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What surprises people most is how much wood and spice this pulls off at just 40%. Expect vanilla, coconut, chocolate and a light St. Lucia funk, with cinnamon and roasted nuts on top. The catch that comes up again and again: the body is thin, almost watery, and the finish is short. Most tasters treat it as an honest everyday pour that punches above its price.
The community says- Light St. Lucia funk
- Vanilla and spice
- But: Thin, watery body
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How does Chairman's Reserve Original taste?
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Woody, spicy everyday blend, a touch thin Loved as an honest everyday blend with real St. Lucia character and light funk. The recurring gripe is a thin, watery body and short finish — many prefer it in cocktails over neat.
Aroma profilePeople wanting an honest, everyday St. Lucia rum for sipping or mixing
Those who want a full-bodied, long-finish sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Yes, if you're after characterful, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
194 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Steve the Barman
Most helpful positive review
All my Tastings and Scores are purely based on “Rums under £50”. I rarely look at Rums over £50 for my YouTube.
Review by rum_sk
Most helpful critical review
Well I am not a fan of this base version to be honest. 👃is not offering anything interesting for me. It is rather sharp, peppery and alcoholic. It is initially sweet on the 👅 with notes of vanilla, caramel blending into peppery elements and bitter tones of burned sugar / caramel, charred barrel (too much) but not in a good way. Finish is medium long with unpleasant burned woody taste. Master's selection or legacy is a completely different story though.
Review by Stefan Persson
Most people wants to find rum with good value for money. Well, here it is. It’s very hard to find anything better for this amount of money. The only one I found is the English Harbour 5yo. It’s a blend of separately aged rums in ex-Bourbon barrels distilled from Coffey and pot stills. After blended it’s aged for six months more in oak vats. The average age of the blend is 5 years. There’s really something special with its flavours and nice afterburn. After what I have heard it’s the most consumed rum in St. Lucia. So it can’t be more karibik. This is a very good everyday rum to a very low price.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Pretty good value for money. There is a decent little funk to this Rum and notable molasses. But it is a little harsh drunk neat. A very nice mixer though, also for Cocktails, like here in a Port Au Prince (St. Lucia adaptation😄)
Review by Tim
Considering the price, you get a lot here, with delicious and round flavors. However, I think the rum is too thin, which affects the mouthfeel in particular. Therefore a recommendation for cocktails or for beginners.
Review by Gregor
From the distillate itself is little perceptible. Instead, there are many barrel nuances. As if you would let wodak mature in bourbon barrels
Review by Eugene227
A balanced rum with typical St. Lucia character. Vanilla, banana, spices, oak wood and light smoky notes provide a harmonious, pleasantly dry profile. It offers more depth and character than many rums in its price range and convinces with a very strong price-enjoyment ratio.
Review by Eric Frechin
Entry-level rum at a light price, suitable for a beginner who wants to diversify their bar or as a cocktail base. It's far from bad, there's woodiness, vanilla, a bit of chocolate and dried fruits. Spicy a bit too present. Short finish.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
surprisingly strong for 40%. very good PLV. and very nice entry into the world of st Lucia !
Review by LukaŽiga
7,7:On the nose, it feels like a dry and woody rum, with lots of tropical fruits, a bit estery, dried fruits. The American oak barrel has definitely left its mark. Aromas of tobacco and vanilla are also present. The rum is light, round and certainly fresh. 7,7:On the palate, it is pleasant, round, not sweet at all, quite dry. We feel nice tropical fruits, dried fruits, some saltiness. It is the woodiness that takes over the palate, after a while. 7,3:The finish is quite long, dry and dominated by dried fruits, vanilla and tobacco.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose has some funky, molasses notes that dominate but that's some coconut and wood in there too. The palate has a good mix of honey and chocolate with some vanilla thrown in for good measure. Touch of leather which can be a little off putting but nothing major. The finish has a medium length and a charming roasted nut note that is very pleasant. Subtle hint of peaches too. Overall, it's a nice rum for sipping and it's not a bad price either.
Review by HenryL
Good, honest rum with a pleasant cinnamon spice note. A little thin in the mouth on its own, the finish is short. But I can imagine using it very well for mixing. Maybe in the Old Cuban? The price-performance ratio is definitely top!
