Anyone know how to make something Bailey's-ish?
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From their site...
"Bailey's Irish Cream is a unique irish spirit made from a mix of cream, sugar, cocoa and the finest irish spirits. Each bottle of Bailey's is 50% fresh cream, combined with triple distilled Irish Whiskey."
I think the two hardest elements to reproduce would be the Irish Whiskey and cream... You could sort of do cream by letting it not go dry. Irish Whiskey flavor could be hinted at with oak aging. Cocoa is the easiest, along with the sugar/sweetness since it just means adding enough honey to ensure it doesn't go dry.
I'm almost making this with my Mocha Madness batch... Except I've added ground coffee beans to it...
I see the trick in replicating, or getting close enough being a little tricky. For one thing you'll want to add each of the elements in turn. Such as the cocoa, getting that right before moving on to trying to get the whiskey flavor in there... I wouldn't mix actual cream in, but there could be a way to get that flavor in there.
"Bailey's Irish Cream is a unique irish spirit made from a mix of cream, sugar, cocoa and the finest irish spirits. Each bottle of Bailey's is 50% fresh cream, combined with triple distilled Irish Whiskey."
I think the two hardest elements to reproduce would be the Irish Whiskey and cream... You could sort of do cream by letting it not go dry. Irish Whiskey flavor could be hinted at with oak aging. Cocoa is the easiest, along with the sugar/sweetness since it just means adding enough honey to ensure it doesn't go dry.
I'm almost making this with my Mocha Madness batch... Except I've added ground coffee beans to it...
I see the trick in replicating, or getting close enough being a little tricky. For one thing you'll want to add each of the elements in turn. Such as the cocoa, getting that right before moving on to trying to get the whiskey flavor in there... I wouldn't mix actual cream in, but there could be a way to get that flavor in there.
Agreed, Bailey's uses whiskey wich would be hard to imitate, you could look into lactomels though, or soak oak cubes or something in whiskey then add it in secondary to try and get the taste profile.
Or you could just make Bailey's with whiskey and cream, there have to be lots of recipes out there. 
Look about 4 threads below this one for Irish Creme Liquor. I make that often. I have started putting the coffee in a little hot water to dissolve it first, and adding it last. That helps it mix faster.
Like this?
Ingredients
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1 cup Irish whiskey
1 14 oz can swetened condensed milk
4 eggs
1 T Hershey chocolate syrp
1 T vanilla
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Whirl in a blender.
There are raw eggs in this. It's an older recipe. Be sure and keep in the fridge and use within 7 days.
Ingredients
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1 cup Irish whiskey
1 14 oz can swetened condensed milk
4 eggs
1 T Hershey chocolate syrp
1 T vanilla
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Whirl in a blender.
There are raw eggs in this. It's an older recipe. Be sure and keep in the fridge and use within 7 days.
Or like this?
Ingredients
1 cup heavy cream
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 2/3 cups Irish whiskey
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
Directions
1.In a blender, combine heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, Irish whiskey, instant coffee, chocolate syrup, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Blend on high for 20 to 30 seconds. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. Shake well before serving.
Ingredients
1 cup heavy cream
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 2/3 cups Irish whiskey
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
Directions
1.In a blender, combine heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, Irish whiskey, instant coffee, chocolate syrup, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Blend on high for 20 to 30 seconds. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. Shake well before serving.
Thanks! The idea was to get some good whiskey and add in whatever I needed to make it taste good - and get it stronger than the product you buy.
The other, maybe easier solution, is to buy one 1.5l of Bailey's and 1l of good whiskey and mix them
I'll definitely try the recipes, though. But I need to buy a blender first. And a toaster, since I'm single at the moment. Actually...Bailey's and toast didn't sound all that bad right now
The other, maybe easier solution, is to buy one 1.5l of Bailey's and 1l of good whiskey and mix them
I'll definitely try the recipes, though. But I need to buy a blender first. And a toaster, since I'm single at the moment. Actually...Bailey's and toast didn't sound all that bad right now
I've heard Bailey's is also good on breakfast cereal... but I'm not revealing my sources from that, as my sources would be highly embarrassed... apparently it was the only thing in the house to put on breakfast cereal...
You mean besides being 100% illegal in the US (for someone not licensed to do it)??
the legal side is for you guys to worry about 
or why not just ad vodka to the mead ? are mixed drinks illegal over there?
or why not just ad vodka to the mead ? are mixed drinks illegal over there?
the legal side is for you guys to worry about
or why not just ad vodka to the mead ? are mixed drinks illegal over there?
Mix what you like...
Over on this side of the planet, the government has decided that Joe Home Brewer isn't to be allowed to distill spirits... He can brew/frement almost anything he wants, but as soon as he starts getting a 'still going, it's all over.
If you can do it down in Kiwi land, go for it...
From Wikipedia, "It is not illegal to distill beverage alcohol as a hobby in some countries, including Canada, and New Zealand."
See, living in Canada isn't a TOTAL loss
See, living in Canada isn't a TOTAL loss
Not legal here either, BUT...i do have friends who work in laboratories, and THEY are allowed. For science. So...a couple of liters for science
I also got a free MRI last weekend.
Freeze concentration is legal though, up to 25% as I understand it.
Isn't baileys only about 17% ABV anyways? One could just ferment to that level with residual sugar no problem.
Freeze concentration is legal though, up to 25% as I understand it.
Isn't baileys only about 17% ABV anyways? One could just ferment to that level with residual sugar no problem.
If you're concerned about the illegality of distilling your own spirit, then you can always just look up the "Still Spirits" range of flavourings etc, but instead of using a still etc, you just substitute their home brewed/distilled spirit for the cheapest vodka you can get.Not legal here either, BUT...i do have friends who work in laboratories, and THEY are allowed. For science. So...a couple of liters for science
Something like this should do the job, and while the link states "UK only", you'd just have to find you own local supplier.
There's also gonna be something similar in the "prestige" range (the Still Spirits stuff is from a New Zealand company, the Prestige stuff is made by Gert Strand in Sweden). Again, is just a case of doing a google search for the nearest supplier to you.
I know of a couple of places that might have further ideas, so I'll have to see if I can find them and post those later.
regards
fatbloke
No, the reason that Baileys (and the other brands) are lower in alcohol i.e. fall into the "fortified wines" bracket, is that the other ingredients reduce down the strength of the base spirit.I also got a free MRI last weekend.
Freeze concentration is legal though, up to 25% as I understand it.
Isn't baileys only about 17% ABV anyways? One could just ferment to that level with residual sugar no problem.
regards
fatbloke
