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Equiano Original Rum
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Overpriced
Worth it only if you want this exact bottle. Mid-pack reviews at a top-third price. RumX drinkers give it 7.4/10 across 168 ratings, vs. 7.1/10 for the typical rum (730 rated). The Fat Rum Pirate gives it 3.5/5, vs. 4/5 for the typical rum (921 rated).
Equiano Original is a multi-award-winning premium aged rum billed as the world's first African & Caribbean rum blend, combining molasses rum distilled in Barbados with fresh sugar cane juice rum from Mauritius. It is tropically matured in ex-bourbon and ex-cognac casks, contains no added spices, additives, or sugar, and is bottled at 43% ABV. The brand is named in homage to Olaudah Equiano.
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Control states post one official price per bottle (750 ml). These come from the published state price lists, so each number is the real shelf price statewide. As of July 1, 2026.
Cross-state typical price: $54.87.
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