Review by F. Kraemmer
Tasting at Oops Aarhus with Mr. S Hansen & D Jungberg. Nose: Fat honey sweetness, coconut cookie. Taste: Coconut cocoa cookie, Mirabelle, lightly sweet fullness. Glass: Coconut cake. Tasting Romhatten St. Lucia & The Great Rum Day Oops Aarhus.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
In the nose it reminds me a lot of Wortht Park. Fruity. Floral. Some wood. A bit of funk. Tastewise the same. Some licorice. Plums. Peaches. A bit too light/mild/thin though. This would be awesome around 50% I think. A very alround tasty rum. Very Jamaican-esque...a lot more than I expected
Review by AlSting
Currently my favorite rum as an easy sipper. Honey sweetness, somewhat fruity and spicy. A light and rather uncomplicated, warm and round tasting rum that I prefer to drink neat. In the price range around 20€ for me unbeatable, only the slightly more expensive English Harbour 5 can halfway keep up. Taste neat: 7.5 points Due to the outstanding price-performance ratio, I raise it to 9 points.
Review by TheJackDrop
Notes taken during Rhum Fest 2024, quick notes and a somewhat heavy palate, sorry :) Here we have: vanilla, but also vanilla... A rum: simple, basic. Finish: short, maybe a bit of roasted hazelnuts...
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Tasted this one from the 1423 christmas rum-calendar, of 2023. Have tasted it before though. I find it spicy in the nose, with some hints of raisin and oak. In the notes I found molasses, vanilla and more oak.
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
24 Days of Rum 2023, Blue Edition, Day 4 So this is it, the famous Chairmans Reserve. Beautifully fruity and fresh on the nose, powerful on the palate and in the finish - simply very "rum "ig.
Review by Daniel Jungberg.
Romsmagning på Oops D. 20.06.2026. Sammen med F. Kraemmer Tema St. Lucia. Næsen på eventyr👃: Fornemmer jeg godt med kokos, vanilje og generel sødme Tungen på eventyr 🥃 : Smager jeg honning, kokos og et snært af kakao. Halen på historien💫 : Den nøddet smag og kaffe noter dominerer for mig her.
Review by Jarrod Smith
This reminds me a bit of an Irish whiskey. Dried fruits, roasted nuts, spices. Wood and bitters on the finish.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Toasty, woody and spicy on the nose. Vanilla, coconut, chocolate, caramel and some funk. Dried fruit and raisin very subtle in the background. Unfortunately then on the one hand a bit thin and partly alcoholic in the mouth. Not really bothersome, but quite noticeable. Woody toffee sweetness with coffee notes are up front here. Slight bitterness, dark chocolate afterwards. Becomes stronger with time. Overall in character very peculiar. I like. Bonus points for the great price / performance ratio.
Review by Fayaman971
We had the chance to visit Sainte Lucie and taste several rums from Chairman’s Réserve. And strangely, they hadn’t offered me the original. Well, it’s a good rum that drinks without artifice. It’s very pleasant neat, you’d say it’s a spiced rum because it’s so fruity. It’s very fragrant on the nose and in the mouth. A strong smell of flambéed banana and caramel! I love it! However, the finish is too short, you want more and so the bottle empties too quickly lol. It’s a rum you absolutely must have in your collection.
Review by Tano
A classic for a reason. Really solid blend that lacks the complexity and refinement to be a top quality sipper (it's an ok sipper), but shines on cocktails. It has enough pot still to make the blend shine with some light funk notes, while retaining the smoothness. Makes a pretty good cuba libre and Daiquiri (you need to go hard on the rum IMO). Very good rum overall considering the price. We need more honest and undosed rums like this.
Review by paulgi86
Finally getting round to trying this rum - it’s like those whisky brands you see everywhere and you’re thinking “I really need to try that at some point” well this was my rum equivalent! Overall? Really nice simple sipper, nothing overly complex but the flavours and experience are nice On the glass, the legs are nice and thick despite this being a 40% rum (they’re not treacle like but they don’t bead down the glass with any hurry) On the nose, I get the sweet floral notes that you get from sugar cane rums but also the lovely combo of molasses done in bourbon barrels…. Vanilla, some oakiness and some barrel spice as well The palate has a lovely array of sweetness, primarily all the traditional bourbon flavours like vanilla, caramel and toasted oak alongside roasted coffee, chocolate and some faint tropical fruits (maybe banana but it’s hard to pin down any further than tropical fruits) The finish is short but it’s really easy going - quite surprised by this one! Better than I thought it was going to be
Review by Mateusz
Greatly blended rum. There are characteristics of differently distilled and aged mollases really coming through. Retasting and for its so far the best value for money rum so far :)
Review by Léo Delek
On the nose you find banana and the profile of Jamaicans... quite interesting. Too bad because everything falls apart on the palate with no length at all
Review by thomas fraboulet
Very slightly funky, woody and vanilla. Quite round. I use it in my Apple Pie Mai Tai and it works very well, but neat is not really to my taste.
