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297E4670-F231-40E4-A51A-E75FC945DCE2Haiti Distillerie de Port au Prince Velier
Velier Providence Haitian Rum Blanc „First drops“ 2019 70cl bottle
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Clairin · 57%

Velier Providence Haitian Rum Blanc „First drops“ 2019

Here's the surprise: at 57% it barely bites. Members keep noting the heat stays hidden under fresh cane juice, banana, and a funky glue-and-olive edge that reads clairin-adjacent but tamer. Expect strawberry, apricot, a floral-peppery lift and a long, creamy finish. One taster called it "dirty grassiness & farmy notes" — Haitian character without the raw punch.

The community says
  • Heat well hidden
  • Grassy Haitian funk
  • Keep in mind: Wild for beginners

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How does Velier Providence Haitian Rum Blanc „First drops“ 2019 taste?

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Fresh, funky Haitian white that hides its strength Widely liked as a versatile Haitian white — funky, fruity and fresh with the alcohol well hidden. A few find it a touch too easy or wild; most rate it a reliable daily and cocktail bottle.

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Perfect for

Fans of clairin and grassy, funky white rum

Less suitable for

Beginners wanting a mild, classic white rum

Experience level · Explorer (3/5)

Style & occasion: Fresh & grassySipping neatCocktails & mixing

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Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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Is it right for you?

Yes, if you're after bold, fresh, grassy rums for sipping neat. Of 32 rums from Haiti in this style with at least the same score that ship to you, none is cheaper.

What does the community say?

8.0/10 Very good

101 community reviews

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Review by Stefan Persson

Most helpful positive review

Stefan Persson
Nov 2025801 reviewsSweden
8.3/10

The Distillery situated in Port-au-Prince opened up in 2018. The founders is the Barbancourt-Linge family in collaboration La Maison & Velier. Providence “First Drops” is the first release of the distillery. It’s an unaged rum distilled from syrup and fresh cane juice from sugar cane that comes from the Clairin producer Michel Sajous.

Review by Rado Vito

Most helpful critical review

Rado Vito
Nov 2023154 reviewsCzech
5.9/10

Slivowitz is as good as this rum. Great to try, but I wouldn’t buy a bottle

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Nov 20207,267 reviewsDenmark
7.3/10

This is a great white from a relatively new destillery and they have done very well. This is in my mind a top shelf white rum that deserves the title as a great sipping rum which doesn't need to be put in a mixer. This is a must try in my mind.

Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Nov 2022152 reviewsItaly
8.2/10

Good agricultural rum. Compared to its Haitian brethren this rum is less intense and therefore lends itself very well to blending. Very good to taste as well, but a bit below compared to the clairins.Delicate aromas of sugarcane and olives/vegetable.

Review by Galli33

Galli33
Galli33
Aug 2024554 reviewsItaly
8.2/10

Very good agricole 🤤Actually my favorite haitian rum, so far. Delicious, balanced and not so spicy. I see it more on the daily driver side 😜 Update: For me this makes by far the best Ti Punch 🤤🤤 yummy

Review by Martin Augustin

Martin Augustin
Martin Augustin
Apr 2022186 reviewsGermany
7.7/10

Typical "Agricole-like" representative from Haiti.

Review by Vincent D

Vincent D
Jun 2024763 reviewsFrance
8.0/10

Really pleasant, this very vegetal white. Very present cane. A little earthy. The 57s are very discreet. Regouté and first impression confirmed. Fresh and very pleasant.

Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪

Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Jul 2024869 reviewsBelgium
7.4/10

Le nez est assez prometteur car très fruité (sur les agrumes). Il est très frais et gourmand au nez, on y retrouve en arrière-plan des traces de saké ! C’est un profil aromatique très expressif-funky et propre à Haïti. L’attaque en bouche est légèrement acidulée avec des notes à nouveau sur les agrumes (mais plus sur le citron-citron vert). L’alcool est parfaitement intégré et il se déguste aisément. Peut-être même un peu trop facilement. On ne retrouve plus autant de folie en bouche qu’au nez. Il y a de la longueur mais pas assez gourmande et/ou expressives. C’est bon mais pas ouf.

Review by Godspeed

Godspeed
Godspeed
Nov 2023197 reviews
8.7/10

Unicorn in the world of white rums. Why? Because it makes both an excellent daiquiri and an excellent ti’punch. Very rare to see a bottle so versatile that it can cross these two worlds. Easily the best Haitian white (and also the most sociable) I have ever found. Most Haitian white rums have a quite particular taste (resulting from their wild fermentation) that requires the drinker to appreciate and develop a palate for this style. Not this one, it will be appreciated by everyone if you introduce it at your next party, it needs no excuses or explanations. Just an excellent white rum. Kudos to Providence (and Michel Sajous)!

Review by Christoph

Christoph
Aug 2021454 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

Super funky nose in which sweet strawberry and olive pickled in vinegar can be found. Also found in the warm finish again. In the mouth then rather apricot and an already exaggerated sweetness which then but again goes into the pleasantly fruity. Very unique taste that stands out from normal Agricole (is itself none but yet somehow "similar") strong.

