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“We wanted to get some conversation flowing. We wanted people to start asking: Why shouldn’t a rum sit side-by-side with a top bourbon, a single malt whiskey, an amazing rye, some really good aged tequila, or Cognac?” Ian Burrell says, with a sense of confidence. “Because that’s what I want people to look at—the rum category. For me, it’s bigger than any one brand. Equiano meant to elevate the whole category.”
Burrell should know a thing or two about this mission: He’s a household name in the spirits industry, founder of the world’s first-ever rum festival (which started way back in 2003), and a multi-award-winning global rum ambassador. And though Equiano only launched in 2020, it’s fair to say Burrell hasn’t just elevated the category—he’s reimagined it entirely in his own image. “My ethnicity here in the United Kingdom is African Caribbean,” he explains. Equiano Rum, as such, is the first African Caribbean rum.
United-statesNigeriaUnited-kingdomJamaicaMauritiusSan-diegoCaliforniaGuyanaBarbadosFranceNicaraguaFrenchThe World’s First Premium African Caribbean Rum Reimagines a 400-Year-Old Category Saveur 3/12/2021 Dan Q. Dao © Provided by Saveur Bartender and spirits professional Ian Burrell is also the cofounder of Equiano, a new transatlantic rum.
“We wanted to get some conversation flowing. We wanted people to start asking: Why shouldn’t a rum sit side-by-side with a top bourbon, a single malt whiskey, an amazing rye, some really good aged tequila, or Cognac?” Ian Burrell says, with a sense of confidence. “Because that’s what I want people to look at—the rum category. For me, it’s bigger than any one brand. Equiano meant to elevate the whole category.”
United-statesNigeriaUnited-kingdomJamaicaMauritiusSan-diegoCaliforniaGuyanaBarbadosFranceNicaraguaFrenchth century freedom-fighter, abolitionist, and author whose autobiography shaped history and whose spirit is honored with every bottle made. To celebrate Black history, Ian Burrell, the Global Rum Ambassador and Co-Founder of Equiano Rum is partnering with four Black bartenders. The initiative is to showcase
Tom Bullock’s “The Ideal Bartender” book, Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography, and cocktails using Equiano Rum. The bartenders were invited to attend a virtual masterclass with Burell to learn about the spirit, how to use it, and why it’s unique.
Equiano then challenged each bartender to select a recipe from “The Ideal Bartender,” pick an inspirational figure in black history and create an Equiano version of their Tom Bullock cocktail, telling the story of why they picked that person. The cocktail needed to be mindful of Equiano and its tasting notes, the significance of Tom Bullock, as well as the inspirational figure they’re spotlighting.
Santiago-de-cubaCubaUnited-statesTexasWashingtonSouth-africaSowetoGautengTriunviratoMatanzasCincinnatiOhioEquiano Rum Foundation backs equality projects 27th January, 2021 by Owen Bellwood
African and Caribbean rum brand Equiano has revealed the first recipient of its grant scheme, which is dedicated to supporting freedom and equality projects around the world.
Equiano Rum donates 5% of its profits globally to freedom and equality projects
Equiano Rum, which was named in honour of Nigerian abolitionist and freedom fighter Olaudah Equiano, donates 5% of it profits to freedom and equality projects across the globe.
The rum’s co-founders, Oli Bartlam, Aaisha Dadral, Ian Burrell, and Amanda Kakembo, also pledged to donate US$2 from each bottle sold through the brand’s website to create the Equiano Rum Co Foundation.
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