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Velier Papalin Haiti 2023
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Sipped neat, this is a sherry-soaked take on Haitian clairin: sour cherry and red fruit up front, burnt sugar, anise, a little glue and solvent underneath. Aged six years in ex-oloroso casks, it drinks fruity and full-bodied with warm, well-integrated 54% heat. The big split is the sherry — plenty love how it's woven in, others feel it buries the grassy Haiti character.
The community says- Sour cherry richness
- Well-integrated sherry
- Keep in mind: Sherry can dominate
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How does Velier Papalin Haiti 2023 taste?
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Cherry-and-sherry Haitian clairin, funk underneath Most enjoy this as a fruity, cherry-and-sherry Haitian sipper with real body. The recurring gripe: the oloroso can dominate and mute the classic clairin notes for some.
Aroma profileSherry-cask fans who also enjoy Haitian clairin funk
Purists wanting unaged, grassy clairin character
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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130 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
12.10.2024 Romhatten Velier tasting. Retasting and I still like it, price to quality is very good in my mind. ----------------- #4565 20.01.2024 Relaxing a bit today ☺️ This is a nice release with nice fruits and light spices. The glue and solvent notes are light and actually becomes the profile. The palate is oily, warm and naturally sweet with some added anise. The finish is medium long and also lightly sweet. The empty glass has medicinal and faint smoky notes.
Review by Mc Pirate
Most helpful critical review
A pleasant nose of wood and vanilla, but the palate didn't follow... Very disappointing, considering that the 4 ans is one of my favorite rums! ... the palate had something "diluted" about it, as if it had been cut with water, and it reminded me of an amber rum from the 90s... Could it be that my palate was tired from the many previous tastings, but I mustn't let this impression stay with me, I'm sure it's better than that!
Review by Oliver
I really like the sherry maturation. Compared to its 4-year-old brother, however, it lacks a little complexity. Nevertheless, a very good Haiti rum - especially if you like a (stronger) sherry influence.
Review by Galli33
Nice daily driver… Unfortunately, too much sherry influence for my taste. This clearly takes the upper hand here and suppresses the classic Haiti notes. With some time and some drops of water it shows also some notes of orange marmelade and figs.
Review by Leo Krüper
Beautiful sherry sipper
Review by Sven
A real sherry bomb. Very nice nose of red fruits and spices. Strong dark aromas. I like it very much. Blend of Sajous, Vaval and Casimir. Matured in 7 ex-Oloroso sherry casks from Lustau. Tropical for 6 years in Port Au Prince.
Review by Thunderbird
This Papalin contains a relatively high level of acidity with a hint of artificial sweetness. It also contains cherry fruit, allspice, sourdough yeast and burnt sugar. I find the acidity too high and the artificial aroma too strong.
Review by Johannes
The sherry finish does not really come through. Very good, typical Haitian rum. A little too spicy for me.
Review by TheRhumhoe
With this blend of clairins that has spent its entire ageing period in sherry casks, Velier sees life as rosy. The nose is very intense, dominated by scents of cherry and red fruit, phenols and sherry, with a greedy spicy woodiness and candied, caramelized notes, followed by a light floral and vegetal touch. A concentrated nose, to say the least. The attack on the palate is no exception: an aromatic tsunami unfolds, ranging from red fruit (very ripe, cherry) to phenolic notes, sherry barrel, sweet spices, burnt sugar and a slight floral influence. The very syrupy texture lends consistency and gives the impression of drinking something very soft and sweet, almost sickening in the long run. The alcohol is fairly well integrated. The finish is firmer, with more medicinal notes (esters, glue, solvents), but still just as much cask influence, at once greedy, fruity and alcoholic, then slightly spicy (seasoned by salt). A lovely profile which, even if a little extreme on the sherry, makes it possible to introduce aged clairins to as many people as possible at a reasonable price.
Review by Schnubbii
Relaxed sherry sipper with the typical grassy Clairin aromas and some cherry on the finish. It is somewhat reminiscent of the polarizing Guadeloupe from the Madeira cask by Rom de Luxe without reaching its quality. For me, it also has slightly less complexity than the Papalin Haiti without sherry. Overall, however, it is still a good bottling and worth recommending.
