Velier Chelo Vieux Sajous (Ex-Caroni Casks)
Funky fruit and olives, smooth sip
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RumX members love this Clairin’s expressive, funky complexity—ripe tropical fruit, olive brine and esters over a creamy, well-integrated 52.14% palate. Many enjoy it neat or with a splash of water; some use it in a Daiquiri. The ex-Caroni cask reads subtle, adding light tar/roasted edges rather than dominance. With 170 community reviews and a popular trust rating, it’s a distinctive Haitian sipper people feel confident choosing.
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About the Chelo distillery
The Chelo distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Chelo have been reviewed 1,123 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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Caroni tasting The taste is rich and intense with notes of dark honey, licorice, citrus and nutmeg.
Overall a great, very smooth and soft Clairin. Tasted this aged Clairin at the Sweden Rumfest, May 2023. It’s from Mr. Michel Sajous distillery Chelo and released by Velier and Mr Luca Gargano. It’s made from cane syrup in pot still whereafter it’s tropical aged for 5 years in Ex-Caroni Cask.
I thought the caroni cask would give it some extra special flavor instead it just makes the clairin softer!An undemanding everyday drink that still contains all the scents and aromas of Haitian sugarcane!
I am somewhat ambivalent about this rum, I expected a clear Caronieinfluss! From this, however, is only fleeting something to perceive..if at all rather in the finish! On the nose predominate sour fruit flavors, on the palate initially a heavy sweetness, which in turn changes to a light sour fruitiness, later join licorice notes with a hint of dirty notes to it.The finish contains first licorice notes, approaches of dried fruit and later a touch of tar!The alcohol is barely perceptible, a little more percent would certainly have done him good!I would almost call him a sipper!Overall, a good rum, just different than expected!