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Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval Fritz Vaval 2022
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One tasters keep coming back to, and the reviews back it up. Nose and palate lean hard into savory territory — ripe tomato, fresh sugarcane, herbs, olives, a mineral-salty streak that's pure Haiti. Undistilled character with a natural honeyed sweetness underneath and the 53.3% woven in cleanly. The tomato-and-brine profile is love-it-or-leave-it, but the people who get it, adore it.
The community says- Savory tomato notes
- Salty-mineral edge
- Keep in mind: Acquired taste
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How does Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval Fritz Vaval 2022 taste?
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Savory, tomato-and-brine Haitian clairin A near-unanimous favorite here — savory, salty and grassy, with the alcohol well integrated. Several rank it among the best clairins; just know the tomato note is an acquired taste.
Aroma profileclairin fans and lovers of savory cane juice
anyone wanting sweet or easy-drinking rum
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassy
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What does the community say?
35 community reviews
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Review by TheRhumhoe
Most helpful positive review
Vaval's clairins seem to be on a roll, and it's easy to see why with their unaged juices. On the nose, there's the smell of Bolognese sauce, with cooking tomatoes mixed with aromatic herbs, seasoned with spices and cooked long enough for a smokier aftertaste. There's also a medicinal edge, with phenolic notes on the polish. It's original but well mastered. The attack on the palate is even more intense, with a salty, mineral, even coppery side that adds even more character. Sugar cane becomes more present, as does fruit. The earthy, vegetal side is not disturbing, and goes quite well with Bolognese. The profile is rich, elegant and aromatic. The alcohol is very well integrated. The finish is of decent length, with the same zany associations from copper and polish to tomato, herbs, salt, spices and roasted notes. There's a little more sweetness from the slightly honeyed sugar cane. A very good clairin, which drinks well on its own but also makes a perfect base for cocktails.
Review by Barney487
Most helpful critical review
Absolutely not my thing. The nose promises a lot, fruity but unbalanced, yet in taste not much for me, dry and biting with a bit of herbs... maybe still too early for my rum journey / cane or just simply not my taste.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4810 10.08.2024 Enjoying some samples at home. Nose Round, tomato, apple, sugarcane, spice, light mint, light plum, light vegetal. Palate Oily, round, light vegetal, faint citrus, apple, light mint, faint floral, faint leather. Finish Medium long, fresh, oily, light apple, light vegetal, faint mint. The empty glass has light floral notes and some pineapple.
Review by Timo Groeger
This Clairin is somehow different. The nose is predominantly planty and earthy. On the palate it is also very herbal, tomato is actually recognizable here. Sugar cane can also be tasted, but not as strongly as I'm used to from Clairins.
Review by Chrischi78
Clairin Vaval shows why these unaged rums are so popular: Tomato, herbs, smoke and something medicinal on the nose. Salty and mineral on the palate, fruity and elegant. Long, spicy-honey-sweet finish.
Review by The Specialist
A very interesting drop. It comes across to me as very floral and salty. Tastes and smells like tomatoes, floral and a bit towards olive and brine. Definitely not for everyone but I find it quite exciting.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
Found Clairin samples from my samplebottle vaults. On the nose: Vegetal, polish, medicinal light sugarcane notes, fresh. Round. Taste: Vegetal, salty, sugarcane, light peppery notes, light tomato notes maybe? Finish: Vegetal, light peppery notes, light roasted notes, sugarcane notes and light herbal notes. This rum doesn't really stand out, but it offers a good range on what rums from Haiti taste like
Review by Florent Apl
I started writing review reviews of all clarins from the core range, as well as the Ansyen versions that I could grab. This Vaval opens on the nose on intense vegetal notes, vegetables, tomatoes. As I get deeper into the glass, in turn I get lots of natural sweetness, I think of honey. I'm the mouth, I first get a lot of sugarcane juice, followed by vegetables and some spices. The final is on the sugarcane juice and tomatoes. I absolutely love this clarin, it's one of my favorite. The price quality ratio is very good. It's definitely not a rum to sleep on, and not everyone will love it.
Review by akkisz
Really great clairin, tomatoey, olive, salt sugarcane, fruity hints. Really fun, I think one of the best clairins. I'm very impressed. Great. The aromas are a matter of taste but still very interesting, really enjoyable.
Review by Mc Pirate
A very vegetal, tomato-like nose, unmistakably typical of Haitian rums. On the palate, frank but not aggressive, with the same notes of tomato, vegetables, perhaps artichokes and olives, which are finally present in the mouth.
Review by Filip Šikula
On-line degustation of Clairin by Rum explorer 9.12.2024
Review by Pascal Gwada
Crff2025: both original and typical pot still. Big sweetness at the finish.
Review by Александр Иванов
Clairin – one love 🫶 Fabulous rums, and this not exception! Nose: bright & rich ! Complex aroma of fruity salad: raspberry, mango, tomatoes, guava. Some vegetables, like green peppers, fresh grass, little bit of olives & herbals. Touch of brine & nint of polish. Really fantastic. Palate: fresh, little bit sweetness. Guava, tomato, yellow apple, herbals, flowers, earthy notes, cucumber, olives, fennel. Amazing. Aftertaste: long, fresh, grassy, tropical fruits juice & tomatoes. Conclusion: Amazing, like always. Highly recommend.
Review by Rum Schnacker Falk Redlich
Mega device, great fruit, green asparagus, citrus punch
Review by Markus Fjellstad Israelsen
Absolutely fantastic, just like the ogher clairins!
Review by Mateusz
Wonderful masterclass with Daniele Biondi. It was great to try to whole range. The story of Clairin and Haiti 🇭🇹 is absolutely amazing. It is a privilege to be able to try such a pure product at home. They ferment in plastic “water” containers and made their own distilling still. Fritz is an owner/master distiller. Distinctively salty.
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44 bottles logged by 38 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
18% opened, 2 emptied.
What does Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval Fritz Vaval 2022 cost?
Community paid 33–64 €.
Current best price: 43.57 € – within the typical community range.
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+13 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
44 purchased · 34 tasted · 28 wishlist · as of
Details about Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval Fritz Vaval 2022
A White Rum from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 53,3%.
About the Arawaks distillery
The Arawaks distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Arawaks have been reviewed 552 times with an average of 8.0/10.
To Arawaks ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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