Dropshot
The Dutch licorice liqueur you drink ice-cold as a shot. Everything about the flavor, Double Black, the difference from Salmari, Dropshot cola and the glass that goes with it.
Licorice in a bottle, from Schiedam
Dropshot is a Dutch liqueur with the flavor of licorice, made by Royal De Kuyper in Schiedam, the genever city near Rotterdam. The liqueur is deep black, sweet and lightly salty, with 20% alcohol: mild enough to drink in one go as a shot, which is exactly the idea.
Dropshot became one of the most popular shots in Dutch bars and at festivals. Dropshot Double Black came later for lovers of salty licorice, stronger and saltier, with 24% alcohol. Compared with Finnish Salmari, Dropshot is sweeter and milder, more sweet licorice than salmiak.
In brief
What types of Dropshot are there?
Dropshot
The original: black, sweet and mildly salty. Ice-cold as a shot or mixed with cola.
Dropshot Double Black
For true licorice lovers: more intense, saltier and slightly stronger than the original.
Dropshot 1 liter
The large bottle for parties and clubs. It just fits in the freezer.
Dropshot minis
Eight small bottles containing exactly one shot each. Handy for on the go, as a treat or in the cool box.
Dropshot 10 cl
A small bottle to try, good for five shots.
Salmari
The Finnish counterpart: saltier, stronger and with a pronounced salmiak flavor. For those who find Dropshot too sweet.
Sweet liquorice? The regular Dropshot. Salt liquorice? Double Black or Salmari.
Sweet liquorice, a little salt and very smooth
Liquorice & liquorice root
The aroma of a bag of sweet liquorice: liquorice root, anise and a hint of salmiak.
Sweet and syrupy
Ice-cold, Dropshot is thick and smooth, like liquid liquorice. The 20% alcohol is barely noticeable.
Lightly salty
At the end comes the salty note of salmiak, brief and tingling. With Double Black, it is considerably more pronounced.
Flavor profile of Dropshot served ice-cold. Double Black is saltier and stronger.
Three ways to drink Dropshot
Dropshot belongs in the freezer: at -18 °C it becomes syrupy and smooth. At room temperature, it is much sweeter and thinner.
Ice-cold as a shot
Pour 2 to 4 cl straight from the freezer into a shot glass with a thick base and drink it in one go. Chill the glasses too, so the shot stays syrupy for longer.
Glass: shot glass →Dropshot cola
50 ml of Dropshot with 150 ml of cola in a highball glass full of ice. The liquorice and cola enhance each other; a wedge of lime makes it fresher.
Glass: highball glass →Dropshot & iced tea
A shot of Dropshot in a tumbler with ice, topped up with peach iced tea. Sweet, refreshing and surprisingly good on a summer evening.
Glass: tumbler →Shots and cocktails with Dropshot
Dropshot is mainly enjoyed neat as a shot. These shots and recipes go well on the same evening.
All shots
From Dropshot to B52 and Kamikaze: all shot recipes with the right glass for each.
Liquorice cocktail
Our recipe with liquorice liqueur, something refreshing and plenty of ice. Works with Salmari and Dropshot.
Dropbomb
A Dropshot shot dropped into a glass of energy drink. The Dutch version of the Jägerbomb.
Kamikaze shot
Vodka, triple sec and lime. The fresh counterpart to a liquorice shot on the same evening.The right glass for Dropshot
A shot glass with a thick base that can go in the freezer, and a long drink glass for Dropshot and cola. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
Everything you still wanted to know about Dropshot
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