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Sonson Pierre Gilles Clairin Sonson (RX9288)

The Clairin Sonson is a 2018 pot still rum from Haiti, bottled by Velier. It has an ABV of 53.2% and is well-liked for its earthy and mineral notes, with a meaty finish. It has a fresh herbal menthol nose, and is better enjoyed after resting. It has fruity, spicy, and iodine-mineral notes with a nose of strawberries and mango, olive brine and salty mouth.

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What does this rum taste like?

The flavor profile of Clairin Sonson is based on 76 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum.

Nosing impressions

Olive Vegetal Fresh Mineral Sugarcane Earthy Grass Glue Floral Lemon

Taste impressions

Vegetal Citrus Sugarcane Iodine Fruity Grass Smoky Salty Earthy Mineral

Finish

Earthy Grass Smoky Salty Solvents Mineral Meaty Tobacco Musty Sugarcane

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Community reviews

8.0 /1076 ratings

COMMUNITY RATING

Already 76 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. A total of users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).

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8.7/10

Clairin nice and dirty like the Vaval and Le Rocher.These white rums I love them and I can taste real rum in them without too many refinements just like in the pirate days. Sure they are not refined nor easy, but they are authentic!


Aroma

Olive Glue Earthy Sugarcane

Taste

Solvents Vegetal Smoky Earthy
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8.0/10

Great Clairin with exciting mushroom-fruit combination.


Aroma

Raspberry Glue Grass Olive Sour

Taste

Salty Vegetal Earthy Mineral Fruity
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8.5/10

This is another good Clairin that I can recommend if you like Clairin. Price to quality is very good. The nose is fresh and sweet with strawberries, grass and a light mineral note. The palate is oily and fruity with salty licorice, sugarcane as well ans light notes of tobacco, mineral and smoke. The finish is long with smoky wood, salty licorice and a hint of tobacco.


Aroma

Strawberry Sweet Mineral Grass Fresh

Taste

Oily Lime Sugarcane Mineral Smoky
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7.0/10

sagt mir leider nicht so wirklich zu. an der Nase erstmal Gurke und Klebstoff, dazu etwas Himbeeren und Lakritz?! erstmal gut aber geschmacklich dann leider so gar nicht meins... eher eine alte Gurke, und bittere, alte Minze, leichte zitrusnoten, Lakritz, viel Säure, etwas salzig und insgesamt viel zu Essig-lastig und mir zu sauer und zu vergoren und modrig. aber dennoch eine spannende weitere, wiederum komplett andere Stilistik als die anderen 5 clairins und daher eine spannende Erweiterung! Im daiquiri geht das ganze dann geschmacklos in Richtung Himbeersorbet mit Essiggurkenwasser, auf ne perverse Art geil aber da muss man echt Bock drauf haben 🤣


Aroma

Cucumber Vegetal Glue Earthy Sour

Taste

Cucumber Fermented Citrus Salty Sour
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8.2/10

Tastes a bit like a mix of Sajous and Vaval. We liked it just as much. Very pleasing to drink!


Aroma

Sugarcane Vegetal Grass Fresh Fruity

Taste

Sugarcane Vegetal Grass Fresh Citrus
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7.0/10

Good, but best for Cocktails, too raw when pure. Update: really enjoyable neat after having a Hampden C<>H and a bit of Oxidation.


Aroma

Olive Vegetal Mineral Fermented Fresh

Taste

Earthy Grass Alcoholic Fruity Rough
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8.8/10

Knaller Rum und einer meiner Lieblinge. Nase stark nach Olive und schwarzem Trüffel (ja, echt). Auch leicht verbrannt am Gaumen. Lecker.


Aroma

Olive Vegetal Fresh Sugarcane Mineral

Taste

Vegetal Citrus Fruity Sugarcane Iodine
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7.8/10

Der Sanson hat an der Nase eine ausgeprägte Wurzel-Pilz-Vinegar Note. Am Gaumen Erde und Kartoffeln. Der Communal und der Sajous gefallen mir besser, da sie mehr Frische mitbringen.


