2011 Chairman's Reserve 8 Year Old "Master's Selection" K&L Exclusive Barrel #151 John Dore Pot Coffey Column Blended Single Barrel St Lucia Rum

2011 Chairman's Reserve 8 Year Old "Master's Selection" K&L Exclusive Barrel #151 John Dore Pot Coffey Column Blended Single Barrel St Lucia Rum (750ml)

The incredible distillery on St Lucia is one of the rum world's best kept secret. Most real rum fans would prefer you never learned of it's wonders. Recently the distillery was sold and their new owners are the same as Rhum Clement and JM in Martinique, close friends. We were given an incredible opportunity to purchase a single cask of some of their rare experimental stocks. This outstanding barrel is the result. The spirit is a targeted 50/50 mix of molasses-based distillates made on the John Dore No.1 Pot Still (JD1) and the Coffey Column Still (C/S). The JD1 distillate was pulled from liquid distilled between January 10, 2011 and February 18, 2011 at a composite distillation alcohol strength of 83.0% ABV. The C/S distillate was pulled from liquid distilled between January 12, 2011 and January 26, 2011 at a composite distillation alcohol strength of 94.1% ABV. Both distillates were separately reduced to 63.0% ABV and then blended: 3,000 liters of JD1 at 63% ABV and 3,023 liters of C/S at 63% ABV. A batch of 6,023 liters reduced distillate blend and filled on March 12, 2011. A total of 30 barrels were filled in American white oak from this batch of liquid. This barrel was harvested in May of 2019 and bottled without chill-filtration at a roaring 108 proof. An absolutely stunning example of what powerful pot distillate and nuance column spirit do together after nearly a decade in the humid hot Caribbean climate. A benchmark barrel that will be on the radar of every rum lover.