Review: La Crema Especial Horchata Cream Liqueur
La Crema Especial Horchata Cream Liqueur is made in by Leveche Corporation, a private label bottler in Mira Loma California. This is the same house that distributes Ron Vicaro, Hana Bay, and Whalers Rum, and O’Connor’s Irish Cream Liqueur. Distribution of this product is limited. I found my bottle at a Kroger Grocery store. This is yet another Rum Chata clone, and with several very good tasting clones already on the market, La Crema Especial may have trouble finding shelf space. Read more 
Review: Brinley Gold Shipwreck Coconut Rum Cream
Brinley Gold Shipwreck Coconut Rum Cream was just released. Brinley also makes five flavored rums including Spiced, Vanilla, Coffee, Mango, and Coconut. The Brinley family has been crafting rum on St Kitts, since 2002. At 69 square miles St Kitts is the smallest country in the Western Hemisphere. Their Coconut Rum Cream is made with rum that is column distilled and aged for four years in oak bourbon barrels. Real dairy cream from New York and natural coconut flavor are blended with the rum before bottling at 30 proof. Read more
Review: Tippy Cow Orange Rum Cream
Tippy Cow Orange Rum Cream is one of four Caribbean Rum Creams that were introduced by Midwest Custom Bottling in February 2014. This is the group behind the wildly successful Rum Chata. It is made in Pewaukee Wisconsin with fresh Wisconsin Dairy Cream, Caribbean Rum, natural flavors and artificial colors, and packaged in a quart milk style glass bottle at 14% alcohol. In case the name doesn’t give the flavor away, the orange creamsicle pictured on the label is a clue. Read more
Review: Cruzan Velvet Cinn
As rum horchata sales continued to grow Beam Inc. pulled the plug on Cruzan Rum Cream and on August 1, 2013 they introduced Cruzan Velvet Cinn. This latest entry has positioned itself as the premium rum horchata option, with a robust taste of cinnamon.
The Cruzan Rum base is made from tropical rainwater and high quality molasses on the island of St. Croix. While Cruzan is a well respected rum, the failure of Bushmill Irish Cream proved a popular alcohol brand mixed with cream wasn’t a guarantee for a successful recipe. Read more