Chairman’s Reserve Original Reserve

Dark golden amber in colour. The bouquet shows oily yacht varnish and toffee-apple with a hint of spicy vanilla. The palate is slightly sweet, pot still richness and spice with vanilla, dried fruit, honey, raisins and tobacco notes. Apple and tobacco notes come to the fore on the fruity, lightly spiced finish.

Produced by St. Lucia Distillers, Chairman’s Reserve was established in 1999 by second-generation managing director Laurie Barnard as the preeminent Saint Lucian rum, an ode to the iconic style developed by the Barnard family. When many in the rum industry were focused on making the liquor more profitable with less character, Laurie Barnard sought more character in his products. He believed the best rum is achieved by blending different components together of ages, finishes, styles, and base materials. To create Chairman’s Reserve, he experimented with blending respective casks of pot still rum and column still rum. By returning the blended rum back into oak barrels for additional aging, Barnard created a soft, well-balanced, and flavourful spirit that has become the benchmark for St. Lucian rum.