7363d970-7a38-1f50-b24e-794bdebe0d5aSaint Lucia Saint Lucia Distillers
Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Renbjer Fine Spirits 20th Anniversary 2004-2024) 2009 70cl bottle
Aged rum · 12 years · 60,5%

Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Renbjer Fine Spirits 20th Anniversary 2004-2024) 2009

8.2/10
Rated by LukaŽiga, Stefan Persson & 38 more

People split hard on this one, and most reviews say the same thing first: it barely tastes like a St. Lucia rum. Smoke, tar, rubber and leather lead, with earthy, almost peated-whisky character that several tasters compared to Islay malts. Fruit (apple, dried plum, tropical hints) hides in the background. At 60.5% it needs air and a few drops of water to open.

  • Unusual, complex
  • Smoke and tar
  • Whisky-like character
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How does Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Renbjer Fine Spirits 20th Anniversary 2004-2024) 2009 taste?

Aggregated from 40 community reviews.

Smoky, tarry, whisky-like St. Lucia oddity Loud, smoky, tar-and-rubber Chairman's that drinks more like a peated whisky than rum. Tasters either find it fascinating or too much — almost nobody is neutral.

Perfect for

Peated-whisky and dirty, smoky rum fans

Less suitable for

Anyone wanting fruity, classic St. Lucia rum

How is Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Renbjer Fine Spirits 20th Anniversary 2004-2024) 2009 rated?

RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 90% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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Selected write-ups from 40 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Based on 40 ratings

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga
Dec 2024740 reviewsSlovenia
9.1/10

9,1:On the nose, this rum is really complex and like a poetry, we get smoky dried and yellow fruits with apricots, maybe peaches, the molasses is herbal, minty, there are juicy, estery tropical fruits with mango and the wood is charred with caramel and roasted nuts. Balanced like a poem. On aeration, some industrial notes arise with rubber, maybe even tar, vegetal like tea, tobacco, sap and after well rest, peat.Defintely, there are some apple, banana, grape and prunes, very tasty with a combination of charred and vegetal notes. 9,1:On the palate, the attack is with smoky fruits like mango, maracuja, banana and charred wood notes like roasted nuts, caramel, leather and a pinch of rubber. It is spicy with cardamom, red bell peppers, vanilla and earthy, dry and very round, especially when yellow fruits are added.Another layer of fruit notes are citrus and ripe strawberry with creamy vanilla. There are delicious honey marshmellows.Molasses is minty with tea.If we wait, there is coconut coming from underneath. 9:The finish is also tasty and balanced with the notes from palate lingering and also a new layer of notes like bacon, wax and tannins. Very complex and delicious.

Review by Thunderbird

Thunderbird
Oct 20241,242 reviewsGermany
5.4/10

Well, this bottling doesn't really have anything to do with a Chairman's anymore. It reminds me more of a Scottish peaty whisky... with a little burnt caramel and roasted nuts. It obviously seems to be an experiment and has gone wrong for me. The whisky influence is too strong, especially in the finish.

Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson
Apr 2024667 reviewsSweden
8.8/10

Overall a very special and in my opinion quite fantastic rum with Laphroaig vibes. This very special Master’s Selection from SDL and Chairman’s Reserve is celebrating the 1st 20 years of Renbjer Fine Spirits. The specialness is that it’s 50/50 John Dore 2 and Vendome which is a blend I’ve never heard of before. The nose gives you aromas of fruits and leather but above all it’s smoky with a scent of tarred rope. At the palate and during the long finish comes the aromas and scents back as flavors together with honey and some notes of rubber, bourbon and oak.

Review by zabo

zabo
Oct 20241,486 reviewsGermany
7.9/10

Edit Edit: Irgendwie finde ich ihn umso besser je öfter ich ihn probiere. Abgefahrenes Teil, das Chairman’s untypisch ist, doch äußerst interessant, aber doch zu nahe an einem whisky Edit: Für mich ein Chairman’s außerhalb der Range die ich sonst so kannte aber auch nicht wirklich schlecht nur anders. Muß man sich wohl erst dran gewöhnen. Hatte auch irgendwie eine Minznote geschmeckt nachdem er länger geatmet hat. Voll verwirrend. Halte mich mit der Bewertung zurück, bis die Samples raus sind. Mein Tipp, gebt eurem Dram erstmal gut Zeit. Werde demnächst meine Notizen dann nachtragen.

Review by Stefan L

Stefan L
Stefan L
Apr 2024144 reviewsSweden
8.8/10

I like it a lot and it is really heavy! It blooms out a little extra smokyness with a few drops of water. 😋A fantastic job by Renbjer!

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Sep 20242,818 reviewsGermany
7.9/10

In my opinion, a rather atypical Lucia. I miss the tropical ester fruit notes. Instead, there are far too many slightly peaty whisky notes for my taste. It seems a little young overall. Alcohol could be a little better integrated. After an hour in the glass, the rum opens up, but overall it's still not quite my cup of tea.

Review by Buddudharma

Buddudharma
Oct 2024487 reviewsGermany
8.7/10

Das ist wirklich ein sehr interessanter Rum. An der Nase zunächst kalter Rauch, dahinter das typische St. Lucia Profil, mit eher gering ausgeprägten Estern. Am Gaumen erstmal die analoge Rauchnote, danach etwas florales (Serges Beschreibung von Enzian-Schnaps trifft es sehr gut), dazu Karamell, (nicht die klebrige Variante, sondern trocken und mit feiner Süße und Würze) und Fass. Eine leichte Adstringenz passt sehr gut ins Profil und konzentriert die Aromen. Im Abgang dann wieder die Rauchnote gepaart mit Karamell und Fass. Bin wahrlich gar kein Fan von Rauch, aber hier gibt er dem Rum einen interessanten Touch. Zeigt eindrucksvoll die Bandbreite dieser Destillerie, wenngleich ich als bekennender St. Lucia Fanboy vielleicht nicht komplett objektiv bin. In jedem Fall ein außergewöhnlicher Rum, den man zumindest einmal probiert haben sollte.

Review by DeMaddin

DeMaddin
Oct 202454 reviewsGermany
7.0/10

Rauchig, erdig, torfig, pflanzlich. Erinnert mich mehr an einen Scotch. Unterschwellig kommt der Rum zum Zuge, interessant aber seltsam.

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Details about Chairman‘s Reserve Master’s Selection (Renbjer Fine Spirits 20th Anniversary 2004-2024) 2009

A Pot Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 60,5%.

CategoryPot Still Rum
ABV60,5%
Volume70cl
Age12 years
Vintage2009
Limited edition227 bottles

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43% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.

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Community paid €77–€82.

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