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Chairman‘s Reserve Master‘s Selection (Rhum Attitude) 2008
Toasted coconut, vanilla and burnt sugar lead here, with milk chocolate and roasted nuts underneath. Almost everyone who tries it says the same thing: blind, they'd have called it a Foursquare or a Barbados rum, not a St. Lucia. This 13-year tropical-aged column still hides its 56.9% remarkably well. Rich, oily and sweet-leaning, with a finish a few find a touch short.
- Toasted coconut, chocolate
- Alcohol well hidden
- Oily, rich mouthfeel
+10
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How does Chairman‘s Reserve Master‘s Selection (Rhum Attitude) 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 54 community reviews.
Coconut-vanilla sipper that drinks like Foursquare Loved as an easy, chocolate-and-coconut sipper with beautifully integrated alcohol. The recurring catch: it drinks so much like Foursquare that St. Lucia fans call it too tame and a bit interchangeable.
Fans of sweet, oaky Barbados-style rum
People chasing funky, typical St. Lucia character
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11% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 54 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 54 ratings
Review by SaibotZtar
Even as I poured it into the glass.... thought uhhh ?? Foursquare, Bourbon? Barbados? Blindly I would never have assigned it to Chairmans. Nose very chocolaty, woody, vanilla and caramel...gaaaaaanz in the background and after at least 20min in the glass some dried fruits come through. On the palate the same game but with the addition of a great spiciness of roasted nuts and vanilla from the wood. Very heavy and palatable.
Review by Dr.Django
4 Chairmans in direct comparison: 1st Chairmans 1802 Very fruity, vanilla, increasingly more spice, balanced, sweeter and sweeter on the palate over time. Lots of bourbon influence. 8.5 pts. 2nd Chairmans Rum&Co Comparatively more fruit, especially cherry. Vanilla and sweet finish. 8.5 pts. 3rd Chairmans 2008, Rhumattitude Completely different, lots of bourbon influence and even more coconut! Resembles a Foursquare or Belize rum. 81 pts. 4th Chairmans Excellencerhum See astringent, lots of herbs, wood, fruit in the finish. 87 pts.
Review by Jakob
I would have blindly placed it in Barbados. It lacks a lot of the aromas that otherwise make up the St. Lucia profile. Is that a bad thing? Yes and no. In terms of quality and craftsmanship, this is a mature distillate at a top level and undoubtedly pleasant to drink. On the other hand, in terms of complexity, it is rather manageable and correspondingly interchangeable. Just enough to classify it as a very good rum.
Review by cigares
A warm nose with overripe pineapple and banana, glue and alcohol that could be a little better integrated. Sweetness (burnt caramel) and freshness also in the background. The aromas, after the development of the alcohol, develop and become more powerful, with toasty, vanilla wood and tropical fruits that are less ripe than on the nose. The palate, with its power, minty freshness and balance, is far more beautiful than expected. Then the aromas diminish, leaving warm, bitter caramel and surprising freshness on the palate. A very fine rum, quite complex, fresh and deep.
Review by Basti
Reminds - as already mentioned in several reviews - very strongly of a Foursquare. This makes it quite accessible and without the "dirty" notes familiar from other bottlings. It still suits my taste. Alcohol is very well integrated.
Review by Thunderbird
The Saint Lucias have a huge variety of flavors...this Chairman's for me has an ester/solvent flavor throughout, combined with roasted nuts and a slight salty spicy note. And always some vanilla in the background... wonderful
Review by zabo
Im heutigen Vergleich waren die zwei Chairman’s Abfüllungen von Rhum Attitüde aus 2008 und 2010 beide waren je 13 Jahre tropischen Klima ausgesetzt. Mein Fazit fällt zwar relativ knapp aus, aber der 2008er hat die Nase vorn. Wobei beide eher Richtung Foursquare Profil gehen als in das typische Chairman’s Profil Blindtasting wäre bestimmt auf eine falsche Fährte gekommen
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Meine Vortrinker haben alles gesagt. Richtig Spaß im Glas.
Review by Djehey
Profil plutôt simple mais gourmand qui rappelle un Foursquare. Alcool intégré d'une manière qui donne un effet de chaleur. Bon rapport qualité-prix. Ce n'est pas très original ni complexe mais on passe un très bon moment.
Review by Rodolphe
I splits and I can't resist this gourmet smell so I taste! The nose is super gourmand and very foursquare 100% Bourbon. The mouth has its own little touch with a banana arriving on the end which is very pleasant. Verdict: super gourmet killer at a great price, thanks rum attitude! (Nb: it's quite nice to be able to appreciate these different profiles of ste Lucie according to the distillation apparatus!)
