Chairman's Reserve Forgotten Casks – Saint Lucia, Caribbean

Chairman's Reserve Forgotten Casks

£44.99

Deep amber with aromas of dried fruit, dark toffee, vanilla and warm spice. The palate is full and rounded — rum-soaked raisins, treacle, toasted oak and a hint of dark chocolate — with a long, warming finish. Blended from rums that spent extended time ageing in American oak casks at St. Lucia Distillers.

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SoftCrisp
ABV 40.0%Size 70cl
Why we chose it

“Barrels genuinely mislaid after a distillery fire, and the accidental extra ageing shows in the glass. Honeyed raisin, nutmeg and toasted oak — a sipping rum, so keep the mixers well away.”

Kelli - Wine Buyer
Pairs with:ChocolateSteak
About this wine

Chairman's Reserve Forgotten Casks is a remarkable Caribbean rum born from an unexpected twist of history. In 2007, after a fire damaged part of the distillery, some barrels were moved to safe storage and inadvertently forgotten. Years later, when rediscovered, the extra ageing had created a rum of exceptional depth and complexity — and so, Forgotten Casks was born.

Aged in ex-bourbon oak barrels, it reveals enticing aromas of honeyed raisins, nutmeg, and toasted oak. The palate is rich and smooth, with flavours of dried fruits, caramel, warm spice, and hints of vanilla. The finish is long and satisfying, with a delicate balance of sweetness and oak character. This is a sipping rum of true elegance, equally enjoyable neat or as the base of a refined rum cocktail.

About the producer

St Lucia Distillers works in the Roseau Valley on the island's west coast, formed in 1972 from the merger of the Barnard family's Dennery distillery and the Roseau plantation works. Chairman's Reserve was first blended in 1999 under chairman Laurie Barnard, marrying pot and Coffey still rums aged separately and then returned to cask together.

Awards & scores
Double Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition