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Taste
Citrus, Sweet, Yoghurt
Most mentioned across 13 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- clairin fans who like herbal, funky cane spirit
- Less suitable for
- molasses-rum drinkers put off by yoghurt tang
Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015
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One member's "fruit yoghurt" note keeps coming up, and it's the tell here: this Haitian clairin leans herbal and floral, with overripe pineapple, glue, citrus and a yoghurty tang from the raw cane spirit. The BenRiach whisky cask rounds off the wilder edges but leaves a grainy touch. At 53.6% the alcohol mostly sits well, though a few tasters find it a bit hot and phenolic on the finish.
The community says- Herbal cane DNA
- Ripe fruit esters
- Less suitable for: molasses-rum drinkers put off by yoghurt tang
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Auction results: 89–133 € (5 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 11/2026). How the range is built ›
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How does Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Herbal, yoghurty Haitian clairin, cask-rounded Most drinkers rate it well — an interesting, cask-tamed clairin. Several who expected a knockout call it good but not the blockbuster the hype promised.
clairin fans who like herbal, funky cane spirit
molasses-rum drinkers put off by yoghurt tang
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkyFresh & grassySipping neat
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What does the community say?
48 community reviews
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On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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13 selected written reviews
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Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
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
Most helpful mixed review
Basically I really like rums from Haiti. This rum was very hyped beforehand. It does not live up to the hype at all. Already on the nose very alcoholic and sharp, which continues on the palate and finish. Dirty profile with fermented light fruits and lemon. Floral bitter.
Review by RumTaTa
Exciting, complex nose, the unaged distillate is clearly recognizable but the sometimes brutal notes are rounded off and come together into a pleasant overall picture Palate: similar to the nose but with a fairly noticeable alcohol note Finish: long and very harmonious with the previous impressions Exciting bottling: Clairin tamed by the cask, I really like it
Review by Johannes
Nice fruity notes with pineapple, overripe fruits and slight cask influence.
Review by Serge
Doesn't really grab me profile-wise... I'm more away from sugarcane juice rum and this confirms it again. So my rating should be taken with caution since I only drink molasses rums now. But generally, I liked the Sajous better (from memory). This one has a weird fruit yogurt note.
Review by Leo Krüper
Slightly better than the sister bottling, but it's not a stunner.
Review by Skyfly
Cologne-Bonn rum tasting: You don't really feel the 8 years in the barrel at least on the nose. Besides the typical markers, lots of yogurt and herbs. Surprisingly esters on the palate. Alcohol well integrated, but no bombshell.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
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 Fuwi
As a big fan of Vieux Sajous, I was very curious about this candidate, which unfortunately does not reach the colleague. Very pleasant agricole notes on the nose and palate, earthy and grassy - as it should be. But unfortunately a bit too alcoholic, phenolic on the finish.
Review by Giuseppe Ambrosio
I expected something more but all in all it is very balanced both on the nose and on the palate. In the glass it presents with a not too dark color and is quite viscous. Very fragrant, it smells of very ripe fruit and the alcohol is very integrated, you can sniff for a long time without any kind of discomfort, very pleasant! On the palate the fruit is very noticeable and the alcohol always remains well integrated and very pleasant! The finish is a bit short and banalizes it a bit. The aging in ex-whisky (Benriach) in my opinion succeeded very well! Excellent dram in my humble personal opinion and it is not too demanding to drink, you can drink it often even if the esters are felt and are quite a lot but everything is very integrated.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 2015. I rate it 8.4 out of 10, a very good rum.
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted at rumfest 2023
Review by Buddudharma
First off: I can hardly imagine 8 years tropical aging here, neither color-wise nor taste-wise. On the nose quite appealing and with, as with most Clairins, a great mouthfeel. However, the profile is a bit odd: floral tones, quite a lot of natural sweetness, plus something slightly grainy (from the whisky cask?). Doesn't really grab me overall, and certainly not for the price.
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Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015 at live auctions
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What did the community pay for Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015?
Community paid 115–240 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 164 €. Price history with 5 auction results in RX+ ›
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Details about Velier Casimir Vieux Casimir (First Release) 2015
A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 53,6%.
About the Casimir distillery
The Casimir distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Casimir have been reviewed 490 times with an average of 8.1/10.
To Casimir ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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