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Velier Providence Haitian Rum Blanc „First drops“ 2019
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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
- But: 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.
Aroma profileFans of clairin and grassy, funky white rum
Beginners wanting a mild, classic white rum
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassySipping neatCocktails & mixing
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101 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Stefan Persson
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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
Slivowitz is as good as this rum. Great to try, but I wouldn’t buy a bottle
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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 🇮🇪
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
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
Typical "Agricole-like" representative from Haiti.
Review by Vincent D
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 🇧🇪
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
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
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
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
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
Very good but quite classic in the end, vegetal notes, without great exuberance.
Review by Benoit Mahe
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
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
Quite wild, not unpleasant but quite intense and atypical. To be enjoyed at the right moment!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
fermented strawberry
Review by Richard Krupa
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
Nice unaged agricole, full of dirty grassiness & farmy notes.
Review by Righrum
Great in Tpunch, but also enjoyable when drunk neat
Review by Olimpia1936
A white rum that doesn't disappoint, spices, fruits and a hint of anise that fills the bouquet... I like it.
Review by Mateusz
Really good and full of essence of haiti 🇭🇹. Very grassy, warm . Very well done
Review by Hood
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
A surprising tasting, you don't feel the 57 degrees. Fresh and fruity. I recommend it.
Review by Jindrich Strobl
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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170 bottles logged by 128 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
28% opened, 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 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
170 purchased · 105 tasted · 48 wishlist · as of
Details about Velier Providence Haitian Rum Blanc „First drops“ 2019
A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 57%.
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 695 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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