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Saint Lucia | Aged | 40% ABV | Pot and Column Still Distilled
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The older brother of Chairman's Reserve Finest, nose is real beauty, sweet fruity tones, mixed with charred barrel, toffee and a waft of elderberry, on the palate there is oak, chocolate, spices, all deep and pleasant, with a bit of sweetness, but without added sugar. The aftertaste is long and spicy, turning towards bitter, with a bit of an pleasing alcohol prickle. The overall taste profile is smooth, almost oily, first glass from the bottle seems a bit one dimensional, but the taste develops nicely after a few glasses. My feeling is similar I get with Doorly's - this one is indeed a pleasing and honest rum without additives. Compared with Doorly's 8y - this one has a bit less elaborated nose (Doorly is exceptional indeed), has more heavy, spicy and round taste. Good job mister Chairman!
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It’s a nice sipper with no much of a personality, nothing that stands out. Sweet with a medium finish.
The rum is a nice amber colour. It has a decent amount of body. On the nose are a lot of molasses and brown sugar, a hint of vanilla and a hit of alcohol. On the tongue is some continued brown sugar, a greater dose of alcohol and some baking spices. It’s quite dry for a rum that has sugary notes. Not a lot of burn for something with a pronounced alcohol nose and flavour. Decent rum, but nothing particularly notable about it.
I was pleasantly surprised when drinking this one. Not overly sweet and has a smokiness to the flavor. Dark chocolate, toffee, and citrus notes are found on the tongue. There is a little burn on the end but not bad, let’s you know you’re drinking something. The price point wasn’t bad and I like the actual cork top.
I have learned to appreciate the standard Chairman's Reserve so trying this one is the next logical step. On the nose you immediately notice its aging; less pot still funk, more raisins than orange and all in all a warmer scent. The smokey barrel is still there but more in the background and on the palate there is also that rush of sweetness as with the standard one but less wild and more blended in. It is definitely less funky overall and probably better suited for a larger audience. It also ends with some tobacco, a wee bit chocolate and (a little less dry) smokey oak.
A well deserved 8 but I wonder if I will ever buy a bottle of 'The Forgotten casks' again. The reason why I like the standard Chairman's Reserve is apart from its price the fact that it is a bit rough around the edges and this one is more refined (and in a way the better rum) but has also lost some of its character for me. And where most decent destillers (and I do rate St. Lucia Destillers as one of those) make maybe their greatest progress from their €20 to the €40 offerings, here the improvement does not stand out so much. There is vast competition at this pricepoint and I feel 'The Forgotten Casks' stays a little behind with some of those. A nice rum though...
I’m not a massive fan of the normal chairman’s reserve rums.
But this is sensational.
Really nice supprise. I suggest to read the story behind this rum. Nice and strong smell of wood, vanilla and honey. In taste you can really feel a lot of wood from cask with another flavours like chocolate, vanilla and some spice. It is well balanced and nicely smooth.
It still has a slightly smokey, tobacco-ey taste and smell to it.
"The extra ageing has added an extra depth of flavour (if not smoothness) to the rum."
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NR: Not special but drinkable rum
6
/10
out of 10
Forgotten cask, is it a good marketing or is it a fact?
A forgotten barrel, how can that be? In 2007 there was a fire and most of the storage rooms were destroyed. Some rum barrels were therefore relocated and then forgotten. Many years later these were apparently rediscovered and now we have these barrels
The standard bottling is 3 to 5 years, this must be about 8 years. It is a blend of column and pot still. I would expect some dirty and dark flavors.
We have a dilution to 40% here, possibly the mass market should be addressed with this bottling.
Smell: I perceive dried fruits, orange zest and wood. That already reminds me of CR 2005.
Grapes and grape seeds stand out. Light bourbon wood with vanilla is in the background. The rum seems old but not particularly complex. It has old wood aromas, but there are no leather notes or wood lack aromas.
Taste: The rum starts very thin. I take a few sips to get used to it. Light vanilla sweetness can be found with white oak from bourbon wood. Bitter tannins rises as the rum gets warmer, I now notice grape seeds and some dried fruits. There is the light wood again. Towards the end the rum increases in spiciness. The orange zest appear in the finish as the mouth gets drier and the tannins subside. Overall, there is a lot of wood and a lot of dried fruit.
Aftertaste: wood, tannins, grape seeds
Conclusion: The first rum from Chairman's Reserve that I'm a little disappointed with. I cannot understand the dilution to 40%. The rum shows potential in the middle and in the finish. At least 43% would be good, although I would prefer 46%. The dilution was less noticeable in the nose.
The forgotten barrels were actually not bad. The rum goes very much in the direction of Mount Gay XO, but does not reach its intensity due to the 3% less abv.
Overall rating: 69 points
Sweetness: 1.5 / 5
Fruit: 2.5 / 5
Spice: 2.5 / 5
Complexity: 2/5
Price (34 €): 2/5