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Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Perola) 2006
Sipped neat and given 15-30 minutes to settle, this drinks dark and port-soaked: dried fig, prune and raisin over toasted coconut, dark chocolate and roasted oak, with a little glue peeking through. At 60% the alcohol shows, and the ex-port cask runs the show — several tasters say the Saint Lucia base nearly disappears. Dry up front, turning sweeter, with cinnamon and nutmeg spice.
The community says- Dark fruit & chocolate
- Coconut and spice
- But: Port overpowers base
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How does Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Perola) 2006 taste?
Aggregated from 54 community reviews.
Port-heavy, coconut-and-chocolate cask-strength sipper Most rate it highly for its port-driven dark-fruit-and-chocolate character, and one calls it a "daily sipper." The recurring catch: the port dominates and the Saint Lucia identity gets buried.
Port lovers and cask-strength drinkers who like dark, dried-fruit rum
Saint Lucia purists wanting the funky pot-still base to shine through
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81% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 54 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
This rum delivered an impressive experience for me. The nose bursts with rich aromas of wine, honey, roasted nuts, dark chocolate, and hints of wood. On the palate, the rum is full-bodied, dense, and packed with tropical fruits, berries, dark chocolate, and spices. The balance of sweet/sour fruity notes and spicy ones keeps it engaging and dynamic throughout. The finish is equally satisfying with tobacco, oak, dried fruits, and a nutty, wine-like complexity that lingers. It’s bold, flavorful, and definitely a rum I’d want to have a full bottle of.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful positive review
Hinweis: Tätigkeit bei Perola GmbH (Spirituosenbranche), teilweise berufliche Involvierung bei bewerteten Abfüllungen. Alle Bewertungen sind meine persönliche, unbezahlte Meinung. 16y tropical aging 100% Coffey Collumn Still Ex bourbon+ 3y Ex Port cask, 60,1%. Nase: dunkle Schokolade, geröstete Kokoschips, Kräuter, Portwein, Toffee, Karamellbonbon, Banane, etwas Klebstoff, etwas Pappkarton, Kirsche Geschmack: Brutal lecker, Mokka, Zartbitterschokolade, Kardamom, kokos, Traube, Muskat, dörrpflaume, Portwein überall präsent, Bratäpfel, Banane, Zimtrinde, cassis... schöne Tannine und langer Abgang. Erst trocken dann süßer werdend. Könnte blind für mich n Mix aus 94er new Yarmouth und 98er foursquare sein, dazu natürlich der Port Einfluss. Sehr geil, super komplex und für mich ein super schöner daily sipper.
Review by Mirco
Most helpful mixed review
The bottling no longer has much to do with a familiar St. Lucia. Nevertheless, a solid rum with very complex aromas. It tends towards 94NY but at a very good price, so it's definitely a great rum. But anyone expecting Lucia will be disappointed.
Review by Johannes
You can clearly smell and taste the port influence. Personally, this 'finish' (if you can still speak of it after three years of maturation) is too much for me. I could no longer blindly identify the base. All in all, however, a good rum, a successful experiment, especially for port fans! Tasting again: I stand by my conclusion. A very good rum, but not enough Lucia for me.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
01.02.2025 retasting at the Nordlichtertreffen. Earned a few more points. ------------------------- #4115 This one needs to rest for a while before giving it a go. Right from the bottle it's really intense but it settles after 15-30 minutes. Lightly fruity with powerful roasted wood. I like the mix of flavours but it's not perfect. The palate is nice and warm and lightly dry with some dried fruit. Draws thick slow moving curtains in the glass. The empty glass has some chocolate and light coffee. After a few hours roasted wood is left in the glass.
