlen mir für eine höhere Bewertung.
Review by primus
In der Nase habe auch ich die viel beschworenen Aromen von Portwein und getrockneter Feige. Interessanterweise erinnert die Melange sehr an Calippo Cola, jedoch nicht aufdringlich sondern nur ein bisschen im Hintergrund. Geschmacklich dann trotz der Stärke geschmeidig. Dort verdichten sich die Lederaromen, sodass ein großes Ganzes entsteht. Für mehr als 80 Punkte aber einen Tacken zu zart.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un vieux rhum de Sainte Lucie dont le porto se fait sentir au nez avec ses touches de raisin, de fruits rouges, de fruits secs (figue) et de chocolat noir. Le profil est boisé, légèrement rôti et dérive sur le tabac et quelques notes herbacées au fur et à mesure qu’il s’ouvre aux narines. On y trouve également une douceur plus classique sur le caramel et les épices douces (piment, poivre, vanille). Les marqueurs du porto sont là mais laissent les arômes s’exprimer pour offrir un profil intéressant. La bouche est imprégnée des marqueurs du fût de porto : raisin, fruits secs, alcool, chocolat, cacao amer, épices douces (piment, vanille), bois rôti et sucre brûlé font le show au palais. Malgré tout, le porto est bien intégré à l’ensemble, du moins plus que dans la sélection de Perola. Le profil est sec, tannique, un peu astringent mais plutôt élégant. L’alcool est bien intégré en dépit du haut degré. La finale est de longueur moyenne, sèche et tannique comme en fin de bouche, portée par le fût, le tabac, le cuir, la cerise, les fruits secs (raisin, figue), les épices et l’amertume du chocolat noir. La finale n’est pas trop marquée, et c’est limite mieux afin que les arômes plutôt lourds du porto s’effacent de façon progressive. Un bon rhum qui fait preuve d’une bonne intégration du porto au global, mais qui n’est clairement pas le plus complexe de la maison.
Review by Alex Kunath
Kraftvoller aber auch leicht bitterer Chairman.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Very interesting. Here I notice only marginally the profile known to me so far from the tasted Saint Lucia Master's Selection. In the nose still very fruity, but towards grape. On the palate, first a great mix of distinct wood notes, the familiar menthol and tobacco direction and dark chocolate and then comes dry port / sherry / Armagnac. The whole blends well together. The finish is very dry and long lasting.
Review by Buddudharma
Guter Rum, der Port-Einfluss bereichert das Geschmacksprofil aus meiner Sicht aber nicht wirklich…
Review by Roman Staroń
Sztos nad sztosami!!
Review by martin slezák
Kalendár pavla špačka vol. 2 Vzorka Č26 rx11857 Farba extrémne tmavá mahagón možno ešte viac Vôňa lepidlo, riedidlo, lak, drevo, ovocie, estery, karamel, sušené ovocie, Chuť trpkosť guma, gáfor, drevo, karamel, lak. Stará skriňa, horkosť, sušené ovocie Záver dlhý guma, gáfor, karamel, horkosť sušené ovocie
Review by Roman Lelek
Ve vůni cítím švestky nebo třešně, marmeladu, v chuti švestky, povidla, ale také techničnost, a ke konci tóny dřeva a suchost sudu. Na první ochutnání poměrně ostrá chuť, zase trochu jako kapky proti kašli, ale po dalších ochutnaních se ukazuje komplexnost chuti rumu…pokaždé ochutnam něco trochu jiného..a rum mě baví..závěr je střední až dlouhý…dozvuky dřeva . Rum má krásně tmavou barvu a dokážu si představit skleničku na dlouhý zimní večer a pohodu
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Details about Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Dom Whisky) Port Cask 2005
A Pot Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 59,4%.
Community purchases
10 bottles logged by 8 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Dom Whisky) Port Cask 2005?
Community paid €108–€118.
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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 4,740 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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