Clairin

{{Short description|Distilled spirit made from cane sugar produced in Haiti}}

Clairin ({{IPAc-en|k|l|eɪ|'|r|ɛ|n|}}, {{IPA|fr|klɛʁɛ̃}}, {{langx|ht|Kleren}}) is a distilled alcoholic spirit made from sugarcane produced in Haiti, that undergoes the same distillation process as rhum, although not as refined.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2mJB8hZzjxIC&q=Clairin+haiti&pg=PA64 |title=Historical Dictionary of Haiti |author=Hall, Michael R. |page=64 |year=2012 |isbn=9780810878105 |access-date=12 June 2015}}

There are between 500 and 600 micro-distilleries in Haiti,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/slow-food-presidia/traditional-haitian-clairin/|title=Traditional Haitian Clairin - Presìdi Slow Food|website=Slow Food Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.10best.com/interests/food-culture/clairin-haitis-organic-ancestral-rum-is-coming-to-america/|title=Clairin – Haiti's organic ancestral rum – is coming to America|date=2018-04-30|website=10Best|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}} compared to fewer than 50 in total throughout the rest of the Caribbean. The distilleries known as guildives are artisan productions: most of them are small shacks dotted around the countryside producing for the consumption of their own villages.

Clairin is made from indigenous cane varieties, non-hybridized, with no chemical interference in the agriculture. They are spontaneously fermented with no yeast selected, distillation techniques from the mid-18th century, and no filtration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/clairin-rum-haiti|title=One of the Purest Rums on Earth Comes From Tiny Haitian Distilleries|website=Atlas Obscura|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}