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Posts tagged ‘Liqueur’

3
Nov

Review: Brady’s Irish Cream Liqueur

Bradys Irish CreamBrady’s Irish cream is part Castle Brands which was founded in 1998 by Mark Andrews.  At its inception they had 2 employees and 1 brand, Knappoque Castle Whiskey.  Since then they have invested $60 million developing and acquiring a portfolio of a dozen brands including Jefferson Bourbon, Boru Vodka, Gosling Rum, and Brady’s Irish Cream. Read more »

3
Nov

Review: Merry’s Irish Cream Liqueur

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIntroduced in 1994 Merry’s Irish Cream is produced in Clonmel Ireland.  They make 8 flavors of Irish cream for themselves while crafting several additional brands and flavors for other companies.  Known ingredients include a blend of single malt and grain Irish Whiskey aged in oak casks, cream and sugar. Read more »

3
Nov

Review: Coole Swan Irish Cream Liqueur

Coole Swan Irish CreamWith a background of building the Baileys Irish Cream brand and creating new brands including Boru Vodka and Clontarf Irish Whiskey three partners created Coole Swan Irish Cream.  They created 231 versions before they finally got it right in 2007.  Coole Swan is named after the Wild Swans at Coole, a poem by William Butler Yeats.  The bottles inspiration comes from a nineteenth century Irish milk bottle.  The satin finish on the glass protects the freshness of the ingredients while still allowing us to see the cream colored product inside. Read more »

3
Nov

Review: Sean’s Irish Cream Liqueur

011Made in Clonmel Ireland by Merry’s and priced under $10 Sean’s Irish Cream is available in original and white chocolate flavors.  Today we are reviewing their original Irish Cream. Read more »

30
Oct

Review: Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur

Baileys Irish CreamIn 1971 a group of managers at Gilbey’s had an idea to create a unique Irish drink, possibly something to introduce to the international markets.  Introduced in 1974, Baileys Irish Cream created a new product category by developing a process of combining fresh dairy cream with alcohol.  This innovation gave this cream based product a 2 year shelf life and prevented the cream from separating in the bottle.  Today there are well over 100 cream liqueurs but Baileys remains the worlds best selling liqueur.  Pictured with their new bottle design and now owed by Diageo, Baileys still commands a 70% world wide Irish cream market share. Read more »