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Most people sip this neat, and a few happily drop it in a longdrink when the mood's casual. Expect vanilla, caramel, dried fruit and toasted oak with a coffee-and-chocolate edge, all wrapped in an easy, rounded body. It reads naturally sweet without tasting sugary. The recurring gripe: at 40% it's a touch thin, and the finish is short.
The community says- Rounded and warming
- Vanilla and dried fruit
- Keep in mind: Thin at 40%
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Warm, easy oak-and-vanilla sipper, slightly thin Widely liked as an easy, warm sipper with vanilla, oak and dried fruit. Many wish it were bottled stronger — several call it thin and a bit flat next to the single casks.
Aroma profilePeople past sweet beginner rums wanting a warm, oaky everyday sipper
Fans of bold, high-proof St. Lucia single casks
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Yes, if you're after mature, oaky rums for sipping neat. Of 17 rums from Saint Lucia in this style with at least the same score that ship to you, none is cheaper.
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274 community reviews
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Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful positive review
Bottle Market Bremen October 2024. Now a Chairman's. I love these rums. Nose is slightly sweet, also some wood and cask. On the palate also slightly deliciously sweet (vanilla and chocolate) and also some wood.
Review by Morgan Garet
Most helpful critical review
Nose on vanilla and wood, on the palate tobacco invites itself but the whole is very flat.
Review by Stefan Persson
It’s distilled in Coffey and Pot stills and then first aged separately before blended and aged for three more years. Total aging is six to eleven years. I think it’s a little bit better than their classic Reserve. In the front of the mouth it doesn’t taste very much, but when you swallow it all flavors arrive and stays there trough the rather long finish.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Retasting at the German Rum Fest 2025. Got a few more points. Naturally sweet and good balance. ---------------- Retasting at the German Rum Fest. 2024 ---------------- #4258 16.09.2023 Whisky N Rum Show 2023. This one was kind of unbalanced. The ABV was not too well integrated. Medium fruity with spices and roasted wood notes. The finish is short to medium with a light smoky touch. Would have loved a higher ABV.
Review by Gregor
Nice rum, but I find the story very questionable. Four years ago at the German rum festival, I was told that only 3 barrels were found that survived. Strangely, the rum has been around for years and there is always more supply... Unfortunately, that's a reason for me not to buy any more products from Chairman's. At least, you should be honest with your customers.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Good rum at a fair price, which scores especially with its background story. Probably not for nerds, but for everyone looking for something above entry level and seeking a characteristic profile. Although clearly thinner and weaker, it shows a profile of dry and spicy aromas (especially dried fruits) that I have so far recognized as characteristic for Chairman's.
Review by zabo
Actually a nice Chairman's, but since I could now try different bottlings at the Community Tasting Nuremberg, this one is the taillight. But he is not really bad, for the price completely in order. Took him in the end as a mixer.
Review by Serhii Chornyi
Excellent rum, aromatic and rich, lacking just a little more alcohol.
Review by Oliver
Pleasantly spicy nose. Agreeable and quite sweet on the palate. Very short and flat finish. Has little to do with the Saint Lucia Single Casks, which I really like to drink. This rum is clearly aimed at being pleasing. Fair price. Recommended for beginners.
Review by Jakob
Caramel, vanilla, treacle, oak, some spiciness. Overall, unfortunately, clearly too sweet and one-dimensional for my taste.
Review by Eugene227
Vanilla, baked banana, oak wood, spices, and light roasted aromas create a rounded, well-balanced profile with good depth. It feels riper and more intense than the Original, without losing drinkability. A characterful rum with an excellent price-enjoyment ratio.
Review by Abrahan Reyes
It has some Barbadian flare but is also unique. On the nose a bit alcoholic and lots of tropical fruits. On the taste caramel, coffee and fruits. The color is amazing probably they add some caramel coloring.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
Palate: Warmth that offers grilled tropical fruits and candied walnuts, rounded with soft spices that continue as a long wonderful finish.
Review by Eric Frechin
A bottle that I also classify as a beginner's rum. It's very diluted, so it's round and smooth. The fruitiness of the original is lost in favor of woodiness, vanilla and raisins.
Review by Tim
Significantly better than the standard Chairman and still very good value for money. Super entry-level rum with a harmonious profile, which doesn't take any risks but is still suitable for drinking neat and enjoying.
