Chairmans Reserve The Forgotten Casks 70cl Ketel The wine is then aged

The wine is then aged for a minimum of 18 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels

with pronounced tears on the glass due to its high sugar content

rounded texture with flavours of cocoa

Grapes from old vines are hand-picked and gently pressed

Chairmans Reserve The Forgotten Casks 70cl Ketel The wine is then agedOn May 2 2007 St Lucia Distillers was struck by a major fire. Mercifully most of the distillery was spared but there were great problems with storage, forcing them to find space for ageing casks in the most unusual places. Having done so, the cellar team had a memory lapse and forgot the casks that had been laid down for award winning Chairman's reserve. These casks were found recently and upon tasting were found to contain a wonderfully complex rum