Velier Chelo Vieux Sajous (Ex-Caroni Casks)

Tropical fruits, olive, and esters—funky yet elegant sipper.

Lush aromas of overripe fruit, olive, and ferment mix with vegetal and ester-rich flavors on the palate. Consistently praised for its balance and unique tropical style—an adventurous, fruit-forward Clairin for the curious sipper.

8.2  / 10  (169 reviews)

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Prominent tropical fruit and olive notes
    • Complex, creamy, and smooth texture
    • Subtle yet balanced wood influence

    Ripe tropical fruit and olive lead the profile of Vieux Sajous (Ex-Caroni Casks), layered with vegetal, solvent, and faintly earthy notes. Community tasters highlight its balance between classic Clairin character and subtle cask aging, offering a textured, lightly creamy sip. Ideal for those who enjoy nuanced fruit-driven rums with a touch of funk and complexity. Worth trying for fans of distinctive aged agricole.

    Aroma

    Fruity Olive Overripe Fermented

    Taste

    Fruity Vegetal Tropical fruit Olive

    How is this rum rated?

    8.2  / 10  (169 reviews)
    Top 26% Haiti

    "Caroni tasting The taste is rich and intense with notes of dark honey, licorice, citrus and nutmeg."

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    8.6 / 10
    Review by: BTHHo 🥃

    "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."

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    8.3 / 10
    Review by: Stefan Persson

    "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!"

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    8.5 / 10
    Review by: Giorgio Garotti

    "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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    8.0 / 10
    Review by: Thunderbird
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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)

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 231 bottles to their collections:

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    198
    opened
    14
    emptied
    19
    Open rate
    14%
    Ø Market value
    93€

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    About the Chelo distillery

    The Chelo distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Chelo have been reviewed 1,112 times with an average of 8.2/10.

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