The collaboration of two distilleries on two different continents creates something entirely new for a centuries old craft.

It is a refined and expertly crafted tipple, aged in ex-cognac and ex-bourban barrels for an uncompromised taste and golden colour.ON THE PALATE
The initial mouthfeel of this light rum is a medium sweet taste of ripe sugarcane, more tropical fruit and citrus peel, layered with green apples, pears and hints of vanilla and light oak on the palate. Equiano is a blend of 11 year aged ex-cognac cask rum from Gray's distillery in Mauritius, married with 8 year aged ex-bourbon cask rum from Foursquare in Barbados. There are two distilleries, Foursquare and Gray's Distillery, who make the rum, while the brand is owned and run by drinks marketeers Aaisha Dadral and Amanda Kakembo, Rum Ambassador Ian Burrel and more. If you continue without changing your cookies settings, we’ll assume you’re happy with the use of all cookies on our site. On the palate: Equiano delivers all the natural sweet notes of a well-aged rum from American white oak ex-bourbon casks.

To taste it has a warm toffee and butterscotch mouth-feel, with chewy raisins and brown sugar flavours that emerge from the liquid as it caresses your tongue. We'll send them to be recycled and you'll save paper, carbon emissions and time at the recycling centre!The unique blend is created to celebrate the diversity of cultures that came together to make the rum possible. The rum continues these beliefs by donating company profits to ground-level freedom and equality projects. If you are looking to break into the world of sipping rum, Doorly’s XO is the perfect place to start, as it is slightly softer and naturally sweeter than its siblings thanks to the sherry influence.

ON THE NOSE
A harmonious balance of fresh sugarcane with hints of vanilla, dried light oak and touches of earthy, herbal notes normally associated with sugarcane juice rum. Although Equiano is a naturally sweet rum with no added sugar or spices, it has a medium to sweet ending with touches of oak, anise, sweet pepper with a hint of bitter orange peel. On the nose rich, notes of dried fruits such as raisins and sultanas combine with sweet toffee, butterscotch and caramel culminating with a suggestion of orange peel, vanilla and buttered wood. The aged Barbadian component takes centre stage here, as the tropical aging of the rum, in once used American oak barrels, leaves a light dusting of wood on the finish. The expression is matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-cognac casks to create its fabulously sweet flavour.Blended with rum from Africa and the Caribbean, aromas of vanilla and dried oak are complimented by pears, pink grapefruit and grassy notes on the palate. Like any quality premium barrel aged rum, Equiano subtly delivers tropical warmth as soon as its aroma touches your nose.

Other non-essential cookies are used to track visits anonymously and collect information for making reports. Introduced as the world`s first Afro-Caribbean rum, Equiano is co-created by Global Rum Ambassador Ian Burrell. The expression is the world's first African and Caribbean rum blend, making it one of the most unique rums on the market. Equiano Rum is the delicious result of a collaboration between two fabulous distilleries, marrying liquid from Barbados' Foursquare and Gray's Distillery of Mauritius.These notes continue in the palate as well as hints of caramelised sugar and rich toffee before leading into the sweet medium finish with gentle liquorice tones appearing at the close. The two rums are then blended and aged for an additional 6 months in ex-cognac casks, giving Equiano its distinct flavour profile.