Chairman's Reserve

Nothing extraordinary. Decent rum for the price, but too boring.

This rum looks and tastes great in a flask and that is where you will find me enjoying it. On cold days when racing a single man dinghy, this rum will help keep me warm and reside in my PFD. My friends will come by and ask to partake and when we all come in, the flask will be dry.

Bottle: The label is interesting looking and a good representation of its birth home but the bottle fails to impress after that. Very little detail about the distillery, no syn-cork that says it is a better product, the bottle bottom notes indicates that it is not a cheap bottle. Presentation could be better.
Color: A very nice golden brown, it looks the part of a great rum.
Bottle Aroma: A heavy ethanol odor hits the nose first but the rum does come through.
Glass Aroma: The ethanol smell has dissipated and a light oak, easy drinking rum smell fills the nose.
Taste: The rum starts out light which surprises after the bottle nose, a good start of flavor hits and the caramel begins, then the oils leave the tongue and the heat comes back. This is another rum that I'll pack into a flask for cold days when the backbone needs strengthening, but this is not the rum I will chose in front of the fire.

This rum is a bit uneven but I do not dislike this trait in rums. Rums should not be 20 year old bourbons or 30 year old cognacs, they should bite a little and when they fail to do so, I tend to get bored. Some may find this rum a little harsh, but like my personality, I find the harshness true to character and enjoy the company.

Not bad stuff. Bit rough to drink neat, nice with a mixer. Can't really give it a 7.

View: Pours golden brown.

Nose: A ton of honey on the nose with some char.

Initial Tasting: One of the smoothest rums I've tasted. No bite whatsoever. Raisin and spice.

Body: Drinks like a bourbon. Spice and oak.

Fade: Smoother than a baby's behind.

Neat its a quite warm sip.better than when mixed with coke. I preferred it with a little breathing time. In other words I let it sit for a while. I'm not going to rush out and replace this bottle but not because i didn't like it. It's just very similar to other stuff and there's so many more to try.

I drank about 20 or so glasses neat in St. Lucia. This is the way to go. This needs time to breath in the glass. As this sits for a while it really opens up. Nice strong spice and totally smooth with a nice amount of pot still rum. Picked up a 1L bottle in St. Lucia for 16 US. It has a strong alcohol when poured that needs time to rest to open a spicy enjoyable nose.

Great nose that's slightly sweet and floral. First taste is overpowering with oily sour molasses. Long spicy finish that doesn't go down very well. Just not too many flavors cone through over a pretty substantial burn.

Quality mid range rum. Quite ok to sip straight, and with enough taste to be distinctive in mixed drinks. Pity there isn't a premium aged version available.

Ste Lucie réserve bien d'autres merveilles, mais ce rhum a le mérite d'exister et d'être correct d'un point de vue qualité/prix.

Tak toto je veľmi slušný rum,ktorý je u mňa na úrovni 6,5 bodu. Nedosladzovany,vhodný na bežné pitie a v kategórii do 15eur neexistuje podľa mňa nič lepšie.
Pekne chute, cítiť ovocné tóny i drevo. Záver stredne dlhy

I picked up a couple bottles from the provisioning store on a BVIs sail, thinking it a serviceable mixer at $10 a bottle. Turned out much better than that, and we wound up restocking half way through the sail. Enough honey to stand up to ice and lime while still retaining enough character to be distinct. Still mixable though - a solo choice to provision.

À boire sur glace, avec accompagnement du coke ou 7 up.

Had on a few cubes of ice in Soufriere. Good balance of dry and sweet. Caramel and vanilla notes. A bit more rough than the Admiral Rodney, buy got better with time in the glass.

Not watery, but not rich of aromas in taste. Too many tannins.
Smell: vanilla, fermented citrus fruits, wood, some sweetness
Taste: vanilla, spice, bitterness, barrel/earth

Sweetness: 2/5
Fruit: 1.5/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Mildness: 3/5

Had some of this rum at the island of St Lucia, it is good not great but overall decent bang for your buck.

Surprised by this one, thought it would need a mixer but happily drunk as a sipper.

Nothing to rave about but it’s not expensive so would happily have as a go to rum

This rum compines all the qualities of dark rum, sweetness and spice you love with a sharp burn and smokey peaty finish.

Vůně za 7, chuť za5, průměr tedy za 6. Nic zvláštního, ale rozhodně neurazí. Na běžné pití ideální. Když vím, že nepotřebuji vychutnávat, ale chci si zavdat, je to ideální pití.

Chairmans reserve has sat on the shelves in the local supermarket for quite a while, and because its pricing sat between several off the shelf favourites I never really gave it any time with its non-assuming bottle. Recently they had an event with some colourful designs on their bottle and I was looking for something different so thought I would give it a go.

WOW- instantly became a new supermarket fave, smooth, strong but mellow caramel, and a loong finish. Adds amazing character to mixed drinks and can easily be enjoyed neat. I recently saw these on sale for a ridiculously good price so grabbed a couple more bottles as it draws towards the christmas season. Will use it for some rum-buttercream for some cakes. Don't pass this one up if you see it on the shelf.

Rhum qui tire un peu sur le whisky, assez fort en goût mais les saveurs de vanille et fruit restent longtemps dans la bouche, très agréable.
Néanmoins il reste assez chère pour la qualité, d'autres rhums moins chère peuvent le dépasser.

I found this to be a mostly forgettable rum. I bought it along with 3 other new rums to try, and this just didn't stand out at all. Average.

Along with Barbados and Jamaica, St Lucia don't allow sugar to be added to their rums.
So all CR rums are smoothed out only by ageing.

This does mean their original is pretty harsh sipped neat, but stick an ice cube in it, or use it in a cocktail or with a mixer and it's a good step above the average

Smooth rum and can be drunk on its own or over ice. Also good with ginger ale.

Nothing special, but I'd drink it again. Interested.