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Caroni 1998 Heavy Trinidad Paradise #2, Single Cask #3918, 56.3% ABV
December 4, 2022
After the Caroni 1996 Guyana Blended Paradise #1, it was only natural to taste the second bottling of the Paradise range too - the Caroni 1998 ...
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Transcontinental Rum Line, Australia 2015, Beenleigh Distillery 4 Years Old Rum, 48% ABV (Part 3)
October 24, 2022
Editor's note: This is the final Part 3 of Jigs' 3-part series on Transcontinental Rum Line (TCRL). Jigs continues his conversation with La Maison...
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Transcaribbean Rum Line, Flying King 3 Years Old Rum, 42% ABV (Part 2)
October 11, 2022
Editor's note: This is Part 2 of Jigs' 3-part series on Transcontinental Rum Line (TCRL). Jigs continues his conversation with La Maison & Veli...
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Transcontinental Rum Line, Trinidad 2006, 56.5% ABV (Part 1)
October 3, 2022
Editor's note: This is Part 1 of Jigs' 3-part series on Transcontinental Rum Line (TCRL). Jigs interviews La Maison & Velier's TCRL brand mana...
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Beenleigh 5 Year Old 2015, Bottled by La Maison & Velier, 59% ABV
June 13, 2022
On the nose: Hot, alcohol. On the palate: Really, hot alcohol and some wood and caramel. The finish: My god! Did I mention alcohol? I should me...
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Clairin Sonson, 2018, Sonson Pierre-Gilles Distillery, Cabaret, Haiti, 53.2% ABV, La Maison & Velier
April 11, 2022
The fifth and latest instalment, the Sonson, was released in 2021, having more in common with its predecessor, Le Rocher, than the original trio...
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- Haiti
- La Maison & Velier
- Rhum Agricole
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Clairin Le Rocher, 2017, Le Rocher Distillery, Pignon, Saint-Raphael, Haiti, 46.5% ABV, La Maison & Velier
April 10, 2022
Ah tricky one! This Clairin, launched in 2017, breaks the trend – it isn’t made by a person named Le Rocher. Instead, it is crafted by one parti...
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Clairin Casimir, 2016, Barradères Distillery, Barradères, Haiti, 48.3% ABV, La Maison & Velier
April 10, 2022
As you’ve probably begun to spot the trend, Clairin Casimir is produced by none other than Faubert Casimir, who took over the remote 50-hectare ...
- Clairin
- Haiti
- La Maison & Velier
- Rhum Agricole
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Clairin Vaval, 2016, Arawaks Distillery, Cavaillon, Haiti, 48.8% ABV, La Maison & Velier
April 10, 2022
Also part of the original trio, Clairin Vaval features Clairin made by Fritz Vaval at his distillery Arawaks, that sits on the southern Haitian ...
- Clairin
- Haiti
- La Maison & Velier
- Rhum Agricole
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Clairin Sajous, 2015, Chelo Distillery, Saint Michel de l'Attalaye, Haiti, 51% ABV, La Maison & Velier
April 10, 2022
Part of the original trio, Clairin Sajous is named after its maker Michel Sajous, who produces the Clairin out of his small 30-hectare distiller...
- Clairin
- Haiti
- La Maison & Velier
- Rhum Agricole
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