Mozart Strawberry Chocolate Salzburg Premium Spirit Cream Liqueur 50 cl 17%

Strawberry and white chocolate is a pairing pastry chefs have lived off for generations. Mozart has poured it into a bottle in Salzburg, and the result is pink, creamy and considerably lighter than the description promises.

Expert description

Mozart Strawberry Chocolate is an Austrian White Chocolate Liqueur with strawberry from Mozart Distillerie in Salzburg, made with cocoa butter, cream and natural strawberry aroma and bottled at 15%.

The house has made chocolate liqueur and almost nothing else since 1954, and the strawberry edition is the most fruit-driven bottle in the range. The colour is a light strawberry pink and the texture is creamy without being heavy, which the producer describes as a light body.

The strawberry has been added to the white chocolate liqueur rather than the other way round. Cocoa butter and cream still form the floor, while the vanilla ties fruit and chocolate together. That combination is why it carries a dessert cocktail without needing either syrup or fruit puree.

The liqueur contains milk products. It has taken gold at the DLG International Award 2022, silver at the World Spirits Award 2022 and bronze at the IWSC 2022.

Tasting notes

Nose

Strawberry first, ripe fruit rather than tart. Behind it sit cocoa butter and a soft breath of vanilla.

Palate

Creamy without being thick. White chocolate lays the floor, the strawberry rests on top, and the vanilla holds the two together. The sweetness is obvious but never turns artificial.

Finish

Medium and milky. The fruit lets go first, and the cocoa butter is left standing alone with a little vanilla.

Specifications

Name: Mozart Strawberry Chocolate
Producer: Mozart Distillerie
Region/Country: Salzburg, Austria
Type: Austrian White Chocolate Liqueur with strawberry
ABV: 15%
Size: 50 CL
EAN no.: 9013100003490
Serving suggestion: Over vanilla ice cream with fresh strawberries, or stirred into warm milk as a pink hot chocolate.

Flavour profile

Strawberry · White chocolate · Vanilla · Creamy

Did you know?

Mozart calls its own cocktails choctails and has sorted the recipes into categories such as freakshakes and hot choctails. The strawberry bottle turns up in a rose-coloured hot chocolate and in a chocolate muffin.

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Frequently asked questions about Mozart Strawberry Chocolate

Does Mozart Strawberry Chocolate taste more of strawberry or of chocolate?

The strawberry arrives first, but the chocolate decides the structure. The fruit aroma sits on top and is clear from the first sip, while cocoa butter and cream hold it down and provide the creamy base. Vanilla sits between them and ties them together.

What sets it apart from the white chocolate bottle in the same range?

The fruit. The white edition is built on vanilla, caramel and cocoa butter without berries, while this one lays a ripe strawberry aroma over the same pale base. The colour differs too, a light strawberry pink instead of milky white.

How is it best served?

Cold and in small measures. Over ice after a meal is the simplest route, and poured over vanilla ice cream or fresh strawberries it works just as well as a dessert. Stirred into warm milk it becomes a pink hot chocolate for grown-ups.

Can I use it in a cocktail with citrus?

It calls for care. The liqueur contains cream, and fresh lemon or lime can split it if poured straight in. Add a little at a time while stirring, or pick a gentler fruit juice instead. See more in our range of Cream liqueurs.

Does it contain milk?

Yes, it contains milk products and is therefore unsuitable if you need to avoid lactose. The cream is a load-bearing part of the recipe and cannot be separated out. The house dark chocolate liqueur is the only one in the series without dairy.

Does it work in desserts and baking?

Yes, particularly in anything pale. It lifts a panna cotta, a white ganache or a strawberry mousse, because it brings both fruit and richness at once. The producer uses it in a muffin recipe of its own. More ideas sit under Liqueur.

How should it be stored once opened?

Cool and dark, ideally in the fridge. The cream makes it more sensitive than a cream-free liqueur, and the cold keeps both the texture and the fruit aroma alive. Drink it within a couple of months of opening.