Habitation Velier Distillerie de Port au Prince Rum 2021
Habitation Velier Distillerie de Port au Prince Rum 2021 is an unaged, high-ester white rhum from Velier’s own distillery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, distilled in 2021 and bottled at 59% ABV (118 proof) in a 700mL bottle, with no time in wood and no sugar added. It is a pure single rhum — 100% pot still spirit from a single distillery — made from fresh juice of Cristalline sugarcane, a native Haitian variety grown around Saint-Michel-de-l’Attalaye, with an ester count of 289 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol printed on the label. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- Proof / ABV: 118 proof (59% ABV)
- Age: Unaged white rhum, distilled 2021
- Esters: 289 g/hLPA, high-ester pot still spirit
- Size: 700mL
- Origin: Distillerie de Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Haiti’s Pot Still Revival
Distillerie de Port-au-Prince, also known as Providence, was built by Velier in the Haitian capital and fired its first spirit in 2019, returning discontinuous pot still distillation to the island. The Habitation Velier label, launched by Luca Gargano in 2015, exists to showcase exactly this kind of rum: single-distillery, pot still, fully transparent. Explore more rum and agricole-style bottlings in our spirits collection.
Tasting Notes
Vegetal cane, citrus and a flash of polish on the nose. The palate is raw sugarcane with salt, iodine and green vegetal notes — closer to a Jamaican funk bottling than a typical agricole — finishing long, pungent and slightly bitter with pure cane character.
How to Enjoy
A serious sipping white for agricole and clairin drinkers, and a wild base for a Ti’ Punch or a Daiquiri with the funk turned all the way up. Pair it with other rare rums from our gift sets for a tasting flight.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this rum aged?
No. The 2021 distillation was reduced with water and bottled straight, with no time in wood and no sugar added.
What cane is it made from?
Fresh juice from Cristalline sugarcane, a native Haitian variety grown around Saint-Michel-de-l’Attalaye, fermented long and distilled twice in a pot still.
What proof is it?
59% ABV (118 proof).
Why is it so funky?
Its ester count of 289 g/hLPA puts it in high-ester territory — the source of its intense vegetal, salty, pungent character.
Order Habitation Velier Distillerie de Port au Prince 2021 online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — allocated and rarely seen in the US.