Van Kleef Chocolate Liqueur 50cl

Refined, jam-packed cocoa explosion.

Crafted with skill and experience to bring together a glowing and warm friend for every lover.

Roasted cocoa beans, a hint of cognac and vanilla.

Pure, with ice cream, with coffee, desserts, cocktails...what can't be done with chocolate?

More information about Van Kleef

A long, long time ago, when the streets were still shrouded in the thick fumes of increasingly advancing industrialisation, a factory of jenevers, bitter extracts and liqueurs flourished in the old centre of The Hague. Van Kleef steam distillery 1st class, founded by Lamberthus Theodorus Van Kleef, was located on Lange Beestenmarkt, in the old centre of The Hague. A wide variety of drinks were distilled there, which were sold in the adjacent off-licence.

From 1842 to 1986, all drinks were produced at Van Kleef Distillery. Until 1986, the year when Van Kleef was the last distillery in The Hague to close its doors. It was decided to completely demolish the distillery, located adjacent to the original 19th century shop area.

This was due to the fire hazard posed by alcohol production in the old city centre of The Hague. 

The space that now forms the museum garden used to be the distillery. Underneath the newly built bottling plant in the garden are eight more alcohol cellars, which together can hold over 37,000 litres of alcohol...