Clairin Vaval

Surprised no one has queued up the rotten banana peel on this one! Tropical fruit in general but. Add in some fresh cut grass and gas, touch of burnt rubber in the best way. Rotten banana peel and your neighbors dead horse all day. Chefs kiss…and absolutely great with a Daq…if you are okay with the funk. Definitely changes the element though. I love it in a Mai tai trader Vic (riff)…usually as a half and half with something darker and stronger. Add a bit of banana liqueur to supplement this, dash of coconut, aperol-narano instead of dry curaçao…scrap the simple/dem. Other half of rum high proof. Up the lime to cut the riff add and you’re in paradise.

Crystal clear and on the nose has to me a distinct vegetable smell, like Brussels sprouts or asparagus. The taste was strongly like olives, which unfortunately for me I am not a huge fan of. And it finishes off with a brine like, almost salty finish. It is incredibly smooth which is a huge plus.
I tried it first neat and then on the rocks, which I preferred. For me I will likely have this (beautiful) bottle on my shelf for a while as it’ll require a pretty specific setting for me to drink. If you are not a weirdo who dislikes olives as strongly as I do I think you’ll get far more enjoyment from it than me. Cheers!

A very solid way to change genres with your rum. I found it much tamer than other reviews suggested, but maybe it's just this edition.

Nose: overripe tropical fruit, pineapple rind, bell peppers, wet grass.
Palate: anise/licorice, tropical fruit, peppers, yeast tartness. But also umami and salty, something like miso.
Finish: long, anise candy.

TLDR: anise, pineapple and miso soup.

Sounds cursed, but it's great. Really.

Riped fruit and honey in aroma, quite sweet start in body and simple warming end.

Clairin is a unique type of rum. Vaval has a fruity nose, salty citrus taste, and a woody finish (not char). Try this stuff, not really for mixing though IMO.

Straight off the bat, this massively divided my friends l. Opinions rated from dont darken my door again to holy shit, what's this! For me it's so.ething you've got to try for yourself. Sure Haiti was devastated by a hurricane but ffs, it's a big ask to spank a bottle of this stuff whithout bracing yourself. Petrol, mud, grass - it's all there and I, for one really got into it. Not a sipping rum by any stretch of the imagination but well worth the effort if only to rule it out from future golfing trips. Best enjoyed with Herbie Hancock, perhaps.

Rum pochází z destilerie Arawaks v Cavaillonu na jihu Haiti, kterou řídí Fritz Vaval.
Rum se destiluje na koloně domácky vyrobené z barelů na benzin. K výrobě se používá cukrová třtina odrůdy Madame Meuze.
Etiketa na lahvi je z pera haitského umělce F. Josepha.

Aroma: Velmi výrazně ovocně/gumové, travnaté, olivy v nálevu, rajčatový protlak
Chuť: Olejnatá, travnatá, velmi nakyslá
Dozvuk: Velmi travnatý, citrusy, citronová kůra, větrovky
Sladkost: 0/3
Ochutnán vzorek; lahev
Při první ochutnávce (Casimir) jsem byl otřesen - taková prasárna. Ale za několik vzorků jsem se Clairiny "propil" a dnes na ně nedám dopustit. 8+/10

Edit 26.7.2023:
Aroma: Pronikavé, svěží a zasmrádlé - citrusy, travnatost, olivová nakyslost, lehce estery.
Chuť: Třtinová, tinkturová, hašlerková, jemná.
Dozvuk: Opět hašlerky, stopa citronu a příjemně doznívající travnatost. Dlouhý.
Ochutnávka 5 Clairinů: 1. Ansyen 9/10
2. Sajous 8+/10
3. Vaval 8/10
4. Sonson 8/10
5. Le Rocher 6/10

Reminds me heavily of Clairin Sajous. I’m not sure I’d buy this one again

VINTAGE:2018
COUNTRY:Haiti
TYPE:Sugar Cane Juice(Madame Meuze)
COLOURING:No
NO ADDED SUGAR OR FLAVOURINGS:Yes

Nose: salt, brine, floral
Palate: litchis, grass, herb, dirt, tannins
Finish: smoke, pepper, sugar cane

I have never smelled a rum that smells that acrid not tasted a rum that tasted so bad!