Le Rocher

Distillerie Le Rocher is one of many farm distilleries in Haiti that are part of its clairin cottage industry. It was founded by Romulus Bethel and is named after verse 7:24-27 of the Gospel of Matthew which states, "The foolish man builds the house on the sand, while the wise man builds it on the rock." A religious man, Bethel followed this advice by building his distillery on rock foundations, le rocher.

The distillery is located in the village of Pignon in the Saint-Raphael region and production uses sugar syrup rather than fresh cane juice. This is created by slowly boiling the cane juice to preserve the aromas of the rum while retaining the character of the cane. The wash is distilled on a single pot still and bottled without any dilution of its original proof. In 2017 its spirit was introduced to export markets as Clairin Le Rocher, the fourth clairin brand from La Maison & Velier's The Spirit of Haiti collection.