About this winery

In 1745, Olaudah Equiano was born. His life began in Africa, but before reaching his teens, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Growing as a boy into a man, his experiences shaped him. During his early years he voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean where he was enslaved for many years. Eventually he crossed the seas once more and landed in the United Kingdom. Tenacious and determined, he traded in rum on the side, selling a puncheon of rum at a time. In just a matter of years...

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Production notes

This blend of molasses-based rums from two different continents is billed as "the world's first Afro-Caribbean rum". Grays' column-distilled rum is aged in a combination of French Limousin and ex-Cognac oak barrels for 10 years, while the Foursquare rums have been aged in American ex-bourbon white oak barrels for at least 8 years in Barbados. The blend was blended and bottled at Foursquare. Described as an “east and west” collaboration, Equiano is 100% natural with no added sugar, spices or colourants. It is said to be the first rum containing liquid from two different distilleries based on two different continents. Equiano contains molasses rum from Gray’s that has been aged for 10 years in a combination of French Limousin oak casks and ex-Cognac casks. This liquid is then blended with Foursquare rum that has been aged in ex-Bourbon casks.

Tasting notes

Robe: Light golden amber with bronze highlights. Aromas: Toasted oak, candied orange peel, soft fruitcake, vanilla and caramel. Taste: Medium to full-bodied. Very dry with a spirituous bite of black pepper and cinnamon. Strong cognac notes with well-integrated flavors of dried fruit, bitter orange marmalade, passion fruit and vanilla. Finish: Long, slightly spicy finish with dried fruit and bitter orange zest.