Afro-Caribbean Rum Grays Equiano
A solid stepping-stone sipper that stays approachable at 43%. RumX members find balanced notes of vanilla, wood, honey and dried fruit with light spice. Great neat starter or casual cigar companion, backed by 162 reviews.
- Approachable profile
- Balanced sweetness
- Good value
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How does Afro-Caribbean Rum Grays Equiano taste?
Aggregated from 165 community reviews.
Balanced, easy-going Foursquare-style blend A solid stepping-stone sipper that stays approachable at 43%. RumX members find balanced notes of vanilla, wood, honey and dried fruit with light spice. Great neat starter or casual cigar companion, backed by 162 reviews.
Drinkers moving from sweeter rums toward drier, more natural styles who want a gentle Foursquare-influenced blend for easy sipping or pairing with cigars.
Fans of high-ester funk or intense cask-strength rums, and those wanting big complexity or high proof impact.
How is Afro-Caribbean Rum Grays Equiano rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.4 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 65% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Had a retest led by the co-founder Mr. Ian Burrell during the Pre-party to Sweden Rumfest at Cane Rum Society in Stockholm which confirmed my earlier review. The added picture is from the first test. ——————————————-Bought 2*3 cl of this rum, a blend from Mauritius (Gray’s) and Barbados (Foursquare). It’s good, but I expected more cause it’s Richard Seale and Ian Burrell that’s behind it. Overall I think it’s a quite great rum, but a little too weak. It’s unsweetened, but there are some sweetness so I think it maybe could be something for people who likes sweet rum that want to develop their rum drinking into less sweetened rum.
Review by Galli33
It‘s a solid blend with a good value for money ratio.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Barbados meets Mauritius. Banana and coconut meet grapefruit and raisin, as well as light mint. Overall very aromatic and accessible, but I find the light rum from equiano much more exciting.
Review by Beancheese
A really solid middle ground rum - probably won’t be appealing to fans of sweet rums but fall a little flat for those in search of unique complexity. Still, this collab between Grays and Foursquare is notable as a really solid piece of work for a reasonable price. Citrus and tropical fruit, light and crisp, spicy sweet - this has understated complexity. Bonus for the fact that no sugar or colorants are added.
Review by Timo Groeger
Tagesausflug Münster Juli 2025. Kneipe Whisky Dungeon. Los geht es mit einem Equiano. Wir haben hier Holz, Vanille und getrocknete Früchte. Am Gaumen dann relativ trocken und es kommen noch tropische Früchte hinzu. Solider Start.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A blend of rums from the Grays and Foursquare distilleries. The nose is more on the Bajan side, with shredded coconut, vanilla woodiness, dried fruit, spiciness and very sweet notes of caramel and brown sugar. It's hard to escape the Foursquare influence here. This is less true on the palate, with an attempt at the Mauritian profile, with a similar tone: sweet and caramelized, with spices and fruit accompanying a little dryness on the palate. Round and soft, but without great depth or complexity. The alcohol is well attenuated by the reduction. The finish is of medium length, very much focused on the Foursquare. It's dry, with oak, chilli and pepper on the finish, contrasting with the sweetness of coconut and vanilla. As beautiful as the story of this rum, which refers to a former slave who made a success of selling rum, may be, the product itself struggles to free itself from its one-dimensional, simplistic side, unfortunately.
Review by w00tAN
In the nose still fresh and slightly flowery in the mouth then sweet chocolate finish somewhat rough. Ok but nothing more.
Review by Rumpalumpa
I remember how there was a certain amount of hype about this rum when it came onto the market. I think it's somewhat justified. Relatively light on the nose with honey, wood and some fruit. Then the barrel on the palate, again some honey and perhaps some citrus.
Review by Jakob
Not uninteresting, but a bit too straightforward for real excitement. Melange of yellow fruits and wood paired with caramel notes. Good entry-level rum.
Review by Portman
You can tell that Foursquare has its fingers in the pie here: A great blend whose taste matches its smell. Soft but intense vanilla flavors, some sweetness, subtle fruitiness. Very round and complex, perfect for novices and connoisseurs. Well located in terms of price.
Review by Johannes
Exciting blend. But not really round.
Review by Steve the Barman
All my Tastings and Scores are purely based on “Rums under £50”. I rarely look at Rums over £50 for my YouTube.
Review by Gregor
Unfortunately, a little too diluted and therefore quite flat at the end but otherwise a nice rum
Review by Roman Staroń
Mild in taste. Drinkable.Very good with cigars
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"Exciting blend of Foursquare and Mauritius. Rarely had such a strong Kampot pepper note in the glass."
Community purchases
221 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 73 members.
About the Grays distillery
The Grays distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Grays have been reviewed 2,612 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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