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Saint Lucia Distillers Chairman’s Reserve Original Rum

by Debra C Argen & Edward F Nesta
Chairman's Reserve Rum Original

Give yourself a little treat for the holidays and take your palate on a trip to the Island of Saint Lucia with the award-winning Saint Lucia Distillers Chairman’s Reserve Finest Selection Original Rum. Imported by SPIRIBAM in Miami, Florida, this is a gorgeous rum perfect as a sipping rum or used in inspired cocktail and culinary recipes. We had fun creating three seasonal cocktails to celebrate the nuances of this delicious rum. Cheers, it’s cocktail time!

Bottle Notes: “Chairman’s Reserve “Original” is an award-winning handcrafted blend of triple distilled pot and column still original rums. The blend was selected personally by our chairman to create an exceptional Saint Lucian rum with balance and complexity. The rum has a pot still richness on the nose with soft nuances of vanilla and spice on the palate. A medium bodied texture leads to a mellow mix of ripe raisin fruit, tobacco, and vanilla on the finish. Original creation by Laurie Barnard.” 

Product Information: “Produced in the last remaining distillery of Saint Lucia on the lush west coast of the island, our rum is meticulously blended with pure rainwater. Crafter from diverse raw materials, various stills and aged in contrasting woods, Chairman’s Reserve mirrors the beauty of our island’s people – a harmonious blend of unique qualities.” This excellent rum started out in a Coffey Column Still, moved to a John Dore 2 pot still, and was finished in ex-Bourbon casks. 40% alcohol. Retail Price: $29.99

Tasting Notes: The journey begins with an appreciation of the deep, rich, amber color, and continues with its heady aromatic baking spice notes of cinnamon and vanilla on the nose, and culminates on the palate with vanilla, caramel, golden raisins, tobacco, and clove, and spice notes, and slightly sweet and delectably long finish. 

Luxury Experience Recipes

The Cocktail Menu

Luxury Experience – Island Hopping
Luxury Experience – Taste of The Holidays
Luxury Experience – Holiday Cheer

The Cocktail Recipes 

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Luxury Experience – Island Hopping

Luxury Experience – Island Hopping takes your palate on an island-hopping trip to the stunning islands of Martinque (Clément Bana Canne French Caribbean Liqueur) and Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Distillers Chairman’s Reserve Original Rum), then adds orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, Goya Papaya Juice, Goya Passionfruit Juice, and Cane Syrup. Garnished with an edible flower, let your imagination take you on a trip to the Caribbean.

Luxury Experience – Island Hopping
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Glass: Snifter Glass

Cocktail Ingredients:

0.5
Ounce
1,5
Ounces
0.5
Ounce
Orange Juice
0.25
Ounce
Lime Juice
0.25
Ounce
Lemon Juice
0.50
Ounce
Goya Papaya Juice
0.50
Ounce
Passionfruit Juice
0.50
Ounce
Cane Syrup

Method: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir to combine. Fill snifter glass with ice. Pour cocktail over ice and garnish with an edible flower (if desired).

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Luxury Experience – Taste of the Holidays

For our cocktail, Luxury Experience – Taste of The Holidays, we combined some of our favorite holiday ingredients – apple cider, pumpkin puree, lemon juice, and sage simple syrup with Saint Lucia’s Distillers Chairman’s Reserve Original Rum and finished it with a maple caramel rim and cinnamon stick garnish. The essence of the holidays in a glass! Delicious!

Luxury Experience – Taste of The Holidays
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Glass: Martini Glass

Cocktail Ingredients:

1.50
Ounce
1.00
Ounce
Apple Cider
0.50
Ounce
Pumpkin Puree
0.25
Ounce
Lemon Juice
0.50
Ounce
Sage Simple Syrup
2
Tablespoons
Maple Syrup, for the caramel rim
2
Tablespoons
Heavy Cream, for the caramel rim
1
Stick
Cinnamon, as a stirrer for the cocktail

Method for the Caramel Rim: Cut a small piece of parchment paper large enough to be able to rim the Martini glass with caramel. Add maple syrup to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then whisk in heavy cream. Boil until caramel starts to come away from the sides of the pan. Carefully pour the caramel onto the parchment paper in a circle. Let cool slightly (so you do not crack your glass) then twist the rim of the glass in the caramel and set aside.

Method for the Cocktail: Add all ingredients to a shaker and add 3 ice cubes. Shake until ice has dissolved. Strain into caramel rimmed Martini glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick to stir cocktail.

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Luxury Experience – Holiday Cheer

For our cocktail, Luxury Experience – Holiday Cheer, we combined pure, unsweetened pomegranate juice, Clément Créole Schrubb Orange Liqueur, lime juice, and sage simple syrup. We created cranberry and sage leaf square ice cubes, and served the cocktail in a stemmed wine glass, and garnished it with a few pomegranate seeds.

Luxury Experience – Holiday Cheer
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Glass: Stemmed Wine Glass

Cocktail Ingredients:

1.50
Ounce
1.00
Ounce
Pomegranate Juice (pure, no sugar)
0.50
Ounce
0.25
Ounce
Lime Juice
0.75
Ounce
Sage Simple Syrup
Cranberry and Sage Leaves, ice cubes
Pomegranate seeds, garnish

Until next time, cheers, it’s cocktail time!

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St. Lucia Distillers Group Ltd.
Saint Lucia, West Indies
Telephone: +1-758-456-3148
Website: https://www.chairmansreserverum.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/chairmansreserverumsaintlucia

St. Lucia Distillers Group, Ltd. Hours: Hours: Monday through Friday from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

For additional information on Saint Lucia Distillers Chairman’s Reserve Original Rum, please visit their website: https://www.chairmansreserverum.com/

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