Aroma visualization from community tastings
Velier Le Rocher Clairin 2017
Opinions genuinely split here: some are hooked by the "olive-briny side" and a long finish, while others find the smoke and bacon too much. This Haitian clairin from Le Rocher leans into black olives, brine, lemon and campfire smoke, with a funky fermented edge. One taster called it a very refined white rum; another just couldn't get past the barbecue-sauce smokiness.
The community says- Olive-briny character
- Long finish
- Heavy smoke
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How does Velier Le Rocher Clairin 2017 taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Smoky, olive-brine Haitian clairin People are divided: fans adore the olive-brine, smoke and long finish, calling it the most approachable Velier clairin. Others find it too smoky, fermented and salty to enjoy.
Fans of funky, savory, olive-and-smoke Haitian clairins
Anyone who dislikes smoky, salty, fermented flavors
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How is Velier Le Rocher Clairin 2017 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 86% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 6% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
67% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 30 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Ian Gilman
My first Clairin and wow! Hooked! After trying a few others, this one tends towards the olive-briny side and has a fantastically lone finish.
Review by Casper Nielsen
Nose: Funky fermented and rotten meat paste. Taste: Jamaican funk, olives and smoked bacon. A little too fermented in both smell and taste. Lots of smoke aftertaste.
Review by rumcokki
Lots of brine here, some shoemaker's glue and rubber. Didn't impress me but it's a drink to try. Bacon and barbecue sauce in the empty glass
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
very ungewöhnlichr agricole. horny black olive note that picks me up full...comes really cool in dirty martini with mancino secco vermouth 3:1 and Kalamata olives to it!🤤🍸
Review by Thunderbird
An Agricole on the smoky olive vine!Very soothing and delicious
Review by Henry Davies
It’s the most approachable of all the Clairins from Velier. The nose is more muted than I was expecting, lemon, plasticine, some basil and olives but tame in reality bathe mouth brings more of what you are after, lemon, olives, pear, some floral notes. The finish is rich, with more honeyed sweetness, olive and brine. It really is a very refined white rum, bringing a bit of something different but in a great package
Review by Mentalo
Mit dem Clairin Le Rocher kann ich leider gar nix anfangen. Salzig, sehr rauchig, Speck, Olive und ein bisschen erdig. allein die extreme Rauchnote ist absolut nicht meins . Vielleicht was für Fans von rauchigen Barbecuesoßen.
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2 critics scored it, averaging 8.1/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
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Details about Velier Le Rocher Clairin 2017
A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 46,5%.
Community purchases
51 bottles logged by 49 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
41% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Le Rocher Clairin 2017?
Community paid 34–41 €.
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51 purchased · 30 tasted · 12 wishlist · as of
About the Le Rocher distillery
The Le Rocher distillery is located in Haiti. Rums from Le Rocher have been reviewed 241 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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