own brand baileys/ coffee creme liquer?

pavlovs_dog · 26 February 2008 at 8:38AM

i was just wondering whether anyone here had experimented with own brand versions of baileys and could recommend a good one to me? i want to make a baileys chocolate mousse for mothers day, but the only baileys we have in the house is the end of MILs bottle from christmas, which i would feel bad using

im loathe to fork out a tenner on a full fize bottle when i only need a spoonful or two, but it seems to be better value for money to pay circa £6 for an own brand version than pay over the odds for baileys miniatures.

any thoughts?

mandy_moo_1 · 26 February 2008 at 8:43AM

if you have a B&M near you, they do a nice one.......about £4 a bottle i think

dND · 26 February 2008 at 9:11AM

I do this version which is fine to drink - you can adjust the amount of alcohol to taste

1 can condensed milk
10fl oz single cream
1 mug whisky/whiskey
8-10 teaspoons Camp coffee

mix and drink! :beer:

Whisky and Camp coffee are to taste, single cream is a must otherwise it thickens when you whisk
For the record, it doesn't freeze into ice cream, I think it's because of the alcohol content - guess who tried

Ticklemouse · 26 February 2008 at 9:14AM

Lidl's (or is it Aldi? I get confused but I'm sure it's Lidl

) OB one is the best I have found, especially if you are going to add it to something else. It's called Queen Margot and it's £4.49 a bottle (although I haven't bought any for a bit)

pavlovs_dog · 26 February 2008 at 9:40AM

cheers all

whats a B&M?

pink.1970 · 26 February 2008 at 9:50AM

Have you tried Morrisons they have 2 different types...

White Satin which is white choc style, and then another which I think is called Country Satin which is more like Baileys...My OH buys these at Christmas for his coffee...both about a fiver

HTH

roddydogs · 26 February 2008 at 10:04AM

Irish Meadow/Irish Knights (Tesco/Asda) £3 not quite as strong, but unless u compare directly, u wont tell the difference.!

skintscotslass · 26 February 2008 at 10:07AM

Tesco Irish Meadow is fab. £3 a bottle.

Stephen_Leak · 26 February 2008 at 10:23AM

This recipe is similar to dND's above ...

ISLE OF ISLAY CREAM

"Winemaker" Magazine, p.129, March 1982

INGREDIENTS

14 fl. oz. (400 g) tin of condensed milk
8 fl. oz. of Scotch whisky
7 fl. oz. (250 ml) carton of UHT long-life single cream
6 fl. oz. (170 g) tin of evaporated milk (eg. "Ideal")
6 - 8 teaspoons of coffee essence (eg. "Camp")

(None of the amounts are critical, and the sizes of the tins and cartons have changed and/or been metricated since the recipe was originally published.)

METHOD

Pour all the ingredients into a 2 pint (1 litre) jug or bowl. Use the whisky to wash out all of the thicker ingredients from their containers. Mix. Pour. Drink.

(I don't know how long this will keep for: it has never stayed around long enough to go off!)

moneysavinmonkey · 26 February 2008 at 10:36AM

skintscotslass wrote: »

Tesco Irish Meadow is fab. £3 a bottle.

Another vote for Tesco Irish Meadow, i prefer it to baileys and it's not as alcoholic so you can drink more!!

peb · 26 February 2008 at 10:59AM

Baileys is whisky based, most cheapies are wine based, both are alcoholic cream liquers. If you are doing a choclate mousse you will get a an alcoholic creamy flavour but not the whisky kick - I hate whisky and so have been know to use a cheapie as an ingredient. Depends on if you have wshisky in house which you can add or if you are bothered about the whisky kick!

enjoy in any event.

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