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Velier Clairin Communal Ansyen (Blend des quatre communes)
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Olives and banana in the same glass — that's the odd, moreish combination people keep coming back to. This is a blend of aged Haitian clairins: grassy and vegetal up top, ripe pineapple and banana underneath, with solvent and nail-polish esters and a salty, smoky, herbal streak running through. The oak sands off the wild edges of a white clairin without hiding them, and at 49.3% the alcohol sits well integrated.
The community says- Olive-banana profile
- Oily body
- But: Solvent nose
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How does Velier Clairin Communal Ansyen (Blend des quatre communes) taste?
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Grassy, olive-and-banana aged Haitian clairin Widely liked as a characterful, well-balanced aged clairin — tamer than the raw white versions but still unmistakably Haitian. If you want brute wildness, the unaged bottlings hit harder.
Aroma profileclairin fans wanting a tamer aged version
anyone put off by solvent and olive notes
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Most helpful positive review
In my opinion, at the moment, white clairins are much more interesting. The absolutely agreeable choice to age them is interesting, but still these rums fail to really take off. Certainly they have their own unmistakable imprint in the aromatic bouquet however, the work needs further improvement.
Review by Aussierumfan
Most helpful mixed review
I was advised by the barman when I tried this that is was rumoured that some of these Clairins have traces of lead in them due to the backyard home made style of stills that they have been produced on in Haiti, not sure of the truth of this but it sounded interesting 😄 havnt had many of these Clairins, and this is the first aged one I've had. Lead aside, I quite liked it, herbal and grassy, banana, some wood as well?
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, it is full-bodied. There is a note of burnt rubber for a starter, as it is very fruity with strawberry, raspberry, banana, vegetal with honeysuckle, olive, thyme and vanilla. The fruits are really fermented, marmelade like. A lot of esters.... With an aeration, it becomes increasingly oily with an olive, herbal with some sage and verbena, camphor. The sugar cane juice is darker with some licorice also and with a whiff of smoke. Very complex and tempting. 8,6:On the palate, the hot attack is medicinal and musky, spicy. It becomes fibrous with sugar cane, licorice and herbal with mint.There is a note of umami. On the mid-palate, one fruit dominates, of course, banana. Then floral notes with geranium and lavender are covered with cocoa. At the end of the palate, banana is fried and caramelized, smoky, as the wood is young and dry. 8,5:The finish is long, flowery, woody and dry, honey and sugar cane are sweet. There are vegetal notes of artichoke with some lime and mint... Edit:6.6.26
Review by Galli33
Very nice blend of clairins🤤😎 This in my opinion is more enjoyable, because it isn‘t so rough, wild, spicy like other white clairins. The alcohol and wood is integrated very well.
Review by Pierre-Antoine RVT
A rather sweet nose, banana, pineapple... woody and toasty notes. But the solvent odor can be disturbing. Very powerful on the palate. The alcohol could be better balanced, even if it's not disturbing. An interesting rum with a taste different from the smell.
Review by Martin Ekrt
I may have a nasty cold, but that won't spoil my enjoyment of this awesome blend for the first time in a long time. Haiti is recognizable at first taste. Beautiful combination of fruit and grassy notes. The finish adds a Haitian smoked meat savoury wildness😃. For me, a very underrated hit. Edit: after a long time of retasting the shell sample and it's still a blast for me
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4993 22.12.2024 Enjoying some samples at home. Nose Faint wood, vegetal, grass, sugarcane, faint mint, light polish, light citrus. Palate Naturally sweet, light wood, light grass, sugarcane, light citrus, light mint, berries, light anise. Finish Long, lightly sweet, light wood, citrus, light grass, faint salt, light mint. The empty glass has light olive and a light floral note. Needs to rest for a while to really open up and settle properly.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A perfect blend of Haitian flavors. The nose is rich, a touch opulent with its strong medicinal notes (esters, solvents, nail polish), herbal and vegetal notes but also ripe, exotic and fragrant fruitiness (pineapple, banana, apricot). A few spicy notes, a touch of sugarcane and a hint of dairy products make for a rather voluptuous aroma. A generous clairin for the nostrils. The attack on the palate is oily and highly perfumed. Ripe, tropical fruit (banana, pineapple) mingles with olive notes, sweet spices, herbs, earthy notes and a smoky edge. Sweet, lactic yoghurt notes give this profile quite a bit of roundness. The alcohol is well dosed at this level, demonstrating a fine balance. The finish is of decent length, with empyreumatic notes (smoke, rubber), spices (vanilla, pepper, chili, salt), herbs, earth and fruit (tomato, exotic fruit). The flavors are not the most intense, but remain imprinted on the palate. A lovely clairin offering a fine aromatic panel from its blend.
