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Boukman Botanical Rhum
First sip and you'll wonder if someone poured you gin by mistake — this Haitian clairin is soaked with wild botanicals, so it's all clove, floral, orange peel and a medicinal herbal edge. One taster called it a "middle ground" between whiskey and gin. Earthy, fresh, not sweet, and the 45% shows. Genuinely unusual rather than easy.
The community says- Unusual and fresh
- Floral, herbal character
- But: Medicinal for some
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How does Boukman Botanical Rhum taste?
Aggregated from 61 community reviews.
Gin-like botanical clairin, floral and herbal People are all over the map on this. Fans find it fresh, floral and fascinatingly odd; others find it too herbal or medicinal to enjoy. Definitely not a conventional rum.
People who like botanical, gin-adjacent spirits and unusual clairins
Anyone wanting a classic sweet or aged rum
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What does the community say?
67% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 61 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
This rum is made in the spirit of the revolutionary Dutty Boukman in mind. Boukman was transported to Haiti as a slave, but became a leader of the “Maroons” (independent societies of escaped and free black people) and a voodoo priest. In 1791, Boukman ignited the Haitian Revolution, swearing an oath to liberty that was toasted with rum. Boukman was soon killed by French colonist but, the movement he started eventually freed Haiti, and defeated Napoleon’s armies. Boukman produce their rum (or spirit drink) in the traditional Haitian way, similar to a local spiced moonshine. The Clairin base comes from two different distilleries.
Review by Timo Groeger
Mein Rum ist das nicht, aber ist okay. In Nase und Gaumen ziemlich floral und pflanzlich, aber nicht wirklich rund. Muss aber sagen, ich fand die Story von @Stefan Persson zu diesem Rum echt mega interessant. Und auch ist die automatische Übersetzung in dieser App 1000x besser als bei guugel :-)
Review by Rado Vito
What piece of **** is this. Nooooooo. No. No.
Review by TheJackDrop
"Intriguing, Almost looks like Gin but good :) C'est sympa In summary, my tasting notes: Nose: Clove, Cinnamon On the palate: Floral, Orange zest, Almond Finish: Cardamom".
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Quite interesting but 70€ are absolutely not justified for a spiced clairin and in addition, the alcohol could be much better integrated. Since I prefer to buy 2 real clairins like Sajous or Rocher...
Review by Michal Jurka
Another quite unique bottle from the outside and the inside. Very earthy and fresh and technical at the same time, herbals, grass, floral, spices, medicinal... I quite enjoyed it, another quite crazy Haiti.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4437 Whisky & Rom Festival 2023 28.10.2023 Notes. Not the world's best rum but probably a good mixer. Lightly fruity with herbal and medicinal notes. After resting a light floral note appears.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Un peu trop sucré, mais assez agréable quand on est pas fan de rhum arrangé, plus boisé avec la cannelle et l’écorce d’orange, bien équilibré dans l’ensemble.
Review by Anthony
Ce n’est pas mon préféré mais c’est un bon rhum, très floral , très herbacée fais penser au région de Provence cependant il est très frais et surprenant !
Review by volcmar
Spiced agricola. Strong alcohol. Not sweet. Nice with cola
Review by hugo148
Bon, mais sans plus… pas vraiment ce que je préfère
Review by Oli Go Elément
Very powerful in the mouth/ a little too expensive/ quality
Review by Aurélien Nicolas
very aromatic and herbal... not a fan
Review by Sylvain44
Trop médicamenteux pour mon gout
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Market value
Avg. community purchase price 54 €
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Details about Boukman Botanical Rhum
A Rhum Agricole from Haiti, distilled by Boukman, at 45%.
Community purchases
100 bottles logged by 97 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
32% opened, 11 emptied and repurchased.
What does Boukman Botanical Rhum cost?
Community paid 27–55 €.
Current best price: 48.67 € – within the typical community range.
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+6 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
100 purchased · 65 tasted · 31 wishlist · as of
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