Review by Steffen Feddersen
A fantastically lovely glass.
Review by Nivius
I got this because I didn't always want to mix the good ones in cocktails. The typical St. Lucia glue is there, but unfortunately so weak that it quickly gets lost in more complex drinks. But at this price range, you can't really complain much.
Review by helloimduc
A very solid rum, for good money. Good for mixing.
Review by Irbis
Good sipper, nothing else to be honest. Strong taste of barrel and alcohol, pepper, dry and.. it is good. Sometimes you need just a simple classic rum. Would recommend for every day casual sipping :) Just chairman reserve as it is.
Review by RumCzar
St Lucia rums are fine. I rate them at the same pleasant level as Appleton and Foursquare. The low abv is disappointing. There's really not much to say about St Lucia rum, which is a shame. I drink this neat. I won't rebuy.
Review by Jasper van den Bovenkamp
Novice rum drinker here. I found the rum accessible to a beginner, though spicy and herbal. The mouthfeel remarkably thin, almost like water. Fun experience but I won't be buying a bottle of this right away
Review by Blaidor
Smell 6/10 Taste 6/10 Aftertaste 6/10 Image 6/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 6/10 ------------------ BTL No added sugar 👍 BTL II Price 👍
Review by Leslie Haigh
good stuff as a mixer
Review by Kieron Wood
My notes from 2016 are completely wrong "It's a smooth rum that does not burn on the throat . Delicate flavour and a lovel taste . Not a top shelf but a quality standard of rum ." I am now obsessed with the stills of St lucia and the taste of the rums are beautiful .. Lovely fruit mixed with aa blend of oak and natural sweetness .. Not legacy but a staple
Review by epicsune 🇸🇪
Sample no.4 of the 24 days of rum calendar 2023. Vanilla and wood from the barrels. Sweet dried and tropical fruits are also there, something from the pot stills can be hinted lightly. Palate is round and nice. Lightly sweet and dried fruits like raisins. A faint smoky touch to the woody barrels that also give that vanilla flavour.
Review by Alex22
Perfect allrounder, full bodied but also light, floral and a little fruity. A great base for any cocktail rum blend. Add +25%ish overproof unaged jamaican rum and you have a pleasant and easygoing jamaican style sipper. Or add OFTD and demerara syrup and you have a dark rum. Take it anywhere you want!
Review by Jakob Deiner
Woody in smell and taste with slight vanilla notes. Tastes less alcoholic than it smells. Drinks: - Neat: 3.5/5 - Rum Cola: 3.5/5 - Rum Mule: 3/5
Review by Miňo
Fine for sipping neat, but for having 40% surprisingly strong and tough. I feel a lot of wood from aging in it. For me, fine.
Review by Thomas Renoud
For the price it cannot be better. Sipping this make me instantly think I'm in a chair listening to jazz music with a cigar.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Top rum in this price category
Review by Pierre TTn
Here is a good quality-price ratio. I didn't expect much. Well, very surprised when tasting it neat. I let it "work" in the glass to get the woody and roasted notes of this rum
Review by MoMcGurk
I had hoped for better, but suspected this would be the result. They have some really good ones. This is not one of them for me. I think it out to make it special. A bit better mixed, but not all that much.
Review by Ian Gilman
First time with a St. Lucian rum and, especially for the money, it’s been a great experience. This is not to my taste for supper, but is going to excel in cocktails.
Review by Ondra Blahovec
Price-performance ratio okay. The nose is pleasant to me. The taste leaves spices in my mouth and I like that in drinks, with ginger beer it's great.
Review by Tomáš Jankovský
V chuti me překvapil výbuch chutě černého čaje s náznakem mentolu
Review by Robert Houba
Nekomplikovaný, slušný poměr cena/výkon. Konec alkoholový
Review by Richard Krupa
Za tuto cenu velice prijemny rum, ale jde poznat lihovost
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
I like the nose better than the taste. A little watered down
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253 bottles logged by 222 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
32% opened, 45 emptied.
What does Chairman's Reserve Original cost?
Community paid 18–34 €.
Current best price: 23.09 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 24 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
+13 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
253 purchased · 209 tasted · 96 wishlist · as of
Details about Chairman's Reserve Original
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 40%.
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