Patrick St. Surin, who lives in Carrefour Des Pères, a small commune about a thirty-minute drive outside of Cap-Haïtien, farms just over ten hectares of sugarcane and has been distilling since 2012, when he decided against his father’s will to stay in his hometown to launch his business. His Clairin baosts a bold and complex nose with notes of underripe peach and clover honey, leading to a mineral-forward palate of mustard greens, red delicious apples, and dried apricot.