Review by Joachim Guger
Rock'n'roll! Olives and plastic.
Review by Christian Rudt
Secret Santa sample from Moritz, many thanks for the blind sample. A blend doesn't make it easy, so I didn't really get a good idea of what was in the glass. Takes a little while to become pleasing on the nose, but after ten or fifteen minutes it becomes much more pleasant. Then the fruit brandy and a strange chemical note no longer predominate, but it is very balanced and makes you happy. On the palate there is a lot of sugar cane, plenty of fruit, some pepper and delicious honey. The finish is more floral and spicy, but I don't like it that much.
Review by Schnubbii
In another review I found the term "Funky Swedish berries". I think that describes this aged Clairin Communal quite well. Interesting and unusual in any case, but in my opinion one sample is enough here.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
I don't like this Velier quite as much. It's very fruity on the nose and the fruit also dominates the taste. In my opinion, a bit of pear and apricot. It also reminds me a bit of fruit brandy.
Review by zabo
Had thought about how I first smelled him, what that reminds me. Have then times in the cabinet at the fruit brandies investigated. Think he comes an apple brandy from the cloth very close. All in all, not bad, but the jump to be classified as very good, he does not create with me, but he is at least very close. Edit: Tasted again, since I found him much more accessible, so he has made the jump to the next level.
Review by Lukas Jäger
My first Clairin. Exciting and very complex, with many different aromas at the same time. While the nose comes across very fruity, the palate shows mainly spicy notes. Exciting and well worth trying!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Well made rum, tasty, integrated, I just dont like the taste
Review by John Coffey
Very atypical as a rum.. You can really feel the whisky..
Review by Christoph
Fresh. Fruity. Some wood. Mega tasty.
Review by rbfsnow
Delicious easy fruity & floral Clairin ! Perfect blend !
Review by Fuwi
On the nose rather unremarkable, a bit the alcohol stands out but not too much at this ABV. Taste-wise it's an interesting mix between grassy agricole notes, a bit of sharpness and slightly woody notes. Nice sipper if you want something a bit edgier.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Beautiful rum with lots of expression!
Review by gali jo
An excellent value for money.
Review by Johannes
The nose is very good, too unbalanced on the palate.
Review by Gil Firth
Bottle. This is a clairin that is nothing less than the peak that clairin has to offer. A blend of several small distilleries but the profile is so clairin. Olives. Salty. Yeasts. Green and sour fruits. A bit of smoke. In my opinion, such blends can do very well and bring out crazy profiles from Haiti. A very good bottle and a strong buy for me.
Review by Alex1981
Interesting Clairin with a certain complexity, typical grassy notes with plenty if wood influence. Not my favorite but can see the appeal
Review by Mateusz
Very interesting with strange grassy, olive and banana mix in aroma and taste.
Review by Buddudharma
Great blend! Oily consistency, intense, complex flavor without alcoholic sharpness. Noticeable Caroni notes. Top PLV!
Review by ilRummista
A really pleasant and enjoyable Clairin. I find it well balanced both on the palate and on the nose. Slightly more tamed than the unaged version. Recommended.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is very much focused on sugarcane since it's a young old or an old young (take your pick). But what stands out most is the herbal profile. Afterwards, you find strawberry, vanilla, olive... it's quite rock and roll! This nose is attractive and rather promising... On the palate, it's spicy and again herbal-mentholated. The olive is very present! It's complex, probably due to blending all these different distillates. The finish is rather long on banana. It's a mix of agricultural indulgence and Jamaican explosiveness.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Nice blend, but I prefer each distillery separately
Review by Jacek Czarnigowski
Beautiful aged clairin. Retains the character of rich moonshine, alembic scent and taste balanced by aging and enriched by the barrel.
Review by Roman Staroń
Full range of smell and taste. Rum not for everyone but for me a shtick. Lots of fruit, some minerality and aniseed, a noticeable sugar cane and all beautifully balanced, refreshing and fresh.
Review by Maurizio Mantovani
Interesting in its overall appearance, value for money is very good, in conclusion promoted with the average of 'eight!
Review by Daniel
Esterreicher Clairin, which stands out for a sweet expression on the nose and palate.
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108 bottles logged by 92 collectors.
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36% opened, 18 emptied.
What did the community pay for Velier Clairin Communal Ansyen (Blend des quatre communes)?
Community paid 38–60 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 54 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about Velier Clairin Communal Ansyen (Blend des quatre communes)
A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 49.3%.
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