Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum – It’s a bit of a Devil!! – Review

Those of you that have been avid readers of Blazing Minds over the last 12 months, may have seen me mention Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum. I first had a taste of the drink at the HRH Awards, where each table was given a bottle for the special Red Carpet event, more recently, I had the chance taste the rum again at this year’s Sci-Fi Weekender, SFW9. This was also the place that I got to meet the man behind the hoof.

Many people have asked me about the Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum, so I thought it was about time that I brought you my review of the drink that is very different from most of the rums that I have tasted, it’s a bit of change to bring you all a review of a drink rather than an event, movie or a night out at the theatre, so here are my thoughts on a Captain Jack’s favourite tipple.

Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum Hits The Spot!

Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum - Review
Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum

So let me start with a little bit about Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum, it is an imported rum from Guyana & Trinidad which is blended with a mysterious concoction of natural spices to give the Rum its very distinctive fiery taste on the palate. This curious blend of rum from Guyana’s Diamond Distillery (wooden-pot and column pot) and a lighter rum from Trinidad Distillers Limited where they use locally produced caramel to give this deep rum its distinctive flavour. Cloven Hoof takes the blending process that one step further by adding cloves, natural spices, and determination to bring the drink a taste that will sit on the tongue delightfully with each taste.

The Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum that I originally had a few shots of at SFW-9 was the Cloven Hoof Spiced and this is the bottle that I was kindly sent over to enjoy, as I mentioned above it has a delicious taste and you can certainly feel the heat with each sip, the spices etc come through beautifully when dripping the rum, even after a few shots, the taste never tires, giving you a delightful drink to enjoy.

Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum Remixed!!

Now I know that many people like to mix their rum, I’ve been one that likes mine straight or on the rocks, but after seeing Coca-Cola had brought out a Fiesty Cherry flavour, I thought, “now this should be interesting” and boy oh boy, it worked amazingly mixed with the Cloven Hoof Spiced.

The coke certainly brought out the spices of the rum, giving it an interesting, but slightly subdued kick, the Fiesty Cherry becomes the first taste that you get, then you get that kick of the rum, very tasty and a great way to make your rum that little bit longer.

Something else I tried, which may sound a little odd, was a Cloven Hoof Latte, yes I know weird right! But many of you out there know of my love of coffee and the different syrups that I have in it, so adding a shot of rum in the latte, is something I just had to try (thanks to Paul for the idea), wow! Another taste sensation, the Spiced Rum just mixes in so nicely, not overpowering the latte, but still keeping that Cloven Hoof kicks with each sip, hmmmmm yummy.

There is also “Over The Hoof”, which is a much stronger Cloven Hoof Rum, at around 66.6%, now this one has a serious kick, but damn it’s so tasty, this is the one that I was lucky enough to sample at Pwllheli at SFW9, this is the Rum drinker that wants to take on challenges of raising the hoof to its highest level!

Where Can I Get Cloven Hoof Rum From?

Now, this is a question that a lot of my friends have been asking me after they had a taste, so how could I not mention how you can get your hands on a bottle or two, you can buy it online via 31Dover, a 70cl bottle retails at £25.95 (plus £5.95 P&P) and believe me it’s well worth it, the bottles are delivered in an extremely well-packed box, the bottle is wrapped in an air-filled cushioned bottle bag that keeps it safe on it’s journey to your drinks cabinet etc. It kind of reminded me of see-through boiler jacket. You have to have you Rum arriving in one piece and the packing certainly sees to that.

There are also many stockists that have Cloven Hoof and these can be found on the website, if you are looking for something different and you like rum, heck if you’ve never tried rum, then give Cloven Hoof a try, it’s now become my favourite tipple and being able to mix it with various other drinks is an added bonus.

Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum - Deeeeeeelicious
Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum Review on Blazing MInds

Product Name: Cloven Hoof Rum

Product Description: A blend of dark aged rums from Guyana & Trinidad with a mysterious infusion of natural spices. Guaranteed to warm the depths of your soul and release the Devil within.

Brand: Cloven Hoof

Offer price: 30

Currency: GBP

Availability: Discontinued

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Summary

Even if you’ve never tried Rum, the Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum is a drink that has a taste unlike any other Rum, it’s a drink that gives your taste buds the excitement they’ve been waiting for. Top Marks.