Review by Dr.Django
With Chairman's Reserve bottlings, you can be almost certain that you've got a great rum. This one is also very good. It is somewhat reminiscent of DomWhisky's Chairmans, but with less fruit, more wood and a little bitterness, which bothers me a little here. At the first tasting, I gave it 5 points more. Thanks to Zabo
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
I was looking for a strong colum still rum as an addition to my shelf and as an occasional premium mixer for Old Cuban. The rum has already proven itself in the latter function. Here, the port slightly clashed with the apple of the sparkling wine - although I think it goes very well with a tart Rose Champagne. On its own, you get a full load of coconut combined with a rather fruity, dark red wine nose. Raisins, but also raspberry and grapes. Plus a few spices from the wood, especially cinnamon and some roasted aromas. I like that and it's what I was hoping to find. Reminds me a little of Guyana Column Still. In the mouth, the first thing that flashes up is raspberry, followed by dark chocolate. Unfortunately, as is often the case with Chairman's, a moderate alcohol integration interferes, with a rather sour and bitter attack. A dark aroma of heavy red wine and dark chocolate then develops. The rather delicate fruits from the nose hardly have a chance until the finish. Then they reappear, especially a great mixture of coconut and salty raspberry. A beautiful Colum Still that could have scored much higher if it had been a little more balanced in the mouth. The mixture of raspberry, coconut and dark chocolate is a real highlight.
Review by Jakob
Exciting. The port finish brings a new dimension to the St. Lucia profile. On the one hand, this bottling lacks a few of the nuances of the classic St. Lucia profile - this may also be due, at least in part, to the pure column style distillate. Boredom does not arise, however, because the final storage in ex-port casks brings many new impressions. Rather suitable for port lovers than for St. Lucia purists, but all in all quite a round profile.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Schmeckt mir nicht. Normalerweise finde ich ein Port Finish schon mal spannend, doch bei diesem Rum nicht. Weil es nicht auf einen dezenten Grundstoff aufsetzt, sondern auf eine gefühlte hochkonzentrierte Mischung aus NY 94 und FS, wobei beide Komponenten wie in einem Schwergewichtszweikampf aneinander zerren. Ein anstrengender Rum.
Review by Tim
Dieser Rum hat die gleichen Rahmenbedingungen wie der Saint Lucia von Rum&Co (5. Abfüllung). An der Nase ist er etwas schwächer, aber das Mundgefühl ist deutlich angenehmer. Zwar auch bitter, aber insgesamt mit höherem Anteil an angenehmen Aromen (Beeren, Karamell, milchig, Schokolade, Vanille). Hervorzuheben sind auch die tollen Nussaromen.
Review by Galli33
Number #3 of my Saint Lucia Tasting. This is a cool rum with a really nice port finish — the port adds a pleasant touch. On the palate, you’ll find lovely notes of various berries. The finish is long and sweet, with a hint of eucalyptus. It’s absolutely delicious.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, port and glue, herbaceous, earthy molasses, toasted coconut, raisins, grapes, toasted oak with nuts, coffee, dark chocolate, strong, spicy, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the rum becomes dry, yellow fruits arise, various smoky, roasted notes like burnt sugar, confectionery, leather, some rubber. 8,3:On the palate, the attack is delicious at first, syrupy with port barrel finish and with various roasted oak notes like coffee, burnt sugar, caramel, hazelnut ice cream, dark chocolate, nougat, spicy and salty, fruity with raisins, prunes, coconut, banana, citrus fruits and berries.The molasses is earthy with tobacco, dark with licorice...Our tasting buds are quickly occupied with intense dryness, slightly bitter resinous wood, that lowers my grade for 0,3. 8,4:The finish is more balanced, dry&tannic, dryness diminshed, with smoky roasted wood notes, creamy, slightly resinous, spicy, pairing fruits like toasted coconut, red and citrus, dried fruits, minty molasses, rubber..
Review by F.L.O.
Erstmals auf der village bei Serge probiert, jetzt nochmal in Ruhe daheim. Super leckerer Bourbon….fast :-) Genau diese Art von Rum ist schuld dass ich jetzt auch Bourbon trinke. Sehr intensiv, trocken, Holz, Nüsse, Vanille. Like it! Alkohol super eingebunden.
Review by Leo Krüper
Gut, so wie die meisten Chairmans. Wobei dieser sehr holzig daherkommt.
