Stroh 38
The Stroh you can simply drink. The same Austrian spices as the notorious 80, but at 38%: delicious in hot chocolate, with cola, or neat over ice.
Stroh at drinking strength
Stroh 38 is the mildest rum from Sebastian Stroh in Klagenfurt, the Austrian house that has been making spiced Inländer-Rum since 1832. Its flavor is distinctive for its Austrian spices, with aromas of oak, vanilla, and orange. You can taste the oak in which the rum was aged.
The difference from the well-known Stroh 80 is the alcohol content. While the 80 is too strong to drink neat and is mainly used in Jagertee, punch, and cooking, the 38 is made to be poured straight into a glass. The producer recommends hot chocolate, and it also goes well with cola or over ice.
In brief
Vanilla and oak, without the burn of the 80
Vanilla
Pleasantly strong, with a sweet vanilla aroma and spices and orange peel underneath.
Oak and spices
Sweet and rounded, with the oak from aging and Austrian spices clearly present.
Warm and smooth
A warm finish with lingering orange and vanilla, without the burning heat of the overproof.
Flavor profile of Stroh 38 neat. In hot chocolate, the vanilla and orange come through even more.
How to drink Stroh 38
Warm in winter, cold with cola in summer. The 38 works both ways.
In hot chocolate
Heat 200 ml of hot chocolate, pour it into a handled glass and stir in 30 ml of Stroh 38. A dollop of whipped cream finishes it off. This is how the producer recommends serving it.
Handled glasses →Stroh and cola
50 ml Stroh 38 with 150 ml cola in a highball glass full of ice, with an orange wedge instead of lemon. It goes better with the orange notes.
Go to the Cuba Libre →Neat over ice
4 cl Stroh 38 over a large ice cube in a tumbler. The cold makes it less sweet and brings out the oak and spices.
Tumblers →Rum cocktails with an Austrian twist
Stroh 38 is sweeter and spicier than Caribbean rum. In these classics, it adds extra vanilla and warmth.
Cuba Libre
Rum, cola and lime. With Stroh 38, it's sweeter and spicier, almost like vanilla cola.
Dark 'n Stormy
Dark rum topped with ginger beer and lime. Stroh's spices go well with the sharp ginger.
Mai Tai
Rum, lime, orgeat and curaçao. Replace some of the rum with Stroh 38 for more vanilla and orange.
Piña Colada
Rum, coconut and pineapple, blended with ice. Stroh 38 makes it warmer and spicier.The right glass for Stroh 38
A handled glass for hot chocolate with Stroh, a highball glass for Stroh and cola, a tumbler for sipping neat, and a tiki glass for a Mai Tai.
More Stroh flavors
Stroh
Where it all began. Read all about Stroh on the brand page: origins, varieties, and classic cocktails.
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Stroh Jagertee
Stroh rum, black tea, and herbs in one bottle. One part to three parts hot water.
View Stroh Jagertee →Everything about rum: varieties, the best-known brands, and cocktails.
Questions about Stroh 38
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