Chairman‘s Reserve Single Batch Release (Selected by Smuggler‘s Cove) 2011
Best sipped neat with a little air — that calms the 51% and lets the cane through. Expect bright yellow fruits (apricot, peach), honey and a nutty, lightly smoky backbone, with warm spice on the palate. Several tasters say they'd have guessed Jamaica or even Martinique blind. Not a complexity bomb, but round, fresh and easy to like.
- Bright yellow fruit
- Long warm finish
- Fresh cane character
+10
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How does Chairman‘s Reserve Single Batch Release (Selected by Smuggler‘s Cove) 2011 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Fresh, fruity cane-juice St. Lucia sipper Members love the cane-juice freshness, yellow fruit and long warm finish. Most call it round and tasty rather than deeply complex; a couple wanted a touch more punch.
Fans of fresh cane-juice rum and bourbon-cask fruit
Anyone chasing big, layered complexity
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How is Chairman‘s Reserve Single Batch Release (Selected by Smuggler‘s Cove) 2011 rated?
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14% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 14 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Tasted in San Francisco at Smuggler's Cove and packed a bottle right away. Very pleasant, fresh nose paired with tropical fruits. Rather atypical for a St. Lucia, but awesome. On the palate creamy, pleasantly sweet and mildly spicy - simply delicious!
Review by Mirco
Bei Smuggler Cove probiert. Leider sind die Flaschen zum Kaufen nun aus. Hab den letzten Schluck vor Ort in der Bar probiert. Kommt mir wie eine verdünnte RumX Abüllung vor. Hatt auch etwas von der Schwarzwäldertorte mit Kirschen.
Review by TheJackDrop
Un nez inhabituel un peu timide, très porté sur le thé et le pot pourri. J’étais pas convaincu. Mais en bouche c’est vraiment l’explosion d’épices de fruits et il reste une belle canne derrière un voilà de crème, là ça fait son effet. J’étais à 8.5, je suis monté à 8.6 car la finale est vraiment très longue en entêtante. Belle découverte ! Toujours aussi fan de ces vieux Chairman (alors que la gamme de base est chiante à mourir).
Review by Boletus
Das ist meine erste Chairman‘s Reserve-Abfüllung im Glas, die ausschließlich aus Zuckerrohrsaft hergestellt wurde und ich muss sagen, sie gefällt sehr gut. Nicht unbedingt besonders komplex, aber dafür überzeugt mich dieser Rum mit seiner geschmeidigen Textur und den filigranen hellen Noten von gelben Früchten, Honig und Zuckerrohr sowie einem ordentlichen, makellosen Bourbonfass-Einfluss.
Review by Vinkes89
Hat etwas besonderes im Geschmack... Ein leichtes prizeln😅 sehr angenehm im Geschmack. Ein guter Import. Nase ist sehr angenehm. Leicht würzige Nase. Trocknet leicht den Mund aus. Bleibt etwas länger im Mund. Tolles Teil.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, the first impression we get is nougat, marzipan and roasted with burnt sugar, some solvents and fruity with pear, honeyed dried fruits.The sugar cane is a bit spicy, smoky and waxy. The ex bourbon cask ageing is quite noticeable, as the yellow fruits make stronger presence after the airing. Going towards more vegetal notes with grass, tea and flowers, a bergamot note is very pleasant... The roasted wood gives us some almond and caramel also. After well rested, some hints of sesame could be present... 8,5:On the palate, the attack is fruity with tropical, yellow fruits, spicy and fresh, agricole like with waxy and mineral, honeyed sugar cane. The wood is dry and roasted, smoky with nuts. Some acidity if citrus with salt is temporarily present, quickly wanes... After nice rest, the fruits are more dried and ripe with dried dates, figs, banana, peaches. It becomes a bit vegetal, musty. 8,5:The finish is woody, dry, there is mineral, waxy sugar cane, musty. The fruits are yellow and dried, there is very juicy mirabelle plum, nuts and some spice, after some time some se same might be present...
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Schöne Überraschung. Bisschen Funky, viel Frucht begleitet von Gewürzen und leichten Holzanklängen. Der Abgang ist lang und warm. Blind hätte ich auf Jamaika getippt. Preis Leistung ist wirklich sehr gut.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very restrained, quasi shy nose. Also rather subtle aromatically and not a complexity bomb. But round, tasty and mild. White sesame seeds come through nicely here, with intense bourbon cask notes and some plantain, as well as honey. Round thing!
Review by Gregor
Geruch. Holzig mit gelben Früchten und ein wenig Agricole. Im Geschmack dann intensiv nussig. Könnte für mich ein wenig mehr Alkohol haben. Dafür ist er sehr mild. Habe von chairmans bessere gahabt und haut mich persönlich nicht vom hocker
Details about Chairman‘s Reserve Single Batch Release (Selected by Smuggler‘s Cove) 2011
A Pot Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 51%.
Community purchases
2 bottles logged by 2 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
50% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
2 purchased · 14 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
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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