Chelo Distillery Vieux Sajous 5 Years Old 52.14% 2017

Brennerei	Chelo Distillery
Abfüller	LM&V
Serie
Abgefüllt für
Destillationsdatum	2017
Abfülldatum	2022
Land	Haiti
Region	Haiti
Alter	5
Cask Type	Refilll Caroni Cask
Fassnummer
Alcohol percentage	52.14
Inhalt	0,70
Label
Vorrat	0

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Vieux Sajous
The Chelo Distillery in Saint-Michel de l'Attalaye is owned by Michel Sajous and produces a Clairin from Haiti's Cristallin sugarcane variety. Today, Haiti is the only country that remains miraculously "pure" with its native strains of sugar cane, chemical-free farming, spontaneous fermentation with no added yeasts, and unfiltered distillation. It is the only natural rum in the world. This rum belongs to the third edition of Vieux Sajous. It emphasizes the impressive power of a distillate that has been aged in casks previously used for Trinidad & Tobago's famous Caroni rum. The rum represents an ultimate taste explosion of exotic, floral, chocolate and powdery notes. In short, a rum that is unparalleled.

Tasting Notes:
Nose: First comes the delicious scent of roasted pineapple and stewed fruit. Then a sweet scent of Jurançon wine and a Jura vin Jaune greets you. Some aromatic notes then emphasize the influence of the Caroni cask. Cane honey, cane sugar and fresh cane juice complete the aroma palette in its entirety.
Taste: A remarkable level of finesse reveals honey, lemon and channel notes. Very full of flavour. The end features a very pleasant chocolate bitterness.
General: Long and soft. The tasteful beginning of the aftertaste (cocoa, grain of rice) continues into the exotic flavors of banana and pineapple. Persistent scents of sweetness reflect character.

Serge Valentin (88)

Aged in former casks of Bielle, Caroni, and Benriach (seemingly). It's surely excellent but one might wonder why such a pre-mix of spirits, and why not maintain the purity of the clairin by using less idiosyncratic casks. I agree, a pointless question, it could have been worse, they could have used cognac. Colour: gold. Nose: well, there you have it, diesel oil, liquorice, brand new rubber boots, and olives. Is it the clairin? The Caroni? The Bielle? Yes, we agree, it can't be the poor Benriach (poor in this context, naturally). With water: a bit more acetic, more on the solvent side. Mouth (neat): just superb, in fact. Salty liquorice, varnish, rubber, olives, and the same question. All that's missing are former Hampden casks. Or perhaps Ardbeg. With water: a bit more rounded. Maybe the Scottish malt? Finish: quite long, salty, oily but within certain limits. The aftertaste is rounder. Comments: I like the white Sajous just as much, but this is completely on point, organoleptically speaking. Philosophically, I'm not so sure, but that's me... Aside from that, poor Haiti!