Mozart Chocolate Salzburg Premium Spirit Cream Liqueur 50 cl 17%

Salzburg is known for music, but the city also runs on coffee houses with heavy curtains and the sound of spoons against porcelain. Mozart Chocolate  tastes like somebody poured one of those cups over a broken square of Belgian chocolate and left it to steep.

Expert description

Mozart Chocolate is an Austrian Chocolate Liqueur with coffee from Mozart Distillerie in Salzburg, built on cocoa beans, Belgian chocolate, cream and Arabica notes, and bottled at 17%.

Mozart Distillerie was founded in Salzburg in 1954 and has stuck to one discipline ever since: chocolate liqueur. The house works with cocoa beans, Belgian chocolate and vanilla, and the coffee edition is the one where roast character is allowed the most room. The producer calls the mocha note the load-bearing element.

The coffee is not layered on top as syrup. It sits inside the chocolate and pulls the sweetness towards bitterness, which is exactly why this bottle carries an Espresso Martini without help from a second coffee liqueur. The colour is medium brown with darker reflections, and the texture stays creamy without turning thick.

The liqueur is gluten-free and contains dairy. It has collected several medals, among them gold at the World Spirits Award 2022 and gold at the DLG International Award the same year.

Tasting notes

Nose

Freshly roasted coffee beans arrive first, sharp and almost dry. Behind them sit dark cocoa, a little vanilla and a thin trace of orange peel.

Palate

Creamy and bittersweet at once. Mocha fills the middle, Belgian chocolate settles underneath it, and the roast supplies the edge. Sweetness is present but never runs away with the glass.

Finish

Long and roasted. The cream drops away first, leaving dry cocoa bitterness alongside the warmth of the coffee.

Specifications

Name: Mozart Chocolate 
Producer: Mozart Distillerie
Region/Country: Salzburg, Austria
Type: Austrian Chocolate Liqueur 
ABV: 17%
Size: 50 CL
EAN no.: 9013100011563
Serving suggestion: Over ice after dinner, or in an Espresso Martini where the coffee already lives in the bottle.

Flavour profile

Roasted coffee · Dark chocolate · Creamy · Bittersweet

Did you know?

The producer describes the flavour with four elements: mocha, Belgian chocolate, vanilla and red orange. That citrus streak is the one almost nobody spots, yet it is what keeps the roast from turning heavy.

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Frequently asked questions about Mozart Chocolate 

What does Mozart Chocolate  taste like?

Mocha and dark chocolate in the same mouthful. Coffee leads and is clearly roasted, chocolate sits underneath and gives body, and the sweetness is held down by bitterness from the cocoa. The texture is creamy rather than heavy.

Should it be drunk neat or mixed?

Both work. Neat over a couple of ice cubes it belongs at the end of a meal, where the cold tightens the sweetness. In drinks it is strongest when coffee and chocolate are meant to lead, for instance alongside vodka and a shot of espresso.

Is it sweeter than an ordinary coffee liqueur?

No, usually less sweet. Many coffee liqueurs rest on sugar and coffee extract, while this one has cocoa and cream as counterweight. The bitterness from the chocolate cuts through and makes it easier to drink without a mixer.

Can I cook and bake with it?

Yes, and that is one of its better uses. A couple of centilitres over vanilla ice cream, in a tiramisu instead of coffee and liqueur separately, or stirred into a chocolate mousse. Warmth from a dessert lifts the mocha note further.

How should an opened bottle be stored?

In the fridge. The liqueur contains cream, and although alcohol and sugar preserve it, both flavour and texture last best cold. Put it back after pouring and finish it within a few months. Browse more in our Cream liqueur range.

Does it contain gluten or dairy?

It is gluten-free, but it does contain dairy. The cream is what builds the texture, so it is not a choice for guests avoiding lactose. If you need a chocolate liqueur without dairy, the house dark edition is the answer.

Who makes Mozart Chocolate ?

Mozart Distillerie in Salzburg, founded in 1954. The house makes almost nothing but chocolate liqueur and has built its whole range around cocoa seen from different angles, from dark and cream-free to white, strawberry and this coffee edition.