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EQUIANO ORIGINAL

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Category:

Rum

ABV:

43.0%

Country:

Mauritius and Barbados

Equiano Original is the perfect session rum; ideal for for mixing, sipping, and savouring.

It’s produced in limited batches and blended and bottled in Barbados, by Foursquare master distiller, Richard Seale.

Bringing two rum purists together - Gray’s and Foursquare - means that Equiano is a 100% true rum, all natural with no spices, no additives and no added sugar.

Completely uncompromised, Equiano Original is rich and deep flavours come from the ex-Cognac and ex-Bourbon barrels that the rum tropically matures in, creating an exquisite, modern and matured spirit. 

Source:

Sugar Cane: Molasses

Water Source:

Mauritius Island and Barbados

Fermentation:

Barbados: 44 - 48 hours / Mauritius: 33 -35 hours 

Still:

Barbados: Twin Column Still and Double Retort Pot Still / Mauritius: Twin Column Still

Blend:

80% Barbados / 20% Mauritus

Barrel type:

Barbados: Ex Bourbon Barrels / Mauritius: New Oak (70%) & Ex Cognac (30%)

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Rich notes of dried fruits such as raisins and sultanas combine with sweet toffee & butterscotch.

Palate: Delivers all the natural sweet notes of an exceptionally well-aged rum tropically matured in ex-bourbon & ex-cognac casks.

Finish: Equiano is a naturally sweet rum with no added sugar or spices, it has a medium to sweet ending with touches oak, anise & sweet pepper and dried bitter orange peel.