Buy Dutch Liquorice Online in Australia

If you’re looking to get your liquorice fix, look no further than The Lolli Shop! We are your go-to, family-owned confectionery to buy Dutch liquorice online. 

At The Lolli Shop, we offer a wide variety of Dutch liquorice treats, such as: 

• Dutch Triple Salt Liquorice
• Dutch Sugar Herrings
• Dutch School Chalk
• Dutch Frog Liquorice
• Dutch Skull Liquorice

You’ll find so many different, delicious flavors to choose from! No matter your preference, The Lolli Shop has the Dutch liquorice you’re looking for. All of our Dutch liquorice treats can be ordered online and delivered Australia-wide. 

Dutch liquorice — known as drop — is not what you're picturing. It's not the soft, sweet stuff from the supermarket. Real Dutch liquorice is intense, chewy, and in its most authentic form, aggressively salty. It's an acquired taste that, once acquired, is basically a permanent condition.

What makes Dutch liquorice different?

A few things set drop apart from the liquorice you already know:

• Salt — Dutch liquorice uses ammonium chloride (sal ammoniac) for a sharp, mineral kick. Double-salt (dubbel zout) varieties take this further than most Australians are prepared for on a first encounter
• Texture — ranges from soft and yielding to hard and brittle depending on the variety; the shapes aren't decorative, they're functional
• Shape — cats, coins, diamonds, pipes, windmills. The Dutch take shape seriously and different shapes carry different textures
• Sweetness — even the "sweet" varieties (zoet) have a more complex, herbal quality than standard Australian liquorice

Sweet, salt or double-salt?

If you're new to drop, start with the sweet varieties. Zoet drop is approachable, genuinely good, and a reasonable entry point. Once you're comfortable, try zout (salt). Dubbel zout is for the committed. It's a journey worth taking at your own pace.

Why Australians keep coming back

Drop has developed a genuine cult following in Australia — partly through Dutch expat communities, partly through people who tried it once on a dare and got hooked. The Lolli Shop is one of the most reliable sources for authentic Dutch liquorice brands shipped nationally. If you're a repeat buyer, stock up — availability fluctuates with import cycles. Browse the full range below.