Clairin Sajous Ansyen 30 Mois
Clairin · Michel Sajous Distillery
Clairin Sajous represents terroir-driven rum at its most transparent. Michel Sajous grows his own native sugarcane, ferments with wild ambient yeast, and distills on a small copper still. The 30-month aging period softens the edges without taming the spirit's essential wildness. This is rum that tastes like a specific place.
Nose
Grassy cane juice and overripe tropical fruits hit first — think mango skin and banana. Below that, a funky, almost rubbery note gives way to citrus peel and a faint herbal quality. There's a subtle oak undercurrent from the aging.
Palate
Vibrant and lively. The agricole character is unmistakable — raw sugarcane and tropical fruit — but the 30 months of rest have added a layer of vanilla, toffee, and soft oak. A muscovado sweetness lingers at mid-palate, offset by white pepper spice.
Finish
Medium-long, with tropical fruits, a touch of leather, and a pleasant grassy bitterness that pulls you back for another sip.
- Base Ingredient
- Fresh pressed native creole sugarcane juice
- Distillation
- Single distillation in a small copper pot still
- Country
- Saint-Michel de l'Attalaye, Haiti
Cocktail Suggestion
Attalaye Ti' Punch — 2 oz Clairin Sajous Ansyen 30 Mois · 0.5 oz cane syrup · 1 lime disc · Muddle lime disc with cane syrup, add clairin, stir briefly, serve neat without ice.
Food Pairing
The funky tropical character of the clairin stands up to the intense allspice and scotch bonnet heat of jerk seasoning, while the toffee notes complement caramelized pork fat.
Michel Sajous cultivates native creole sugarcane on his family farm in Haiti's Artibonite Valley, pressing, fermenting, and distilling entirely by hand in a process unchanged for generations.
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