Review by Lukas Jäger
Wow, was ist denn das? Blind wäre ich da nie bei St. Lucia gelandet. Foursquare, Belize, vielleicht sogar ein Bourbon, aber kein St. Lucia. Sehr karamellig und süßlich, einzig die Aromen von gerösteten Nüssen führen mich in die richtige Richtung. Unglaublich spannende, weil komplexe und doch angenehme und einladende Nase. Leider fällt der Haumen etwas ab, da hier das Fass ordentlich Bitterstoffe hinterlassen hat. Insgesamt aber sehr lecker und wieder einmal Wahnsinn, was St. Lucia alles hervorbringt!
Review by Mentalo
Kokosnuss, Gewürze und Holz. Erinnert mich eher an ein Foursquare Destillat. Kann man gut trinken, da der Alkohol auch ordentlich eingebunden. Aber auch ein bisschen langweilig, wenn man kein so großer Foursquare Fan ist.
Review by Tim
Dieser Rum zeigt wie vielfältig die Saint Lucia Destillerie sein kann. Ein Column Still, der sehr an Barbados erinnert. Richtig starke und runde Nase, im Mund ebenso viel Schokolade, Karamell und andere Süßigkeiten. Durch knapp 57% mit hoher Stärke und auch der Bourbon-Einfluss ist bemerkbar. Untypischer Saint Lucia, aber sehr gut.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Könnte blind locker als foursquare oder Belize oder auch Antigua Rum durchgehen. Extrem lecker, sehr smooth und stimmig aber für st Lucia Fans wohl auch zu "brav". Aber zeigt definitiv auf das auch collumn still richtig geil sein kann! Lediglich der Abgang ist etwas kurz geraten...
Review by TheRhumhoe
Comparé aux autres représentants de l’île, ce rhum est très axé sur la douceur. Le nez est relativement classique mais intense, les solvants, la colle et le vernis ouvrent le bal avant de laisser place aux fruits secs (raisins) et à coque (coco, noix) et aux arômes caramélisés et sucrés. Le chêne, le chocolat et les épices renforcent l’idée d’un profil similaire à la Barbade au nez. Un profil agréable et conventionnel. La bouche est un concentré de gourmandise : on ressent de plein fouet le bonbon au caramel beurré, le sucre brûlé et le popcorn, accompagnés par la noix de coco, le chocolat au lait, la noisette et la vanille. Le bois et les épices réhaussent l’intensité du profil mais à aucun moment le degré alcoolique ne peut être décelé avec cette opulence sucrée. C’est un profil chaud, réconfortant et extrêmement gouleyant, huileux et qui glisse tout seul en bouche. La finale n’est pas la plus longue ou la plus marquée qui soit, mais les notes caramélisées, chocolatées, boisées et épicées sont devant avec la noix de coco et les raisins secs. La douceur du bourbon vient border le palais pour finir la dégustation en douceur. Un profil direct et peu complexe mais qui a un goût de « reviens-y » avec ses saveurs ultra gourmandes.
Review by Jan Lu
Wow ist der lecker. Geschmacklich hab ich bei einem Chairman das nicht erwartet. Fruchtig, rund und sehr gut eingebundenen ABV. Hier passt vieles zusammen. Wer die Chance hat den zu probieren, sollte diese nutzen.
Review by Rare Akuma
On the nose prominent coconut flakes and caramelised sugar. It upholds an oily profile with predominantly lemon peel. This follows-up into dried fruits, roasted nuts and old furtniture notes: musty old oak and wood polish. It’s heavily spiced with zingy juniper, as well as vanilla pod and a touch of pepper. Light geranium heart note, which I like very much. Flavours of dark caramel, yellow banana, coconut flakes and dried fruits. Initially very sweet, then turns heavily concentrated and spicy with mixed peppers and graciously salted nuts. Again quite musty with tobacco and damp forest notes. It would have been nice if a little more of the medicinal notes remained. Finish is medium in length; very soft and sweet with caramelised coconut and roasted nuts.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Very active bourbon cask. Lots of American oak (vanilla) Roasted coconut. Some bitter notes too. Definitely a feisty cask. Velvetty/waxy mouthfeel. White pepper. Maybe a bit too much cask but its nice to chew on something. Not the most balanced Lucia. Bitter notes overtake the spirit a bit too much..it is something different though.
Review by TheJackDrop
En sample, très foursquare, avec un petit piquant complémentaire ! Bien sympa à ce prix là.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
St. Lucia World Cup Tasting By far the best column Fruity and cereal sweetness. Sherry cherry and lovely
Details about Chairman‘s Reserve Master‘s Selection (Rhum Attitude) 2008
A Column Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 56,9%.
Community purchases
21 bottles logged by 17 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
28% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Chairman‘s Reserve Master‘s Selection (Rhum Attitude) 2008?
Community paid 98–196 €.
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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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