An aged Saint Lucian rum blending pot and column distillates. It is made by Saint Lucia Distillers in the Roseau valley, which consolidated the island’s estate distilleries into a single plant over the twentieth century — which is why one label can draw on several styles at once.
It is a commercial distillery’s blend, defined by separate distillate styles aged in barrel for years; distilling without a licence is a criminal offence.
What goes into it
- sugarcane molasses, and fresh cane juice for some marks
- yeast
- ex-bourbon and French oak casks
How it is made
Several distillates are made separately — heavy pot-still rum for body, lighter column rum for balance — aged apart in oak in the tropical heat, and then blended. Tropical ageing runs several times faster than temperate, so five years in Roseau does the work of fifteen in a cooler warehouse.
How long it takes: five to ten years in tropical oak, depending on the expression
How it is eaten
Neat or over a single cube, or in a rum punch with lime and nutmeg.
History
Made by Saint Lucia Distillers in the Roseau valley, which consolidated the island’s estate distilleries into a single plant in the 20th century.
Frequently asked questions
What is Chairman’s Reserve?
Chairman’s Reserve is a wine & spirit from Saint Lucia: aged Saint Lucian rum blending pot and column distillates. Made by Saint Lucia Distillers in the Roseau valley, which consolidated the island’s estate distilleries into a single plant in the 20th century.
How is Chairman’s Reserve made?
Several distillates are made separately — heavy pot-still rum for body, lighter column rum for balance — aged apart in oak in the tropical heat, and then blended. Tropical ageing runs several times faster than temperate, so five years in Roseau does the work of fifteen in a cooler warehouse. It takes five to ten years in tropical oak, depending on the expression.
Can I make Chairman’s Reserve at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is a commercial distillery’s blend, defined by separate distillate styles aged in barrel for years; distilling without a licence is a criminal offence.
What goes into Chairman’s Reserve?
Sugarcane molasses, and fresh cane juice for some marks, yeast, ex-bourbon and French oak casks.
How is Chairman’s Reserve eaten?
Neat or over a single cube, or in a rum punch with lime and nutmeg.
