Velier Chelo Clairin Sajous 2018
Highly praised Haitian clairin with explosive nose, vivid grass and sugarcane, salty-olive funk and a long, characterful finish. Intense yet surprisingly drinkable, especially for cane-juice and high-ester fans.
Fans of rustic agricole-style rums and high-ester Haitian funk who enjoy grassy, vegetal, salty-olive notes either neat with water or powering Daiquiris and Ti’ Punch.
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How does this rum taste?
Explosive, grassy, briny clairin funk
If you already like Haitian clairin or grassy agricoles, this is a logical next bottle: more power, more olive-briny funk and great value, but it needs an experienced palate.
Newcomers to rum or anyone sensitive to high ABV and aggressive vegetal/solvent notes looking for soft, sweet, easygoing sippers.
Cleanly distilled Clairin Style Rum. Are already curious about the stored variants that will come on the market. The alcohol is well integrated
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About the Chelo distillery
The Chelo distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Chelo have been reviewed 1,203 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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A great rum! You can feel the initial strength of the alcohol, but the aromas that come after a while are well marked and you don't have to sniff the glass for too long. A firm, old-fashioned rum. On the palate, in addition to a fruity and vegetal component (where olives stand out), this aftertaste of solvents/esters never unpleasant stands out. Very long finish where in turn all the previously perceived flavors are felt. Predominant on the finish is a hint of peat/smoky always accompanied by solvents/esters.Unique!Velier nailed it! Long live Velier!
This last tasting from my bottle I, like Vavala, let it rest in the glass for a long time. The aroma is beautifully rounded, there is even a hint of eucalyptus. A little more volt is noticeable, but it is just as drinkable as its 49% counterpart.
What a rum. Madness! And in the cocktail it is also convincing. Quite great cinema.
I haven't had a lot of time to add reviews lately and now I'm really far behind. This Clairin is one of the best ones I've had so far! The nose basically explodes as soon as you pour the glass. Fruits, herbs, grass and sugarcane are there pretty much instantly closely followed by spices. The palate is warm and fruity with cinnamon, grass, herbs and sugarcane followed by light licorice. The finish is medium to long with herbs, grass, apples and cinnamon. Price to quality is very good.