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Chairman‘s Reserve Master‘s Selection (RA & Rum Tasting Notes) 2011
Reviewers keep landing near the same verdict: one of the better Chairman's picks, though its youth shows in some rough edges. Expect a fresh, minty nose with peach, green apple and a hint of glue, then a peppery, smoky, dry palate carried by a big pot-still John Dore/Vendome blend. Several call it "quite atypical" for Saint Lucia. Give it time in the glass.
The community says- Fresh minty nose
- Peach and tropical fruit
- Tastes young
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How does Chairman‘s Reserve Master‘s Selection (RA & Rum Tasting Notes) 2011 taste?
Aggregated from 99 community reviews.
Minty, smoky Saint Lucia at cask strength Widely liked, sitting in many tasters' top Chairman's. Fresh mint, peach and tea over a peppery, smoky, dry palate. A few find it young, herbal-floral and demanding rather than easy.
Fans of dry, spicy pot-still Saint Lucia and Jamaican-style profiles
Anyone wanting a soft, sweet sipper or put off by smoky-floral notes
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How is Chairman‘s Reserve Master‘s Selection (RA & Rum Tasting Notes) 2011 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.6 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
7% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 99 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan L
Wow!! 😍 This one is great, complex and I really like the style.
Review by Rodolphe
St Lucia distillers master's selection is always good, even very good. But this is better than very good. In my opinion, the best St Lucia distillers I've ever tasted. Perfect balance. Very, very good.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
still a very, very cool blend of John Dore & vendome to perfection!🇱🇨❤️🤤 something between peach iced tea, papaya mint salad & rose water mango lassi papaya with a good portion of wood and shoe polish in the finish... totally wacky, totally exciting, I want more of it 😍🤤
Review by Lukas Jäger
Wahnsinn! Eine Abfüllung, die mich von Tag 1 gefesselt hat, als noch vor Verkaufsstart plötzlich ein Sample in meinem Briefkasten lag. Fruchtig, herb, holzig, charakterstark - eine tolle Mischung aus Vendome & John Dore. Ein bisschen wie fassgelagerter Pfirisch-Eistee!
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Schöne Bourbon Geruch, zudem Tabak und Leder. Ausgezeichneter Chairmans
Review by Chris L
Incredibly varied fruit basket on the nose without being too intrusive, very round, rather spicy on the palate, outstanding St. Lucia!
Review by Johannes
Well selected hammer fabric!
Review by Michael Schillheim
For me, still among the top 3 of all the Chairman's I have tasted. Great nose, reminiscent of an exotic fruit salad. Spicy, herbs, tea, light mint and a non-distracting chemical note. This potpourri continues on the palate, ending slowly in a long finish with a slight umami.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Runde Mischung aus würzig, scharf, röstig-rauchig und Tee. Wenig Frucht.
Review by DomM
Without any bias towards the lovely team who picked this one: this is a damn good Chairman’s indeed. Colin back to this, after some time the bottling never disappoints. Due to its relatively young age at bottling, it is more punchy and vibrant then some older contenders of the session. Wood has not taken over so much, leaving more room for an intense basket of tropical fruits (papayas) and some spices/dirt on the nose as well as on the palate. Excellent stuff.
Review by Serge
Leckerer Chairman‘s … gefällt mir gut. Tolle John Dore & Vendome Kombi mit viel Papaya, Möbelpolitur, vergorenen Frücheten. Lecker. Schmeckt mir super gut. Etwas Minze ist auch dabei. Top Rum, nichts zu meckern.
Review by cigares
Fruit (yellow fruit and citrus) dominates on the first nose, with a sort of varnish and fairly dry cedar wood and a slight vegetal note. The palate is rather soft, then alcohol and aromas become more powerful, with cedar wood in the aftertaste, reminiscent of a sauna. A powerful, alcoholic, woody (cedar) finish that calls for a fine cigar!
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Rum or fifty shades of mint. Am now a mint fan and just follows me in every second rum. Here again in a new facet. Fruity Jamaican mint with a touch of rosemary.In the mouth, the fruits are riper, dried, but the mint is fresh. The spiciness of ginger and pepper brings a pleasant warmth, but is never biting, as with the Evanius Harris.In the finish comes after the mint again some sweet mango around the corner.Super rum!
Review by Tschusikowsky
I didn't like it that much the first few times. Took the sample out again today and find it very tasty. The strong mint component reminds me of a TDL. Smoky, intensely minty, chocolate and leather, dried fruit, medicinal notes. Generally well balanced due to the sweetness. Delicious rum.
Review by Christian Rudt
Fruity on the nose with peach, dried apricot plus a hint of mint. On the palate then very intense and spicy with some dried fruit. In the nice long finish, these then garnished with herbs once again clearly pleasantly emerge.one must certainly give him the necessary time so that all the flavors unfold.
Review by Jarek
Frankonian Tasting Gang - 21.03.2025 - Nürnberg: Fünf Chairman‘s Reserve in kleinem Cross Tssting. Der Horizon hat eine sehr dominante, mega-fruchtige Nase. Gleich nach dem Einschenken ist er da, während die anderen noch etwas Zeit benötigen um sich zu entfalten. Nach einer Weile holen RdL und RA auf. Ähnliches Bild am Gaumen, die drei wären meine Favoriten, während der LMDW mir zu holzig ist und der Cask&Bottle zu viel Finish aufweist.
Review by zabo
Im Vergleichs mit anderen Chairman’s Abfüllungen gehabt. Auch hier, wie beim Romdeluxe ein sehr fordernder Rum. Definitiv für mich persönlich was ich nicht ständig im Glas haben müsste. Ab und an ganz gut im Glas zu haben.
Review by Frank
Nach langer Pause mal wieder Rum probiert: Nase: frisch, intensiv, fruchtig. Angenehm süß und sauer. Vordergründig reife Stachelbeere, dann auch Johannisbeere und grüner Apfel mit Limette. Leicht holzig-würzig und ganz wenig Essig. Ein wenig Klebstoff findet sich auch. Gefällt mir sehr gut. Gaumen: wow, kräftiger Antritt. Adstringent und dunkel-würzig. Muskat und leicht salzig, röstig und holzig. Dahinter kommt aber ganz viel schwarze Johannisbeere und im Abgang ganz viel Aprikose. Eine schöne Entwicklung am Gaumen. Ein echt guter seiner Art.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another rum where you get a lot for your money. Lightly fruity with wood, some smoky wood and medicinal notes. There is a very faint mint note at the end of the palate.
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Details about Chairman‘s Reserve Master‘s Selection (RA & Rum Tasting Notes) 2011
A Pot Still Rum from Saint Lucia, distilled by Saint Lucia Distillers, at 59,8%.
Community purchases
97 bottles logged by 56 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
27% opened, 14 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Chairman‘s Reserve Master‘s Selection (RA & Rum Tasting Notes) 2011?
Community paid 58–109 €.
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About the Saint Lucia Distillers distillery
The Saint Lucia Distillers distillery is located in Saint Lucia. Rums from Saint Lucia Distillers have been reviewed 4,768 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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