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Velier Distillerie Bethel Romelus Clairin Le Rocher 2019
Most tasters land in the same place: wildly original, and not for every mood. The nose hits like a dirty martini crossed with a smoky BBQ platter — cheese, bacon, brine and olives, the note members jokingly call "Käsefuß" (cheesy feet). The palate turns floral and perfumed, with rose, bergamote and smoke over salty olive. Peated-whisky and mezcal comparisons come up a lot. Love-it-or-hate-it stuff.
The community says- Unlike any rum
- Smoky olive brine
- But: Cheesy-feet nose
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How does Velier Distillerie Bethel Romelus Clairin Le Rocher 2019 taste?
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Savory, smoky Haitian clairin, olives and bacon Praised as one of the most singular clairins around — smoky, meaty, olive-brined and perfumed. Most rate it high, but plenty admit the cheese-and-bacon nose isn't an everyday pour.
uniqueness chasers and peated-whisky, mezcal fans
anyone wanting fruity, floral, easygoing rum
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 79% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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50% rate it 8 or higher. 18 selected write-ups from 84 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
wtf?! completely different from the previous Rocher for me. the nose is brutally smoky, almost like smoked bacon & BBQ sauce, lots of tropical fruits, especially banana, plus some cheese, and a full plate of matching fruits such as walnut, apricot, figs and grapes, as well as olives. the taste is then again bacony and smoky but also floral and slightly rose, bergamot, lime peel, fig and a subtle smokiness and saltiness. very very cool! rarely drunk something that tastes so perfumed! Also makes really good rhum martinis!
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Number 3 from the community tasting. Thanks RumTaTa!At first contact First fierce overcoming. Cheese foot says Chris and hits it on the point. You get used to it and get as far as the Toast Hawaii.The mouth at first similarly brute but quite different: super artificial: soap, shampoo, perfume, coriander, gummy bears. The soap remains, but you can talk it up. In addition, wet cigarette ash, which continues in the finish. Coriander remains as present.believe this is one you can grow into. With bad luck, however, it remains artificial soapy water.
Review by Adam Rajchert
Przepisuje tu stare notatki Aromat: rozpuszczalnik, kiszone cytrusy, ananasy, nuty zwierzęce w tle, mangostan, tamarynd, mandarynki, kwiaty, winogrona Smak: słodki, gorzkie rodzynki, figi, ananasy, ziemisty, orzechy, zalewa z lekkiej kiszonki, cynamon, kwaśny, gałka muszkatołowa, dymny Finisz: ziemisty, lekko kiszony, przyprawowy rodzynkowy, dymny z nutą anyżu.
Review by ElReyTristan
Nice smoky, sugar-cane aromas. The second nose is even more animalic, with scents of meat and musk. On the palate, it's distinctive, slightly spicy and smoky, with a lot of licorice in the candy-cachou style, but very dry and not greedy. It's very fresh, and the licorice lingers for a long time on the finish. It's nice but very particular...
Review by Krogulczyk
One of it’s own rum. Complexed, a lot is going on while drinking it. Very specific aroma of fruity smoked mackerel and olive brine taste keeps You interested. Personally, It is not a rum that I would drink repeatedly because of the meat/peat/bbq/bacon notes. Nevertheless, thats some great rum and I highly reccomend it!
Review by DosenZorn
Thanks to RumTaTa.The somewhat washed up unicorn of the Cairins or also affectionately called "cheese foot". In the nose I actually had cheese, school gym in the summer smell and curry.Taste then inhale a load of dry shampoo, chemical, coriander, salt, cheese.Not the tastiest rum, but clearly exceptional and interesting.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A very interesting clairin. Marked olive notes mingle with very ripe fruit, floral and smoky notes. The palate follows on the same note with a hint of earthiness, very supple on the palate. The finish is very pleasantly long, with a hint of salinity. A fine discovery.
Review by HenryL
The cheese foot in the nose drowned out for me, unfortunately, the rest...Edit:After I did not like the here in the tasting with Jost he liked me with some distance now much better! Remains that me this Clairin of all the I was allowed to taste so far, but the previous evaluation was probably a bit too harsh... 7 points
Review by ordogh
Olive, cheese and salt comes first, which is not surprising after previous tastings. Quite balanced in the mouth, some salty-smoky soap comes, that makes more interesting. The finish is pleasant with salty, fruity notes. Not my favourite clairin, but makes any tasting session lively.
Review by TheJackDrop
"Short but exquisite finish! In summary, my tasting notes: On the nose: Olive, Very ripe, Tropical fruit, Floral, Herbaceous, Sugar cane On the palate: Floral, Olive, Fresh, Bergamot, Sugar cane, Geranium Finish: Olive, Delicious, Bergamot".
Review by Mirco
Interessanter Rum… bringt eine spannende Dynamik mit um in Cocktails zu glänzen. Ziemlich Rauchig mit einer Käse-Umami Note, echt speziell. Auch Speck ist zu finden. Nicht ganz was man sich bei Rum wünscht, kann man aber gut mal probieren 😊
Review by Martin Ekrt
This is the biggest Haitian stinker I know. And he's absolutely fabulous. Salty meat, olives, fruit and cheese! It's similar in flavour, and there's an Islay whisky spiciness. You can either love this or hate it. I definitely love it, but maybe my friend calls it goat piss 😁
Review by Christian Rudt
Interesting number and different than expected. From cheese on the nose about intense soap and perfume notes. unusual these perfume notes are but definitely not mine.
Review by Oliver
Extremely aromatic nose. Interesting mixture of perfume and cheese feet. 😳On the palate, the cheese note disappears and an exciting composition of perfume and smoke appears. Insider tip for 'ne really horny Bloody Mary 🤫
Review by Benoit Mahe
Un clairin très original. Une expérience très intéressante avec des notes que je n'avais jamais croisées dans du rhum. À tester en cocktail, très bon en ti punch. Peut-être écoeurant sur le long terme.
Review by RumTaTa
Der erinnert mich sofort an "Säntis Dreifaltigkeit" mit Rauch und Speck in der Nase und noch krasser im Mund! Krasses Zeug!
Review by Serge
Delicious. More mineral and fresh than the SonSon. Not quite as perverted olive and mushroom as the SonSon but more accessible and better in the daiquiri.
Review by Nils123
An der Nase ziemlich fleischig und speckig. Zum Glück jedoch nicht im Geschmack. Ansonsten ist er ganz gut gelungen.
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Details about Velier Distillerie Bethel Romelus Clairin Le Rocher 2019
A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 47,2%.
Community purchases
92 bottles logged by 88 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
31% opened, 10 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Distillerie Bethel Romelus Clairin Le Rocher 2019 cost?
Community paid 37–48 €.
Current best price: 49.00 € – above the typical community range.
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