Boukman Botanical Rhum is the ultimate expression of Haiti’s traditional clairin trempè, fresh cane juice rhum infused with barks, citrus peel and botanicals. The result is a complex, dry and versatile spirit that captures the best of Haiti’s terroir and rhum culture.

Boukman Rhum was created in partnership with non-profit Haïti Futur and 10% of profits are reinvested in digital education. Our rhum is made and bottled in Haiti in collaboration with three families, each 5 generations in the rum business.

HAITI, CLAIRIN & CLAIRIN TREMPÈ

Haiti has a rich history of sugar cane juice distillation. Formerly the largest sugar colony in the Caribbean, there are still over 500 small artisan distilleries in the country. Local sugar cane varietals like Madame Mevs and Crystalline achieve high brix (sugar content) due to the country’s rich soil and slightly drier climate. Sugar cane is grown and distilled in all the flatter parts of this mountainous country, but the main four regions are. Croix-des-Bouquets and Léogane in the south, St. Michel de l’Attalaye in the central plateau and Cap Haïtien in the north.

Haiti’s distillers make 4 types of sugar cane spirit:

• Rhum from cane juice or syrup, aged in imported oak barrels

• Clairin Vapeur from cane juice made with steam-powered stills

• Petit Clairin from cane juice or cane syrup made at small guildive distilleries

• Clairin Trempé: clairin infused with ingredients like bitter herbs, medicinal tree barks, fruits, fruit peels, and spices.

Clairin Trempé is Haiti’s contribution to the wider family of naturally infused cane spirits that are made across the Caribbean. Every country has its own version, from mamjuana in the Dominican Republic to wood rum in Grenada, bush rum in Trinidad and Antigua, and aguardiente in central and northern South America. Each local style uses different ingredients with different distillation techniques.

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