Rum

Review #724; Rum #169: Chairman’s Reserve 9yr 100% Sugarcane Vendome

This single cask comes to us from St.Lucia distillers located on the island of the same name. With the advent of the Ed Hamilton St.Lucia Single casks, St.Lucia distillers formulated their own single cask program under the Chairman’s Reserve brand. These have been a combination of stills all aged in ex-bourbon and aged tropically. This […]

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Review #713; Rum #163: Chairman’s Reserve Master Select 19yr (2000) JD1 “Spiribam Select”

This bottling comes to us from St. Lucia Distillers located on St. Lucia. This was distilled in 2000 on the John Dore pot still and matured entirely in St.Lucia in ex-bourbon before being bottled with no additives for the U.S. market. This is the longest matured St.Lucia I have tried to date. ABV: 53.1% Nose: Star Anise,

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Review #709; Rum #160: Foursquare ECS 12yr 2009

This is the 17th release in the Exceptional Cask Series from Foursquare. This bottling is a blend of pot and column distillate, aged for 12 years in ex-bourbon barrels before being bottled with no additives. ABV: 60% Nose: Mango, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Oak Spice, toasted Brown Sugar, Raspberry Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, Raspberry, Cinnamon, Toasted Brown Sugar,

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