Pennsylvania Dutch Pumpkin Cream Liqueur

Product Description

12.5% ABV

The label certainly recalls the spirit of the first Germanic settlers to come stateside. A gilded and embellished golden font recalls illuminated scripture, over a  country field of corn stalks and pumpkins, nearly ripe, and awaiting loading into a wooden tuck bed. It’s a nice looking glass bottle as well, which we always appreciate the detail of in less expensive products.

Upon popping the lid, we are greeted with a very familiar smell to most country pumpkin bumpkins, that is, the classic Yankee Candle Spiced Pumpkin aroma. It may sound a touch cliché, but side by side, they are spot on. Big Hazelnut notes, along with nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon, over velvety pumpkin puree, with a bit of a charred caramel note and a Brandy sweetness.

In the glass the liqueur is an antiqued bone color, with a creamy orange hue that is just a bit paler than sherbet. It is milky and viscous on the tongue, and proves more than capable of coating your glass and your cheeks. It’s not quite as dense as a full eggnog, but it is pleasingly medium bodied, with little to no alcohol bite.

The scent is not defiant of the aroma, save for one surprise, very fruity pumpkin. This is very pumpkin forward, to our delight, and also recalls notes of candy caramel crème, a bit of the cream sweetness of eggnog, and a gentle finish of spice. Cinnamon and nutmeg sit forward foremost, but impressions of faint clove and warming cognac emerge upon the swallow.

All in all, this is an excellent offering for its style. It succeeds in escaping the mentality of “just another eggnog” and “re-purposed coffee liqueur” and steps into its own category. While it may seem like a no brainer that Pumpkin should be evident in something with “Pumpkin” in the title, we rarely see it so present as it is here. It’s a shame that there is not more information available on the origins of this bottle, as many may over look an otherwise unassuming product. But if you are a fan of this sort, take our word for it and don’t miss out.