Review #498; Rum #55: Clairin Vaval (2018)

This is a rum from Haiti, made by Fritz Vaval. This rum is fermented with wild yeast, uses 100% sugar cane juice, is distilled on pot still, and bottled at still strength.

Harvest: 2018

ABV: 48.7%

Nose: Floralness, vegetal, vanilla bean, guava, light motor oil.

Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Vegetalness, light floralness. Vanilla bean, heavy cream cheese ,brine, nutmeg, lactic

Finish: Medium length finish, briney, floralness, light cream cheese, brine, nutmeg, lactic

Rating: 6/10

This is a weird one for sure. Lactic notes, floralness, green veggies, this has a ton of stuff going on it. I don’t like it as much as the other clairins I have reviewed, but this stuff still rocks as an example of the weirdness you have going on in a good Haitian rum.

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect


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