Velier Le Rocher Clairin 2017

Bold, briny, olive notes, with smoky undertones.

Unique olive-briny profile
Smoky aroma appeal
Versatile in cocktails
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The Clairin from Le Rocher offers a bold olive-briny profile with smoky undertones, adored by some for its unique mixology potential, yet polarizing for its intensity.

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    How does this rum taste?

    The Clairin from Haiti’s Le Rocher distillery, bottled by Velier, offers a distinctive rum experience. With an ABV of 46.5% and distilled from sugar cane juice using a pot still, this rum captivates with intense olive, smoky, and herbal notes. User reviews highlight its briny, olive-briny aroma with smoky and fermented undertones, while its taste features strong olive and herbal flavors with hints of lemon and floral. The unique profile includes elements reminiscent of barbecue and peaty spirits, attracting mixed reactions from users. While some appreciate its complex and unusual profile, particularly for mixology in cocktails like dirty martinis, others find the strong smoke and fermentation less appealing.

    Aroma

    Olive Smoky Fermented Basil

    Taste

    Olive Herbal Floral Fermented

    How is this rum rated?

    7.8/10 29 reviews

    Lots of brine here, some shoemaker's glue and rubber. Didn't impress me but it's a drink to try. Bacon and barbecue sauce in the empty glass

    Nose: Funky fermented and rotten meat paste. Taste: Jamaican funk, olives and smoked bacon. A little too fermented in both smell and taste. Lots of smoke aftertaste.

    very ungewöhnlichr agricole. horny black olive note that picks me up full...comes really cool in dirty martini with mancino secco vermouth 3:1 and Kalamata olives to it!🤤🍸

    Mit dem Clairin Le Rocher kann ich leider gar nix anfangen. Salzig, sehr rauchig, Speck, Olive und ein bisschen erdig. allein die extreme Rauchnote ist absolut nicht meins . Vielleicht was für Fans von rauchigen Barbecuesoßen.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX2180
    ABV
    46,5%
    Category
    Clairin
    Vintage
    2017
    Made from
    Sugar cane juice
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Le Rocher 2017 &nbsp; 46,5% Clairin

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    About the Le Rocher distillery

    The Le Rocher distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Le Rocher have been reviewed 187 times with an average of 8.1/10.

    Rums: 15
    Avg Rating: 8.1/10
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