Velier Chelo Clairin Sajous

Bold, grassy funk with vegetal sweetness and briny finish.

The community finds Sajous both aromatic and boldly characterful, packed with grassy, vegetal and briny tones lifted by estery funk. Slight roughness and heat on the palate divide opinion, but lovers of intense, complex agricole rums should give this a look.

8.4/10 53 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    explosion d'odeur
    granate im Daiquiri
    grasig-floral mit ausgeprägtem Aroma

    RumX members paint Clairin Sajous as a powerfully expressive Haitian pot still spirit, leading heavily with grassy, vegetal and sugarcane notes, accented by brine, olives and a distinctive funk. Many pick up a "retrogusto di solventi / esteri mai sgradevole" (Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪) and touches of smoke, spice, and sometimes a bit of olive or iodine on the finish. Reviewers call the nose an "explosion d'odeur" (Sylvain 66) and highlight how the spirit oscillates between sweetness and pronounced saltiness, with both fans and critics noting a bold, sometimes bracing alcohol presence.

    Aroma

    Grass Sugarcane Solvents Citrus

    Taste

    Vegetal Sugarcane Salty Grass

    How is this rum rated?

    8.4/10 53 reviews
    Top 13% Haiti
    Top 20% Chelo

     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!

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    8.9 /10
    Review by: Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

     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.

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    8.2 /10
    Review by: Martin Ekrt

     What a rum. Madness! And in the cocktail it is also convincing. Quite great cinema.

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    8.5 /10
    Review by: Sebastian Kornett

     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.

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    8.9 /10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX3086
    ABV
    56,4%
    Category
    Clairin
    Vintage
    2018
    Made from
    Sugar cane juice
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Chelo 2018 &nbsp; 56,4% Clairin Sajous

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 74 bottles to their collections:

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    46
    opened
    21
    emptied
    7
    Open rate
    38%
    Ø Market value
    48€

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    About the Chelo distillery

    The Chelo distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Chelo have been reviewed 1,113 times with an average of 8.2/10.

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