Baileys watch 2012!

frugal_shopper_2

wallace7 wrote: »

... I would be interested in making my own.

The basic Irish cream liqueur recipe goes along these lines there are a few with minor tweaks people have made to suit their taste but they are all very similar.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/homemade_irish_cream_18863
Adding eggs to the above recipe as per the recipe in the link below is one of the few tweaks which actually does make a big difference. It results in a much thicker, creamier & richer drink but obviously raw eggs are something many peeople choose to avoid consuming.
http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2009/02/27/homemade-irish-cream/

None of the recipes taste identical to Baileys despite what many recipe writers claim but they are still pretty good & are easily tweaked so you can create any variation you can think of.
Home made cream liqueurs should be refrigerated & used within a month or so. As inline mixers are not available for domestic use it is nigh on impossible to emulsify the alcohol & cream as thouroughly as it is done commercially so the cream will not be preserved in a sufficiently stable solution to store at room temperatures. Along similar lines sodium caseinate is not typically added to home made versions so the cream & alcohol may separate in the bottle, a good shake should recombine it if that happens.

wallace7

Thank you for the receipes I will give them a go :j

jeff_mcf

Hi,

I bought 1L Baileys original at Tesco today for £14. Had the other flavours at the same price too :beer:

lancashiregirl

Our Asda still has the Baileys 1 litre for £12.

prettyflamingo

yep Tesco have got all flavours of 1litre for £14 label says offer ends 17th so monday.
not seen any 1 litre for £12 in asda, the store i was in today had the smaller bottle for £12, anyone else seen the 1 litre that price??
anyone think one of the big 4 might reduce it the weekend before Xmas to try to tempt us in?

[Deleted User]

I love Baileys but its a little expensive. I buy Aldi's version (called Ballycastle).., they do a super strong one for £5.99 (higher alcohol content) and a standard one for £3.99 for 70cl. It doesn't have yukky wine added, and to me, is the closest thing to actual Bailey's I have found.

I used to just drink it at Christmas. Now I buy some every couple of weeks if I can.

Will be buying lots next week lol.

TravellingAbuela

deannatrois wrote: »

I love Baileys but its a little expensive. I buy Aldi's version (called Ballycastle).., they do a super strong one for £5.99 (higher alcohol content) and a standard one for £3.99 for 70cl.

I bought a bottle of the Specially Selected variety at £5.99 on Thursday and, of course, had to sample some straight away! I shall definitely be buying more! I have had the standard variety previously and, whilst it's ok, this one is so much better.

prettyflamingo

TravellingAbuela wrote: »

I bought a bottle of the Specially Selected variety at £5.99 on Thursday and, of course, had to sample some straight away! I shall definitely be buying more! I have had the standard variety previously and, whilst it's ok, this one is so much better.

that's good to know, will definitely get some of that for a backup!!

auditbabe

I was given a voucher at Morrisons for £3 off Biscotti or the original Baileys so getting that tomorrow

Need2bthrifty

*Bump*

It's getting to that time of year again and I will be keeping a look out.

Starting on pressie/stock up and got 1ltr tia maria for £14 at sainsbugs - not sure if there is a better price anywhere.