Clairin Communal Sajous Ansyen 36 Mois
Clairin · Michel Sajous Distillery
Clairin represents rum at its most elemental — sugarcane grown on the distiller's own land, wild-fermented, pot-distilled, and unmanipulated. The 36-month aging on this expression adds just enough structure to organize the wildness without domesticating it. It's terroir-driven rum in the truest sense.
Nose
Wild and aromatic, with ripe banana and tropical fruit leading into grassy sugarcane funk. A distinctive agricole grassiness mingles with hints of citrus peel and toasted coconut from the cask. Underneath, a faint leather note and earthy minerality emerge.
Palate
Medium-bodied with an unexpected combination of tropical fruit sweetness and dry, herbaceous character. The oak aging adds toffee and vanilla without taming the spirit's feral energy. Spice and dried fruit develop through the mid-palate, giving way to a muscovado sugar warmth.
Finish
Medium-long with lingering banana, agricole grassiness, and a clean, spicy close.
- Base Ingredient
- Fresh pressed sugarcane juice (native Haitian cane varieties)
- Distillation
- Pot distilled from fresh sugarcane juice with wild yeast fermentation
- Country
- Saint-Michel-de-l'Attalaye, Haiti
Cocktail Suggestion
Ti' Punch Ansyen — 2 oz Clairin Sajous Ansyen 36 Mois · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass over a single large ice cube, express a lime disc and drop in.
Food Pairing
The rum's tropical fruit character and spice echo jerk seasoning's allspice and scotch bonnet heat, while mango salsa mirrors the banana and tropical fruit notes of the spirit.
Michel Sajous cultivates native sugarcane on the dry plateau of Saint-Michel-de-l'Attalaye in northern Haiti, where he distills clairin using open-air wild fermentation and a small copper pot still, preserving a centuries-old Haitian tradition.
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