Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Berry Bros & Rudd) 2005
Mango up front, then black tea, oak and drying tannins with a little leather and clove on the finish. This is a cask-strength 15-year Saint Lucia from the Vendome still — intense but well-balanced, with the 61% ABV tucked in surprisingly well. Several tasters call it the best Chairman's they've had. A touch dry and astringent, and a couple wanted more body.
The community says- Mango and black tea
- Alcohol well integrated
- But: Dry, astringent
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How does Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Berry Bros & Rudd) 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 17 community reviews.
Intense, balanced Saint Lucia; dry and woody Widely rated the best Chairman's Master's Selection tasters have had: intense, balanced, fruity-to-woody. The only knock is it drinks dry and astringent, and slightly thin in body.
Fans of dry, woody cask-strength rum with tropical fruit
Anyone wanting a soft, full-bodied sweet 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. 11 selected write-ups from 17 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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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