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Velier Chelo Clairin Sajous 2019
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Green olives, brine and fresh-cut sugarcane straight off the nose — this is grassy, floral Haitian clairin at its most recognizable. Several tasters get yoghurt gums first, then earth, grass and a lemon-zest lift. At 56.5% the alcohol stays surprisingly well hidden, oily and drinkable even neat. One member calls it a good introduction to the style, and that's fair — it's the rounder, more approachable Sajous.
The community says- Olive-brine character
- Alcohol well hidden
- Keep in mind: Runs dry
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Grassy, olive-brine clairin that's easy to like Most agree it's a rounder, very drinkable entry into the clairin world — savory, floral, cane-driven. A few find it a touch dry or less exciting than other bottlings.
fans of grassy, savory unaged cane rum
anyone wanting sweet, oak-aged smoothness
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassySipping neatCocktails & mixing
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34 community reviews
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Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Most helpful positive review
Starting from the fact that you cannot compare white rums with aged rums for obvious organoleptic reasons, this clairin sajous is really crazy! I currently prefer them to their aged version. Rich in esters, olive, mineral (tastes like the sea) and complex. Magic!!! I could give much more if there was a distillation between white and amber rums.
Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful mixed review
No, the first one definitely pleased me more, I find this one somehow too sharp-edged. Otherwise normal Clairin, again very vegetal and floral, earth, grass and sugarcane can also be recognized here.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5201 05.04.2025 Running through some samples at home. Nose Fresh, balanced, faint smoke, light floral, olive, sugarcane, light citrus, vegetal. Palate Oily, fresh, balanced, sugarcane, light grass, light floral, vegetal, light citrus, faint herbal. Finish Medium long, oily, naturally sweet, balanced, sugarcane, fruits, light floral, olive, faint salt. Empty glass Fruits, floral, spice, vegetal, light herbal, faint medicinal.
Review by Godspeed
It's always an exciting time with clairins sajous. Wild fermentation brings such a difference in character that each year can be totally different rums. This is one of the good years, even if it may be a little too dry for some people's tastes. Very tasty and very drinkable, even neat. I've put it on the classic cocktail battery too: Ti-punch: 3/5 Daiquiri: 3/5 Donga punch: 4/5 Rum sour: 5/5 (seriously, one of the best tested to date, on a par with rum sours made with Foursquare or Savanna) Very friendly.
Review by Djehey
Good but not my favorite clairin
Review by Felix Reiber
Once again a very interesting Clairin from Velier. I also initially get the impression of yogurt gummy bears on the nose. Then a floral aroma appears, composed of fresh green cuttings, flowers, and olives. Then I get sugarcane and citrus fruits, followed by a light smoky aroma. The palate is also nicely vegetal and spicy. Sugarcane, olive, grass, sweet citrus fruits, and brine are rounded off by earthy, floral aromas. The finish is very harmonious with sugarcane, earth, olives, sweet fruits like mirabelle and lemon marmalade, ending with a floral, vegetal character. I always find white rum very interesting because you often discover new characteristics. Thanks to @Skyfly for the good sample ;D
Review by Skyfly
The first impression on the nose is yogurt gums. After some resting time, besides the yogurt, you can recognize olive and brine. On the palate, sugarcane dominates, alongside olive and grass. The finish is again very sugarcane-heavy and earthy. Alcohol well integrated.
Review by Fuwi
One of the best of the unaged Clairins, the Sajous is very good for the price and overall clearly ahead of other bottlings. Overall rounder and more accessible. It starts with a fresh nose full of sugarcane, solvents and lacquer, plus yellow stone fruit. On the palate, brine and green olives come in, notes of lemon and light herbs - great rum!
Review by Nils123
Similar profile to RX 795, but this one is grassier and earthier. Also a slight sulfur/strike-anywhere match note at the start, which fades away again.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Vegetal nose: Olive/Brine Salty palate: iodine/olive Earthy finish Nice, but nothing special, especially for the finish. But why didn’t I stop at the Kill Devil! Ok, it’s a rum
Review by ccajerem
👃 once aired for a few minutes its floral notes seize you. You feel like you're in a field of flowers in spring. Also some lemony notes. 👄 powerful mouth, beautiful aromatic intensity with a recall of these floral and slightly lemony notes. Medium-long but very pleasant finish. This clairin is charming because of its uniqueness and personality.
Review by Florent Apl
Coming back to my first clairin today. On the nose I have sugarcane and a bit of olive brine. The mouth confirms. Final as well. A much simpler clairin than the others, it's a good introduction to the clairin style.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Nose still fruity, palate then rather smoky. You miss nothing if you do not try it. Certainly not bad, but leaves no lasting impression on me.
Review by Léo Delek
Still the usual buttery, metallic notes of clairins, but with less fruit and more floral and spicy notes. It's more agricultural, with lemon zest too.
Review by passlemix
Very little alcohol on the nose. What a lovely cane nose. Very intense nose. A little fat, hay, I also have olive in brine 🙂 it's floral and herbaceous too on the palate but I also have banana. Very nice rum. The alcohol on the palate is also very well integrated and I find that rather amazing for a white rum at over 56 degrees!
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Really nice, even if not the most original.
Review by Moldo.F.
Aroma: pollen, sugarcane juice, green olives, mint tea, chamomile. Taste: peppermint, dates, mint, mint tea, chamomile, a little salty, a little white pepper, sea water, a little smoked marshmallows. Silky body, alcohol very well hidden. Medium long aftertaste.
Review by jamdram
Punchy, pleanty of funky fermented fruit coupled with medicinal / antiseptic. Hints of glue, burnt rubber & smoke. Stains the plaette long after finishing!
Review by Buddudharma
A classic!
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35 bottles logged by 32 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
34% opened, 7 emptied.
What did the community pay for Velier Chelo Clairin Sajous 2019?
Community paid 34–51 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 48 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Velier Chelo Clairin Sajous 2019
A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 56,5%.
About the Chelo distillery
The Chelo distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Chelo have been reviewed 1,395 times with an average of 8.2/10.
To Chelo ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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