Product description
The company’s history is also linked to the history of rum on St. Lucia itself. Until 1972, there were only two rum distilleries, one in Dennery and the other in Roseau, which then joined forces to create the St. Lucia Distillers brand, producing the now-discontinued Denros Bounty Group rum in honor of the merger. In 1992, the Barnard family of Dennery bought out the Geest family’s shares in Roseau, where the company is currently headquartered, and sold them to Angostura Ltd. of Trinidad, giving the company access to a wider market and capital to pursue its business goals.
In 2005, the Barnard family sold their shares to CLICO, although Laurie Barnard, who is the third generation of the family involved in rum production, holds the position of managing director of the company. To this day, the SLD group has a portfolio of 25 products, including rums and rum products that have won many international awards and thus recognition around the world.
Chairman's Reserve Eko Series / 40% / 0.7l
The product is a blend of rums made from molasses, matured in oak barrels because bourbon, which after combining them mature in the barrel for another 6 months. On the nose it is very well complex and harmonious, full of aromas of cooked bananas, caramelized fruit and notes of oak. On the palate it is balanced, developing towards flavors of chocolate, raisins, a bit of tobacco and cloves. The finish is long and intense, with a distinct aftertaste of vanilla.
A limited edition designed by Daniel Jean Baptiste as a tribute to the local parrot variety, Luciana (Amazona Versicolor). For every bottle sold, €5 is donated to research and conservation of the species, which numbers just 2,000 birds and inhabits the protected rainforests on the island.