Pennsylvania Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur
Pennsylvania Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur is the cream liqueur from America's oldest cordial house — a 12.5% ABV (25 proof) 750mL bottle from Charles Jacquin et Cie of Philadelphia, blending creamy milk chocolate, vanilla, and toffee with farm-fresh dairy cream from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It earned 92 points and a Gold Medal from the Beverage Testing Institute, and it drinks like dessert in a glass: rich dark cacao, biscuity chocolate, and a gentle roasted-hazelnut finish. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV / size: 12.5% ABV (25 proof) — 750mL
- Style: chocolate cream liqueur
- Producer: Charles Jacquin et Cie, Inc., Philadelphia, PA — America's oldest cordial producer (founded 1884); cream from Lancaster County
- Flavor: milk chocolate, vanilla, toffee, hazelnut finish
- Awards: 92 points, Gold Medal — Beverage Testing Institute
America's Oldest Cordial House
Charles Jacquin founded his Philadelphia cordial company in 1884, and the family-owned firm still claims the title of America's oldest — and Pennsylvania's only — cordial producer. The Pennsylvania Dutch line is its cream-liqueur flagship, built the old way: real dairy cream from Lancaster County farms folded into chocolate, vanilla, and toffee. The Beverage Testing Institute's 92-point Gold sits in its "Exceptional" band, which puts this bottle ahead of most of the dessert-liqueur shelf. Browse more liqueurs — including the cream liqueur shelf — or the Pennsylvania Dutch range at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
The IWSC tasting panel found "rich dark cacao and coffee notes intertwined with hazelnut, cream, and biscuity chocolate," with a satisfyingly smooth, deep finish. Retail consensus lands on creamy milk chocolate up front, vanilla and toffee through the middle, and a gentle roasted-hazelnut close.
How to Enjoy
Chilled, over ice, or in coffee — it is a dessert pour first. Try it in a Mudslide or a Chocolate Martini, or pour it over vanilla ice cream and call it dinner.
Frequently Asked Questions
How strong is it?
12.5% ABV (25 proof) — sessionable, like a strong wine, and meant to be sipped or mixed, not shot.
Who makes Pennsylvania Dutch liqueurs?
Charles Jacquin et Cie, Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — founded 1884, America's oldest producer of cordials.
What did it win?
92 points and a Gold Medal from the Beverage Testing Institute, in the BTI's "Exceptional" 90–94 band.
Dessert, bottled in Philadelphia — grab Pennsylvania Dutch Chocolate Cream at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.