Velier Chelo Vieux Sajous (Ex-Caroni Casks)

Funky fruit and olives, smooth sip

Funky tropical fruit
Smooth and creamy
Olive brine notes
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RumX members praise its funky mix of tropical fruit, olives and esters, delivered on a creamy, well-integrated 52.14% palate with light tar/roasted hints. A popular, characterful sipper.

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    How does this rum taste?

    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.

    Aroma

    Fruity Olive Overripe Fermented

    Taste

    Fruity Vegetal Tropical fruit Olive

    How is this rum rated?

    8.2/10 170 reviews
    Top 26% Haiti

    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!

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX13417
    ABV
    52,14%
    Category
    Clairin
    Vintage
    2017
    Made from
    Sugar cane honey
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    5 years
    No. of bottles
    4,700
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Chelo 2017 &nbsp; 5yr &nbsp; 52,14% Vieux Sajous (Ex-Caroni Casks)

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    15%

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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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