Clairin Communal Rum (70cl, 43%)

Clairin Communal is an unaged Haitian rum at 43% ABV in a 700 ml bottle, blended from four village clairins from Cavaillon, Baradères, Pignon and Saint-Michel-de-l'Attalaye by La Maison & Velier. Each component comes from small craft distilleries fermenting native cane varieties with wild yeast and distilling in small discontinuous stills, with no pesticides or additives, bottled at natural strength. The nose brings fresh cane juice and fruit salad, with apple, orange and unripe banana plus leafy herbal hints. The palate is funky and vibrant, with candied fruit, treacle and caramel over a grassy, vegetal core, finishing fruity and dry. It is well suited to a Daiquiri or Ti-Punch, or sipped neat with a drop of water.