Did you know that Brooklyn Beckham was a chef? I, for one, had no idea until his hot sauce was plopped down in front of me, in a conference room, on a Wednesday afternoon, alongside tortilla chips and French fries, during work hours. Journalism! Anyway, not only is Posh and Beck’s eldest a chef who whips up such recipes as turkey sandwiches and lasagna (the latter while wearing a wife-guy T-shirt, God love him), the 26-year-old is also a sauce-maker. Beckham launched Cloud 23, a hot-sauce line sold exclusively online or at Whole Foods, late last year.
With the tagline “Flavour beyond the clouds,” the aesthetic here is strong. There are two flavors, hot habanero and sweet jalapeño, though they’re about equally (and tamely) spicy. The real star of the show, though? The bottles that Cloud 23 comes in. They’re legit beautiful, featuring pink or blue kissing cherubs on the front and a wood bottle stopper. Even though I’m not a hot-sauce person, it’s a bottle I wouldn’t mind keeping in my kitchen. Below, the Cut team’s thoughts on the hot sauces.
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“Brooklyn, I am surprised. This is a perfectly fine generic hot sauce that I would eat again.” —Emily Liebert, writer
“They need a mechanism to keep six pounds of the sauce from spilling onto my plate. Would be a good idea.” —Danya Issawi, fashion news writer
“I am also so into the packaging; it has been calling to me from the Whole Foods condiments shelf for months … but they were both slightly too acidic for me, like veering toward Frank’s territory (but I’m picky about the vinegar level in hot sauce!).” —Danielle Cohen, senior news editor
“I would eat either of Brooklyn Beckham’s hot sauce on wings.” —Brooke Marine, deputy culture editor
“Both are surprisingly not not spicy. Pairs well with an order of chips, as the Brits say.” —Jen Ortiz, deputy editor
“Clean, crisp flavor, not too spicy but spicy enough. The sweet and spicy sauces weren’t very different, but I liked them and would put them on food. I found the beautiful bottle impractical — the wood stopper got sauce on it immediately and then it wasn’t cute anymore.” —Emily Gould, features writer
“They’re not spicy, and I would eat it again if someone offered it to me at a cookout.” —Carol Lee, beauty writer
“These hot sauces were fine. Their most distinctive feature is the package, which is gorgeous and looks like it should contain a fancy perfume or perhaps a nonalcoholic liquor-esque beverage. Maybe a kombucha? The hot habanero was good, and I like the thick, salsalike texture. The sweet jalapeño was too sweet for me. Neither of them will ever replace my beloved Cholula. The vibe of the sauces was not even remotely cloudy.” —Katja Vujić, writer
“I like the sauces, but I love the bottles! Classy.” —Lindsay Peoples, editor-in-chief
“I’d eat this over Tabasco, but I don’t think I’d spend $15 on it. I do love the cherubs on the bottle, though.” —Brooke LaMantia, editorial assistant
“I was surprised at how much heat this hot sauce has! The bottle is also beautiful. Endorse.” —Catherine Thompson, features editor
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