What is Carolans liqueur? Carolans liqueur: reviews

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In this article, we will take a comprehensive look at Carolans cream liqueur. The full name of the drink is Carolans Irish Cream. Already by this name alone, one can guess that the liquor manufacturers decided to compete with the famous Baileys. Did they succeed? Baileys with Irish cream has long been known to our consumers both in the classic version and with different flavors. But Carolans is a liqueur that has recently appeared on the Russian alcohol market. What is it and how is it different from the familiar Baileys? We will talk about this below. We will also summarize consumer feedback on the drink and make a price review.

The birth of a liquor

Contact of alcohols with milk is often fraught with surprises, and not always pleasant ones. In addition, there are a lot of cream liqueurs in the world. In order to take a place under the sun (or rather, on the shelves of elite alcohol shops), the creatorsCarolans had to work hard to make their product truly stand out. The first bottle of liqueur appeared in 1979. The drink saw the light in the Irish town of Clonmel. The release was preceded by a successful advertising campaign, designed, however, for the domestic consumer. The fact is that the name Thorl O'Carolan is known only to the Irish, and even then educated ones. This blind harpist traveled the roads of the country two hundred years ago. The commercial said that "Carolans" - a liquor light and soft, like the melodies of a folk musician. This marketing ploy, calculated on the patriotism of the Irish, worked. But the taste of the drink met the promises of advertising. Gradually, the Carolans Irish Cream liqueur gained a good name and popularity. In 2009, he won a gold medal in the Ward Spirits Competition in San Francisco. Now the drink is exported to more than eighty countries of the world. It is especially popular in the United States and Western Europe.

Carolans squad

Liquor, according to the manufacturer, contains not just unnamed grain alcohol. Caronans Irish Cream is famous for its Irish Whiskey Tullamore Dew. Many cream liqueurs have a pronounced honey note. But if artificial analogues are used in most drinks, then in Carolans it is a natural bee product. And not just honey, but special, heather. And this awakens in Russian consumers associations with the famous ballad of Robert Louis Stevenson translatedSamuil Marshak. Heather drink, which is "sweeter than honey and drunker than wine," contains two more important ingredients. These are excellent fatty Irish cream and selected cocoa, which gives the liquor a chocolate flavor. Note that all the ingredients in the drink are natural. Therefore, alas, the liquor does not have a huge shelf life. But the exact recipe of the drink and the proportions of the ingredients are kept secret by the beverage manufacturer, the Campari Group concern.

Technology for making liquor

How is the famous Carolans produced? Liquor, before being bottled, goes through four stages in its development. First, whiskey is diluted with neutral alcohol to the desired strength. After all, the final product has only seventeen degrees. The cream is stabilized in stainless steel vats. Then they are diluted with water at high temperatures and defended. The third stage - mixing cream with whiskey - is the most important. After all, if milk fats curdle upon contact with alcohols, the entire batch will go into marriage. If this stage was successful, then honey, cocoa and other related ingredients are added to the cream liqueur.

Drink characteristics

The manufacturer wanted to create a universal liquor that would appeal to both sophisticated girls and the stronger sex. This is probably why the drink is inferior in sweetness to Baileys. But the creamy consistency of Carolans is the same. Liquor has a pleasant beige color. It smells of the main components - cream, honey, chocolate, whiskey. Taste udrink, as noted by the reviews, amazing. If you like Irish whiskey and heavy cream, then you will definitely love Carolans liqueur. Reviews also note that in this drink the milky note is felt more saturated than in Baileys. But there is less caramel sweetness in the liquor. Although it is, of course, also palpable. Alcohol is almost not felt when consumed, consumers assure. The manufacturer did not lie: Carolans is a gentle, light liquor, like the music of a harpist.

How to drink and what to serve with

Actually, it is customary to offer liqueurs to guests for a digestif. But the moderate sweetness of "Carolans" allows you to serve it as an aperitif, this will not be an obvious bad manners. The creamy essence of the liqueur makes it a true ally of coffee. Carolans will replace both sugar and cream. The liqueur is usually served at room temperature. But in the USA and countries of Southern Europe it is also customary to drink it with ice. Serve liqueur "Carolans Irish Cream" in glass or crystal glasses. This is the case if you use it solo. As part of cocktails, it is served in thick-bottomed glasses for shots or in expanding glasses on a high stem for longs. Tall transparent glasses with a handle are provided for use with coffee. Bartenders have already come up with a lot of cocktails, which include this liquor. Among the most famous is "Over Ice", which is a "Carolans" with ice cubes. A popular ladies' cocktail is Natty Irish Woman (Nutty Irish Woman). From coffee drinks it is possible to name "Carolans Espressotini". The liqueur can be served with a morning drink separately, in bowls, as a dessert. But it is also possiblewith him. Then it will be called "Irish coffee".

Carolans liqueur: price

The drink is available in different volumes. A half-liter bottle costs about 850 rubles in trusted alcohol stores. The price of a container for seven hundred milliliters rises to 1140 rubles. The gift set is very popular. This beautifully designed box contains two branded glasses and a bottle of drink for seven hundred milliliters. Such a pleasure costs 1200 rubles. The most economical option would be to purchase a liter Carolans liquor. The price for such a bottle is (depending on the store) from 1300 to 1500 rubles.