Chairman’s Reserve 1931 6-12 Years

I strongly believe it is worth every penny, better than many others with higher prices. Perfect for those who have already made their step further in rum tasting. Mild wood taste (for my palate) which I really like, proper slight sweetness and endless body. The aromas are extraordinary too.

Just buy it, please.

A very nice and tasty rum with a beautiful aroma. A classic to in most home bars, and never an offence. I just find MGXO a sip better, just slightly less strong or burny on the palate. hence a 7 and not an 8. I might change my mind in the future and rate better.

The Chairmans Reserve Saint Lucia 1931 is a blend of 14 molasses and sugar cane rums, which have been produced in column and pot style. The rum is a limited bottling, which appears annually and complements the anniversary bottlings. The whole thing is quite a complex topic. The rum is bottled with 46% alcohol in the typical 1931 bottle, which makes a chic high-quality impression.

The nose is fantastic for me and meets my taste very much. Great spicy tobacco notes, also meet coffee, bourbon, vanilla, some mocha and chocolate as well as light floral grassy notes. Here the rum is a blast and I am very happy with that.

On the palate, the rum looks a bit thin at first and the alcohol gives off its sharpness. But then the rum catches itself with intense spicy notes. Tobacco, leather and some coffee pair with some sweetness on tap. Bitter substances make the rum pleasantly dry and the finish is characterized by smoky bourbon and wood notes.

A great rum that is sufficiently complex for me and offers great flavors if you like it spicy. In cask strength it would be probably even more intense. The nose promises a little more than the rum offers in the mouth. But for the nosing a feast. Clear recommendation. I'm looking forward to the other rums from Chairman's Reserve and St. Lucia. A great Start.

Der Chairmans Reserve Saint Lucia 1931 ist ein Blend aus 14 Melasse und Zuckerrohr Rums, welche im Column und Pot Stil hergestellt worden sind. Der Rum ist eine limitierte Abfüllung, welche jährlich erscheint und die Jubiläums Abfüllungen ergänzt. Das ganze ist ein durchaus komplexes Thema. Der Rum wird mit 46% Alkohol in die typische 1931 Flasche abgefüllt, welche einen schicken hochwertigen Eindruck macht.

Die Nase ist für mich fantastisch und trifft sehr meinen Geschmack. Tolle würzige Tabaknoten, treffen auch Kaffee, Bourbon, Vanille, etwas Mokka und Schokolade sowie leichte florale grassige Noten. Hier ist der Rum eine Wucht und einer meiner Favoriten.

Am Gaumen wirkt der Rum erst einmal etwas dünn und der Alkohol gibt seine Schärfe ab. Dann fängt der Rum sich aber mit intensiven würzigen Noten. Tabak, Leder und etwas Kaffee paaren sich mit etwas Süße vom Fass. Bitterstoffe machen den Rum angenehm trocken und der Abgang ist durch rauchige Bourbon und Holznoten geprägt.

Ein toller Rum, der für mich ausreichend komplex ist und tolle Aromen bietet, wenn man es würzig mag. In Fassstärke bestimmt noch einmal intensiver. Die Nase verspricht etwas mehr als der Rum im Mund anbietet. Aber für das Nosing ein Fest. Klare Empfehlung. Bin auf die weiteren Rums von Chairmans Reserve gespannt.

Bought this bottle based on the reviews, thinking it was the 1931 Chairman’s Reserve (St Lucia) that has the 8.4 rating. Apparently not! Initially I was disappointed, but half way through the bottle it is starting to grow on me. Not sure if it’s a one and done bottle for me, or not. If the ratings slowed for 1/4 increments, I would have rated as a 6.75.

Excuse me miss! So smooth. An excellent blended rum.

Ok was excited to taste this one, so similar to the lower version but smoother and toffee finish also a bit smokey at the end, the nose is like a fine spiced rum

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Santa Lucia, 46%, 6-11 year old
I choose this one according the rating in this site, its was not cheap, something in the midle, but I was totally disappointed. At first I was confused by the sharp spicy taste, which I do not quite like, but then an unpleasant chemical taste added to it, after the second gulp I was convinced that I would never buy this bottle again.

Yes you get your money's worth at 65EUR Germany
A quality complex one for a special occasion maybe
It has some sugar cane juice rum and its well integrated giving sweet sour herbal notes upfront
The blend of young and old keeps it fresh and bright followed by older molasses tobacco notes
Great stuff and at 46% its intense enough but still a well balanced and well behaved one.

This bottle of Chairman's Reserve was bottled in 2018 and is presented at 46% ABV.

On the nose there is strawberry, pepper, salt, candied orange, raisin, cherry and kiwi.

The palate re-attacks with more strawberry, brown sugar, oak and a slight oilyness.

The finish is almond, soft ginger, coffee grinds, walnut and oak.

I like the strawberry note very much, but I find this one a little too oaky for my taste.