Chairman's Reserve The Forgotten Casks Rum
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A blend of Coffey (column) and pot stills, the rum is a blend of juice aged from 7 – 10 years in used American oak barrels. Individual "forgotten" casks (aged 2-5) were blended together and aged as a blend for an additional 5 years to create the final product. Wonderfully intense nose of sweet raisin, sultana and hints of tobacco and vanilla from the oak. Intense palate with sweet honeyed fruit and spices giving a wonderfully complex rum.
Proof: 80
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An extra-aged version of Chairman’s Reserve, aged up to 10 years. Stunning deep orangeamber-tea color with an assertive nose of dried figs and dates and toasted wheat bread spread with orange marmalade. The flavors combine a brine as well as honeyed oak with an Armagnac character throughout. A fine astringency hits mid-palate—with a walnut dryness and a caramel candied note. The finish combines Pekoe tea, tannin and a graceful spice.
Sugarcane arrived in St. Lucia in the 18th Century, and its molasses byproduct continued the growth of the Caribbean’s thriving rum trade. By the 1950s however, most Caribbean rum producing islands had slowed their pace, and St Lucia was no exception – only two producers remained in Dennery and Roseau. Soon the two joined forces under the Barnard family banner of the St. Lucia Distillers Group. The operating distillery now remains in Roseau. Featuring extensive environmental initiatives, Chairman’s Reserve distills outstanding rums in a St. Lucia style using molasses sourced primarily from Guyana, after a 24-30 hour closed fermentation period.