Review #: 383
Description: Clairin Le Rocher: Aficionados/Seelbach’s Private Batch
Spirit: Rum
Background: This is a private batch of Le Rocher rum selected by Aficionados and Seelbach’s. Distilled from sugar cane syrup, Bethel Romelus produces a rum similar to Jamaican rums with a dunder-like process. Made from the harvest of 2018 and using native yeasts, it is bottled at a still proof of 46.9% ABV
Distillery – Bethel Romelus
Bottler – La Maison Du Whisky
Brand – Clairin
Selection – Aficionados/Seelbach’s
ABV – 46.9%
Age – Unaged
Nose – Menthol, fresh cut grass, sugar cane field, there’s a barn yard like funk in there, but everything is fresh and bright with this aura of sugary sweetness around it. Very unique.
Taste – Lemon grass, vanilla cream, white sugar
Finish – Grassy, earthy, peppery, sage, lemon peel. It’s just super earthy with enough sweetness to keep it so well balanced.
Score: 7
Would I buy a bottle? Yes, and I bought a backup
Thoughts: This is like a perfect storm of rum. The earthy, grassy notes of an Agricole, the sweetness of a molasses rum, and a slight tinge of funky Jamaican. I do like sweetness so the sugar note that wraps around really plays to my tastes, and I will put my foot down that it makes this an amazing cocktail rum. Really great and versatile.