Clairin Casimir Barraderes Haiti Rum

Clairin Casimir is the most floral, fruit-forward, and arguably most beloved expression in Velier's legendary Spirit of Haiti series — the one that most consistently wins over new Clairin converts and leaves experienced rum drinkers genuinely stunned by its complexity. Produced by second-generation distiller Faubert Casimir at his family's distillery in the remote village of Baradères — about 130 miles west of Port-au-Prince — this is a clairin with a genuinely unique production signature. Casimir grows approximately 120 acres of Hawaii Red and Hawaii White sugarcane on his 50-hectare property, fermenting the fresh juice in five 800-gallon mango wood vats with spontaneous wild yeasts — and in the Baradères tradition, adding lemongrass leaves, cinnamon, citronella, and ginger to certain fermentation batches, thought to alter pH and improve fermentation efficiency. Distilled in a copper pot still with six plates and bottled without filtration, dilution, or additives. The nose delivers a boldly pleasant lemongrass note with hints of ginger, herbaceous vanilla, strawberry jam, overripe banana, and brown butter — described by one reviewer as "Kerpow! Floral and fruity." The palate brings citrus zest brightness followed by a wave of savory brown butter, seaweed, roasted vegetables, deep purple berries, and ripe pear — finishing extremely long and dry with brine, citrus, cooked dark berries, and roasted fennel with white pepper. One taster called it "possibly my favorite white rum so far." Buy Clairin Casimir online with fast shipping right to your door.