Velier Chelo Clairin Vieux Sajous Lustau Oloroso Cask 2017
For curious explorers ready for something bold: a sherry-charged clairin with cherry, red fruits, roasted wood and grassy sugarcane. At 56.7% it’s intense yet surprisingly drinkable. Highly rated by RumX regulars.
- Intense cherry sherry
- Complex agricole core
- Great aromatics
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How does Velier Chelo Clairin Vieux Sajous Lustau Oloroso Cask 2017 taste?
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Sherry-soaked, cherry-driven clairin power For curious explorers ready for something bold: a sherry-charged clairin with cherry, red fruits, roasted wood and grassy sugarcane. At 56.7% it’s intense yet surprisingly drinkable. Highly rated by RumX regulars.
Fans of sherry-finished, high-strength cane juice rums who enjoy cherry and red-fruit sweetness wrapped in roasted wood and subtle Haitian funk.
Those sensitive to high ABV or who want the raw, grassy clarity of unaged clairin rather than a sherry-dominant profile.
How is Velier Chelo Clairin Vieux Sajous Lustau Oloroso Cask 2017 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.4 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, the first impression we get is sherry forward, with an earthy funk in the background.There are estery tropical fruits with overripe banana, dried fruits with apricots, raisins, vegetal notes with an olive, some glue.The wood is roasted and spicy with baking spices, vanilla, fruit cake, complex and inviting. On aeration, the sugarcane is juicy, grassy and waxy. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is tasty like a bag of sweets with dark fruit caramel sauce. There are strong sherry notes with red fruits, berries, dried fruits like raisins, prunes, some tropical with banana, pineapple.The sugarcane is vegetal, mineral with the olive, black tea.There's even a little bit of Sajous late on the finish.Excellent sherry aged rum, and fun zesty sajous funk.The wood is charred, spicy with vanilla, cinnamon.Our tasting buds are enjoying the balance and complexity in one.... 8,5:The finish is long, a bit bitter, dry, but tasty with dried fruits, berries, vegetal, waxy, mineral sugarcane with some tea, roasted, spicy wood with green pepper... Edit:31.1.2025, confirm the grade
Review by Galli33
Very cool rum with a super smooth finish🥃🤤 But with a miserable price-per-value rate…
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Bel embouteillage en ex fut de Sherry Oloroso ! De la cerise, de bois, et de l’amertume mais paliée par un bel équilibre. Belle découverte
Review by Leo Krüper
Really different from the version without sherry storage. But different is not meant in a judgmental way. Both go great hand in hand. A lovely, interesting clairin. Great PLV and still available.
Review by Serge
I am a fan of all unaged Clairins and this is my first aged expression. So nothing to compare to. But i am – unlike other reviewers – not disappointed. Yes, in the smell is not much clairin left and the oloroso cask clearly takes the center spot. But this is ok for me. I also really enjoyed the taste where there is enough sajous left and works really nicely together with cherry, black cassis and dried plum as well as sherry. Really loved this. Got 2 bottles. Update: i am correcting this score down by a point due to more tasting experiences but also after a new side by side tasting with the other release aged in whisky and rum casks catching up in my mind.
Review by cigares
A nice nose, quite lively, with cherry alcohol and a vegetal side.A full mouth from the start, still cherry and a clear agricultural side. A great aromatic freedom.a final a little disappointing, short with spices.a beautiful rum in which I don't really find Michel Sajous.
Review by Jakob Mmmmhhh
The Oloroso cask has done a great job, but I find both on the nose and on the palate the Clairin comes through clearly, with the nose overall having more of the sherry cask.Overall a good to very good rum. However, I like both "sherry bombs" and the unaged Clairin profile, but neither are my favorites, either alone or in combination. Quite positive I find the alcohol integration and uniqueness.
Review by Jonathan Massard
Au nez, c'est explosif. Cerise aigre, zestes d'agrumes confits, sucrosité d'une canne locale gorgée de soleil. En bouche, vieille cerise à l'eau de vie de grand mère, sur le kirsch. Caramel trop cuit. Un côté poudre à canon en fin de bouche. Beaucoup de marqueurs plus ou moins présents pour un 4 ans d'âge, merci le full tropical. Produit atypique qui conviendra à une dégustation étalée pour faire la transition entre des agricoles (Madère pourquoi pas) et des mélasses plus fruitées (Belize, Maurice, Jamaïque).
Review by Dr.Django
the white rums from Hait/Clairini taste very good. if you let this good base mature in a cask, it automatically becomes a masterpiece. you would think so, but it's not like that. in fact, a lot is lost in the cask and a lot is gained. very drinkable with a cherry aroma that I like.
Review by Stylo
It feels a little bit unusual for me to taste and give impressions on a rum that hasn’t yet been reviewed here on RumX..I’ll definitely come back a second time and adjust my thoughts, but here’s my first, quick, review. The nose has gotten the biggest influence from the ex-Oloroso casks, with red fruits (I get bitter cherries upfront, possibly figs), and a sweeter sugary note, almost like honey but not so strong. Then, the true Clairin essence starts to coming through, with grassy flavors, raw cane, a fainted hint of green olives. What was a lime peel note i used to get from the unaged Sajous, now seems to me more like chamomile. The palate is an whole other story: the fierce soul of Haiti is still there (sugarcane, grass, lime peel) maybe a little bit softened by those red cherries.
Review by ordogh
Colorful rum with strong notes from the barrel. It has the typical wildness of the clairins, which is refreshing. Well balanced with exciting aromas, it has the fruity side and spices aswell, but misses some more depth.
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
On the nose and palate: cane, vanilla, grass, sweet, cherry...a good rum.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one was hidden on a top shelf and I was the first one asking for it at the Tiki bar in question. The nose is fruity with sugarcane, nuts and vanilla trailed by grass. The palate is also fruity with lots of cane, wood and spices trailed by grass and tea and a hint of sherry. The finish is long and woody with sugarcane, grass, tea and dried fruits.
Review by Eric Frechin
J ai trouvé ce rhum d une très grande intensité et bien marqué par le fût de sherry. Un nez agréablement fruité faisant pensé à de la cerise noire, présence de la canne et fût bien présent avec un petit côté vin. Bouche intense et vive dans l attaque, mais le fruité revient rapidement avec du sucre brûlé et du végétal. La finale est douce et peu persistante ce qui contraste avec la puissance de ce rhum.
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360 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
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About the Chelo distillery
The Chelo distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Chelo have been reviewed 1,262 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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