Review by Master P
The rum feels sweet and fruity in the mouth. It has a full body and a decently integrated alcohol. A true palette of flavors unfolds on the tongue - cherry, burnt tones, burnt sugar, sherry cask, aniseed, slight bitterness and tannins. The finish is medium long, the palate is slightly alcoholic, there is sweetness in the throat, cherries, cane sugar, sherry - a little too much sherry. The finish is ok but from sip to sip the sherry becomes too dominant for me.
Review by Jakob
Great aroma reminiscent of rancio on the nose with rich ripe dark fruits. On the palate, dried fruit notes, green pepper, toasted wood, sweetness of sugarcane and candied fruits. A very surprising blend of dark fruits and cognac aromas that intuitively suggest much longer aged distillates before the extreme fruit and sugarcane freshness come through. Exciting and already at an impressive stage of maturity.
Review by zabo
Well, unfortunately I don't find this rum really convincing. The sherry is once again clearly evident and takes away a lot of the base. I would rather classify it as an easy sipper.
Review by ilRummista
An excellent Haitian rum. On the nose it is really good. On the palate the black cherry notes dominate over the typical Haitian rum notes but overall it is a good palate. Very sweet and warm finish. The Papalin Haiti confirm to be my favorite of the series. This one probably surpasses even the Papalin Haiti 4 year old.
Review by Stefan L
Tasted this the first time at the Stockholm Rum Fest. Today still good but lowers it a point.
Review by Krogulczyk
Thats a very complexed rum! Wow! Barrels tend to destroy all of the Haitian goodies, not in this case though. The smell is very scrumptious, i would describe it as toasty chemical cherry lollipops in a candy store with this sweet, perfumy smell. The flavour profile of that goodie is very nuansed. The first thing is just the very sweet sherry and red fruit flavour which is supported with noticeable esters and solvents. The blend appears to have a slight roasty, burnt sugar flavour surrounding that does not overwhelm the whole profile, but its beautifully compliments the whole mixture. It has some mushroomy, cheeselike notes. Has some spicy chilli like tingling. And last but not least it has wood characteristics, besides the sherry barrel it has a pencil shavings with graphite flavour. The sweet vinegarish red fruit chemicallike flavours pleasently linger and create a marvellous experience for Your tastebuds. True craftsmanship of the rum blending and a fabulous addition to the Papalin line. Highly reccomended
Review by Christian Rudt
The sherry cask is immediately noticeable and brings some sweetness. Vanilla, cherry, also some glue. Sour cherry at first sip. Notes of aniseed, vanilla and some barrel aromas follow. The RumX leads into a slightly sweet finish characterized by the sherry cask. Overall, a very drinkable blend
Review by Rafał
You can feel sherry, vanilla and red fruits, caramel, wood, zero alcohol or unpleasant aromas, then oranges, a bit of glue and spices in taste, sour cherry, red fruits and spices from sherry and vanilla as well as caramel.
Review by Gil Firth
Mmm. Very good stuff. Good price as always. טעימה איכותי מאוד. האיטי במיטבה והשפעת שרי מצויינת ושוקולדית לטעמי.מי שרוצה להכיר את הפרופיל הייחודי של האיטי אבל מזווית קצת שונה בגלל חוויות השרי. מומלץ. מרגיש בוגר ממה שהוא.
Review by DomM
Sticky cherry candies on the nose mingeling with perfume and vegetal notes. A bit too much sherry notes on the nose for my liking. I cannot identify the specific rums of the blend but get distracted by red fruits and cherry sweetness tbh. Cherry and red fruits on the palate again. I think this is well executed and a very easy sipper if you enjoy sherry finishes. However this is not for me really.
Review by Alex1981
Rather alcohol forward, a bit unbalanced. Still solid Haiti rum with fruits and a bit of funk. Lively with some toffee notes. Better than the 4yo.
