Distillerie Chelo is a small, well-organised distillery which produces Clairin from Canne Cristalline, an old heritage variety of burgundy cane with incredible aromatic complexity. Michel’s harvest season typically runs between December and August, where they cut the cane fields by hand, using machete and ferments the juice spontaneously with the ambient yeast of his land.
Clairin Sajous 'Chelo Distillery' Haitian Rum
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Clairin Sajous is produced at Distillerie Chelo, owned by Michel Sajous in the countryside of Saint-Michel-de-l’Attalaye, about four hours north of Port au Prince. Michel Sajous is third generation producer, having built his own distillery in 2004 on the site of his family’s distillery before him.
Clairin Sajous is a fine example of Clairin from Northern Haiti – Saint-Michel-de-l’Attalaye is often considered to be the grand cru of Clairin. Clairin Sajous shows fine aromatics with compelling notes of bright citrus and grassy botanicals. Clairin Sajous is represented by the painting of the famous Port-au-Prince based artist, Simeon Michel.
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- Probably the best tasting agricole available.
- Very versatile in rhum based cocktails and excellent sipper like a good mezcal.
- A complex agricole style that mixes great.
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Michael C. This is a super interesting rum, with grass, brine and olive notes that I certainly didn’t expect—the dirty martini of rum! Otherwise a great and worthwhile unaged rum purchase for experienced drinkers!
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Alberto This stuff is awesome. Very versatile in rhum based cocktails and excellent sipper like a good mezcal.
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Mark P. Probably the best tasting agricole available. Think of it as analogous to a good mezcal. It also mixes well. Generally, I find that most agricoles can be overpowering in a mixed drink (such as Rhum JM White Rum), so I tend to blend those agricoles with smoother, less pronounced rums (e.g. Barbados, or Cuba/Puerto Rico style) in a daiquiri. Clairin Sajous is smooth enough to use as the full base rum.
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Karstyn M. This is a very good Rum. A complex agricole style that mixes great. In fact a mix with its sister Rum, Vaval, makes a superb Daiquiri!
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Eric W. In Beachbum Berry's "Potions of the Caribbean" he has a recipe for the Petion, which calls for Clairin, but his footnote says to substitute Barbancourt Rum since Clairin is supposedly near impossible to find, even in Haiti. I'm so glad this is no longer the case. This Clairin tastes great, and definitely has that hogo and terroir that folks look for. And it makes an excellent Petion.
Don't get me wrong, I've always enjoyed the big producer Barbancourt's rum, but I was happy to be able to support smaller producers in Haiti while tasting what the rest of Haiti is drinking.
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