Peaky Blinders Black Spiced

This rum is one of my favorites!
A good aged rum with a hint of molasses, caramel, cinnamon, cardamom and cherry!

This spiced rum is named after the famed ‘Peaky Blinders’ of the midlands and TV show. The Sadler Brewing Co also hail from Stourbridge in the Midlands. As well as this delightfully dark spiced rum they offer a range of other Peaky Blinder inspired spirits which include an Irish whiskey and gin as well as a stock of ales.

The black spiced rum is a good 40% abv and typically comes in a 70cl bottle. It has won a Gold Medal Winner prize at San Francisco Spirit Competition in 2020. It costs around the £22 mark.

In terms of the rum itself it is obviously dark in colour, on the nose the vanilla really shines through, on the palate the orange peel notes are very predominate. As per usual I tried it with a variety of different mixers, whilst tasting it with tonic I discovered it really brought out some of the flavours but left it a little bitter, I added some simple syrup and lime juice and this seemed to balance it, I wondered if it was shaken with ice, syrup and lime juice and the strained and then adding tonic whether this would really elevate this drink. The other mixer which worked well with this rum was coke, few ice cubes and a slice of lime made this a really strong, punchy Cuba Libre.

Overall this is a good rum and it is easy to see why it has won awards, it was my first delve into the branch of dark spiced rums and I think this is a much better alternative to other brands such as Kraken.

Got recommended this rum to go with the Coca Cola Signature Mixers in Woody flavor... Lovely combo, easy to drink

One of my go to choices for an easy and smooth drink. Is definitely a sweet rum but is splendid with the right mixer. Also, goes down well enough on its own.

Easy to drink, sweet enough to enjoy but not sickly. It has a fantastic spice to it!

A sweet dark rum, heavily loaded with spice and vanilla with a rich dried fruit finish.

A nice drink don't get me wrong however pipped by Dead Man's Finger for me.

Packs a punch, but bitter after taste.

Quite a sweet rum. Sweet, citrus, spices..... really nice. Different to most but very enjoyable.

I bought it for the gimmick because I love the show. Turns out to taste great. I drink it with coke but pure is good as well. I thought I tasted a hint of clove. Loved it.

A good string spiced rum thought it was just a novelty but it’s actually really good