Chairman’s Reserve The Forgotten Casks Rum

Rum: Chairman’s Reserve The Forgotten Casks
This exquisite rum received 93 Points, Excellent Highly Recommend, at the 2017 Ultimate Spirits Challenge, a Gold medal at the 2017 International Review of Spirits and was a Finalist at the 2017 Ultimate Spirits Challenge.
Size: 750mL
Proof: 80 (40% ABV)
Origin: United States
Distillery: St. Lucia Distillers
A limited-edition rum from Chairman’s Reserve, blended from casks that had been forgotten about after the fire that seriously damaged the distillery in 2007. Having lost a lot of warehouse space, they put the casks wherever they could and finding a parcel of these lost casks they have created this older-than-usual expression.
Chairman’s Reserve The Forgotten Casks Rum Tasting Notes
Nose: Intense nose of sweet raisins, cigar tobacco, amber honey and vanilla.
Palate: Grilled tropical fruit and candied walnuts rounded with soft spices.
Finish: Long wonderful finish.
Distillery Information
The Barnard family settled in St. Lucia in the 1930s, founding their rum distillery, producing handcrafted spirits distilled from molasses crafted from sugar sourced from the island’s massive sugar plantations. After the rise of the European sugar beet drove the local sugar industry to extinction, the rum trade was adversely affected. The only remaining distilleries were consolidated into St. Lucia Distillers, based out of the picturesque Roseau Valley. The last sugar plantation was closed in the 1960s forcing rum producers to source their molasses from Guyana. The Forgotten Casks is an extra-aged limited edition rum inspired by the original forgotten casks of Chairman’s Reserve that survived St. Lucia Distillers devastating fire on May 2, 2007.