Review by Cédric Meyers

Cédric Meyers
Cédric Meyers
Apr 2025121 reviewsBelgium
7.6/10

Although quite aggressive on the palate, it’s a good white that surprised me with its nose and palate quite different from what we usually have in whites.

Review by MarcT

Feb 2023226 reviewsGermany
8.0/10

Oh, eah, a very nice Rum. Similarities to Clairins are there, but it's not the raw power. Fruity, sweet but balanced. A slight hint of wood and olives. No sharp alcohol experience here, which is good, and a well balance as well. The aftertaste lingers quite long, as usually is the case with such rums. Lovely, I deviated from my usual 2 sessions per sample approach, as it was just so very tasty.

Review by Arnaud Faverjon

Arnaud Faverjon
Oct 2023257 reviewsFrance
7.8/10

Very good but quite classic in the end, vegetal notes, without great exuberance.

Review by Benoit Mahe

Benoit Mahe
Benoit Mahe
Jul 2021405 reviews
8.3/10

A good Clairin. Very much on the fruit brandy, especially apricot (as often when Capovilla has its say). It lacks craziness but it's a good value.

Review by Marcus Ekornes

Marcus Ekornes
Jul 202221 reviewsNorway
8.5/10

Fantastic Haitian rum, definitely on par with the clairin rums I've tried. Perfect on it's own, also fantastic in a daiquiri

Review by Jizeus Christ Guitare

Feb 202120 reviewsFrance
6.4/10

Quite wild, not unpleasant but quite intense and atypical. To be enjoyed at the right moment!

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

crazyforgoodbooze
Aug 20212,663 reviewsGermany
8.0/10

fermented strawberry

Review by Richard Krupa

Richard Krupa
Richard Krupa
Aug 2023883 reviewsCzech
6.5/10

That smelly banana thing. I like it more than rum fire. Maybe a bit less than Wray and Nephew. And definitely more than Veritas.

Review by Alex1981

Alex1981
Jul 2023423 reviewsGermany
8.0/10

Nice unaged agricole, full of dirty grassiness & farmy notes.

Review by Righrum

Righrum
Dec 2022502 reviewsItaly
8.0/10

Great in Tpunch, but also enjoyable when drunk neat

Review by Olimpia1936

Olimpia1936
May 202466 reviewsItaly
8.2/10

A white rum that doesn't disappoint, spices, fruits and a hint of anise that fills the bouquet... I like it.

Review by Mateusz

Mateusz
Apr 2023113 reviewsPoland
8.1/10

Really good and full of essence of haiti 🇭🇹. Very grassy, warm . Very well done

Review by Hood

Feb 202322 reviewsFrance
8.0/10

I received the latest Providence last week, so it's a chance to compare the two. On the nose, the First Drop is very fresh, vegetal, fresh cane mixed with glue. The Dunder & Syrup is fattier and less expressive. On the palate, there's still plenty of cane for the first, quite fruity and well spiced, orange, clove, ginger. Long and creamy finish. The second reveals itself more on the palate, still very fatty, it coats the palate, equally fruity and a super long finish on almond notes. It's very far from an agricole. The two are quite different, the First Drop reminds a bit of Clairin, while the Dunder & Syrup is closer to some Jamaicans. I would have thought I'd prefer the first based on its nose, but both are good and quite complementary. I like both, but they are quite far from a "classic" white rum, I wouldn't recommend this to a beginner.

Review by Julien Mahieu

Julien Mahieu
Julien Mahieu
Jun 20241 reviews
8.0/10

A surprising tasting, you don't feel the 57 degrees. Fresh and fruity. I recommend it.

Review by Jindrich Strobl

Jindrich Strobl
Feb 2024144 reviewsCzech
8.0/10

Excellent rum, very fresh, playful agricole nose and just ideal sweet, creamy taste

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Expert review by RumRock

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7.5/10
First of all, I have to say that with these rums you need to overcome prejudices about white rums and their price. Yes, they are not exactly cheap bottles if you look at them as just some ordinary white rum. But believe me, this is something completely different.
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Community shelf

170 bottles logged by 128 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

28% opened, 12 emptied.

122 sealed 36 open 12 emptied

What does Velier Providence Haitian Rum Blanc „First drops“ 2019 cost?

Community paid 30–48 €.

Current best price: 32.85 € – within the typical community range.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 36 €. Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›

170 purchased · 105 tasted · 47 wishlist · as of

Details about Velier Providence Haitian Rum Blanc „First drops“ 2019

A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 57%.

CountryHaiti
BottlerVelier
CategoryClairin
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationPot Still
ABV57%
AgeUnaged
Vintage2019
Volume70cl

About the Distillerie de Port au Prince distillery

The Distillerie de Port au Prince distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Distillerie de Port au Prince have been reviewed 700 times with an average of 8.1/10.

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