Equiano Original 8-Year

Thats a truly fabulous rum. Richard Seale and Ian Burrell made an incredible rum. So smooth and so natural, also its big advantage is connecting the rum selling with philanthropy.
Nose:
toffee, butterscotch, raisins, ripe fruits
Palate:
Toffe, caramel, raisins, dark ripe fruits, oak, zesty piquantness, orange peels,
Finish: Medium

A true masterpiece when it comes to natural rums. Cant go wrong with Richard Seale’s rums.
If you find it, buy it, cheers ;)

first time i try a rum blend from totally different zones, nose gentle rum, not much alcoholic burn, some sweet aroma that tell me it s a rum ! half from the penny blue producer and half from foursquare distillery ...
in the mouth: sweet (natural sweetness, is not cloying), oak and vanilla, orange peel, some banana and pineapple, really sweet rum (for a non added sugar rum), fruity, the oak is not so predominant ...
finish, warm, sweet, it stays medium-long in the mouth ... it s balanced, half matured in ex cognac barrels that gives that winey taste and half in ex bourbon casks that give us the vanilla flavor, plus a lot of fruits and it have a decent ABV (43 %)
price good, considered is a 8 to 10 years old and half of the rum is transported from the other side of the world is cheap for what it gives ...
my rating here is an 8 plus 0,5 for the price, so i will give it a 9 ! i was not expecting something exceptional but it is better than many rums i tried that have 12 or 20 on the label ... a solid one that i will for sure buy again before it s gone !
i recommend this one to people that love sweetened rums because it have a good level of natural sweetness ...

A molasses rum that comes from 2 continents (Caribbean and Africa). The rums from Mauritius were aged in cognac barrels and the rums from Barbados in bourbon barrels. The blend is aged for 8 - 10 years and the resulting blend is bottled at 43% ABV strength.

Bottle: Unconventional, but quite nice.
Color: Dark amber.

Nose: Wonderfully fruity and woody. It is quite intense and long-lasting. It has tropical fruit juice (unripe bananas and oranges), raisins, vanilla, caramel, grass, raw oak.
Mouth: Slightly sweet with a slight bite on the tongue. But the predominant flavour is dry. I smelled caramel, wood, banana, oranges, bitter cocoa.
Aftertaste: Quite long.

Conclusion: This is a very good lightly sweet and dry rum that is quite varied in both aroma and taste. This combination of rums was really good and I enjoyed it.
Rating: 8/10

A solid rum, good flavours with reasonable length I’d buy again but only on special

I'm always weary of spirits finished in sherry, bourbon, or cognac casks. Its a great tool for hiding bland or bad flavors in alcohol.

On the whole, I don't mind this rum blend. Good on ice, or as an old fashioned. Fruity and spicy.

Fruitiness largely hidden by a too much oak, not much aftertaste. An average one.

Nice taste, not too much alcohol aftertaste. Beautiful amber colour. Really liked it.

This rum had just a nice flavor with the nice woody notes with some of the raisin and carmelly tones. It was great neat an din a cocktail, and the fact that some of the profits go to anti-racist organizations is a plus.

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This rum was a gem and a very nice surprise. Definitely worth the money.