Calling all Irish or UK

Started by richbass939, October 12, 2008, 05:03:43 PM

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richbass939

This is not Alembic, bikes, or beer (well, it's not too far from beer).
Do any of you kind folks have a good recipe for Bailey's Irish Cream?
Thanks,
Rich

adriaan

Buy a bottle, and you'll get a cash receipt for Bailey's Irish Cream. Close enough?

richbass939

Adriaan,
That's pretty close but it might not go down the gullet very smoothly.
Rich

bsee

Do you mean something you can make with Bailey's, or a way to create Bailey's from components?

richbass939

The latter; a cheap way to make Bailey's with, I guess, whiskey/cream/sugar/etc.
Rich

cozmik_cowboy

I have not done this, so I make no claims; try it out & report back, Rich.
 
Homemade Irish Cream
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk (2% works best)
1 can sweetened, condensed milk (14 ounces)
1 2/3 cups Irish whiskey (Canadian whiskey is also very good)
1 teaspoon instant espresso granules (or instant coffee granules)
2 tablespoons thick chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Whisk everything together, making sure that mixture is well combined. Pour into bottles; seal and store in the refrigerator.
 
Shake Irish Cream before serving. Makes a little less than 4 cups.
 
Peter
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bsee

Bailey's became a huge hit because they figured out a way to mix it up and not have it curdle and separate.  If you're going to try this, I would do it on a very small scale so as not to ruin too much good whiskey if it doesn't work out.  In terms of cheap, I'm not sure you're going to save a lot of money by the time you account for all the ingredients and time, especially if you make a mistake or the recipe doesn't work.  There are some cheaper cream liquors out there that you might try as well.
 
If you want to try it to make something better, though, I applaud your efforts!  This one has some glowing reviews: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Irish-Cream-Liqueur-II/Detail.aspx

richbass939

Thanks, everyone.  I do plan on trying to make some myself at some point.  Bob, I agree that the small scale approach is a good idea.  Peter, your recipe looks good.  It reminded me a little bit of Rami's recipe for egg nog, IIRC.  You have to start out with a lot more liquor than the recipe calls for.  Most of it is consumed in the process.  His recipe will probably make an annual appearance in a month or so.
Thanks,
Rich