Aroma

Root Earthy Olive Lemon Vinegar

Taste

Earthy Grass
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7.8/10

Nase: sauer eingelegtes Gemüse Gaumen: relativ fruchtig und gefällig, aber auch irgendwie leicht und gleichförmig, nicht so überraschend wie die Nase; Der Clairin Casimir aus demselben Jahr (RX11461) sagt mir eindeutig mehr zu.

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8.5/10

A sure value. This iodized and wild side is really well done

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7.5/10

Je préfère le nez à la bouche. Le laisser un peu reposer avant de le déguster.


Aroma

Fresh Vegetal Mineral Olive Grass

Taste

Vegetal Grass Citrus Iodine Salty
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7.0/10

The nose is a cracker, all strawberries, and overripe mango. The mouth is olive brine and salty with earthy and vegetal elements and less of the fruit than the nose would suggest. Medium long finish which is again salty and savoury. It’s better for me than sajous but a different barrel of fish and still hard to place in terms of quality. Based on the nose I was excited but doesn’t quite deliver, the savoury salty mouth and finish is certainly unusual


Aroma

Olive Grass Sugarcane

Taste

Smoky Salty Fruity
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8.0/10

Da es nicht mein erster Clairin ist kann ich sagen passt ins Clairin Profil. Wobei hier Erde und mineralische Noten dominieren. Im Abgang etwas fleischig.


Aroma

Olive Earthy Rubber Cucumber Sugarcane

Taste

Vegetal Salty Iodine Mineral Earthy
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9.0/10

3/5 wild superb nose fresh herbaceous minty.

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8.2/10

Vraiment excellent !


Aroma

Olive Anise Iodine Unknown Unknown

Taste

Anise Iodine Lime Unknown Olive
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7.9/10

Der Beweis daß auch weißer Rum pur echt Spaß machen kann


Aroma

Mineral Fresh Vegetal Olive Glue

Taste

Sugarcane Salty Mineral Iodine Fruity
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8.0/10

Faszinierender Geschmack…heute mal pur…benutze den gerne im Pina Colada☺️


Aroma

Olive Fresh Raspberry Fruity Grass

Taste

Salty Iodine Cucumber Bitter Minty
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8.4/10

The nose is fresh and very vegetal. No smokiness here, but citrus fruits. Freshly mown grass, hay, olives and some iodized notes. We are on a more conventional Clairin and less heavy than Le Rocher. The attack in mouth is spicy-peppery. It is floral and on the fresh cane. It is round and pleasant to taste with fruity notes (citrus-tropical fruits), complexed by iodine-mineral notes. The finish is on the other hand moderately long on earthy notes. Personally, I find this Sonson very nice. It is more accessible than its cousin Le Rocher.


Aroma

Olive Earthy Fresh Glue Vegetal

Taste

Vegetal Salty Citrus Iodine Smoky
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8.5/10

J’adore le sonson, la canne très fraîche et sucrée , un côté sauvage, comme une odeur d’érable , de foin


Aroma

Sugarcane Glue Lemon Fruity Floral

Taste

Citrus Fruity Sugarcane Iodine Smoky
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7.7/10

I like.


Aroma

Rubber Tar Fresh Grass Hay

Taste

Tea Vegetal Grass Hay Delicious
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8.8/10

minerality, salinity, fruit salad and green tea with jasmine


Aroma

Litschi Pineapple Mineral Iodine

Taste

Iodine Metallic Tropical fruit
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7.7/10

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Facts about the rum

Country
Bottler
ID
RX9288
ABV
53,2%
Vintage
2018
Made from
Sugar cane juice
Distillation
Pot Still
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
Under 100€
Category
Rum

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About the Sonson Pierre Gilles distillery

The distillery Sonson Pierre Gilles is located in Haiti. Rums from Sonson Pierre Gilles have been reviewed 77 times with an average of 80/100.


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