Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (The Netherlands) 2009
Loved by Johannes, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 12 more
A solid stepping stone for those building their palate: 11‑year Saint Lucia molasses rum at 46%. RumX members enjoy its dried and tropical fruits, glue/varnish funk, spice and moderate oak, especially for the price.
- Fruity funk nose
- Spiced, oaky palate
- Great value
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How does Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (The Netherlands) 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 31 community reviews.
Fruity-funky Saint Lucia value sipper A solid stepping stone for those building their palate: 11‑year Saint Lucia molasses rum at 46%. RumX members enjoy its dried and tropical fruits, glue/varnish funk, spice and moderate oak, especially for the price.
Curious explorers who like a touch of Jamaican-style glue/varnish funk wrapped in dried fruit, coconut, banana and spice, and who appreciate good price-to-age value.
Those seeking cask-strength power, very long finishes, or ultra-sweet beginner rums without any solventy or woody edges.
How is Chairman‘s Reserve Master's Selection (The Netherlands) 2009 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Johannes
Wow, this one surprised me personally! Nice sticky note that goes in the direction of tropical aged Diamond. Despite the 46%, it didn't seem very diluted! If it had been aged even longer and had more percentages...
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Adhesive a little smoky and woody. Already good 🥃
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
12.02.2021 Sitting at home with some samples. Notes Medium to dark in colour. Nose Intense, wood, light roasted, tobacco, dried fruit, varnish, orange, light floral. Palate Wood, roasted, dried fruit, faint nutts, varnish, light caramel, medium dry, tannins. Finish Medium to long, medium dry, wood, roasted, light bitter, faint caramel, orange.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un rhum de Sainte Lucie dans la douceur et l’exotisme. On découvre des notes de fruits secs et tropicaux (banane, coco) et des arômes plus funky qui mènent le pas (colle, vernis, solvants). Par la suite viennent le chêne, des épices (piment, vanille, poivre) et du caramel mêlé avec du sucre brun et du toffee. C’est une sorte de mix entre la Barbade et la Jamaïque, ce qui n’est pas désagréable car le profil est varié et opulent. En bouche, la douceur règne sur ce profil rempli de noix de coco, de banane et d’épices en tout genre : cannelle, réglisse, piment, poivre et vanille forment une belle harmonie avec le cuir et le caramel. Il y a de légères notes herbacées sur le thé noir qui donnent un peu de complexité. L’alcool est bien intégré pour le faible degré. La finale n’est pas très longue, légère et plus sèche. On retrouve le raisin sec, le cuir, le côté herbacé et le chêne qui s’associent aux épices pour un profil plus sombre. Quelques notes de caramel viennent s’ajouter pour rappeler le profil anglais. Un rhum simple, facile mais un brin complexe, qui offre une belle alternative aux profils anglais traditionnels.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Interesting chairmans and a reasonably relaxed sipper. Overall, however, not really harmonious, alcohol could be better integrated and overall somewhat chemical effect. There's better from chairmans.but one of the few 100% Coffey stills and thus quite exciting!
Review by Double Barrel
45€ for an 11 years tropically matured Saint-Lucia, that's exactly the kind of bottle that should fly off the shelves. December 2022 edit Bottle almost empty now!! Ok you can feel the reduction (especially after a cask strength JM) but you got to give it justice as one of the best BFYB recently! I should have buy dozen of it at this price.
Review by Jakob
Beautiful notes of both dried and fresher tropical fruits. Good sweetness, slight bitterness from tea and cask, classic spice aromas. Very successful in itself, but seems a little too thin.
Review by Chris L
Super nice nose, glue with dried apricot and prune, a little weaker on the palate, lots of spices, licorice, some fruit , you can taste the dilution, but not unpleasant. Good value for money.
Review by Emerson
The nose is really interesting with some hints of glue. The taste is nice and not too strong. The finish is rather flat for me. All in all a good rum considering the price. Not the best chairman's reserve, I appreciate the 1931 much more
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
"Chairmans WC Tasting Spices, lots of. Reminds me of spanish style with leather and a little tobacco. Later there is more fruit. This one has more cereal than the 2005 but is a bit mor shallow and less intense. This is not bad and i am sure people who prefer that one"
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25 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 5 members.
About the Saint Lucia Distillers distillery
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