Still Spirits Strawberry Schnapps essence, how to use it

April 14, 2025

Schnapps means something different depending on who you ask, because in Europe it's often a dry fruit spirit and here it's nearly always the sweet fruit liqueur, and the Still Spirits Strawberry Schnapps essence makes the sweet one. That's handy to know before you mix it, since it's built to be sipped cold or poured into something long rather than drunk like a dry spirit.

How to make it up

The essence goes into a clean neutral spirit, and the label tells you whether it wants a liqueur base with it and how much of everything to use, so go by the bottle. Give it a shake and a day to settle before you taste it properly.

The cleaner your base spirit is, the more the strawberry comes through, so it's worth filtering it well first.

One thing worth knowing before you start, because it trips people up. Mixing an essence into a neutral spirit you've bought isn't distilling and doesn't need a licence. Distilling that base spirit yourself does, though, and it's an excise manufacturer licence from the ATO even if you never sell a drop.

What I'd pour it into

Over ice with lemonade. The easiest one, with a few sliced strawberries in the glass.
Topped with sparkling wine. About 30ml in the bottom of a flute makes a pink spritz.
Over vanilla ice cream. It's a dessert in about 10 seconds.
Neat and very cold. Straight out of the freezer in a small glass.

Shop related products

Still Spirits Strawberry Schnapps 50ML. The essence this post is about.
Still Spirits Butterscotch Schnapps 50ML. Another sweet schnapps to make up.
Still Spirits Peach Schnapps essence 50ml. A peach version for the summer.
Still Spirits Universal Z Carbon. For cleaning up a spirit before it's flavoured.

Did you know we also keep 1125ml spirit bottles in the shop by the each or the carton of 12. They're not on the website, so give us a ring on (08) 8536 4333 to check what's on the shelf.