Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Romhatten #5) 1999
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Members rank this near the top of the Romhatten line, and the only real argument is the price. It's a heavy, dark, oily St. Lucia pot-still at 66.5% — soaked raisins and cherry, dried plum, leather and furniture polish, bitter orange and a menthol streak. Very dry, faintly sweet, astringent, with a smoky-wood finish that runs almost endlessly. The alcohol sits perfectly integrated.
The community says- Endless smoky finish
- Grown-up complexity
- Alcohol well integrated
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How does Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Romhatten #5) 1999 taste?
Summarized by AI from 22 community reviews.
Dark, oily St. Lucia pot-still, dry and intense One of the best bottles Romhatten has put out, per several tasters — grown-up, intense, superbly balanced. Only the steep price gives owners pause.
seasoned drinkers who love old, dry St. Lucia pot-still
anyone wanting sweet, soft, or beginner-friendly rum
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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22 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another retaste and I stick to my initial score. This is the bomb of Chairman’s Reserve. A very intense and well balanced rum. I was very locky to get a sample and I like it a lot. The nose is intense and has smoky wood and fruit trailed by cinnamon and coffee. The palate takes off where the nose left. A warm and intense rum, yet well balanced with smoky wood, fruits and spices. The finish is extremely long and warm with smoky wood, dried fruits and spices. Price to quality can be argued, when I compare it to my other old Chairman’s Reserve rums for which I paid less than half :-)
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
What a crazy St Lucia rum that once again shows how complex and diverse the rums from here can be. Heavy, dark, super oily and concentrated. Pickled raisins and cherries, bitter orange, dried plum, as well as menthol and strong brewed black tea. A slight sweetness but also super bitter and astringent. Nearly endless finish and perfectly integrated alcohol. Reminds me, as David (Skyfly) already said, faintly of a 94 Guyana REV. Would definitely be an exciting candidate for a blind tasting...
Review by Skyfly
A truly exceptionally good Chairmans with a complex aroma profile that evokes associations with 94er REVs. Dried plum, cherry, menthol, esters, leather, wood, and cinnamon define the basic character from nose to palate. Sweetness is barely noticeable and the alcohol is perfectly integrated. Of course, the value for money is debatable.
Review by Michael Schou
17-10-2025 - Rate 8.8 05-12-2025 - Rate 8.6 One of the better bottles from Romhatten. Have tasted all bottles from Romhatten and this one might make it to top 3. Nose of wood, leather, methanol and burnt sugar. Palate of raisins, wood, leather and it’s very dry. Medium finish dominated by wood and dried raisins. 31-01-2026 - Rate 8.7 Nobilis Warehouse Tasting #4 An extra treat from Kenneth to taste against Nobilis St. Lucia bottle we had before this one.
Review by Schnubbii
Great nose! A mix of fruits, slightly dried, and leather/polish, very mature. On the palate, it continues just as mature. Reminds me a bit of a 95er EMB with violets and furniture wax, then dried fruits in the finish. What an amazing cask is this? Santa Lucia strikes again. A very awesome bottling, unfortunately the high price remains.
Review by Tim
Really great nose, you immediately get cherry, banana, burnt sugar, wood and menthol, spices and smoke. On the palate intense and warm, now with herbal flavors like tea. Also in the bitter finish leather, menthol, smoke, bitter orange.
Review by Johannes
Crazy, extreme piece! Super rare vintage! Doesn't quite reach the extreme Blackadder, but has clear similarities!
Review by Buddudharma
Great, very mature Chairman. Reminds me a bit of the 97 EMBs, with a bit more caramel and less furniture polish. Nice intensity and great mouthfeel. Highly recommended, although the price for a Chairman seems quite steep.
Review by Casper Jensen
Approx. 400 Esters in this one. Good richness in aroma and flavor with fruity notes.
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13 bottles logged by 12 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
30% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Romhatten #5) 1999?
Community paid 134–270 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 141 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Romhatten #5) 1999
A Pot Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 66.5%.
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