Ballotin Chocolate Mocha Cream Whiskey
Ballotin Chocolate Mocha Cream Whiskey is a 17% ABV (34 proof), 750mL flavored whiskey cream from Ballotin Whiskey of Louisville, Kentucky — Kentucky whiskey folded into real cream with chocolate, dark mocha and espresso, bottled as a ready-to-pour dessert pour. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 17% (34 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Style: Chocolate mocha whiskey cream (flavored whiskey)
- Flavors: Chocolate, dark mocha, espresso, spicy whiskey, barrel notes (producer)
- Origin: Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville's Candy-Shop Whiskey, Mocha Cream Edition
Ballotin began in Louisville in 2015, when Paul Tuell — a Brown-Forman veteran — and his wife Lisa built a whiskey brand around Kentucky's other great tradition: chocolate. The name reaches back to the 1915 Belgian chocolatier's box, the ballotin, and the creams are the concept at its most literal: Kentucky whiskey and dairy cream layered with chocolate and coffee. The Mocha Cream pours chocolate and dark mocha first, espresso behind it, with the spicy whiskey and barrel notes holding the sweetness in check. Sip the rest of the range on the Ballotin Whiskey vendor page, browse more bourbon whiskey, or try the cherry sibling, Ballotin Chocolate Cherry Cream Whiskey.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Chocolate and fresh espresso over sweet cream. Palate: Dark mocha and chocolate in a creamy body, with spicy whiskey warmth underneath. Finish: Sweet, creamy and coffee-kissed, the barrel notes lingering last.
How to Enjoy
Serve it chilled or over ice as an after-dinner pour, pour it over vanilla ice cream, or stir it into coffee for a Kentucky mocha. Shake well and keep it refrigerated after opening, as with any cream liqueur.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ballotin Mocha Cream a flavored whiskey? Yes — it is a whiskey cream: Kentucky whiskey blended with cream and chocolate-mocha-espresso flavor, which is why Del Mesa classifies it with the flavored whiskeys at 17% ABV (34 proof).
How is it different from Ballotin Bourbon Ball? Bourbon Ball is the non-cream flagship — chocolate flavored bourbon whiskey at 30% ABV with no dairy. The Mocha Cream is lower-proof, cream-based and built around coffee as well as chocolate.
Does it need refrigeration? After opening, yes — it contains real cream. Serve chilled and refrigerate the opened bottle.
Dessert, poured from a whiskey bottle — order Ballotin Chocolate Mocha Cream Whiskey from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.