Chairman’s Reserve 1931 6-12 Years

very fruitful and sweet with a nice burn
nice long finish a must buy

I love St. Lucia distillers for its Chairman's line-up in general but this 1931 expression is the jewel in the crown for sure. Pot still, column still and some agricole blended into a very well balanced and complex rum that is easy to drink but has a punch. My bottle is bottled at 46% ABV in 2017 and numbered #007823.

The nose reveals baking spices, pine resin, salted caramel. Floral and grassy notes are also there with a bit of peppermint. In the background there are the typical vanilla and (slightly charred) oaky notes.

On the palate this stuff becomes heavenly; fruits (lychees, napalm orange, raisin), tobacco, dark chocolate with a hint of mocha, slightly roasted almond, freshly cut grasses. Oak, ginger and mocha accompany you to the long and warm finish.

If you like the Chairman's reserve original this is a must try. In all honesty I don't want my rums becoming ever better than this one, wow! Worth every cent and in a way, the end of a quest....

Fantastic array of flavours. Smooth enough but still packs a punch. Needs to grow on you. Solid 8.5 so I'm being generous with a 9.

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

It's a rum that I'm already familiar with. I know the Chairmans for The Netherlands. It's a column still blend.

Nose: It's a tropical, long aged rum that escapes from the glas. With orange zests, wood, some flowery notes, also dry fruits. There are some heavy aromas like medical notes, some leather/tobacco, wood varnish.
Of course you can also find the typical Bourbon wood with vanilla in the background. A good smell, the dilution is not that much noticeable.

Taste: A little bit thin start, with some bitter notes of tannins, orange zests and wood. The wood and tannins are rising towards the middle. The sparpness increases, I notice the bourbon barrel. Orange zests are exploading. Some leather notes and wood varnish are noticeable.
The finish is spicy, with Bourbon barrel, some tannins, earthy notes and the orange zests.

Aftertaste: Dry orange zests, wood, some medical notes, bourbon wood, apricots

Conclusion: Good signature blend from Chairman's. I see this one like the MG XO. It's not very complex but shows what Chairman is capable of.

Overall rating: 83 points

Sweetness: 1.5/5
Fruits: 2/5
Spice: 3.5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Value 66€: 3.5/5

Normally I like the "Latino" Rums as my favorite. I don't know what St. Lucia did with this rum, but it definitely is something good. I really love the taste of this one!!

Initial alcohol burn on the nose, initial taste YES! Upon examination this is closer to cask strength at 46%. This rum is a solid contender to other natural rums from Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad. Medium gold color still has alcohol burn with some nice lingering spice flavors.

I really like this one. It says it’s blended from 14 different distillates, but the one that makes this stand out is the agricole blend.

It’s got an earthy, rich flavor that perfectly compliments and enhances what would likely be a fairly standard rum otherwise.

If you hold this in your mouth, there is a bitter citrus note that resolves as soon as you swallow.

That grassy flavor underlies all of the “normal” flavors that you’d expect in a quality rum, and somehow makes the end result more than the sum of its parts.

The long but gentle burn and the honey aftertaste drive this one home. Well worth having a bottle on your shelf.

Nose: Mostly grassy agricole and brown sugar with a mild wood spice.

Palate: Sweet, peppery and vanilla with a hint of citrus sourness.

Finish: long burn, honey and cut grass. Makes you want to take another sip.

Just back from 2019’s rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. Perfect place to test a lot af brands. This one is the follower to the yearly 1931 editions the representant told me. It’s like some of the former editions a blend of distillates from different stills and some agricole as well.
I think it’s better than the former editions that I have tasted.
It’s of course very complex and you can recognise oak, vanilla, tobacco, etc

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