Review by Richard Krupa
Top 3, great rum. I'm curious about 2005
Review by cigares
Un rhum gouté au GRF en 2025 au tasting Chairman’s Reserve. Des fruits tropicaux trop mûrs et des pâtisseries, un nez très agréable, pas très complexe avec des notes végétales intéressantes. L’entrée de bouche est diluée mais avec un côté fermenté/sucré, de l’amertume boisée, du miel, des noix et des notes végétales. La finale est plutôt courte même si des notes sucrées restent longtemps. Un rhum simple mais qui possède déjà un peu de l’ADN de Ste Lucie.
Review by w00tAN
Relatively flat, unfortunately has little in common with the other Chairman's. Good rum for beginners who have overcome the first sugar water.
Review by Onkel_Ig
The Forgotten Cask is and remains one of my absolute favorite rums. It’s simply a great enjoyment rum. Dry, fruity, slight hints of wood and leather. Would buy it anytime again. Absolute recommendation.
Review by Skyfly
Fair rating: Delicious blend, but appears watered down on the palate. The typical Saint Lucia aromas are present, but that certain something is missing for drinking straight. Passable in a long drink, but nothing more
Review by Rumpalumpa
Nice smell, lots of spices with tannins from a roasted barrel. On the palate, you realize that it doesn't have more %. Because here too it is beautifully spicy, roasty and simply round but a little too weak.
Review by Christoph
Smells at first something like damp crypt then unfolds coconut and caramel without seeming artificially sweet. In the finish bitter. Some raisin.
Review by Tyler Griffith
Incredibly balanced and full of flavor. A bit of spice on the finish. Good mix of sweet and fruity notes. Would absolutely sip this.
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
24 Days of Rum 2024 - Black Edition - Day 23. First impression: subtle and very rum-typical. Nose: restrained hints of all typical aromas of strong rums. Palate: wood, vanilla, dried fruits, leather, tobacco... everything that makes strong rums in a very round, balanced composition. Despite the relatively long aging, not woody. Finish: short to medium, extension of the palate, slight bitterness but not astringent. Overall impression: perfect to explain "strong rum" to someone. Very round, but therefore also weak in character.
Review by Galli33
A good entry-level rum that brings out many nice notes without overwhelming. The rum was diluted and is therefore easily accessible and has a very fine medium-length but tasty finish.
Review by Michael Schou
30-08-2025 - Rate 5.2 German Rum Festival The most average Chairman’s I have ever tasted
Review by Joachim Guger
Good sipper with an interesting profile. There is certainly worth a look at the High Proof / Single Cask Chairmen.
Review by Patrik Onderka
Got this sample from 24 Days of rum advent Calendar. My second Chairman’s reserve and the first tasting in 2025 on 1.1.2025. The forgotten casks made a very good impression. On nose it felt slight notes of honey and caramel. It was smooth and warming on palate. With a medium finish and dried fruit notes I was satisfied.
Review by carnoland
Very good value for money box with two glasses
Review by F Kraemmer
Tasting at Oops Aarhus with Mr. S Hansen & D Jungberg. Nose: Cask & tannin. Taste: Cask & tannin lightly leading, needs some time in the glass. Not an impressive cask influence. Glass: Cask. Tasting Romhatten's St. Lucia & The Big Rum Day Oops Aarhus.
Review by Rumbaer
A rum for all those who have left the very sweet rums behind. Pleasantly mild profile with vanilla, some wood and dried fruit on the nose. The taste is then also vanilla, fruity and with a pleasant sweetness. There is also a nice story about the "forgotten casks"
Review by Martin Ekrt
Aromas of soft honey-caramel, vanilla, slightly dried and tropical fruits, a well-drinking cask. Taste sweetish caramel, vanilla, light coffee and chocolate. Finish chocolate and vanilla. A fine approachable rum, quite different from the Chairman Original.
Review by D. Frederick
Pure and unadulterated, an excellent rum.
Review by TheJackDrop
Notes taken during the Rhum Fest 2024, Quick notes and a bit heavy palate, sorry :) Here we have: vanilla and wood, it's a bit drier A rum: too simple for me... Finish: short and warm
Review by Tobin
Much better than expected at this price.
