Equiano Original Rum

Equiano is the world's first African-Caribbean rum, and it's named for a man who bought his own freedom by selling rum. Olaudah Equiano was born in what's now Nigeria, enslaved and shipped to Barbados, earned enough trading rum to purchase his liberty, and became one of the leading voices of the British abolition movement; his 1789 autobiography helped end the slave trade. Ian Burrell, the global rum ambassador, built the brand with Richard Seale of Foursquare in 2020, and the company gives 5% of profits to equality projects. Original is a blend of two continents: molasses rum from Gray's distillery in Mauritius, aged ten years in French Limousin oak and ex-cognac casks, shipped to Barbados and married at Foursquare with Foursquare's own pot-and-column rum aged at least eight years in ex-bourbon oak, bottled at 43% ABV with no sugar, color, or flavoring added. Paste found it rich but delicate — brown-sugar cookies, molasses, baked apple, and cinnamon broom — a lovely product that works neat and in cocktails, and an engaging story rather than a gimmick. Saveur: baking spice, stone fruit, toasted oak, and Foursquare's signature buttery quality. Rum Ratings' drinkers find deep molasses, burnt caramel, clove, and raisin, dry and natural, with a heavy, beautiful bottle — a clear buy recommendation for anyone who wants rum without artificial sweetness. For an Old Fashioned, a Rum Manhattan, or neat, it's a freedom story you can drink.

Buy Equiano Original Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.