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Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval Cavaillon 2018
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Cane-juice Clairin drinkers already chasing that raw Haitian rawness will feel at home here. Fresh grass, sugarcane and a lick of lime lead, with acetone and glue underneath and a briny, olive-ish vegetal streak that keeps things savory. At 50%, the alcohol sits well integrated — but it's edgy and pungent, and a few members say to let it breathe before sipping. Greener and fruitier than its meatier stablemates.
The community says- Fresh grassy cane
- Well-integrated 50%
- Keep in mind: Edgy poured neat
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How does Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval Cavaillon 2018 taste?
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Raw, grassy Haitian clairin on the green side Most tasters land firmly positive — a proper, punchy Clairin on the green, fruity side. Give it air; several found it harsh poured straight from the bottle.
Clairin and cane-juice agricole fans
newcomers wanting smooth, easy rum
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassy
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69 community reviews
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Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Most helpful positive review
Dirty like many Clairins. These Haitian rums are not for sensitive palates. They can be aggressive just like this Vaval, but tasting after tasting you learn to appreciate and love them. If aerated for a while it is better.
Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful mixed review
Unfortunately, I can't really be convinced either, it feels a bit watered down due to the low ABV. Otherwise, a normal Clairin, again very vegetal and floral, earth, grass, and sugarcane can also be detected here.
Review by Stefan Persson
Tasted this pot still Clairin, made from cane juice, out in the Stockholm archipelago. The nose is intense, funky, fruity and vegetal with scents of acetone, glue, hay and grass. At the palate it’s intense, balanced, dry and fruity with flavors of citrus. The finish is medium long and dry.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, fresh grassy, minty, herbaceous, fermented sugarcane, flowery, spicy with ginger, vegetal with briny olive, yoghurt, cheese, esters and glue, smoky bacon, almonds, tropical fruits like litchi, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, new fermented vegetal notes arise, like red bell peppers, tomatoes, now slightly rotten, pungent, red pepper, smoky, burnt rubber, finally even cereal...a great complexity. 8,2:On the palate, the attack is strong with esters, solvents, fermented sugarcane, grassy, flowery, fresh with tea, vegetal with briny olive, pungent, slightly bitter, spicy with ginger peppery, similarity with sake or fruit schnapps comes into our mind, as we notice citrus, red and green fruits. 8,3:The finish is medium long, dry, slightly burnt, smoky with crunchy bread, phenol, the sugarcane and fruits are fermented, notes from palate linger on, joined with anise.
Review by Fuwi
A pretty strong representative of the bottlings from Haiti. Instead of being almost smooth and pleasant like Casimir or Sajous, this guy comes across very edgy and intense, quite spicy and meaty. You have to let it breathe for a while if you want to drink it neat, otherwise it gets rather unpleasant. Should try it in a Ti'Punch sometime.
Review by w00tAN
Northern Lights Meeting 2025: On the nose super fresh: grass, sugarcane, fresh meadow. Then fruit and sugar. On the mouth sweetish, fresh, lime and a hint of eucalyptus. Finish is short but fruity. I like it!
Review by Felix Reiber
I really like this white Clairin as well. It doesn't have those meaty and cheesy notes like RX4183, but it's more pronounced on the vegetal and fruity side. On the nose, I get fresh, vegetal notes with sugarcane, herbs, tropical fruits, green pepper, olives, grass, lychee, and almonds. On the palate, the very well integrated 50% stands out, giving the attack a nice sweetness of sugarcane and tropical fruits. Then follow green, vegetal, and earthy notes with olive, eucalyptus, then lychee, pear, lime, ginger, and ester. The medium-long finish is again vegetal, fruity, with geranium, lychee, citrus fruits, olive, violet, sugarcane, and anise. If you like white rum, you should definitely check this one out. Thanks to @Skyfly for the great sample 😊
Review by Alessandro
Very strong herbal taste. Fresh and intense, I'm not a big fan or drinker of clairins. Honestly, I tried it more out of curiosity and next time I will definitely have to try a ti’ punch!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
03.04.2020 Nice private tasting with a new group of rummies. Notes. Transparent in colour. Nose Fresh, tomato, olive, clove, light licorice, light citrus. Palate Fresh, warm, olive, citrus, ginger, light licorice, mint. Finish Medium long, spicy/warm, ginger, light licorice, faint rubber.
Review by Nils123
At first, it has a slight sulfur note, but that disappears after standing for a while. Otherwise, it's very pleasant. Nice long sugarcane finish and the alcohol is perfectly integrated. On the fruity side.
Review by Rumbaer
Tasted at the Rum Schnacker Club Tasting 2026 Super nice, smooth Agricole According to the label, it has 55.1%. The smoothness is different from the pictures here. Sugarcane and mineral aromas, very mild and soft. The alcohol is very well integrated. Slightly salty on the finish. Stays long on the palate
Review by Matthew
This is powerful stuff! Rich and pungent rotting tropical earth and fruit. Great clairin.
Review by F.L.O.
Smells like solvent
Review by Giuseppe Ambrosio
I expected more, both on the nose and palate. The alcohol does not push much. Otherwise, both as taste and scent, it makes it immediately clear that this is a white Clairin. (PS: the rating, like impressions, are purely personal)
Review by Barnagricole
On the nose: glue, brine, vegetal notes and a hint of oyster-like marine notes. I must say, I'm not a big fan. On the palate, the vegetal notes take over, with a little lemon zest thrown in for good measure. Medium iodized and metallic finish.
Review by Roman Lelek
It's similar to coriander, you either love it or hate it, for me I love it. It's a completely different type of rum than I usually drink, others compare it a lot to slivovitz (plum brandy) rather than rum.. it's something different than 'regular rum'.
Review by Richard Krupa
I like Sonson a bit more. But quite good.
Review by Hendrik Fröhlich
Very exciting. Alcohol is very well integrated
Review by Sylvain44
A clairin without a doubt, quite powerful, with a ginger side.
Review by djehey
Pleasant, very reminiscent of a sake
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108 bottles logged by 106 collectors.
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37% opened, 9 emptied.
What did the community pay for Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval Cavaillon 2018?
Community paid 23–48 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 35 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Velier Arawaks Clairin Vaval Cavaillon 2018
A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 50,4%.
About the Arawaks distillery
The Arawaks distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Arawaks have been reviewed 552 times with an average of 8.0/10.
To Arawaks ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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