Wu Dram Clan Chairman‘s Reserve Selection for Wu Dram Clan 2009

Wu Dram Clan Chairman's Reserve Selection for Wu Dram Clan 2009 is a 14 year St Lucian rum from the island's distillery, a pot and column molasses spirit drawn from a 2009 vintage and bottled unsweetened at cask strength 57.5% for the German selector. It is a single-distillery release that pairs the island's house character with real power, polished enough to drink despite the strength.

Matured in ex-bourbon oak, the nose offers coconut, nougat and caramel, while the palate turns roasted and woody with allspice and dark chocolate, the finish keeping that coconut, spice and burnt-sugar signature long. Drinkers familiar with Foursquare will recognise the family resemblance, heavily woody and roasted with plenty of spice and caramel, though the dried fruit and banana sit a touch in the background. A highly enjoyable, full-strength sipper for those who like their cask-strength rum dark, spicy and unsweetened.