Dorcinvil Distillery Saint Benevolence Clairin
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For curious explorers into Haitian clairin: an unaged, 50% cane-juice rum that leans grassy, briny and smoky with olives, banana, cane sweetness and meaty notes. Widely praised as a characterful sipper and mixer.
- Distinctive olive/smoke
- Grassy cane freshness
- Great in cocktails
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How does Dorcinvil Distillery Saint Benevolence Clairin taste?
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Smoky, olive‑driven Haitian character bomb For curious explorers into Haitian clairin: an unaged, 50% cane-juice rum that leans grassy, briny and smoky with olives, banana, cane sweetness and meaty notes. Widely praised as a characterful sipper and mixer.
Fans of funky clairin or mezcal-like spirits who enjoy briny olives, smoke, grassy cane and meaty notes in both neat pours and bold Daiquiris.
Those new to rum, sensitive to 50% ABV, or who dislike smoky, briny, cheesy or vinegar-leaning funky aromas.
How is Dorcinvil Distillery Saint Benevolence Clairin rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 80% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 4% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 46 ratings
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Goes unfortunately so not at all to me Ran. Much too much smoke, vinegar and bacon for my taste ... Also in the daiquiri has's only what of fermented fruit turned into vinegar. Had I hoped for more of... while I'm otherwise really a fan of clairin...
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5047 17.01.2025 Enjoying some samples at home. Nose Medium intense, fresh, fruits, apple, olive, berries, light herbal, light smoke, light prunes. Palate Round, fresh, spice, fruits, light banana, faint tomato, light smoke, light prunes, light salt, olive, faint floral. Finish Medium long, light oily, fruits, faint tomato, olive, light smoke, light banana, light pear. The empty glass has grass, banana, sugarcane and a touch of oregano.
Review by Thomas Renoud
That's a bit of an experience ! I'm glad I don't have an entire bottle. Nose : cheese, old socks (not kidding), vegetal Mouth : bbq, smoke, it's more of a mezcal Really not my thing
Review by Eric Frechin
J aime bien ce rhum de Haïti, decouvert au rhumfest 2024 , il m avait donné une belle impression. Grâce à un sample offert, j ai pu me remettre dedans de façon plus posée. J aime toujours autant le contraste entre le côté sucré de la canne, lefloral et le fumé/ bbq.
Review by Johannes
Not quite my cup of tea. The taste lacks fruit for me; smoke, bacon, olive and yeast dominate.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
A very interesting nose. Lots of green olives, banana and there's something mineral, almost the smell of chalk dust off an old school blackboard eraser. Further nosing brings notes of smoked bacon. Different, but all very pleasant and keeps you coming back for more. Green olives notes come through first on the palate. The bacon notes from the nose are there but as a more a greasy spiced sausage, like chorizo. Sugarcane and cardamom are also present and possibly horse radish. The finish is medium to long and quite spicy. The horse radish mixes with cloves and black pepper but in a subtle way that isn't too much. Overall its another fine Haitian rum. Not my favourite but I'm glad I've tried it. As with all Haitian rums, this is not going to be to everybody's taste.
Review by JFehr
GRF13 Smoky, bacony and green olive
Review by Benoit Mahe
Quite firm and fermented, rather balanced, smoky, a good clairin.
Review by Big Greasy Daddy
This is a really interesting! So much flavor that is unique… Bryney and olive with herbs. Nice finish.
Review by TheJackDrop
Toujours un bon moment avec ce Saint Benevolence et son ratio 90% jus 10% sirop. Les marqueurs frais de la canne sont la, l’olive du Clairin aussi. Mais également des notes viandées et vinaigrées en plus de légers fruits exotiques (banane verte en tête). L’alcool n’est pas forcément super bien maîtrisé.
Review by Bowel Emptier
Probably one of the most interesting aftertastes I’ve tasted in a rum. It had a more standard nose but the taste surprised me with maintaining the floral notes. The aftertaste transitions to some nice smokiness.
Review by Peterschall
Der Rum kommt nicht sehr floral daher. Es überwiegen in der 👃 rauchige Noten, grüne Oliven, Gewürze und grasige Aromen und ein Hauch von Essig. Am Gaumen fallen die rauchige Aromen und der Geschmack von Marzipan auf. Grasige Noten, Pfeffer und der Geschmack von gesalzenen grünen Oliven lassen sich wahrnehmen. Der Rum ist leicht scharf und sehr trocken. Der Abgang ist von mittlerer Länge.
Review by Kieron Wood
I had the clarin Saint benovlance and my god it's so different . Notes of fresh bannana, greens olive and live grass. The story behind it is beautiful and Intriguing .
Review by jisse A
Première impression déroutante mais après très plaisant
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Expert reviews
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"A crystal-clear liquid appears in the glass, which leaves fat streaks on the glass wall when swirled, which only flow down again slowly. This already suggests a lot of aroma. The nose offers lots of herbal, grassy sugar cane notes and a fermented, sweet and sour note that almost tends a little towards vinegar. On the fruity side, I am reminded of limes and green fruit. There are also a few olives and something meaty. I can also detect slightly salty and medicinal aromas. The alcohol is initially quite intense and the aromas quickly spread throughout the room. On the palate, I am initially quite surprised. In addition to the grassy, floral aromas, I find smoke and a certain minerality. This brings back brief memories of a very delicate mezcal with a lovely sweetness. I can also detect the fermented vinegar note, the olive and the bacon. The finish remains the same, with an increasing spiciness and a subtle sharpness that I can't really place. It's definitely not pepper. Neither is ginger. It doesn't really matter, the main thing is that it tastes good. And it does! Saint Benevolence works just as well in a drink, even if you have to adjust the drinks a little. We tried it in a daiquiri, but also in a caipirinha, and the result convinced us. In the end, the grassy-floral aroma remained in the drink."Read full review →
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"I tried it in a Caiprinha and it worked well. The smokiness worked really nicely and more of the sweeter vegetal notes shone through. This is not going to be for every rum drinker - it's certainly not your average white rum or even rhum. Definitely one for the more..."Read full review →
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60 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 19 members.
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