Review: Black Irish White Chocolate Irish Cream
Today September 1, marks the start of Irish Cream season. It seemed like a great time to take a sip or ten of Mariah Careys new Black Irish White Chocolate Irish Cream. Irish Cream is no longer just a seasonal drink, but there is something special about Irish Cream in the fall and holiday season. While Mariah Carey enjoys sipping a good Irish Cream liqueur, she always felt there was something missing. After years of development and product sampling she selected her three favorite blends to launch the Black Irish brand. We have already reviewed Black Irish Original and Black Irish Salted Caramel Irish Cream. We enjoyed both, but our previous experience with white chocolate flavored Irish Creams has been a little disappointing. Black Irish White Chocolate is made with Belgian White Chocolate, a special blend of aged Irish Whiskey and fresh dairy cream. So we are optimistic this will be different. Before tasting I did a little research with the questions, what exactly is white chocolate? and what makes Belgian white chocolate different from the rest? In the world of chocolate there is white, milk and dark chocolate. All three start with roasted cocoa beans. The beans are stripped revealing cocoa nibs. The nibs are ground separating the cocoa butter from the cocoa solids. Dark Chocolate contains between 50-90% cocoa solids. Milk Chocolate 10-50% cocoa solids. White Chocolate only contains cocoa butter. White Chocolate must be made from a minimum 20% cocoa butter. Most white chocolates add milk powders, palm oils, or other fillers. Belgian White Chocolate is made from 100% cocoa butter. Read more 
Review: Black Irish Cream
Black Irish Cream was just released. Black Irish Salted Caramel, and Black Irish White Chocolate complete the Black Irish Cream product line. The Black Irish Cream brand is owned by Mariah Carey. Unlike some celebrity owned spirit brands who attach their name to a finished product, Mariah Carey was involved in creating the brand from product sampling at ingredient houses, to the finished product. Over 30 finished Irish Creams were crafted and sampled before selecting the three that make up the Black Irish Cream product line. Through the years the term Black Irish has taken on several meanings. In Ireland it is a term used to describe Irish people with dark hair, dark eyes, and a dark complexion. Some claim these are descendants of the survivors from the Spanish Armada of the Mid 1500’s. In the US it is a term often describing people of mixed race, Irish and African American. Mariah Carey herself is Irish from her mother and African American from her fathers family. Black Irish Cream is made from a special blend of aged Irish whiskey, Irish spirits, fresh dairy cream and natural flavors. Read more