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Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (The Netherlands) 2009
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Most tasters land on "good, not great" here — a Saint Lucia single cask with a lovely glue-and-dried-fruit nose that a few call surprising, but several note the palate feels thin for 46% and a touch chemical. Expect dried apricot, prune, toffee, leather and oak spice. One reviewer sums it as a mix between Barbados and Jamaica.
The community says- Glue-dried fruit nose
- Spice and leather
- But: Thin palate
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How does Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (The Netherlands) 2009 taste?
Summarized by AI from 32 community reviews.
Glue-nosed Saint Lucia, thin on the palate Well-liked as an affordable tropically-aged Saint Lucia with a great varnish-and-dried-fruit nose. The catch: the palate reads a bit diluted and less harmonious than other Chairman's releases.
Fans of funky, glue-forward tropical rum who like a lower-proof sipper
Anyone wanting a full-bodied, high-proof pour
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by Johannes
Most helpful positive review
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 🥃
Most helpful mixed review
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 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 TheRhumhoe
A rum from Saint Lucia with softness and exoticism. You discover notes of dried and tropical fruits (banana, coconut) and funkier aromas leading the way (glue, varnish, solvents). Then come oak, spices (chili, vanilla, pepper) and caramel mixed with brown sugar and toffee. It's a kind of mix between Barbados and Jamaica, which isn't unpleasant because the profile is varied and opulent. On the palate, softness reigns over this profile filled with coconut, banana and all kinds of spices: cinnamon, licorice, chili, pepper and vanilla form a nice harmony with leather and caramel. There are slight herbal notes of black tea adding some complexity. The alcohol is well integrated for the low proof. The finish is not very long, light and drier. You find raisins, leather, the herbal side and oak combined with spices for a darker profile. Some caramel notes add to recall the English profile. A simple, easy but slightly complex rum offering a nice alternative to traditional English profiles.
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 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
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.
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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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16 bottles logged by 16 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
25% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (The Netherlands) 2009?
Avg. community purchase price 40 €.
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Details about Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (The Netherlands) 2009
A rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 46%.
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