Aroma visualization from community tastings
Velier Distillerie Bethel Romelus Clairin Le Rocher 2019
Opinions swing hard on this one — some call it fantastic, others just can't get past the funk. It smells like cheese, bacon and smoke before you even sip; the palate turns salty, olive-brined, floral and smoky, more Islay whisky or mezcal than anything green and grassy. A few members warmed to it over time; others flat-out call it soap.
The community says- Wildly unique
- Savory smoke
- Cheesy-feet nose
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How does Velier Distillerie Bethel Romelus Clairin Le Rocher 2019 taste?
Aggregated from 82 community reviews.
Savory, smoky, olive-and-cheese funk bomb Wildly polarizing white Haitian clairin. Savory smoke, brined olives, cheese and BBQ funk — tasters either love the weirdness or bail on the "cheesy feet" nose.
Uniqueness-chasers and peated whisky or mezcal fans
Anyone wanting a clean, floral, fruity clairin
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How is Velier Distillerie Bethel Romelus Clairin Le Rocher 2019 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 79% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
50% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 82 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Alan Champion
Fruity and savory. Very friendly for a clairin. There is a savory smoke that really lingers.
Review by Stefan L
Had to lower this one as today was not my favorite day for this rum.
Review by Kieron Wood
Rumfest 2023 tasting so notes were brief
Review by Christoph
Cilantro from the ashtray at the end after having chemical tasting soap on the tongue. The nose is pure cheese foot. Unfortunately not my Clairin.
Review by Serge
Delicious. More mineral and fresh than the SonSon. Not quite as perverted olive and mushroom as the SonSon but more accessible and better in the daiquiri.
Review by HenryL
The cheese foot in the nose drowned out for me, unfortunately, the rest...Edit:After I did not like the here in the tasting with Jost he liked me with some distance now much better! Remains that me this Clairin of all the I was allowed to taste so far, but the previous evaluation was probably a bit too harsh... 7 points
Review by Denajar Laurent
Rhum aux arômes salés, viande fumée, cendres, olives
Review by Nils123
An der Nase ziemlich fleischig und speckig. Zum Glück jedoch nicht im Geschmack. Ansonsten ist er ganz gut gelungen.
Review by Martin Ekrt
This is the biggest Haitian stinker I know. And he's absolutely fabulous. Salty meat, olives, fruit and cheese! It's similar in flavour, and there's an Islay whisky spiciness. You can either love this or hate it. I definitely love it, but maybe my friend calls it goat piss 😁
Review by TheJackDrop
"Short but exquisite finish! In summary, my tasting notes: On the nose: Olive, Very ripe, Tropical fruit, Floral, Herbaceous, Sugar cane On the palate: Floral, Olive, Fresh, Bergamot, Sugar cane, Geranium Finish: Olive, Delicious, Bergamot".
Review by Benoit Mahe
Un clairin très original. Une expérience très intéressante avec des notes que je n'avais jamais croisées dans du rhum. À tester en cocktail, très bon en ti punch. Peut-être écoeurant sur le long terme.
Review by RumTaTa
Der erinnert mich sofort an "Säntis Dreifaltigkeit" mit Rauch und Speck in der Nase und noch krasser im Mund! Krasses Zeug!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
wtf?! completely different from the previous Rocher for me. the nose is brutally smoky, almost like smoked bacon & BBQ sauce, lots of tropical fruits, especially banana, plus some cheese, and a full plate of matching fruits such as walnut, apricot, figs and grapes, as well as olives. the taste is then again bacony and smoky but also floral and slightly rose, bergamot, lime peel, fig and a subtle smokiness and saltiness. very very cool! rarely drunk something that tastes so perfumed! Also makes really good rhum martinis!
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Review by Oliver
Extremely aromatic nose. Interesting mixture of perfume and cheese feet. 😳On the palate, the cheese note disappears and an exciting composition of perfume and smoke appears. Insider tip for 'ne really horny Bloody Mary 🤫
Review by ordogh
Olive, cheese and salt comes first, which is not surprising after previous tastings. Quite balanced in the mouth, some salty-smoky soap comes, that makes more interesting. The finish is pleasant with salty, fruity notes. Not my favourite clairin, but makes any tasting session lively.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A very interesting clairin. Marked olive notes mingle with very ripe fruit, floral and smoky notes. The palate follows on the same note with a hint of earthiness, very supple on the palate. The finish is very pleasantly long, with a hint of salinity. A fine discovery.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Number 3 from the community tasting. Thanks RumTaTa!At first contact First fierce overcoming. Cheese foot says Chris and hits it on the point. You get used to it and get as far as the Toast Hawaii.The mouth at first similarly brute but quite different: super artificial: soap, shampoo, perfume, coriander, gummy bears. The soap remains, but you can talk it up. In addition, wet cigarette ash, which continues in the finish. Coriander remains as present.believe this is one you can grow into. With bad luck, however, it remains artificial soapy water.
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Details about Velier Distillerie Bethel Romelus Clairin Le Rocher 2019
A Clairin from Haiti, bottled by Velier, at 47,2%.
Community purchases
89 bottles logged by 85 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
32% opened, 10 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Distillerie Bethel Romelus Clairin Le Rocher 2019 cost?
Community paid 37–48 €.
Current best price: 49.00 € – above the typical community range.
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89 purchased · 84 tasted · 29 wishlist · as of
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