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Equiano Rum 70cl
Customer Rating
“This is gorgeous, delicious neat. Smooth and so drinkable. A sophisticated level of sweetness, aromatic, toasted dry fruit. A little smoke, but beautifully balanced. This is distinctly different from any other Rum I've had. Also makes a lush Rum and Coke (a modest amount of coke) and I reckon it would be great with a little orange juice and lime.”
David Parry
Description
Equiano Rum is the delicious result of a collaboration between two fabulous distilleries, marrying liquid from Barbados' Foursquare and Gray's Distillery of Mauritius. The rum from Foursquare is aged in American white oak, while the liquid from Gray's is aged in French limousin oak and Cognac casks. It's then married in ex-bourbon casks and bottled at Foursquare, weighing in at 43% ABV. Two hemispheres meet in one bottle, and it's rather marvellous.
What's more, the spirit is named after Olaudah Equiano, a freedom fighter who played a pivotal part in the abolition movement, and the folks behind Equiano Rum donate 5% of the annual profits to ground level equality projects each year.
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose
Buttery oak up front, followed by marmalade on toast, chocolate truffle and dried berries.
Palate
Still rich in chocolate and oak, though now with butterscotch and stem ginger in support.
Finish
Juicy raspberry, orange oils and caraway.
