Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval 2020
Highly praised clairin with a wild vegetal‑olive profile, good balance for 53.5% and impressive character. Seen as complex, unique and great value for sipping or bold cocktails.
Seasoned rum drinkers and agave/mezcal fans who enjoy high-ester, vegetal spirits with olives, herbs and salty notes, looking for a distinctive clairin to sip or mix boldly.
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How does Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval 2020 taste?
Wild, salty, herbal clairin hit
If you enjoy Sajous, Haitian clairins or earthy mezcals, this Vaval keeps that wild, salty, herbal edge while staying relatively balanced and affordable—perfect to push your comfort zone a notch.
Newcomers to rum, anyone sensitive to higher ABV, or drinkers who dislike funky, vegetal, saline profiles and prefer sweet, vanilla-forward Caribbean styles.
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About the Arawaks distillery
The Arawaks distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Arawaks have been reviewed 481 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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Unlike any other spirit I've had before. Complex. Much going on. Intense.
A clairin with a surprising but interesting profile. The nose is quite zany, ranging from grassy, earthy mushroom notes to olive brine, followed by spicy notes of chili and paprika, all reminiscent of a Bolognese sauce. There's a fermented side to it, reminiscent of lactic products. The medicinal notes of glue and solvents, overlaid by a touch of copper, make for a truly atypical, characterful blend. The attack on the palate is very interesting: sugar cane, candied fruit, butter and honeyed notes give a lot of sweetness to a rum that's supposed to be heavy and atypical. There's smokiness, spice, olive, herbs, polish and mineral, even copper notes on the palate. The whole is rather coherent and the alcohol is well integrated. The finish is fairly light, but lingers on notes of leather, spices, sugarcane and honey, with a vegetal, earthy and smoky background. A very good, original, complex, well-balanced clairin that keeps all its promises. It's best drunk neat, but can also be adapted to cocktails. Very good value for money.
Tasted among 5: Rocher, casimir, sajous, vaval & sonson. A nice clairin, on the nose glue and ester with some unriped fruit (apple,melon,banana). On the mouth, kind of a sweet-salty biscuit with herbs like oregano or basil. On the finish, medium-long, the continuity of the mouth but less herbs and more green olives
Un rhum dégusté au WLP. Un nez frais et expressif, sur le côté végétal avec quelques épices et comme un côté tomate. La bouche a une attaque souple et les fruits montent en arrière-plan, agrumes et tomate. Tout est en équilibre. La finale est plutôt longue pour un clairin, une belle note herbacée et légèrement fumée conclut la dégustation. Regoûté dans de meilleures conditions et je l’ai trouvé bien meilleur.