Nothing says “thank you mom” quite like a homemade, beautiful and delicious cocktail prepared with love. Equiano Rum recipes can be created at home, so roll up your sleeves and get shakin’!

Check the recipes below, and let the celebrations begin.

Equiano is the world’s first African & Caribbean rum company producing a limited batch blend from one of the best emerging distilleries in the world, Gray’s in Mauritius and the world-renowned Barbadian distillery Foursquare. Named after abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, this is a 100% natural rum, with no spices, colorants, additives, or added sugar. Its two expressions — Equiano Original and Equiano Light are perfect for mixing, sipping, and savoring. BIPOC-owned and female-led, its four founders – Aaisha Dadral, Amanda Kakembo, and Ian Burrell created Equiano to reclaim the narrative around the history of rum.

Coco Rosa
Ingredients
1.5oz Equiano Light

5oz Coconut Creme

0.25oz Aperol

0.5oz lemon

0.25oz honey

2 dashes orange bitters

1 egg white

Rose water mist

Method
Add all ingredients into a shaker tin, egg white first

Add a large ice cube, shake vigorously for 15 seconds

Strain back into the tin and shake again for 10 seconds

Pour into chilled coupe glass

Add 3 dots of Peychaud’s bitters in a line, and lightly run the bar spoon end to

make a line to connect dots. Lightly mist cocktail with rose water

Add dry rosebuds for garnish

INSPIRATION
“The inspiration for the Coco Rosa came from the idea of a way to express love in a cocktail form.

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Give people their flowers while they can smell them”… I wanted to create a cocktail inspired by that quote, with delicious notes of coconut, citrus, rose, and let’s not forget the star here… Equiano Light Rum! It’s velvety, smooth and says LOVE!” – Adi Batista, Equiano Brand Ambassador, Georgia.

Rising to the Top

Ingredients
2 Parts Equiano Light

 1 Part Passionfruit Juice

 0.5 Parts Fresh lime juice

 0.5 Parts Vanilla Syrup

 1 Part Fresh cream (float)

Method
Add to a cocktail shaker the Equiano Light, passionfruit juice, fresh lime juice and vanilla syrup

Shake with plenty of ice and strain into a coupe glass

In a separate shaker add the cream and the remaining rum to ice and shake hard

Use the back of a spoon to layer the cream on top of the drink

Garnish with a thin vanilla pod

INSPIRATION

“A great person or idea cannot go unnoticed for long, just as cream poured in coffee or tea eventually rises to the top. Olaudah Equiano was a great man. A passionate visionary, symbolized by the passionfruit in this cocktail. He rose to the top despite an institution built to keep him down. The vanilla syrup in Rising to the Top is also a nod towards another enslaved African and passionate visionary, Edmond Albius, who in 1841 at only 12 years old, invented a method to quickly pollinate the vanilla orchid using a thin stick or blade of grass and a simple thumb gesture. Albius’ manual pollination method is still used today, as nearly all vanilla is pollinated by hand. And if you need some music to listen to while enjoying this rich cocktail, I suggest Keni Burke’s ‘Risin to the Top’ ” – Ian Burrell, Equiano Co-Founder & Global Rum Ambassador

Where to Buy: equianorum.passionspirits.com

Equiano Original Cost Per Unit: $59.99

Equiano Light Cost per Unit: $45.99