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.
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How does this rum taste?
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.
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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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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.