Review by Frank
Von der HanseSpirit‘26. quasi ein Restposten, aber mit Chairman‘s Master‘s Selctions macht man selten etwas falsch. Bei dem hier war ich mir zunächst nicht sicher, da ich so gar nicht auf Port Finish stehe. Aber das hier war zum Glück ein trockener Port, und das passt sehr gut: Nase: sehr intensive und konzentrierte, würzige und fruchtige Aromen. Angenehm karamellig-vanillig süß mit getrockneter Aprikose und Dörrpflaume, schwarzer Johannisbeere und reifer Stachelbeere sowie feiner Blutorange. Dazu malzig-rauchig-holzig mit einem Hauch Tabak. In der Mitte geht er leicht in Richtung Nelke mit Apfelessig, aber hinten schließt er malzig-rauchig-süß. Wunderbar 8,8 Gaumen: kräftig und holzig-würzig mit Bitterorange und Orangenschale, sowie getrockneter Aprikose. Zu Beginn ordentlich adstringent, leicht salzig-bitter mit Muskat und einem Hauch Kümmel. Aber auch nussig und mit etwas Mokka. Auch am Gaumen findet sich hinten etwas Tabak. 8.4 Schöner Column mit einem gelungenen Port Finish. Sehr runder Rum.
Review by Serge
Ich glaube der Port Einfluss bringt etwas Pepp in das Column Still Destillat. Ich mag Pot Still St. Lucia lieber, aber ich glaube dass das Portfass hier in dem Fall hilfreich ist.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un rhum de Sainte Lucie qui perd de son identité. Le nez est lourd des notes liquoreuses et sucrées apportées par le vieillissement en fût de porto, notamment sur le raisin sec, les pruneaux et les noix. Le profil est moelleux malgré une puissance alcoolique assumée, dans laquelle on discerne la noix de coco, le chocolat, le café, le caramel et les épices douces (piment, vanille). Le profil olfactif n’est pas désagréable mais est un peu trop altéré par le porto à mon goût. Le porto ne passe pas en fraude au palais. On retrouve les fruits secs (raisin, pruneaux), les fruits rouges, les noix (coco), les épices douces, le café et le chocolat noir en complément des notes de sucre brûlé et de caramel. Le rhum est bon mais le porto a complètement pris le dessus sur le reste des arômes, effaçant complètement le profil de base. L’alcool demeure bien intégré grâce à la douceur du porto. La finale n’est pas la plus convaincante avec une longueur fébrile et des notes de porto ultra dominantes. On ressent les tanins du fût plutôt raffinés qui assèchent le profil, allant de pair avec les fruits secs et les épices décrits plus tôt. Un rhum gourmand et gouleyant qui ravira les amateurs du genre mais ne sort pas de sa zone de confort. Une finition de 6 mois aurait été plus judicieuse afin de voir l’impact du vieillissement sans pour autant supplanter totalement le profil du rhum de base.
Review by primus
I really like the dark notes, the woodiness, the caramel and the port wine notes on the nose. The taste continues in a straightforward manner, with some dark chocolate added here. It warms up when you drink it, the drop has oomph.
Review by Sebastian JAEGER
St Lucia is a distillery that I have had the pleasure of tasting many, many times and I have to admit to being a fan - I am fascinated by this unique funky & dirty base note. This nuance gives the drink an unmistakable personality and makes it an interesting experience. Unfortunately, however, I couldn't find the desired balance in the taste. The alcohol content was too dominant for my taste, which detracted somewhat from the overall experience. I suspect that the use of a column distillation may play a role here, as my favorite Lucias often come from pot distillations and have a more balanced flavor profile. Too bad! Probably why it's still available.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
St. Lucia World Cup Tasting Würzige scharfe Note in der Nase Im Gaumen dann Säure, Fruchtsäure Limettenkonzentrat und irgendwie ungeil Fällt dann leider komplett ab, kurzer spanischer trockener abklang
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Details about Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Perola) 2006
A Column Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 60,1%.
Community purchases
41 bottles logged by 34 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
19% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What does Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (Perola) 2006 cost?
Community paid 80–149 €.
Current best price: 86.40 € – within the typical community range.
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