Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Berry Bros & Rudd) 2005
Mango and dried fruit on the nose, then a dry, woody, tannic palate carried by leather, clove and a little caramel sweetness. Distilled in 2005 at Saint Lucia Distillers on the Vendome still and aged 15 years at 61%, this is a cask-strength Chairman's that several tasters rank among the best of the vintage. A few note it runs astringent and a touch lean on body.
- Mango-rich nose
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Long warm finish
+10
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How does Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Berry Bros & Rudd) 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 17 community reviews.
Dry, woody, mango-led Saint Lucia at cask strength Most call it one of the better 2005 Chairman's bottlings — intense, fruity and well-balanced, with the high ABV nicely tucked in. The main gripe: it leans dry and astringent.
Drinkers who like dry, woody, tannic cask-strength rum
Anyone wanting a sweet, soft, full-bodied sipper
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How is Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Berry Bros & Rudd) 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.9 sits 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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0% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 17 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 17 ratings
Review by Johannes
Super balanced! Beautiful tropical maturation! Amazingly good!
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
For my 600th I could hardly wish for a better one. WOW what a pound. Perfectly balanced.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Wow, was für eine geile Abfüllung! Chairman’s hält immer wieder schätze bereit, aber der ist echt eine Wucht! Mango meets Schwarztee und Eukalyptus/Minze. Dazu ordentlich Fass, Tanine, aber alles noch im angenehmen Rahmen. Sehr vielschichtig und komplex, lediglich die Vollmundigkeit geht ihm etwas ab. Ansonsten wirklich lecker!
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Beautifully intense and yet balanced. The is deultich above the already very good average of the Chairman's Master tasted by me.
Review by Gregor
Im Geruch sehr fruchtig. Tolle mangotöne. Im Geschmack dann intensiv nach schwarztee. Kenne ich normalerweise eher von Rums aus Trinidad. Gefällt mir sehr gut. Der Alkohol ist sehr schön eingebunden. Top rum
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Extremely good vendome! Intense, fresh, oily, dirty and extremely long finish. Fat!
Review by Tim
Grandiose komplexe Nase, die genau die richtige Menge an Aromen hat, die sonst etwas unangenehm sein könnten (z.B. Rauch). Ausgewogen und rund, gefällt richtig gut. Im Mund wie erwartet richtig trocken, würzig, bitter und holzig.
Review by Buddudharma
Long aged rum from the Vendome Still. Beautiful profile, with berry fruits, wood, sweetness and spices. For me personally a little too astringent, but still a rum at an insanely high level. Vendome can do no wrong!
Review by Alex Kunath
Fantastic full-length nose! Only minimally less good on the palate. Quite strong chairman.
Review by Basti
Could also pass for a representative from Guyana or Barbados from the nose alone. Alcohol very well integrated.
Review by Jakob
Fruity freshness paired with wood influences, which provide for gripping aromatics, but remain very balanced. I lack a bit of depth, which comes through, for example, the mint and even more accentuated tea notes in other releases to bear. Still very pleasant to drink. Successful release.
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Details about Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (Berry Bros & Rudd) 2005
A rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 61%.
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1 bottles logged by 1 collectors.
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0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
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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 4,748 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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