Bailey's is a famous alcoholic drink that has such a pleasant sweet taste and aroma that many women are crazy about it, and men sometimes do not mind tasting liquor. And now you don’t need to go to the store for his purchase, because according to our recipes, Baileys will be able to make everyone at home at home, which will allow him to be 100% sure of its high quality and excellent taste.
The story of the cocktail
Liquor Bailey's is the most famous creamy recipe in the world, created in 1970 by Irishman David Dand. He was invented by him in order to combine together the most famous products in the country - Irish whiskey and cream. In addition, he wanted the drink to be sweet, not too strong and should be liked by the wives and lovers of his friends. So he, together with his friends, came up with Bailey's recipe, mixing whiskey with cream and adding a little caramel, chocolate and vanilla to them. As soon as friends with their wives tasted the cocktail, they were immediately satisfied with its taste. True, as it turned out, whiskey did not mix well with cream, and the shelf life of the drink was not long, because the creation of the recipe did not end there, because to solve all the problems, it took David 4 whole years. But in the end, a weak cocktail with 17% alcohol content was obtained, which was so sweet and pleasant to taste that, having tried it once, I wanted to drink it again and again.
Ingredients for Bailey's Classic Recipe
The original recipe for the drink, invented by David Dent, is still kept a secret, so to drink the real Bailey, you should buy a bottle of this drink from the company Gilbeys of Ireland. However, we may well prepare home-made Bailey's according to a recipe similar to the original one. And we need it for this:
- 500 ml of excellent quality whiskey (can be replaced with vodka);
- 350 ml cream 30% fat;
- 380 grams of condensed milk;
- 3 chicken eggs;
- a bag of vanillin.
The principle of cooking Bailey's
There are many varieties of this amazing creamy cocktail, however, the principle of its preparation is most often very similar. First of all, you need to separate the yolks from the proteins, mix the vanillin, condensed milk and yolks in the mixer, and then beat this mixture well. After 5 minutes in the mixer, according to the recipe for Bailey's liqueur, you can gradually start adding cream, and after that, add a little bit of alcohol to the mixer and continue to whisk everything at medium speed. Beat the cocktail for about five more minutes, pour the Baileys into bottles and send it to brew in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, but it is better to let it brew for two days to make the taste of the drink more saturated.
Coffee Baileys
Coffee lovers will surely appreciate Baileys cooked according to a special recipe with condensed milk and coffee, the aroma and taste of which not only conquer with its sweetness, but also perfectly invigorate. And you will need to make such an alcoholic drink all the same components as for the classic recipe, to which you will need to add another 5 tablespoons of instant black coffee.
To prepare such a drink, just as in the original recipe, you need to separate the yolks from the proteins, and beat them in a mixer with vanilla sugar and condensed milk. But cream before adding to these components will need to be warmed up a little, add coffee to them, stir and wait until its grains are completely dissolved. And only after that the cream is gradually added to the mixer and whipped there. After them, pour the alcohol in small portions into a mixer and beat the cocktail for about 5 minutes. Then pour the liquor into the bottle and insist it from 2 hours to 2 days.
Chocolate Bailey's
If Bailey’s recipe with condensed milk and coffee does not appeal to you, you can prepare this liqueur with the addition of chocolate, delighting the sweet tooth even more. In this case, you will need all the ingredients that are from the classic recipe, however, eggs are not needed here, and instead they will need to take 150 grams of dark chocolate. Preparing such a cocktail is easy. Melt the chocolate using a water bath, and then set to cool. While the chocolate cools down, quickly put the condensed milk, cream and vanilla in the mixer, thoroughly whip these ingredients. After which, not allowing the chocolate to cool completely and thicken, pour it into the mixer and continue to whisk. In the end, it remains only to add whiskey or vodka in several portions to the kitchen appliance, without ceasing to whisk, bottle the liquor and insist on the right time.
A recipe for homemade Bailey's liqueur with mint
Fans of freshness can make a familiar cocktail with the addition of mint, although it takes longer to prepare, but the result is worth it. And for this, components such as:
- 0.5 liter of whiskey or vodka;
- 0.35 liters of cream 30% fat;
- can of condensed milk;
- a bag of vanillin;
- a bunch of mint;
- 3 tablespoons of sugar.
First of all, pour the mint with a small amount of water, throw sugar there and bring the water to a boil, cook the mint for a minute and set aside for a day. After a day, add alcohol to mint and again set aside for 24 hours. Then we pass the alcohol through cheesecloth to filter out pieces of mint, and prepare Baileys according to a familiar recipe. Beat cream with vanilla and condensed milk, then add mint alcohol to them in small portions, whisk together for about five minutes and pour the cocktail into bottles.