Review by Leslie Haigh
Wow wow got be one of the best rums I had very very good rum the sherry cask isn't even that strong recommend to every one
Review by Benoit Mahe
Very nice but too much sherry for my taste
Review by Martin Švojgr
Lots of sherry, kills everything. Smells good
Review by David Sharman
Very enjoyable, complex rum. Took a while to get my head around it, tastes something like the Velier Hampden 2010 C<>H with its heavy roasted notes but with lighter LFCH/OWH-level esters. Great value for money!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Sherry finish sets the absolutely dominant tone here... Very fruity, sweet and sour with a nice spiciness in the finish and light ester tones. You can do it, but I personally wouldn't need a bottle of this now, the sherry finish is too dominant for me overall.
Review by Vladimír Rejholec (AlkoTip)
After the first sniff, it is clear that this will be a solid wilderness. A wilderness from Haiti. Esters, overripe tropical fruits, mango, papaya, pineapple, mixed with technical aromas - glue. Rum feels sweet and fruity in the mouth. It has a full body and decently integrated alcohol. A real panoply of flavors jumps out at your tongue - cherry, burnt tones, burnt sugar, sherry cask, anise, mild bitterness and tannins. The finish is medium long, the palate is slightly alcoholic, there is sweetness in the throat, cherries, cane sugar, sherry.
Review by Sebastiaan Linssen
Quick conclusion: as with the other Palins, fantastic value for money. First try of the rum; what a nice interesting mix of Haitian sugar cane juice rum combined with (ex-)sherry cask aging. Both styles are prominent within the rum. Both nosing and taste are complementary to each other. Alcohol is integrated well, although, taste wise it is there prominently. Looking forward in sampling and tasting it with the other Papalins.
Review by Jérémie Leone
Very nice rum. When you set the quality of this bottle against its price... Wow!
Review by Filip Heimerle
Fruity aromas sweetness caramel Delicate sweet cherry
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
I rate it 8.2 out of 10, a very good rum.
Review by J. Fundin
Smooth and mild. A lot of allspice and over-fermented sherry, a weird odd flavor that I am convinced comes from the sherry cask, but can't really put my finger on what. Some burnt sugar can be found. I think that much of the wonderful basic flavor of clairin disappears when it is stored and in my opinion this has been stored for too long, the identity disappears completely!
Review by Flomaxgross
Nice rum with a sherry finish. On the nose, esters, glue. On the palate, fruit and already less sherry.
Review by Franzi
Really good for the price. Nice sherry content, very drinkable.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Papalin Haiti 6Y – 54.1% Blend of 7 casks (Sajous, Vaval, Casimir), with a passage in oloroso cask (Lustau). On paper, it sounds tempting... 👉 On the nose: rather attractive 👉 On the palate: the anise takes over too much, it doesn't lift off 👉 Finish: average, slightly sweet 💭 Verdict: despite nice promises, it didn't convince me... clearly, Haiti wasn't my playground tonight.
Review by Henry Davies
Well put together rum, intentionally sherry forward which tames the Haiti fire and more feral notes. Nose is sherry for sure, with some tropical notes. The mouth has a caramel undertone, which subsides to a more metallic finish and a little acetone. Not bad, a little to front forward to really work, finish lets it down a little. That said for the price a great rum
Review by Silas Noergaard
Danish truffet, sherry and Wine grape candy
Review by Fred Rozier
Too much sherry for my taste. I preferred the Papalin 4 yo.
Review by Nicholas Hardy
Really great color! Nose: Industrial glue Brown sugar Vegital notes hidden in the back Pallet: Cherry Bell pepper Char Good sipper, although the body doesn’t hold strong, especially when you compare it to its younger brother.
Review by Richard Krupa
I like it the least from Papalin
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
Actually super impressed with the sherry integration. I really like everything abouth this.
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130 bottles logged by 115 collectors.
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23% opened, 5 emptied.
What does Velier Papalin Haiti 2023 cost?
Community paid 31–89 €.
Current best price: 77.05 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 80 €. Price history with 4 auction results in RX+ ›
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Details about Velier Papalin Haiti 2023
A Rhum Agricole from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 54,1%.
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