Velier Chelo Clairin Vieux Sajous - Second Release 2017

The smell reminds me strongly of an Agricole that has at least 12 years under its belt. So I was very pleasantly surprised by the smell. A lot of vanilla. The taste is then very roasty with fresh tones and again a lot of beautiful natural vanilla at the end. Really great for such a young distillate.

This is a very good Clairin and it will probably devides the waters because it's a bit different from the other releases. I like it a lot actually. The nose is light yet fresh with grass, floral, glue and vanilla as well as some dried fruit. This rum needs to rest before it surrenders all the flavours. The palate is sweet, warm and dry with dried fruit, spices, wood, grass and lovely floral notes. The finish is fresh and medium long with wood, vanilla, dried fruit and lovely floral notes. Should have bought a few bottles when I had the opportunity.

02-03-2024 Tasted at Whiskymessen.dk Eight rum was first time I tasted another Haiti rum than Barbancourt. This took me totally by surprise. This was so young, fresh and easy to drink. And tasted amazing. The first of many new Haiti rums in 2024

I don't remember much about the first batch, but this one's a success: the clairin is clearly present, but with lovely notes of aged rum. Intensity, texture, sweetness, freshness.

Tout aussi réussi que le 1st release mais pas tout à fait similaire. Ici le citron ainsi que la canne à sucre ont une belle place au nez et en bouche.

Very nice delicious Clairin! I really enjoy this series of aged clairins! I would always prefer these aged to the unaged ones! Here you can taste all the lovely clairin notes, fruits and also woody roasted notes which comes from the barrel!

Even better than the 1st version. Nice ester and glue notes. Great, complex flavor that is right in the middle between good Agricole and Hampden.

Schöner gereifter Clairin mit cremigem Mundgefühl (eine Stärke vieler Clairins, wie ich finde) und gut integriertem Alkohol. Aus meiner Sicht besser als die Schwesterabfüllung im Oloroso-Cask.

Still a very nice success. Floral, fruity, all the Clairin markers are present.

I have this bottle now circa 3-4 months open and I like it now better than at the beginning. For me, the Oloroso was the top and this one the flop, but I'm warming up more and more to this drop. From the nose to the nose, the palate to the finish, I like it very much with different moments that are sometimes closer and sometimes further from the unaged Sajous.

Un ottimo rum. Diverso dalla prima release ma comunque molto interessante. Al naso presenta delle note vanigliate e di cacao. Al palato è speziato, in particolare si possono percepire sentori di pepe nero. Da provare!

In the same vein as the first, with a little more wattage and tannin. A good clairin, but nothing innovative or transcendent.

Packs a lot of flavour and packs a bite but full of flavour with a long aftertaste. Quite floral with plenty of spice.

Nosing reveals a heart of cedar wood and sugarcane. It’s camphoraceous and cool followed by freshly cut grass, resin and lots of herbs and flowers. There’s balsamic and a bit of honey. Sparse fruits complete the profile with cherry coke notes as well as dried fruits and lemon zest. Less tannic than expected on the palate. Cherry coke and lemon zest with a touch of rhubarb transforming into burnt sugar and cask notes. It’s hot with peppers, yet cool with camphor and very light touches of anise. Ends in green tea and flowers. Very vegetal finish with wood, green tea, rhubarb and camphor.