Gourmet Baileys
If you carefully look through all the recipes with photos of home-made Bailey’s, you will surely want to make such a liquor that requires maximum accuracy, but it gives a simply phenomenal result, amazing even the most demanding chef. And for this we will need:
- 400 ml of edible alcohol with an alcohol content of 60%;
- a jar of condensed milk;
- a liter of cream with a fat content of 10%;
- 2 testicles;
- 2 teaspoons of instant coffee;
- 2 bags of vanillin;
- a pinch of ground cinnamon;
- 3 teaspoons of honey;
- a third of a teaspoon of ground ginger;
- a teaspoon of ground oak bark (available at the pharmacy);
- 3 tablespoons of sugar.
First of all, we melt the sugar over a fire so that it consistency resembles caramel, remove from heat, add honey, a bag of vanillin, ginger, cinnamon and oak bark to it and mix well. Then add alcohol to the mixture and send it to infuse for a week. After that, we filter the resulting drink and proceed to the traditional preparation of Bailey's. To do this, separate the yolks from the proteins, put half the cream and yolks in the mixer and beat. Then we add the remaining cream and condensed milk to them, mix everything, beat until a homogeneous mass is obtained, then pour in a thin stream an alcoholic cocktail that has been insisted for a week, add the remaining vanillin, mix the drink and put it in the refrigerator for three days. Then we remove the remaining fat from the surface, pass Baileys through cheesecloth and, finally, pour the cocktail into bottles.
Bailey's moonshine
If you have ready-made moonshine at home, then in this case there is no need to buy whiskey or vodka for making creamy liquor. In this case, you can just cook Bailey's according to the recipe, in which these alcoholic drinks are replaced by moonshine. And these components will be needed for such Bailey's:
- 0.5 liter odorless moonshine;
- 0.5 liters of cream with a fat content of 10%;
- can of condensed milk;
- 100 grams of dark chocolate;
- vanillin.
The preparation of such a strong Bailey's that will delight not only women, but also men, begins with the fact that the chocolate will need to be melted in a water bath and add a little cream to it so that it does not thicken. Then whip the remaining cream with condensed milk and vanilla, then add chocolate to them, and finally pour in small portions of moonshine to the ingredients, continuing to whip the mixture with the mixer until it becomes homogeneous. After that, as in the classic recipe, Baileys is bottled and sent to the refrigerator to infuse for a couple of days.
The easiest way to cook Bailey's
If you don’t like Bailey’s recipe with condensed milk at home, you can prepare a delicious cocktail with concentrated milk, which is even easier to prepare than this classic recipe. And you will need such ingredients as:
- 2 cans of concentrated milk;
- 500 ml of vodka, brandy or whiskey;
- a bag of vanillin;
- 3 teaspoons of instant coffee;
- one and a half glasses of sugar.
To prepare, we mix sugar, coffee and vanillin, and then fill them with milk, put the mixture on the fire and wait until it boils in order to immediately remove it from the heat. After that, add alcohol to the mixture, mix everything thoroughly, bottle it and send it to the refrigerator to infuse for a couple of weeks. The main thing is not to forget once a day to approach the bottles and shake them.
Useful Tips
It so happens that even fully following the photo of Bailey's recipe, culinary specialists cannot make a cocktail as it should. Therefore, to prevent this from happening, when creating a drink, you should remember some important nuances.
- Bailey's is excellent both on the basis of whiskey, and on cognac or vodka. Moreover, if you have leftovers of these alcoholic drinks, you can safely mix them and cook Bailey according to the recipe.
- If you are not a fan of caffeine, then coffee in the recipe for a drink can easily be replaced with cocoa powder.
- If there are no eggs in the cocktail, then it can be stored in the refrigerator for about a month. If there is, then about a week.
- When preparing a cocktail, it is better to use expensive, high-quality alcohol, then Bailey's will turn out to be especially tasty.
- If you do not have instant coffee, then you can replace it with granulated coffee, but then before bottling Bailey will need to be filtered.
How to drink liquor
Finally, you prepared Bailey's recipe, insisted it, it is completely ready for use ... And then many people are faced with the problem of how to drink this amazingly sweet and high-calorie drink. Of course, it can be drunk as an independent drink, but it is better to pour it into a glass with ice, which will make its taste more pronounced. Bailey's can also be added to various cocktails, because it goes well with strong alcoholic drinks, strawberries and chocolate. And finally, this cocktail can be used in cooking, soaking it with layers of biscuit, pouring fruit salads on it, and also adding it to the dough to create cookies that, thanks to Bailey's, will become softer, sweeter and will literally melt in your mouth.