DeKuyper Buttershots Butterscotch Schnapps Liqueur 750ml

DeKuyper traces its roots to 1695 in the Netherlands, where the family-owned distillery has operated for more than three centuries from its historic site in Schiedam, near Rotterdam. The company has since grown into one of the largest cordial and schnapps producers in the world, with an American arm that manufactures many of its flavored liqueurs, including this butterscotch schnapps, at a facility in Frankfort, Kentucky. Marketed under the name Buttershots, it has become one of the brand's most recognizable flavored offerings in the United States.

Buttershots is built around all-natural butterscotch flavoring blended into a neutral spirit base, then sweetened to achieve its rich, dessert-like character. DeKuyper avoids high fructose corn syrup across its cordial line, relying instead on straightforward sugar sweetening paired with concentrated butterscotch flavoring meant to evoke melted butter and brown sugar rather than any distillation of actual grain or cane spirit character. The result is a low proof, easy-sipping liqueur designed primarily for mixing.

Buttershots pours crystal clear and opens with a warm, buttery aroma layered with brown sugar sweetness. The palate delivers rich, melted butterscotch character with a smooth, almost creamy texture despite containing no dairy, finishing sweet and mellow rather than sharp.