It’s that spooky time of the year when people like to outdo each other with scary outfits and daring make-up, but what’s more scary than not having some rum to drink? Well, thankfully, I don’t have that issue so I’m here to potentially suggest you to try this Boutique-y rum with both a Halloween and … More Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Haiti 18 Years Old (Batch 4)
I really enjoy rum and if you’re here reading this you surely enjoy it as well, but what I personally like about rum, besides its taste, is its story, and Saint Benevolence’s story is one that needs to be spread. Not necessarily because of its past, but for what it can achieve in the present, … More Review: Saint Benevolence Rum Clairin
One of the newer TBRC bottlings, part of the Norwest Euroexpress collection which was released in collaboration with That Boutique-y Whisky Company. While it says just Haiti, this was definitely distilled at Barbancourt Distillery, in Haiti. Most likely cane juice based, column still distilled and aged for 17 years in total, with 6 years of … More The Barrel Sample: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Haiti 17 Year Old
Clairin Sajous is made at Chelo Distillery in Haiti by Michel Sajous. Luca Gargano of Velier is responsible for distributing various Clairins outside Haiti. Clairin Sajous uses sugar cane from the estate, the base material being cane juice. Fermented with wild yeast for around 7-10 days, pot still distilled and bottled without dilution – absolutely … More The Barrel Sample: Clairin Sajous 2015
The Clairin website is very informative but I’ll try to touch the main points here too. Clairin, which is distributed by Velier, is rhum in, probably, its most simplistic form. I say “rhum” because Haiti was a French colony from 1625 until 1804 when they gained their independence, and Clairin is the rhum agricole, or … More Review: Clairin Communal