Chelo's Vieux Sajous Grand Terroir de Saint Michel de l'Attalaye 4YO Haitian Rum (70cl, 50.6%)

This is the first Velier release of a four-year aged Clairin spirit, traditionally an unaged spirit produced using sugarcane in Haiti. Vieux Sajous is the result of a blend of 12 barrels that previously contained single malt whisky or rum. The Chelo distillery was built by Michel Sajous in the Saint Michel de l'Attalaye region, just north of Port-au-Prince, using a small traditional pot still with a six-plate column still neck. The 1000 litre boiler is direct fired using bagasse, and the spirit is bottled at its still strength of 50-52% ABV. This is the first release using Cristalline cane juice, bottled at cask strength after ageing in Haiti. It was distilled in 2016 and bottled in 2020, with an ABV of 50.6% in a 70cl bottle.