Review by Ruminator
A nicely balanced rum. Not too complex but all the flavors blend well. Alcohol is well integrated. Perfectly suitable for daily enjoyment and the famous campfire. Similar to Mount Gay Triple Cask but with less complexity. Not for nerds looking for a kick, but that’s already clear from the alcohol strength.
Review by Daniel Jungberg.
Rum tasting at Oops D. 20.06.2026. Together with F. Kraemmer Theme St. Lucia. Nose on an adventure👃: I sense the scent of leather and a bit of raisin. Tongue on an adventure 🥃: I taste oak and a bit of sweetness, could be honey or caramel. The tail of the story💫: There's not really anything..
Review by Arjan91
Nose very nice, coffee, spice, sweet. Flavors: (somewhat sweet) coffee, some smoke, wood, spices, vanilla and an aftertaste somewhat distant which resembles overripe fruit and/or chlorine.
Review by paulgi86
Off the back of trying the original Chairman’s Reserve, this one seems to differ ever so slightly - you’d only really notice when comparing them side by side. If you were sipping one each a day apart you might be struggling because it’s broadly similar however Nose - more Sherry like notes taking hold (raisins, dried fruits, Sherry cask spices) as well as your standard vanilla, caramel, toasted oak with a slight waft of coconut and roasted coffee notes Palate - the coffee and chocolate notes kinda double down and meld together (coffee, chocolate, mocha) however you do “taste” the age difference as the complexity is slightly elevated compared to the original as there’s more oak spice and again roasted notes The legs on the glass look deceiving as they bead down relatively quickly compared to the original but the flavour tends to stick around longer this time round and it’s lovely and mouth coating (again for a 40% ABV spirit) Finish is short to medium - not quite long enough to be classed as medium but not almost a vanishing act like the original does in comparison This is a mark up for me and one I’d happily recommend as the top echelon of simple sippers - great flavour at a great price Only thing keeping this from an 8/10 is the finish length - maybe a bump to 43% ABV would help cement this as a permashelf item
Review by Brandon Gerling
The nose is pretty rounded, hard to really gather much on as a beginner. The palate hits with a wonderfully sweet vanilla classic rum and then balances out with a woody spice on the back end. One of my absolute favorites I’ve tried as a sipper so far.
Review by ThreeH
Trade fair tasting Chairman's Reserve Tasting GRF 2026. Hence a short review. This blend is made with rums from the column still and the John Dore 2 pot still. Brown-golden color. Sweetish nose impression, coconut, somewhat reminiscent of a Barbados rum. On the palate the same notes, relatively sweet impression with coconut and light cask aromas. Plus caramel. The ABV comes through a bit. Overall OK.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose is surprisingly sharp for a 40% rum. Notes of honey and raisins mainly. Lots of oak towards the back of the nose. A sweet palate. Lots of wood, leather, dark chocolate. It becomes bitter after a few seconds. The finish is quite short. Bitter, dry. Faint note of espresso. Not the Chairmans Reserve for me. Overly aged and bitter.
Review by Jeff Aïoli
Luscious, very pleasant and very round. However, it lacks character and is a little too flat.
Review by Dave Dahlgren
Len mjuk vanilj söt karamell ekig. Inte alls tokig att bara sitta o sippa på.
Review by Andi
Light sweetness, tropical fruit, coconut, not a bad rum, but for me personally a little too flat for the cupboard.
Review by Daniel
Mild, palatable rum, not very complex. Clearly roasted aromas from the wood on the finish.
Review by Jon Stover
Not great. Tastes more like a whiskey than a rum.
Review by ordogh
Round and sweet, with full of nice spices. Nice entry level sipping rum.
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4 critics scored it, averaging 7.3/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›Personally, I mjght just opt for a bottle of R Seale's Rum Sixty Six or a Cockspur 12 ahead of this. That's what my head tells me but my heart knows that there must always be a bottle of this in my drinks cabinet.........
Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Not to be compared with the single casks, but a very pleasant easy sipper.
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388 bottles logged by 349 collectors.
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37% opened, 63 emptied.
What does Chairman's Reserve The Forgotten Casks cost?
Community paid 32–53 €.
Current best price: 38.34 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 40 €. Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›
+14 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
388 purchased · 302 tasted · 137 wishlist · as of
Details about Chairman's Reserve The Forgotten Casks
A Column Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 40%.
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