DeKuyper Pucker Watermelon Schnapps is a sweet and intensely flavored liqueur, designed to deliver a vivid and often tangy watermelon taste, primarily for mixing in cocktails. On the nose, it offers an immediate and powerful aroma of sweet, candy-like watermelon, reminiscent of watermelon Jolly Ranchers or bubblegum. There's a clear sugary sweetness that dominates, with a bright, almost artificial, fruity zest. The palate is intensely sweet and fruit-forward, delivering a concentrated burst of candy-like watermelon flavor, often with a noticeable tart or sour edge that characterizes the "Pucker" line. The texture is syrupy, coating the mouth with a sugary watermelon essence. While the sweetness is prominent, the tartness provides a counterpoint, leading to a medium-length finish that lingers with sweet and tangy watermelon candy notes.

This intensely flavored schnapps is primarily intended as a mixer, providing strong watermelon flavor and a bright green or red hue (depending on the specific variant) to a vast array of cocktails. It is rarely consumed neat due to its intense sweetness and often artificial character. For food pairings, its role is almost exclusively integrated into dessert applications or as a flavoring agent. It can be used to drizzle over fruit salads, create flavored gelatin shots, or incorporate into sweet dessert sauces for a fun, fruity twist. In cocktails, it is a popular ingredient in various sweet and fruity shooters, martinis, and mixed drinks, where it adds a clear and unmistakable watermelon component, often paired with other fruit flavors or citrus. Its primary function is to bring a strong, sweet-and-sour watermelon flavor and a vibrant color to mixed beverages.