38390af0-7d67-11ee-be2a-15f80d948ce6Haiti Casimir Velier
Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015 70cl bottle
Clairin · 8 years · 53,6%

Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015

8.0/10
Rated by LukaŽiga, Johannes & 44 more

A few tasters came in hyped and left a little cool on this one. What's actually in the glass: pineapple and overripe tropical fruit, a whiff of glue, herbal and grassy notes, and an oddly persistent strawberry-yoghurt thing several people noticed. The ex-whisky cask leaves a malty, "whisky like" edge. Round and balanced when it works, but the alcohol pokes through for some.

  • Overripe tropical fruit
  • Grassy clairin DNA
  • Round when balanced
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How does Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015 taste?

Aggregated from 46 community reviews.

Fruity, herbal clairin with a whisky-cask edge Scores land around 8/10, but plenty felt it didn't live up to the hype. Lovely fruit and clairin character; the catch is a hot, sometimes whisky-ish edge that splits people.

Perfect for

Clairin fans who like grassy, estery cane-juice rum

Less suitable for

Anyone who dislikes heat or vegetal funk

How is Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015 rated?

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Based on 46 ratings

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga
Aug 2025740 reviewsSlovenia
8.7/10

8,7:On the nose, the first impression we get is vegetal and fruity with a lot of esters, a whiff of glue.There are overripe tropical, dried fruits, herbal notes and hay.It is very round and balanced. The wood is roasted with nuts and caramel. On aeration citrus fruits arise, the pineapple is sweet and ripe, as the sugarcane mineral, the wood becomes earthy.There are creamy confectionery notes, the caramel is candied, the yoghurt is with dried fruits. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is malty, whisky like, estery with overripe tropical fruits like pineapple, some citrus with orange and vegetal with an olive, all sweet, creamy, delicious, covered with honey.The wood is spicy, dry, earthy and roasted with nuts, cream toffee, candied caramel. The sugarcane is mineral. Sometimes we get an impression of tasting fruit yoghurt.After some rest, more herbal notes and licorice are present. 8,7:The finish is sweet, dry, the sugarcane is mineral, juicy, herbal, the wood earthy and spicy, tropical fruits and citrus are ripe... Edit:24.8.25, a great complexity 👌

Review by Dr.Django

Dr.Django
Oct 2024338 reviewsGermany
7.5/10

Grundsätzlich gefallen mir die Rums aus Haiti sehr. Dieser Rum wurde im Vorfeld sehr gehyped. Er wird seinem Hype überhaupt nicht gerecht. Schon an der Nase sehr alkoholisch stechend, was sich am Gaumen, bis zum Abgang durchzieht. Dreckiges Peofil mit vergorenen hellen Früchten und Zitrone. Floral bitter.

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Apr 20242,818 reviewsGermany
8.1/10

Schöne fruchtige Noten mit Ananas, überreifen Früchten und leichtem Fasseinfluss

Review by Leo Krüper

Leo Krüper
Feb 2025879 reviewsGermany
8.0/10

Etwas besser als die Schwesterabfüllung, aber der Burner ist das nicht.

Review by Serge

Serge
Jan 2025834 reviewsGermany
7.4/10

Holt mich vom Profil eher nicht ab … bin eher weg vom Rum aus Zuckerrohrsaft und das bestätigt sich hier wieder. Meine Wertung ist also mit Vorsicht zu genießen, da ich einfach nur noch Melasse Rums trinke. Tendenziell haben mir aber die Sajous (aus der Erinnerung) besser gefallen. Der hier hat eine komische Fruchtjoghurt-Note.

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

crazyforgoodbooze
Nov 20242,460 reviewsGermany
6.8/10

The nose is still primarily rather fruity and is almost reminiscent of strawberry cream yoghurt😄 Unfortunately, there is a slight whisky touch here, which is more of a turn-off for me. Strangely sweet, sour, salty and musty and smoky at the same time. I don't warm to it at all sorry. The alcohol could also be better integrated. I still don't understand the hype about it.

Review by Skyfly

Skyfly
Oct 2025480 reviewsGermany
8.0/10

Köln-Bonner-Rumtasting: Die 8 Jahre im Fass spürt man zumindest in der Nase nicht. Neben den typischen Markern viel Joghurt und Kräuter. Im Gaumen erstaunlicherweise Ester. Alkohol gut eingebunden, aber keine Granate

Review by Fuwi

Fuwi
Jul 2024171 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

Als großer Freund des Vieux Sajous war ich sehr gespannt auf diesen Kandidaten, der leider an den Kollegen nicht heran reicht. Sehr angenehme Agricole Noten in der Nase und am Gaumen, erdig und grasig - wir er sein soll. Aber im Abgang leider ein wenig zu alkoholisch, phenolisch.

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Details about Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015

A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 53,6%.

CountryHaiti
DistilleryCasimir
BottlerVelier
CategoryClairin
ABV53,6%
Volume70cl
Age8 years
Vintage2015

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17 bottles logged by 15 collectors.

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5% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.

16 sealed 0 open 1 emptied

What did the community pay for Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015?

Community paid €113–€256.

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About the Casimir distillery

The Casimir distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Casimir have been reviewed 429 times with an average of 8.1/10.

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